BankingBerkshire Hills Bancorp Names New Executives
January 18, 20236 min
James "Jim" Brown Named Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Commercial Banking Philip Jurgeleit Named Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer
BankingSWIVEL Integrates with Fiserv Corillian Home Banking Application
January 18, 20232 min
Enables greater ease of use and faster access to payments for credit unions
BankingFinWise Bank Announces Meg Taylor as SVP Chief Accounting Officer
January 16, 20233 min
FinWise Bank, a subsidiary of FinWise Bancorp, is pleased to announce that Meg Taylor has been appointed as the Bank’s new Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. Taylor brings over 30 years of experience in the finance and accounting industries. As Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, Taylor will lead the Bank’s financial and regulatory reporting functions. She will also assist FinWise Bancorp with SEC Reporting, technical accounting research, and internal controls over...
BankingKBW Bolsters European Investment Banking Franchise
January 13, 20234 min
Alistair McKay Named Head of European Investment Banking; Additional Managing Director Hires Announced
BankingThread Bank Joins Newly Launched Banking as a Service Association
January 13, 20234 min
Thread Bank (“Thread”) announced today that it has joined a newly launched Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) Association. The association was formed by Bankers Helping Bankers (BHB), a bankers-only social+ platform for collaboration and education. “Banking-as-a-Service and fintech partnerships are enabling Thread to broaden its reach on a scale that could not otherwise be realized,” said Chris Black, Thread CEO and President. “The BHB BaaS Association provides us a unique opportunity to collaborate with and benefit from similarly focused,...
BankingStride Bank Extends Partnership With Chime
January 12, 20235 min
Bit.Store, a global social cryptocurrency investment platform announced its integration with OKC (OKX Chain)- an EVM-compatible, Cosmos-based L1 chain powered by OKX- the second largest global exchange by trading volume. This latest integration with OKC supports users to experience OKC swap through Bit.Store Swap feature. Bit.Store was launched in 2020 as a way for people new to crypto to start trading Bitcoin and a small basket of other cryptocurrencies with easy access to education and a community of other traders. Social...
Banking PlatformAdaKami Announces Strategic Cooperation with PermataBank
January 12, 20233 min
FinVolution Group (“FinVolution,” or the “Company”) (NYSE: FINV), a leading fintech platform in China, today announced that its Indonesian subsidiary, AdaKami, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with PT Bank Permata Tbk (“PermataBank”) (Indonesia Stock Exchange Code: BNLI). PermataBank is among Indonesia’s top 10 banking institutions in terms of assets and a leading digital bank with innovative products and services, serving millions of customers in 62 cities across the country. The cooperation will increase FinVolution’s financing facility by 100 billion Rupiah and...
BankingJim Norwood to lead Carefull’s financial institutions business
January 11, 20235 min
Norwood brings three decades of growth and leadership across wealth management, banks and credit unions.
BankingBluevine announces new company headquarters in Jersey City
January 10, 20236 min
Bluevine, the leading provider of small business banking solutions, today announced its official new company headquarters in Jersey City. As a fintech leader, Bluevine continues to expand to meet growing demand. Moving the HQ to Jersey City adds to the innovative growth plan for the New Jersey business landscape while expanding its own office space. As part of this update, Bluevine announced its partnership with Rutgers University which includes internship opportunities for students across departments at the leading fintech, keeping future tech...
BankingBanking Disruption Index: GFT
January 9, 20236 min
GFT's latest Banking Disruption Index indicates that banking customers are feeling increasingly apprehensive checking their finances.