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Scottsdale Community Bank: Making microloans

Independent Banker

The diverse board, staff and leadership team aim to implement a plan of “doing well for investors by doing good for the community.” “We We are changing the face of business banking in Arizona by combining cutting-edge fintech technology with true relationship banking.”

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Finastra Acquires Mobile Banking Provider Malauzai

PYMNTS

Finastra , the FinTech company, announced Monday (June 18) that it has acquired Malauzai , a provider of mobile and internet banking solutions for community financial institutions (FIs). We value Malauzai’s market leadership and its open approach, which is in perfect alignment with our open platform vision.”.

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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 2019 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

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. And Partners CEO John Janclaes helped put Kony on the market map in mid-size shops, even keynoting Kony’s conference with a leadership book in tow. GonzoBankers, 2019 was a year of extremes.

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Don’t Be a Cold Fish

Gonzobanker

However, there is a big difference in the senior leadership team. Some fintech vendors also started to realize the origination and underwriting integration possibilities. There, Warm Pulse and Cold Fish are also more similar than different as both have roughly the same number followers and employees on the platform.

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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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Finovate Spring 2018 – Day 2

William Mills

There are a number of great events in FinTech but this one I do my best to attend each year. Product distribution strategy: Through financial institutions, through other fintech companies and platforms. Product distribution strategy: Direct to Business (B2B), through other fintech companies and platforms (curently via Finastra).