Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

Long before fintech was a thing (1995), I launched the first, and by most measures the biggest, newsletter during the first two decades of online/digital banking. It was called Online Banking Report and was read by a sizable portion of major industry players.

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

This deal looks good for Temenos, Kony and the banking industry clients of both firms. The digital banking market continues a long burn—this time like the smoke of a Texas summer barbecue. The Kony deal also gives Temenos a stronger digital transaction and engagement platform that it has been lacking in the United States.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Bank Deal of the Year PNC nabs BBVA USA – paying 1.3 times tangible book for the attractive geographic footprint of BBVA weeks before the COVID vaccine starts to ship should spell accretion and strong future strategic positioning for PNC, especially in Texas where a brain drain from California led by Elon Musk will continue.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 31, 2023

We expect the calendar to expand as we progress through the year. And prices tend to rise as the event draws closer. If we are missing anything, please drop me a note. Payments UX: Zelle Confuses

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

of digital banking customers said they switched to digital banking because of the pandemic. Source: 2021 Provident Bank survey. These days, there’s a lot to contend with as a community bank, from changing consumer behaviors due to the pandemic to uncertainty surrounding the economy and inflation. “We

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 20, 2020

In the past 5 years, FIS’s accelerator has helped 57 startups find product/market fit in the difficult-to-get-started fintech world. Cirrus Secure 7-minute demo @FIS Fintech Accelerator Demo Day. Sample Clients – Zions Bank – NBH Bank – Bank of the West (BNP Paribas) – Byline Bank – ConnectOne Bank.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

A few years ago, very few people would have guessed that tens of billions of dollars would be invested in fintech vendors and solutions annually – except it happened. 2021 fintech investments, merger activities, and overall focus were off the charts. Best Fintech Acquisition by a Bank. Fintech Acquiring Bank.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Alkami Technology is partnering with credit union service organization, Open Technology Solutions (OTS), to bring its ORB Digital Banking Platform to member CUs in states from Colorado to Maryland. “We look forward to supporting this journey as their digital banking partner of choice,” he said.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Alkami Technology , which demoed at FinovateStartup 2009 as iThryv and transitioned to its current incarnation a year later , announced this week that Desert Schools Federal Credit Union will use its ORB (Online Relationship Builder) digital banking platform.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Fintech circles were abuzz this week as four massive fundings pushing several companies higher up the billion-dollar valuation ladder (yep, I can avoid the U-word if I really try). student loans, the worldwide fintech total surpassed one billion ($1.254 billion to be precise) thanks to Paytm ($675 million), Avant ($325 million) and 17 others.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 18, 2016

million to its digital banking platform. Year-to-date fintech companies have raised $450 million in new equity, 67% more than the $270 million raised in the first half of January 2015. Startup digital bank. SaaS banking platform. Mobile banking app developer for financial institutions. Charity Bank.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 8, 2016

There has been an average of 28 fintech deals per week this year. Fintech deals by size from 9 July to 15 July, 2016: Blockchain Intelligence Group. Digital banking technology. HQ: Plano, Texas. Digital renter’s insurance. Tags: Institutions, digital banking, Finovate alum. million Seed.

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Gonzobanker

MARCH 9, 2016

Between the dominant national banks in America and the hundreds of fintech startups aimed at disrupting our industry, there lies a group of resilient mid-size financial institutions. Accenture has urged banks to embrace an “outside-in strategy to reinvent customer experience in the age of digital banking.”

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

One word can summarize this action-packed banking year, GonzoBankers – tiring. FinTech threats and distractions. While the darling of FinTech conferences, this divestiture seems primarily driven as a means of Customers delaying the $10 billion Durbin hit and maintaining quarterly EPS expectations from the Street.

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 2, 2015

“The digital banking experience matters when it comes to reaching millennials and retaining existing account holders,” he said, adding that Q2 is committed to serving the “increasingly digital modern consumer.” ” Q2 Holdings was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

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. Yet the Gonzo team has to give a shout out to the late entry of Texas Capital and Independent Bank. Most Egregious Fintech Valuation – Chime , which went fromone funding round at $1.5

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Half of the companies in the FinTech Forward 20 “Companies to Watch” list presented by American Banker and BAI this week are Finovate/FinDEVr alums. When evaluating the various companies, judges were encouraged to ask themselves questions such as: “is this organization solving relevant problems for the banking industry?

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Although we saw one high-flying fintech unicorn crash to earth this week , the fintech sector continued to attract significant capital with 21 companies raising $214.8 Seven weeks into the new year, fintech companies have raised $4.7 Here are the fintech deals by size from 13 Feb to 19 Feb 2016: StoneEagle Services (VPay).

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 14, 2016

Last week, 22 fintech companies raised a total of amount $159 million, of which at least $5 million was debt. It was the tenth week in a row with 20 or more fintech deals. D3 Banking borrowed $4.5 million for its digital banking technology. Fintech ideas platform. HQ: Houston, Texas. Total raised: $4.83

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Despite turmoil in global equity markets, the fintech sector continued its 3-year bull market with 21 companies raising $259.1 Six weeks into the new year, fintech companies have raised $4.5 Here are the fintech deals by size from 6 Feb to 12 Feb 2016: Renew Financial. Digital banking app. HQ: Austin, Texas.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 17, 2015

While the data wasn’t broken out by sector, I’d wager that last quarter’s $5 billion in fintech startup funding was 5x to 10x more than in 1999/2000. But at least in fintech, there are vast opportunities to improve existing processes and open new markets. Mobile banking platform. HQ: Austin, Texas.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

With a focus on digital banking and branch transformation, it was interesting to see the attendee list with lots of sexy new customer experience and analytics titles. Worst practice of the sessions: “It’s an interesting time to be a bank and digital banking is part of an entire ecosystem.” General Sessions.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 1, 2016

Second quarter closed with a frenzy of fintech fundings with 49 deals announced the last week alone, 10 more than the previous weekly record. Fintech deals by size from 25 June to 1 July, 2016: Paycor. D3 Banking. Banking platform. HQ: Austin, Texas. The post Fintech Fundings: 186 Companies Raised $1.6

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Provides mobile banking to banks and credit unions. But came here to talk about BankJoy API –Which provides advance banking out of the box. Their API is already integrated in a few core systems and other fintech necessitates. Charlotte, NC-based tech company founded eight years ago by a 14-year FinTech veteran from FIS.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 26, 2016

Birmingham, Alabama’s Avadian Credit Union is the latest FI to deploy Jwaala’s digital banking platform, Ignite. ” Not only did Avadian CU have to beat the deadline of its sunsetting home banking platform, but also the company was recovering from an attempt to work with a different vendor in 2014.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Sure, we bought some December options on west Texas crude at $100 a barrel, but it was only with a third of the 401(k)—plenty of time to make that up, right? So, it seems we’re good with only one outstanding item—digest the 2015 GonzoBanker Awards! Great work on both sides of this high-stakes conversion effort. The result?

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CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

The state of Texas, which has received more than 1.4M The chatbot, which was developed in partnership between the Texas Workforce Commission and Accenture, can now handle up to 20,000 concurrent users. The transition to digital has been a long time coming in the finance industry.

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Gonzobanker

APRIL 24, 2019

A panel session from The Financial Brand’s own Jim Marous had unscripted (thank you) input on lessons learned from Bankers Trust ’s Emily Abbas , Credit Union of Texas ‘ Lisa Nichols , Salesforce ‘s Christy Poulos, Spar Nord ‘s Ole Madsen and TCF Bank ‘s Lana Slygh.

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