The 50 companies that made American Banker's annual list share insights into what makes their workplace culture enticing for potential new hires and current staff members.
The fintech topped American Banker's annual list this year. CEO Dave Buerger attributed the company's hands-off management style as one reason that draws in and keeps workers around.
Forty companies made the 2024 edition of American Banker's annual list of enviable workplace cultures in the financial technology space. Here is a look at some of what makes these firms employers of choice.
The core banking provider was No. 1 on American Banker's ranking of the Best Places to Work in Fintech this year. The company attributes this success to encouraging employees to hash out solutions to challenges.
The company has changed the dynamics of its meetings, created diversity metrics and deployed software to make job descriptions gender-neutral.
The company, which provides workplace investing programs to banks, is giving employees a say in some decisions and working with partners to recruit women and people of color.
The Texas fintech embraces a progressive culture and has taken steps during the pandemic to maintain a spirited vibe even as employees work remotely.
Top executives from the 49 companies that earned a spot in this year's ranking of the Best Fintechs to Work For cite the need for nimble shifts in business strategy, leadership style and recruiting tactics among the lessons they took away from the challenges of the coronavirus crisis.
Small, often intangible quality-of-life perks are a big part of what makes some fintechs the best ones to work for.
The Utah fintech encourages a playful attitude by devoting the first floor of its offices to entertainment and comfort with video games, Ping- Pong, a pool table and a lounge area.
Without its funhouse office, annual trips or volunteering events, the executive found ways to engage his staff virtually.
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TrueAccord has expanded a platform, originally designed for banks, to assist borrowers hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Lenders and government guarantors can use loan technology to bring immediate relief to business owners, former OCC official Jo Ann Barefoot says.
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Limiting access to branches because of the pandemic has forced executives to re-examine whether they offer enough mobile and online services.
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Admitting it "may be professional suicide" to take the reins in the midst of a global health crisis, Brady Harris says his role atop Dwolla's management chain will be "a real test of my leadership abilities."
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The U.K. company has recruited Bruce Wallace, formerly of Silicon Valley Bank, and Ronald Oliveira, who was with AvidBank, to lead its expansion here.
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Payments infrastructure integrations create the backbone for front-of-house retail, back-of-house inventory, supply chain, and warehousing, says Global Payments' Frank T. Young.
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The pandemic may force the Small Business Administration to rely more on fintechs and digital channels to hasten loan approvals, a shift that could stick.
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