Laurel Road Announces Hiring of Industry Veteran as CMO
November 21, 20244 min
Chris Milone Joins Laurel Road to Lead Marketing Strategy and Accelerate Growth
Prosper Wins 2024 Tearsheet Award for ‘Best Consumer Lending Program’
November 21, 20243 min
Prosper Marketplace, the first peer-to-peer lending platform in the United States, has been recognized as the winner of the 2024 Tearsheet Award in the Best Consumer Lending Program category. The Tearsheet Awards celebrate companies who have achieved exceptional success in various categories, including marketing, banking, payments, data, and lending. This Best Consumer Lending Program award honors top performers in the lending sector, recognizing companies and individuals driving innovation in digital lending and expanding financial access to...
Wirex Works with Banking Circle to Revolutionize Global Financial Ops
November 19, 20245 min
Wirex, a leading Web3 money app, is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking global alliance with Banking Circle, a leading provider of next-generation banking services. This strategic collaboration is set to dramatically enhance Wirex’s financial operations across the globe, empowering millions of users with cutting-edge banking solutions. Under the cooperation, Banking Circle will provide a robust range of banking services that are crucial to Wirex’s continued global expansion and the enhancement of its financial ecosystem. These services...
Truv Expands Integration With LOLA™ Platform With Verification of Assets
November 19, 20243 min
Truv, a leading provider of income, employment, asset and insurance verifications, is a preferred provider of Lenders One® Cooperative (“Lenders One”) and has seamlessly integrated into its cutting-edge platform for mortgage lenders known as Lenders One Loan Automation Platform™ (LOLA™). Lenders One is a national alliance of independent mortgage bankers, banks, and credit unions dedicated to helping its members maximize revenue, reduce costs, and improve decision making. As a fast follow to Truv’s income and employment verification product...
Blend Taps Alex Sion as Financial Services Vertical Leader
November 19, 20247 min
Blend, a leader in data science and AI-powered solutions, announced today the appointment of Alex Sion as the Financial Services Vertical Leader. With over two decades of experience leading digital transformation across financial services giants like JP Morgan Chase, Citi, and fintech private equity investor Motive Partners, Alex will spearhead Blend’s mission to deliver end-to-end AI-driven solutions for the financial services industry. “Alex’s deep expertise and visionary approach to financial services innovation will be instrumental in driving meaningful...
Zafin Introduces IO Canvas
November 18, 20246 min
Providing a low-code environment, IO Canvas helps banks accelerate progressive core modernization and uninterrupted business transformation while mitigating financial risks associated with traditional solutions.
MVB Names Joe Rodriguez as Chief Risk Officer
November 15, 20246 min
MVB Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: MVBF) (“MVB,” “MVB Financial” or the “Company”), the parent holding company for MVB Bank (the “Bank”), has named Joe Rodriguez as Chief Risk Officer. Rodriguez has a strong reputation in the financial services risk management industry as a leader who operates at the intersection of innovation and prudent risk management. “We are pleased to welcome Joe Rodriguez to the MVB family as a trusted partner on the financial frontier, committed to...
Coldstream Appoints Rush Benton, CFA®, to Board of Directors
November 15, 20246 min
Gorman Jones CEO and former CAPTRUST executive brings extensive wealth management M&A experience to growing Pacific Northwest firm
Variant Investments Brings on Senior Hires to Support Ongoing Growth
November 15, 20246 min
Variant Investments, LLC (Variant), an SEC-registered alternative credit investment manager, today announced the appointments of Corey Perlmutter as Senior Vice President of Risk Management and Brandon Jones as Senior Vice President of Investment Analytics. Variant also announced that Erik Baun has joined the firm as Senior Associate of Valuations and Lorena Ledesma has joined as Senior Associate of Investments. Perlmutter and Jones both report to Bob Elsasser, a Co-founder and Principal at Portland, Oregon-based Variant. “As Variant continues to expand and evolve, we are building...
Synovus names new chief credit officer
November 14, 20245 min
Anne Fortner promoted to EVP, chief credit officer; Bob Derrick to retire