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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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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

FinTech threats and distractions. BNC shareholders got a terrific premium, a 47% dividend increase, and a continued leadership role for Richard D. Credit Union Merger of the Year – Goes to Lake Michigan Credit Union and its CEO Sandy Jelinski for acquiring Florida-based community bank Encore. Payments chaos.

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FinovateFall Sneak Peek: Quisk

Fintech Labs Insights

Glessner leads the marketing function at Quisk, Inc, with prior leadership experience at Hewlett-Packard, Palm, Trend Micro, and Symantec. Formerly, he had leadership roles at CyberSource. He holds an MS in Computer Science from Michigan State University. He holds an MS in Computer Science from Michigan State University.

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Taulia Announces Record New Bookings; New CMO Holzapfel

Fintech Labs Insights

Holzapfel was previously CMO at Addepar, and served on the leadership team at SAP. “From incubating SAP’s supplier relationship management business to driving significant growth through innovation strategies, she has time and again proven her leadership and marketing savvy,” Bru said.

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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 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 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. That’s enough to send normal people into the fetal position.

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