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Helping Bankers Deal with Change: ThinkBIG Keynote Speaker Champions Tips For Change Management

Abrigo

“Dealing with change is difficult, but dealing with change when you don’t feel like you have enough time feels impossible,” says Dave Crenshaw, author of a best-selling time management book and the keynote speaker of the 2019 ThinkBIG Conference in Orlando, Fla., See the entire agenda here. He is the founder and CEO of Invaluable Inc.,

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SMB-Focused Lender Judo Bank Attains Unicorn Status

PYMNTS

Australia’s Judo Bank has attained unicorn status, according to FinTech Magazine , meaning it has achieved a valuation of at least $1 billion. The bank focuses on small- and medium-sized business (SMB) lending. “We The sheer deluge of funding has all added up to the unicorn status, according to FinTech Magazine.

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5 reasons your financial institution should attend the ThinkBIG 2024 conference

Abrigo

Speakers at Abrigo’s ThinkBIG conference will: Spotlight current challenges facing banking professionals Provide industry best practices to drive growth and manage risk Offer advice on regulatory compliance. The Fighting Financial Crime track will focus on BSA compliance, anti-money-laundering (AML), and fraud detection topics.

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UK’s Digital Starling Bank Misses SMB Loan Target

PYMNTS

London’s digital bank startup Starling Bank has loaned just 1 percent of the amount it pledged to small and medium-sized businesses (SMB), BM Magazine reported on Monday (Dec. The challenger bank offers digital, branchless banking via an app, and features savings and money management tools. billion USD) in loans.

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15 Twitter accounts every bank executive should follow

Abrigo

His recent research reports have covered SMB lending, alternative lenders and automating commercial lending. 4) @KarenGMills – Former SBA administrator in the Obama administration, Mills is now a senior fellow at Harvard Business School, writing and Tweeting about small business, lending and fintech. Learn more here.

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Meet Our 2023 FICO Decisions Awards Judges

FICO

FICO has announced its panel of independent judges for the 2023 FICO® Decisions Awards , which honor businesses achieving outstanding results using analytics and decision management technology to grow their business, manage risk and reduce costs. Neeti Aggarwal, CFA senior research manager, The Asian Banker.

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Operation Choke Point 2.0

Jeff For Banks

Imagine the community bank that is experienced in lending to fuel oil businesses in or near its markets because it's comfortable using trucks, tanks, and oil inventory as collateral. Let bankers determine if lending to this industry or that is risky. Because we are going after "climate related businesses."