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Figure CEO: Figure Pay, National Bank Charter Will Boost Financial Inclusion

PYMNTS

While many digital-first companies springboard from payments into lending, Figure Technologies , a FinTech focused on home improvement, debt consolidation and retirement products that leverage blockchain protocols, is branching out from lending into payments. Blockchain and a bank charter might do much to boost financial inclusion.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Bank of Montana. Tom Swenson, CEO and chairman of the board, Bank of Montana. Bank of Montana. 3 MINUTES WITH… Tom Swenson, CEO and chairman of the board Bank of Montana. “We We use the ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ approach to serving clients,” says Tom Swenson, Bank of Montana’s CEO and chairman of the board.

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What’s in it for Me? Real Estate Investment Technology

Fintech Labs Insights

Earlier this year, we examined the breakdown of proptech and where its four separate divisions fit into fintech. Investor funds are held in an Investors Trust Account with City National Bank and in the event of default, the funds are FDIC insured up to $250,000. Users invest in mortgage-dependent promissory notes issued by PeerStreet.