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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

Douglas Blakey, editor, Retail Banker International. Douglas Blakey is group editor banking and payments at GlobalData and has edited Retail Banker International and Electronic Payments International since 2010. Burcu currently leads credit analytics and retail credits at Akbank, one of the largest retail banks in Turkey.

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The Truth-In-Advertising Push

PYMNTS

There’s a (slowly) growing push among retailers, brands and even politicians to make advertising campaigns as true and transparent as possible. We want to lend our voice and the support of the ModCloth community to this movement to stop the extreme and harmful photoshopping of women in advertisements.”. That’s a public health issue.

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What’s Behind SoftBank’s Tech Investment Moves?

PYMNTS

The possible IPO of the Vision Fund will take place after the vehicle is fully invested, and might result in a creation of a publicly-listed company similar to Berkshire Hathaway (and of course accessible to retail investors, now able to ostensibly act as venture capital investors) with a decidedly tech company focus. SoftBank Activity.

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My Fantasy Banking Team

Jeff For Banks

Chief Retail Officer. The Owner/Chairman Criteria: I looked to Bank Director Magazine's annual scorecard for my pick. The Running Back/Chief Retail Officer Criteria: I sifted through banks with the best cost of funds and cost of interest bearing liabilities. Security Bank in Midland, Texas lends to business, period.

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Meet Our 2022 FICO Decisions Awards Judges

FICO

Armando has worked as a lead consultant on transformation projects across private, retail and wholesale banking. Graham is the editor of Impact , a magazine published by the Operational Research Society, which reports on successful applications of analytical work. Armando has an MBA from Brazil’s Fundação Getulio Vargas.

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It’s Time To Reset Consumer Financial Protection

PYMNTS

They should, however, be commended for lending money. Time to recognize the importance of lending for consumers and small businesses and for making the economy go ‘round and ‘round. Meanwhile, financial services providers must do a better job of explaining how lending helps consumers and, of course, policing themselves.

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