LATAM FinTech – Phoenix Rising
Let's Talk Payments
MARCH 23, 2017
The first part of the LATAM FinTech Series explores the region’s challenges, in spite of which it is becoming a leading destination for expansion and investment for the world with.
Community Banks Accelerate FinTech Integrations
PYMNTS
JULY 7, 2020
This week’s look at the latest bank-FinTech tie-ups shows Banking-as-a-Service and other FinTech players embracing smaller regional and community banks to elevate small- to medium-sized business (SMBs) and corporate banking offerings. Build, buy or partner? Finastra Chosen by Community FI. Faster Payments scheme.
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People’s Bank Of China To Regulate FinTech
PYMNTS
MARCH 17, 2019
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) announced that it is planning to steadily develop a system of rules to regulate financial technology (FinTech) in the country. China has become an emerging FinTech market due to its expanding middle class, rapid digitization and electronic payments adoption.
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New Study by Project Catalyst Uncovers Millennials’ Use of Mobile Wallets
Bank Innovation
JUNE 27, 2016
Phoenix, AZ – June 27, 2016 – Millennials are driving innovation in the fintech space and many traditional financial institution applications miss the mark with the younger generations, leaving them.
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Redefining Banking at Bank Director's Acquire or Be Acquired
William Mills
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Last month, I had the privilege of attending Bank Director s Acquire or Be Acquired Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. Throughout the event, I had the opportunity to attend insightful sessions led by industry experts and connect with over 100 bankers, fintech executives, consultants, and top-tier service providers.
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US states to proactively regulate fintech market
Bobsguide
OCTOBER 20, 2018
State regulators are to take a more hands-on approach to regulating and engaging with financial technology developments, according to Chris Camacho, president and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, who was speaking as part of a panel at this year’s Money20/20. “I can’t.
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Coachella of Banking?
William Mills
DECEMBER 17, 2024
However, one exception, and one of my favorite events of the year, is Bank Director's Acquire or Be Acquired Conference which is January 26-28, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. If you havent already seen the agencys Tradeshow Guide for 2025 , you will notice that the majority of events tend to be Spring and Fall.
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Today In Digital-First Banking: German Neobank N26 Eyes IPO With New CFO; Goalsetter Lands $3.9 Million Seed Investment
PYMNTS
JANUARY 25, 2021
In today’s top digital-first banking news, German neobank N26 has hired a new chief financial officer (CFO) as it eyes a future initial public offering (IPO), while FinTech app Goalsetter has raised $3.9 German FinTech N26 Eyes IPO With Hiring Of New CFO. million in a seed round. Plus, Grab has reportedly chosen Morgan Stanley and J.P.
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Transactions: Cache Valley Bank selects Finastra for core and digital banking
BankInovation
MAY 29, 2024
Cache Valley Bank has selected fintech Finastra for its core banking and digital banking offerings. The Logan, Utah-based bank will use the tech provider’s core banking platform, Fusion Phoenix, and its mobile banking platform, Fusion Digital Banking, for commercial and retail banking clients, according to a May 16 release from Finastra.
European fintech funding: Moneyhub raises over $17M
BankInovation
JANUARY 6, 2023
based data and payments fintech Moneyhub raised $17.7 million in a December venture round led by London-based Phoenix Group. The fintech plans to use the funding for its […]. The investment follows an October funding round led by Legal and General, Lloyds Banking Group and Shawbrook Bank that raised $41.5
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The Finanser’s Week: 20th February – 26th February 2017
Chris Skinner
FEBRUARY 26, 2017
A summary of the main blogs of the week … The FinTech Wave, Part One (part two next week) I wrote a blog the other day for The Next Web. The film is about Theodore, played by Joaquin Phoenix. I thought it was ok, and it has gained a lot of traction socially.
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Scottsdale Community Bank: Making microloans
Independent Banker
JANUARY 31, 2023
We are changing the face of business banking in Arizona by combining cutting-edge fintech technology with true relationship banking.” Expanding the lemonade stand Something So Worth It—a nonprofit organization in Phoenix, Ariz., Besides using the latest technology, Scottsdale Community Bank relies on truly personal service.
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Acquire or Be Acquired 2023: Disruption ‘Comes Home’ to Banking
Gonzobanker
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
While AOBA provides a fertile forum for buyers and potential sellers in the bank M&A space to commensurate, the crowd uses this valuable face time to also delve into discussions about the economy, strategic growth, fintech innovation, competition, and talent wars.
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Finastra Acquires Mobile Banking Provider Malauzai
PYMNTS
JUNE 18, 2018
Finastra , the FinTech company, announced Monday (June 18) that it has acquired Malauzai , a provider of mobile and internet banking solutions for community financial institutions (FIs). With that, Malauzai’s digital solution was integrated into Finastra’s Fusion Phoenix core banking system.
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Finastra integrates Prelim to streamline account opening process
The Paypers
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Financial software provider Finastra has integrated fintech Prelim with its Finastra Phoenix core solution to augment retail and commercial deposit account opening.
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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards
Gonzobanker
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. That’s enough to send normal people into the fetal position.
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B2B Payment Innovations Keep Suppliers In Mind
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
In an interview with PYMNTS , Karin Rush and Linnet Phoenix of DPR Construction explained how virtual and purchasing card technologies keep cash flowing between its network of subcontractors. Payment flows and delays are a challenge for a range of sectors, including construction, utilities, real estate, trucking and more.
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Planning Our COVID-19 Response is Also Planning for the New Normal
Gonzobanker
MARCH 25, 2020
My neighbor in Phoenix is closing on a house this week and will do so with the only physical meeting in the entire process – offer, loan, title, etc. An early survey of 93 banks done by Fintech Forge showed that 31% of respondents already had back-office employees working from home. being the first open house he went to with his agent.
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Delivering A Secure Seamless Banking Experience In The Age Of COVID-19
PYMNTS
MAY 1, 2020
The 83-year-old CU, which has 16 branches in the metro Phoenix area and holds $1.9 Credit unions are competing with one another as well as with FIs and FinTechs in offering safe and secure banking services, so it is crucial for them to understand their members’ needs first.
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Renaud Laplanche’s Second Act
PYMNTS
JULY 18, 2017
But in what is shaping up to be Renaud Laplanche’s second act in online lending and FinTech world, it seems as though the executive may be ready to take the wraps off his newly founded online lending startup, Upgrade. And it seems Upgrade is getting ready to offer its brand of upgrade to the market in the increasingly near future.
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Investments Stay Afloat And Thrive Market Bags $111 Million
PYMNTS
JUNE 29, 2016
The Phoenix Companies got an infusion of $100 million in equity capital from Nassau Reinsurance as part of a larger deal where the former was taken over by the latter. The top 10 deals of the week show a rapidly descending ladder of deals with no huge outsized deal.
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PYMNTS
JULY 13, 2016
We’ve been seeing this same bifurcation, but it stood on its head in the latest week, with B2B carrying the weight of the deal flow, and FinTech relatively lighter. Drilling down a bit, it’s easy to see what held sway. The biggest deal of the week came as KKR agreed to buy Epicor Software from Apax Partners.
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The 57 Biggest Fintech Conferences & Events in 2023
Fintech Labs Insights
MAY 2, 2023
Below is our curated list of top fintech, banktech, payment tech, investech global conferences for 2023. These the biggest and best events in the financial services space geared towards technologists, product managers, developers, marketers and C-Suite execs at both financial institutions and rival fintech firms.
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Crossing the Mobile Divide
Independent Banker
FEBRUARY 24, 2016
Despite the threat FinTech companies represent, many of them are outspoken about their ambitions to become tech providers for banks. Paul Schaus ( PaulSchaus@ccg-catalyst.com ) is president, CEO and founder of CCG Catalyst, a management consulting firm in Phoenix, Ariz.
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$1B+ Market Map: The World’s 260 Unicorn Companies In One Infographic
CB Insights
AUGUST 14, 2018
The largest share of the unicorn companies are internet software & services companies (15%), followed by e-commerce (14%) and fintech (12%). China’s Lu.com ($18.5B) is the most valuable private fintech company. Out of those companies, the most represented category was fintech (8 companies). Healthcare. 9f Group. $1.
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Don’t Be a Cold Fish
Gonzobanker
AUGUST 19, 2015
Some fintech vendors also started to realize the origination and underwriting integration possibilities. Credit union marketers: Join Sam for a discussion about growth strategies along with Ron Shevlin and Ryan Brogan at the GonzoBanker Credit Union Marketing Executives Roundtable in Phoenix, Oct.
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Top 25 Credit Union Conferences, Events and Trade Shows in 2025
Fintech Labs Insights
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Event details are up-to-date at the time of publication but always check with the event for the latest information. Some events pay referral or listing fees, which could impact positioning.
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15 4 Gonzo Takeaways from BAI Retail Delivery ’15: Viva Las Vegas?
Gonzobanker
OCTOBER 21, 2015
During a Fintech Forward panel, Zenbanx CEO Arkadi Kuhlmann talked about how to lend money to data because we don’t see the people anymore. Yet, another panelist cautioned on the irrational exuberance for fintech companies that are front-ends and brokers but don’t make any money. The Breakouts: A Few Nuggets Here and There….
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The 2019 GonzoBanker Awards
Gonzobanker
DECEMBER 20, 2019
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. Consumers was the first big credit union to deploy the Phoenix core system and this year was the first big go-live of the Lumin digital banking system. GonzoBankers, 2019 was a year of extremes.
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Gonzobanker
MARCH 21, 2017
D+H (and before, Harland) promised integrated loan and core systems and specialized credit union functionality in the Phoenix EFE core. The Phoenix EFE core has a Microsoft-based architecture with legs. JHA promised several solutions for retail front-end branch and loan systems and a NetTeller/goDough tandem digital banking solution.
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D&H Sells to Vista: Vendors and the Chasm of Mistrust
Gonzobanker
MARCH 21, 2017
D&H (and before, Harland) promised integrated loan and core systems and specialized credit union functionality in the Phoenix EFE core. The Phoenix EFE core has a Microsoft-based architecture with legs. International players like iFlex, Infosys, SAP and Temenos promised robust U.S.
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How to Offset an Evaporating Data Center
Gonzobanker
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
Industry-specific tech talent is consolidating and migrating to programmer and megabank community hotspots in San Jose, Seattle, San Francisco, Boston, Raleigh, Charlotte, Atlanta and Phoenix. Now, fintech vendors are retooling their apps to go even further to the cloud using Amazon, Microsoft and Google server-less functions.
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Major Core Vendors Are Failing Regional Banks
Gonzobanker
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
Finally, whether merger-created global player Finastra can scale its acquired Phoenix core platform past the community bank space where it plays today is very uncertain. Another upstart, Nymbus, with its SmartCore, will face similar challenges scaling up toward the complexity of regional banks in the near term.
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The 34 Biggest Fintech Conferences & Events in 2022
Fintech Labs Insights
JANUARY 24, 2022
Here is the definitive list of fintech, banktech, insurtech, investtech and defi events for 2022. Phoenix, AZ. MIT Fintech Conference. Fintech Meetup. Fintech Junction. Empire Fintech Conference. Fintech Summit. Fintech Talents North America. Fintech World Forum. Lendit Fintech USA.
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Largest Corporate Client/User Events in Financial Services Technology Industry
Fintech Labs Insights
AUGUST 9, 2024
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The 40 Largest Corporate Client/User Events in Financial Services Technology
Fintech Labs Insights
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
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Finovate Spring 2018 – Day 2
William Mills
MAY 9, 2018
There are a number of great events in FinTech but this one I do my best to attend each year. Product distribution strategy: Through financial institutions, through other fintech companies and platforms. Product distribution strategy: Direct to Business (B2B), through other fintech companies and platforms (curently via Finastra).
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Top 10 Digital Challenger Banks for Youth/Teens (July 2024)
Fintech Labs Insights
JULY 24, 2024
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The 35 Biggest Banking, Mortgage & BankTech Events in 2023
Fintech Labs Insights
JULY 11, 2023
These are the largest events in the financial services industry geared towards banking technologists, program managers, marketers, developers and C-Suite execs at both legacy financial institutions and upstart banktech and fintech firms.
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The 35 Biggest Banking, Mortgage & BankTech Events in 2023
Fintech Labs Insights
MAY 2, 2023
These are the largest events in the financial services industry geared towards banking technologists, program managers, marketers, developers and C-Suite execs at both legacy financial institutions and upstart banktech and fintech firms.
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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards
Gonzobanker
DECEMBER 19, 2022
In 2021, there were more than 120 fintech IPOs in the U.S., 2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. Acquisition of the Year: Bank Acquiring a Fintech. Acquisition of the Year: Fintech Acquiring a Bank. Oh, what a mere 12 months can do.
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The 2015 GonzoBanker Awards
Gonzobanker
DECEMBER 22, 2015
Credit Union: Gulps may have occurred when $3 billion Desert Schools Federal Credit Union signed with recent new technology entrant Corelation , but this San Diego-based core provider and Phoenix area credit union made it happen. Great work on both sides of this high-stakes conversion effort.
Fintech Fundings: 36 Companies Raise $480 Million Week Ending March 18
Fintech Labs Insights
MARCH 22, 2016
Here are the fintech deals by size from 12 March to 18 March 2016: Future Finance. Ghaio Fintech. HQ: Phoenix, Arizona. The post Fintech Fundings: 36 Companies Raise $480 Million Week Ending March 18 appeared first on Finovate. P2BInvestor added $5 million in debt for its SMB crowdfunding platform. Source: Crunchbase.
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Fintech Fundings: 35 Companies Raise $470 Million the Third Week of June
Fintech Labs Insights
JULY 20, 2016
This week, 35 fintech companies worldwide raised $469 million the second week of June. Fintech deals by size from 11 June to 17 June, 2016: Fenqile. Fintech company builder. HQ: Phoenix, Arizona. The post Fintech Fundings: 35 Companies Raise $470 Million the Third Week of June appeared first on Finovate.
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