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Modo On How FinTechs Can Help Merchants Access Payments Marketplaces

PYMNTS

Funding can often be a sign of confirmation for FinTech startups. To help further its mission, the Texas-based FinTech startup recently notched $13 million in Series A financing to bring its total amount of funding to more than $16 million.

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Paya To Buy The Payment Group; Purdue Federal Credit Union Taps Payrailz For Payment Services

PYMNTS

TPG of Texas offers payment solutions to over 600 utility firms and governments. The announcement came after Paya’s decision to go public via a merger with special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) FinTech Acquisition Corp. Paya has inked a deal to buy The Payment Group (TPG). Terms of the arrangement were not made public.

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Paytronix Picks Payments Industry Veteran Porter For Board

PYMNTS

Founded in 2005, the FinTech AffiniPay now processes over $6 billion annually on behalf of 150,000 professionals, according to a news release announcing the appointment. Porter nabbed the 2016 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Financial Technology category for the Central Texas region. For its part, Newton, Mass.-based

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Genesee Regional Bank. Philip Pecora, president and CEO, Genesee Regional Bank. Genesee Regional Bank. Philip Pecora, president and CEO Genesee Regional Bank. Q: Why has Genesee Regional Bank succeeded? State Bank of Texas. United Texas Bank. First Bank. Burkburnett. Home Loan Investment Bank, F.S.B.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

A few years ago, very few people would have guessed that tens of billions of dollars would be invested in fintech vendors and solutions annually – except it happened. 2021 fintech investments, merger activities, and overall focus were off the charts. From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. Has to be M-O-E.

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Temenos to Acquire Kony: So What?

Gonzobanker

The digital banking market continues a long burn—this time like the smoke of a Texas summer barbecue. Geneva-based Temenos’ announced the acquisition of Austin, Texas-based digital application provider Kony in a deal totaling $580 million. This is yet another fintech deal to watch. And these employees have lots of options.

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Is your 2017 trade show strategy set for the year?

William Mills

There really is no such thing as “trade show season” in the fintech industry. which features highly relevant and timely fireside chats/presentations among a solid mix of bank and fintech attendees. Sometimes the intimate and more focused regional events are just as valuable (if not more so).