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Banks Push Back On Possible Banking Charters For Big Techs Like Amazon And Facebook

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House committee this week began reviewing the idea of allowing the likes of Amazon or Facebook to receive charters to operate as banks — an idea that’s already gotten plenty of pushback from traditional financial institutions (FIs). However, the banking industry doesn’t like that one bit. Specific Concerns .

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Using The OODA Loop For Faster Bank Decision Making

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As the pace of banking innovation speeds up, the OODA Loop, and its supporting concepts, can help a bank’s management team have a common framework to make decisions faster and more effectively. He is regarded as one of the best military strategists the world has known up there with Sun Tzu, Genghis Khan, and Napoleon.

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Core Unicorn Deals Rattling the Future of Financial Technology

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Bank executives should take these new deals’ valuations as a sign that the free market sees the future of finance as unbundled from the traditional industry structure. As new cloud-native, API-driven solutions come to market, the term “core” seems to live in the eye of the beholder. Enter Finxact.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

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THE BANKER AWARDS. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. Doug Larson. Bank Deal of the Year.

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NEW REPORT: Giving Credit Unions Their Due Credit

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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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2020 GonzoBanker Awards

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Bankers started the year with good business plans, strong balance sheets, and optimism. Even George Bailey would have given you the thumbs up. This is a classic bank deal – one acronym buys another at a good price and plans to cut the hell out of cost while adding markets. ” – Hunter Thompson. Everything.

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Alternative Finance’s Popularity Won’t Break With Investors

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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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