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American Banker is starting an Innovators of the Year program for 2023 to honor technology innovators at financial institutions and fintech firms. This expands on our Digital Banker of the Year awards, which we have recognized for the past decade.
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American Banker is launching a program that will recognize the women leaders who make a difference in financial technology.
December 15 -
The Small Business Administration must be prepared to effectively oversee any new lenders it allows in its flagship 7(a) loan guarantee program to guard against fraud and other risks, Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Small Business Committee warned.
December 14 -
The app, Magnusmode, includes illustrated instructions for depositing a check, using an ATM and more. M&T Bank was its first U.S. bank partner.
December 14 -
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by half a percent this week, but chair Jerome Powell said the question now is how long to keep monetary policy tight.
December 14 -
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is in talks to invest about $200 million in Akulaku, an Indonesian online lender backed by Jack Ma's Ant Group, according to people familiar with the matter.
December 14 -
Christian Yantonro is Vice President of Account Management at Corporate Synergies.
December 14 -
Dort Financial Credit Union in Grand Blanc, Michigan, has agreed to buy Flagler Bank in South Florida. The deal would allow Dort "to better serve our members who spend winters in Florida," its CEO says.
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