Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

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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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 3, 2024

Since many bankers likely have a self-improvement goal in their New Year’s resolutions, we wanted to put out our recommendations right from the start. To do this, we teamed up with Jack Hubbard, Managing Partner of the Modern Banker , to bring you our collective favorites. Heart Spoken , by Elizabeth Cottrell.

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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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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 31, 2018

So worries New Jersey Banker's Association CEO John McWeeney since state-owned bank advocate Phil Murphy was elected governor. According to the Investment Company Institute , money market funds stood at $2.8 And as the chart below shows, these funds are typically paying more than double the community bank money market account rate.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Takeaway 1 Signs point to increased loan modifications and loan workouts, and regulators have urged financial institutions to work prudently with borrowers. . Takeaway 2 Meanwhile, banks and credit unions will likely see a beefed-up regulatory emphasis on credit risk management practices, especially tied to CRE. .

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Long Lasting Ideas

JANUARY 5, 2015

A generation ago, bankers could count on young people –piggy banks in hand — riding their parents’ coattails to the neighborhood branch. Believe it or not, this is a slice of the market that in some cases has never opened the doors of a bricks-and-mortar branch bank or learned how to write a check.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In the olden days, if you wanted to market deposits, the head of Retail would come to Marketing and say something like – “We need to raise deposits.” ” Marketing would then put together some ideas for a print or digital campaign; Retail would sign off on it, and then they would roll it out.

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Celent Banking

MAY 24, 2017

Academics, regulators, central bankers, and a handful of private sector people (like me) gather to discuss the latest research in the field. Academics, regulators, central bankers, and a handful of private sector people (like me) gather to discuss the latest research in the field. My key takeaways follow.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2018

After a brief dip in consumer spending early in the year, consumer enthusiasm for shopping seems to have returned as sales numbers in retail have been stronger than expected of late. Even big brick-and-mortar players like Macy’s have shown signs of reversing their recent ill fortune by luring customers back into their stores.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 28, 2014

Let’s just get this out of the way right up front: most bankers rank going through a formal system selection process right up there with a trip to the dentist. So, having dispensed with the pleasantries we’ll move right along and in the spirit of Kramer, just say “Giddy Up!”. Online Applications and Borrower Portal.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Other Signs of Popularity. Venmo was up 64 percent year on year, said management. It is rolling out a cash-back rewards program for its Venmo Mastercard debit card at certain retailers, as announced in a press release. only, the service is slated to soon expand to other global markets. That’s not all. Avenues of Growth.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Rainbolt has quietly built a community bank in the past 20 years that is closing in on $2 billion of market cap. For 35 years, Wilmers led M&T with creativity, integrity and the “old-school” wisdom of a community banker who created a $26 billion market cap company. GonzoBanker of the Year – Large Banks.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Community banks, which will continue to face a growing number of senior customers with everyday cash needs and built-up home equity, should explore this niche lending opportunity, two community bankers providing these specialty loans suggest. who oversees 32 loan officers dedicated to providing the loans. FirstBank, which has $2.3

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

The Garb: Despite the exhortations in the conference guide that attendees should be in resort casual, it never ceases to amaze me that bankers still take themselves so seriously. Bankers, it’s time to think about a bit more diversity, with the board room being a good place to start. Spoiler Alert: All the attendees are in on the game.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 21, 2016

In a prior life, I negotiated large scale enterprise resource management software contracts in the retail and logistics industries (SAP, PeopleSoft, Oracle and so on). In fact, up until the late ’90s one of the largest vendors didn’t have a list price. The pricing for these services was usually rationalized across these industries.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 28, 2022

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. Despite those challenges, we pulled out the top ten needle-moving ideas and ten smaller, exciting ideas to bring to your organization.

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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. Branching, for example, is too expensive to be all things to all people. That said, branch profitability has come roaring back, given the value of deposits. This fact, however, is rapidly changing.

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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. Illustration by Jill DeHaan. By Elizabeth Judd. Quick Stat.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

In this week’s installment of PYMNTS’ Weekly Tech Center Roundup , we look at how the country’s capital city is developing a tech landscape that’s quickly catching up with its western counterparts. Poland brought in €7.2 billion in EU funds aimed at promoting an innovative economy after joining the EU in 2014.

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Javelin Strategy & Research

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Many digital and retail leaders are frustrated. Fast forward to the wobbly yet substantive financial recovery and nearly every banker had the same question: with CFOs reigning in budgets and mobile and digital commanding such a steep price, can banks or credit unions charge a direct fee for digital services? they ask. “ is another one.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Curry offers a brief update about a few current regulatory issues on his mind, including his agency’s concerns about signs of growing credit risk throughout the banking industry. Having said that, I believe very strongly that community banks have a bright future, and they don’t need to ease or lower their standards to build market share.

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CB Insights

JUNE 3, 2020

Wealth & Capital Markets. Most notably, Covid-19 is contributing to an explosion in e-commerce at the expense of physical retail. This shift is driving transaction volume to the payments companies behind online retailers and taking market share away from those serving physical retailers. Banking & Lending.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 31, 2015

Bankers spend 75% of their time during the new customer/account process on the computer versus building relationships. Let’s dig into the details for a minute and research the causes and solutions for each of these. CAUSE SOLUTION. The biggest reason is related to lack of system integration. The risk pendulum has swung too far.

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William Mills

AUGUST 11, 2016

They discuss key insights from their article in the 2016 Bankers as Buyers Report titled, “The Payoff of Bank-Branded Mobile Wallets With Tender Reciprocity.” They authored an article for us for the 2016 Bankers as Buyers. ” For the full transcript of the interview, see below. Interviewer: Charlyne H. CM: Fantastic.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Starting with the Cambridge Analytica scandal, which saw some 87 million Facebook users’ data end up in the hands of a political consulting group without their consent, CEO Marc Zuckerberg found himself on Capitol Hill. Canadian and European markets, Facebook said it will turn to expanding its service offerings in 2019 and beyond.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

On the eve of Yahoo’s acquisition of social networking platform Tumblr, then Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer wrote a Tumblr post promising “not to screw it up.” Below, we look at some the worst mergers and acquisitions undertaken by large corporations, and how the good times went bad. The Sad State of Corporate Innovation. Microsoft and Nokia.

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Gonzobanker

JANUARY 19, 2015

Cable and telecommunications companies are masters of marketing when it comes to selling their services to customers. If penetration is high, the per-user fees can add up quickly. As FIs add delivery channels, vendors add expense. This is true whether the platforms are running in an in-house or outsourced environment.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

We are rotating the team, as Misters Kilmer and Weikart reported that rehab from BAI Retail Delivery is taking a bit longer than estimated.) Money20/20 became quite the event in a very short time, with 10,000 – count ’em – attendees up from 2,300 only three years ago. The logistics. Would we all take that growth?

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Jeff For Banks

MAY 6, 2010

Having a mortgage and an auto loan, he therefore counted his estimated market value of the car and home in his assets and included the loans in the liabilities. Perhaps you should send up the white flag on retail and focus on businesses that tend to have a higher percentage of financial assets with banks? You will have none.

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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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CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

After the collapse of Lehman and Bear Stearns and the global financial crisis that ensued, the business models of the world’s biggest investment banks needed to change. In the US, legislation emerged to forbid investment banks from prop trading, or trading with their own capital, and forcing them to keep more capital on hand.

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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. 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. But that’s for next year. First, find a comfy chair.

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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

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?). After Retail Delivery had some mushy general sessions a few years ago, this is the second year in a row we have seen some provocative stuff on the main stage. General Sessions.

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

After ‘great’ and ‘#fintech’, the next most talked topic was PSD2, reflecting the amount of debate this upcoming regulation is stirring up. American Banker. Five crazy start-up ideas in FinTech now. The blushing emoji smiley face seemed to capture the emotion for most – with 80 posts featuring this little grin. by Bryan Yurcan.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 15, 2015

As such, 401(k) investors represent a potentially huge market of investors who need help managing these accounts wisely. The company’s leadership team includes former investment banker Greg Smith who penned the notorious “Why I am Leaving Goldman Sachs” piece for the New York Times in 2012.

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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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