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Best Banking Books To Create The Modern Banker

South State Correspondent

One common question we field is recommendations of books to improve either bank performance or personal performance. These books span a range of banking topics but emphasize second-order thinking, productivity, building client relationships, and innovation. The book also contains the best appendix that you will ever read.

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The New Capital of Smarter Banks

Gonzobanker

In today’s evolving financial world, bank leaders should look to intellectual capital to create shareholder value. And when these finance brothers and sisters think about a bank’s franchise value, they immediately reference equity capital. trillion of capital today. times book value. times book value.

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The Four Pillars of Smarter Bank Leadership

Gonzobanker

Financial institutions standing in 2030 will have completed a significant and gut-wrenching transformation of their leadership talent. To overcome the struggle, banks need to build leadership teams that align with how a future “Smarter Bank” will operate. At the same time, tomorrow’s leadership will have little to do with “book smarts.”

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Travel Firm Booking Invests $500M In Didi Chuxing

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Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing has received $500 million in funding from Booking Holdings. dollars on its balance sheet after it raised $4 billion in new capital late last year. In addition, Didi customers can book hotels through Booking.com and its sister site Agoda.

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AI Software Provider C3.ai Eyes IPO

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The lead book-running managers are Morgan Stanley , J.P. Morgan and BofA Securities , with Deutsche Bank Securities acting as another book-running manager for the proposed offering, the release stated. ai Founder and CEO Thomas M. Siebel wrote in the registration statement. Should we succeed at that objective, we will have built C3.ai

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Software Procurement Plays Favorites With B2B Investors

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However, it was a B2B software procurement platform that raised the most money — $55 million — in this week’s B2B venture capital roundup. Energy Innovation Capital and Chevron Technology Ventures led the funding, while R/GA Ventures and Macquarie Capital also came on board as new investors.

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Payments Firm WEX Closes $1.7B Deal For eNett, Optal

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WEX is purchasing the Australian eNett from Travelport and its owners, partnered with Siris Capital Group and Elliot Management Corporation’s private equity affiliate, Evergreen Coast Capital Corp. The move positions WEX to establish a leadership position in the growing global travel market.

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