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Live Oak Bank Names Matthew S. Diffley as Chief Accounting Officer

July 1, 20263 min

Live Oak Bank announced today that Matthew S. Diffley has joined as Chief Accounting Officer, leading the bank’s financial reporting, accounting policy, general ledger operations and SOX compliance. Diffley has spent his career building and modernizing accounting organizations within complex, high-growth banking environments and will serve as a strategic partner to Live Oak’s leadership team. “We are thrilled to welcome Matt to Live Oak. He brings deep expertise that a high-growth institution like ours demands,”...

by BusinessWire

Banking

Glia Launches AI Outreach as a Growth Engine for Banks and Credit Unions

June 16, 20267 min

New AI-Powered Outbound Voice and SMS Solution Helps Financial Institutions Grow Deposits, Strengthen Customer and Member Relationships, and Proactively Reduce Delinquency

by BusinessWire

Banking

CSI Wins Best Core Banking System at the 2026 Banking Tech Awards USA

June 3, 20264 min

Award recognizes CSI NuPoint® as modern, open core platform helping community banks innovate, compete, and grow

by PRNewswire

Banking

Freedom Bank Appoints Joe Daniel as SVP and Director of Sales & Marketing

January 29, 20263 min

Seasoned Sales and Marketing Leader Joins Freedom Bank to Accelerate Next Phase of Growth

by BusinessWire

Compliance & Scoring

Vertice AI Wins Best of Show at Finovate Fall 2025

September 12, 20254 min

AI-powered platform recognized for empowering institutions with actionable customer insights

by BusinessWire

Banking

IBAT Partners with HC3 to Enhance Customer Statement Experience

April 24, 20254 min

HC3 offers Texas community bankers a streamlined approach to make an impact on customers using statement composition, mailers, and electronic delivery

by BusinessWire

Banking

Synovus promotes Charlie Clark to president of community bank

July 17, 20233 min

Synovus Bank has named Charlie Clark as president of the community bank, effective July 10. In this new position, Clark will advance the community bank’s geography-based delivery model. This includes management of local leadership across the bank’s five-state footprint as they continue to build and deepen relationships while delivering exceptional service to clients. “I’m excited to see Charlie step into this expanded role,” said Synovus Executive Vice President, Chief Community Banking and Wealth Services Officer...

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Banking

Jason Strle joins Discover as Chief Information Officer

July 13, 20233 min

Jason Strle, a banking technology leader with more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, has been named Discover’s new Chief Information Officer responsible for implementing industry-leading technology across the organization and continuing to deliver reliable and more secure products for customers. He will join the company’s Executive Committee as an executive vice president on July 18. Strle joins Discover from Wells Fargo, where he served as EVP & Group CIO of...

by PRNewswire

Banking

F&M BANK: Driving Digital While Staying Personal

July 3, 202310 min

News Provided by FinTech Magazine F&M Bank’s Chief Experience Officer, Charles Driest, talks about striking the right balance between digital innovation and a personal customer approach Charles Driest is the newly-appointed Chief Experience Officer at Farmers & Merchants (F&M) Bank. A graduate of George Mason University in Virginia, and later St. John’s University in New York, he began his banking career shortly after returning to Virginia from New York in 2007. Before this, Driest’s early career saw him employed by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (MGA), and,...

by BusinessWire

Banking

Martha’s Vineyard Bank Selects Finxact for Community Banking

June 15, 20224 min

The Bank and The Fintech Collaborative Will Partner with Finxact and Fiserv to Drive Digital Transformation