Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Bankers started the year with good business plans, strong balance sheets, and optimism. Banks and credit unions had to fundamentally change their delivery, support and relationship management models at scopes and speeds that were unheard of. Even George Bailey would have given you the thumbs up. ” – Hunter Thompson.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2017

Is the credit union market ready for its close-up? It’s a market that is showing clear signs of growth. The Shifting Credit Union Market. Staying competitive in the financial market is a priority for credit unions, and many institutions have issued challenges to regulations in recent weeks.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2017

5), Alenka Grealish, senior analyst at Celent, penned an article for American Banker with a prediction: The small business (SMB) credit space is headed for a “shake-up.” The market is ripe for consolidation and beneficial partnerships,” Grealish wrote. On Thursday (Oct. The company, based in the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2021

Thus far, the numbers do not bear out a massive uptake of a business model, that for the stakeholders, is essentially free (There are roughly 38 banks signed on and 5 million users of CoDi, as measured in late 2020). There are some key differences in place between CoDi and what might be seen elsewhere. Solving For The Chicken And Egg Problem.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 17, 2022

As technology buyers, banking executives need to up their game on tech purchases and technology performance management. This technical friction causes initiatives to slow and allows less room for innovators to deliver new value. Navigating service these days feels like trying to work through a medical HMO call center.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2018

and India drove a surge in FinTech venture capital funding in 2017, and Accenture Financial Services Senior Managing Director Julian Skan pointed to the B2B business model as a significant presence in this trend. Total venture capital across the global FinTech market between 2010 and 2017 hit a combined $97.7 For markets like the U.K.,

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Customers love digital self-service—right up until they don’t, and then they want a live person. In our work with banks and credit unions around the country, an unavoidable truth comes up again and again: Even the flashiest digital strategy falls flat without the backing of a strong contact center. Phone menus dead-end.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

We recently spoke with community bank CEOs from across the country to gain insights on how they’re proactively positioning to manage risks and take advantage of growth opportunities in the coming year. Following some respite in 2022, community bankers are bracing for a tougher economic landscape ahead in 2023. By Beth Mattson-Teig.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 15, 2023

While we wrote about the root cause of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) HERE , the lessons of the current banking crisis go beyond interest rate risk management. This article highlights ten not-so-evident lessons of the banking crisis that every banker must consider going forward. This is compared to about 40% at most banks.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2016

What have the powerhouses Starbucks and Airbnb managed to do better than anyone else? Clerico has built WePay from the ground up through his innate love of people and by building relationships with customers to provide them with a payments platform that is exactly what they want and need. BC: Well, no day is ever the same.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 7, 2024

The uptake of this sophisticated technology is setting records at every turn from the pace of innovation to adoption. While it is tempting to sign the contract for Copilot at a starting cost of $30 per person and distribute the technology bank wide, bank management should understand the greater context of the strategy and investment.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 24, 2023

This article gives bankers a background on what it is, its risks, and how it will change everything from your infrastructure to your hiring practices. Tell it to text your customers as one of its goals, and it will sign up for a messaging app and send out a text. Instead of automation, banks can now have intelligent automation.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

In 2022, things changed with whiplash speed, as the Fed hiked interest rates to quell inflation, the mortgage refinance market dried up and the effects of macro changes, from the Russian invasion of Ukraine to a talent shortage, began to be felt keenly. Jeff Reynolds, managing director at Darling Consulting Group in Newburyport, Mass.,

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 28, 2022

AI, payments, data, and other aspects of innovation are dropping behind the scenes. Our teams just returned from back-to-back weeks at the Gartner Symposium in Orlando and Money 20/20 in Las Vegas. Gartner focused on technology infrastructure, while Money 20/20 was around fintech and payments. Small Idea – It’s Our Kid’s Technology.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 31, 2023

The concept that we allow the customer to choose how they want to bank often enables the bank to be passive in its position and give up agency. Despite that increase in profitability, banks need to be mindful of how they manage their branch and customer base to increase profitability further. This fact, however, is rapidly changing.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The Sad State of Corporate Innovation. See how corporates are failing when it comes to innovation. Download the free 31-page State of Innovation report. While Google excelled in building software, it lagged behind in hardware and product innovation. Microsoft and Nokia. Date: April 25, 2014. Price: $7.9B. Price: $3.2B.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

I think I got a clear steer on areas for innovation at Next Bank Europe in Barcelona, and you won’t be surprised to discover that the top ones are all related to identity, not money. We went up on stage and Jon sat back on the sofa. So that gave me an idea. Jon, who is a great sport, said OK. dompym (@dompym) September 19, 2014.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Big-brand megabanks, the Visa and MasterCard networks, and big-box merchants had signed up to become partners with Apple’s universal retail smartphone app that uses Near Field Communication and tokenization technologies. It’s become a familiar story, usually with a new splash. s entry into the payments business with Apple Pay.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The company’s market capitalization, which after declining to less than $600 million in the 2009 recession, has now grown to almost $3 billion. billion of assets under management. 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.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 26, 2016

Some startups may be the brainchild of an engineers with a feature-rich product, but with no idea how to market it or even if a market exists for their gee-whiz product. They’re not managed well. We focus on building the people up so they can execute.”. Photo: Getty Images / Martin Barraud. By Judith Sears.

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Perficient

MAY 21, 2021

Within mere weeks, 22 women are in the final stages of completing a Perficient-sponsored coding bootcamp in Detroit; their final project includes designing their own apps, all of which serve the world in various ways and all certain to make an impact. Learn More About Perficient’s Bright Paths. Celeste Rowe’s Bright Paths Project: Grow Better.

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Gonzobanker

OCTOBER 15, 2014

My heart goes out to the hard working professionals who run the Treasury Services or “Cash Management” divisions at community banks. Yet for more than a decade, cash management professionals have shown their resiliency. But lately, there are deeper lines and fatigued expressions on the faces of cash management professionals.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Premium benefits packages, professional development and TLC during the pandemic—this year’s winners do everything in their power to keep their community bankers happy and fulfilled. It’s our job as management to put a team together so that the strengths are complemented. Keeping up communication. LESS THAN $250 MILLION.

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Abrigo

MARCH 24, 2021

Independent Banker Survey. The top banking challenges in 2021 are growing loans and earnings, according to Independent Banker’s recent 2021 Community Bank CEO Outlook survey. Technology sets up future lending success. Here's what they're doing. Would you like others articles like this in your inbox?

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 28, 2022

These trends received more support this month when the President signed an Executive Order supporting the legal and equitable use of technology around a digital currency and digital assets ( HERE ). By way of background, we gave bankers a primer on how to work with defi and blockchains a while back ( HERE ).

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 18, 2015

American Banker. Bank Innovation. Finovate Spring 2015: Fintech innovation for banking and wealth management. Community FIs Out-Innovating Big Banks: Onsite Coverage. Finovate Presenters Share Innovations: Onsite Coverage. Mobile Tech Innovation Vital: Onsite Coverage. Money Marketing .

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Check back for new updates throughout the day. An App Store for FinTech applications. I’ve seen these folks before, it’s pretty slick. Showing how someone can connect to other vendors for free for their clients. Showing how someone can connect to other vendors for free for their clients. I like what they are doing and I think they could be very big.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

DECEMBER 5, 2016

From In payments, the US is an emerging market | Consult Hyperion. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will start granting limited-purpose bank charters to fintech companies, From OCC Grants New Charter to Fintech Firms — with Strings Attached | American Banker. This announcement is, I think, really important.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

ICBA’s National Community Bank Service Award winners for 2021 demonstrate that when their local areas need support, community banks are there with innovative, compassionate and thoughtful responses. Bob Moore, Augusta Food Bank’s executive director, says traffic was backed up for miles. Last year was earth-shattering in many ways.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

All of you with your hands up… … uh huh. It would have required a few trips to the local dispensary to dream up what bankers have endured this year. 1 issue raised by CEOs in our surveys, bankers had to craft a new and compelling post-Covid value proposition to attract it. OK, show of hands. Pull ’em down. Nobody did.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

And, man, did it ever … with the Aliens -esque signs of bankers getting their brains sucked out (or was it minds being blown by presenters, not sure?). Entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk implored the crowd to get beyond the marketing talk and stop marketing in the past. Innovation Showcase & Global Innovation Awards.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Meanwhile, technology changes continued at a breakneck pace, with generative AI the biggest topic around management tables. The specifics are unclear, but bankers recognized that this will be an absolute game-changing technology in future years, and delivery will change in ways we can’t even conjure yet. Employees are back to work.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 12, 2016

If unanimously positive perceptions are the hallmark of a bubble, then rest assured that the alt-lending market has moved past that stage. Diverging fortunes among these companies is a good sign. Looking at the P2P lending market in the U.K., Million Loss – American Banker. OnDeck Defends Strategy After $17.9

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2016

In 1947 a carpenter from Billund Denmark came up with the single greatest design innovation in the history of toys. He called it the lego. According to an actual mathematician, the six basic lego blocks yield about 100 million combinations. If we want to reduce it to a world – it is abstraction. How do you abstract the problems?

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Gonzobanker

OCTOBER 21, 2015

She pointed to some lack of banking industry passion in the form of an expressionless Citi manager on window display in Manhattan … proud plaques on the wall and looking down at computer. I gave my teams 8% of their budgets to blow [on innovation] and we talked about what we learned every week.”. Oracle’s Innovation Lounge.

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2017

market where mobile banking activity is rapidly rising. The British Bankers Association (BBA) reported 19.6 market, Atom Bank has been shaking up the traditional banking scene by offering banking services like a savings account and SME lending through its mobile platform. The trend is mirrored in the U.K. million U.K.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Sure, we bought some December options on west Texas crude at $100 a barrel, but it was only with a third of the 401(k)—plenty of time to make that up, right? It’s hard for any banker to avoid gulping at the sheer long-term performance of George Gleason II and his team at the Bank of the Ozarks. ” – Tom Armstrong. That’s two.

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