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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

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million gets the vaunted consumer lender a much-prized bank charter, low-cost deposits to juice current earnings, and a business lending capability to drive future growth. Goes to Larry Mazza and the crew at MVB Bank in West Virginia. Randy Stevens , CEO , First Farmers and Merchants Bank , Nashville TN.

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The 2019 GonzoBanker Awards

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Smarter Bank Individual Awards. And now, the GonzoBanker team salutes some other troublemakers in each individual Smarter Bank category: The Strategy Award – Goes to Studio Bank in Nashville, Tenn. We like the laser focus here and the progressive non-bank vibe the bank is projecting.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

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A lover of picking bank stocks and playing piano who served our country in the U.S. which provides digital banking videos and user guides to help FIs increase their customers/members’ digital adoption. Paul wrote the “ Online Banking for Dummies ” book in the late ’80s. Paul Murphy, founder of Murphy & Co.

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Fintech Fundings: 186 Companies Raised $1.6 Billion in June

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Alt-lending to small businesses. HQ: Nashville, Tennessee. Marketplace lending analytics. Tags: Consumer, lending, peer-to-peer, credit, underwriting, investing. Total raised: $42 million. HQ: Ahmedabad, India. Source: Crunchbase. West Creek Financial. Consumer purchase financing. Latest round: $28.5 million ($3.5

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