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Community Bank Acquires SMB Digital Bank Seed

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Community financial institution (FI) Cross River Bank is acquiring Seed , a small business (SMB) digital banking company, reports in Reuters said on Monday (June 24). Cross River Bank has partnered with a range of FinTech startups since its 2008 launch, including collaborations with Stripe , Coinbase and Affirm , reports said.

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Oregon-Based Simple Bank Laying Off Nearly 10 Percent Of Workforce

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Portland, Oregon-based online bank Simple reduced its workforce by nearly 10 percent earlier this week, marking its second round of layoffs in 2017. “We have been acting like a bank instead of a technology company.

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i2c, Sightline Team Up For Cashless Cross-Channel Gaming 

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Digital banking and payments firm i2c is partnering with next-generation commerce firm Sightline Payments to deliver cashless, mobile and omnichannel programs to over 45 gaming resorts, state lotteries, digital gaming and sports betting sites across eight states, i2c announced on Wednesday, Feb.

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Financial Brand Forum 2019: 5 Wins in 5 Minutes

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Hosting marketing and sales execs at Caesars Palace is kinda asking for it, isn’t it? A few nuggets: Marketing spend is the one place where banks can innovate quickly vs. waiting for long-haul tech and people-based transformations. Let’s just call it. Much of the rest of the event was echoing or living up to this session.

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Fintech Fundings: 25 Companies Raise $1.6 Billion Week Ending Aug 20

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Marketplace lender and digital banking solutions provider. HQ: Portland, Oregon. HQ: Portland, Oregon. Microlending in emerging markets. Source: Bank Innovations. Digital banking solutions. Tags: Y Combinator (YC S15), payments, mobile, wallet, Indonesia (market). Source: Fortune.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

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Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. THE BANKING AWARDS. GonzoBanker of the Year – Large Banks. It had another turd of a year.