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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

In 2021, there were more than 120 fintech IPOs in the U.S., 2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. Acquisition of the Year: Bank Acquiring a Fintech. Acquisition of the Year: Fintech Acquiring a Bank. What an amazing leadership story.

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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Independent Banker

We must continue to fight increased regulation, specialty charter considerations and the potential for more fintech access to traditional rails without the same oversight. At-large director Doug Ouellette, Chief community banking officer, Mercantile Bank of Michigan, Grand Rapids, Mich. ICBA standing committee chairs (from left).

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Bright Paths Students Demonstrate New Skills with Incredible Variety of Apps

Perficient

While it was a challenge for her to learn about computers and applications from a developer perspective, her app earned rave reviews from Bright Paths students, Perficient colleagues, and Hackbright leadership. . Bright Paths Project: Welcome to Stock Market. Login and registration buttons welcome users to the home screen.

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The 2019 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

There is an understanding that technology and fintech are going to cause radical change, but the how, how big and when are still very unclear. Its Baldrige-winning tenacity on customer experience is legendary and consistent. Most Egregious Fintech Valuation – Chime , which went fromone funding round at $1.5

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