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Today In Digital-First Banking: German Neobank N26 Eyes IPO With New CFO; Goalsetter Lands $3.9 Million Seed Investment  

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In today’s top digital-first banking news, German neobank N26 has hired a new chief financial officer (CFO) as it eyes a future initial public offering (IPO), while FinTech app Goalsetter has raised $3.9 German FinTech N26 Eyes IPO With Hiring Of New CFO. million in a seed round. Plus, Grab has reportedly chosen Morgan Stanley and J.P.

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Renaud Laplanche’s Second Act

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Which leads to the interesting case of Renaud Laplanche, the co-founder and former CEO of Lending Club and the co-founder and current CEO of online lender Upgrade. Upgrade, while also an online lender and thus a competitor for LendingClub of sorts, is differently structured. Just ask any entrepreneur.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

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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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Delivering A Secure Seamless Banking Experience In The Age Of COVID-19

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The 83-year-old CU, which has 16 branches in the metro Phoenix area and holds $1.9 A digital-loving millennial, John, searches our website to find the type of account he wants and chooses to open it online,” Vas Nunes said. “As

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How to Offset an Evaporating Data Center

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Numerous applications, including card processing, online banking and bill pay, are overwhelmingly being outsourced. Industry-specific tech talent is consolidating and migrating to programmer and megabank community hotspots in San Jose, Seattle, San Francisco, Boston, Raleigh, Charlotte, Atlanta and Phoenix.

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4 Gonzo Takeaways from BAI Retail Delivery ’15: Viva Las Vegas?

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Both Barbara and Robert encouraged a hyperfocus on the online channel and Barbara declared an end to fancy MBA language and discouraging meetings to bring in a testing and learning culture of fun. “I During a Fintech Forward panel, Zenbanx CEO Arkadi Kuhlmann talked about how to lend money to data because we don’t see the people anymore.

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Fintech Fundings: 23 Companies Raise $685 Million Week Ending Dec 18

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But if there’s one in the fintech sector, the dozens of investors in these 23 companies didn’t get the memo. In the last full non-holiday week of the year, $685 million poured into fintech companies worldwide. Fengjr.com (aka Phoenix Finance). Online identify verification. FinTech Group.

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