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Spencer Savings Bank Donates $75,000 to the American Red Cross NJ for Hurricane Ida Relief Efforts
Spencer Savings Bank, a leading New Jersey-based community bank, is donating $75,000 to the American Red Cross NJ to support Hurricane Ida relief efforts. “Hurricane Ida had a devastating impact in many communities across New Jersey,” said Jose B. Guerrero, Spencer’s Chairman and... - October 09, 2021 - Spencer Savings Bank
CRINDATA Releases Cloud-Based Business Continuity and Incident Management SaaS
CRINDATA has released its state-of-the-art business continuity and incident management SaaS to financial institutions and their critical third party service providers. - October 08, 2021 - CRINDATA
Getting to Clarity, LLC, a Speaking and Consulting Firm, Launches a New Podcast
Getting to Clarity, LLC, a Speaking and Consulting organization whose mission is to develop women in leadership and emerging leaders to create more success in their work, with less sacrifice to their life, has launched a new podcast. The Getting to Clarity Podcast (www.gettingtoclaritypodcast.com),... - October 04, 2021 - Getting to Clarity, LLC
Spencer Savings Bank Supports Higher Education with Donation to Passaic County Community College (PCCC)
Spencer Savings Bank recently made a donation of $7,500 to Passaic County Community College (PCCC) to help provide financial support to low-income, minority students seeking higher education. The donation will be used to provide low-income students, enrolled in the Student Support Services (SSS)... - September 25, 2021 - Spencer Savings Bank
Cash in on E-Kyash: New E-Wallet App Launch by Wallet Factory to Help the Underbanked in Belize
The Belize Bank Limited - along with a fintech solutions provider, Wallet Factory - have been the first in the region to launch a digital wallet app providing access to top-notch online banking services for Belizean customers. - September 20, 2021 - Wallet Factory
Joseph Ferriolo, Director of Wise Business Plans, Has Been Accepted Into the Forbes Business Development Council
Joseph Ferriolo, director of Wise Business Plans, has been accepted into Forbes Business Development Council, an invitation-only community for senior-level sales and business development executives. Joseph was vetted and selected by a review committee based on the depth and diversity of his... - September 09, 2021 - Wise Business Plans
Idaho Trust Bank Continues Growth, Names Garcia Chief Lending Officer
Thomas Prohaska, chairman and chief executive officer of Idaho Trust Bank, announced the hiring of Mike R. Garcia as chief lending officer. Garcia comes to Idaho Trust Bank with nearly 20 years of banking experience including most recently a senior vice president and commercial market manager. In... - September 02, 2021 - Idaho Trust Bank
Meadows Bank Reports 37% Increase in Net Income
Meadows Bank, headquartered in Las Vegas, NV, announced today that it posted After Tax Net Income of $11,249,751 in the first half of 2021 which was 37.1% higher than the $8,202,917 earned during the same period in 2020. The Bank also reported a 22.5% increase in Total Deposits. Total Deposits... - August 25, 2021 - Meadows Bank
Henderson Bank Donates to Local Non-Profit
American First National Bank donates to local elementary schools Literacy Program for the 2021-2022 Academic Year. - August 24, 2021 - American First National Bank
Spencer Savings Bank Honored with Financial Managers Society (FMS) Community Engagement Award
Spencer Savings Bank was recently honored with the Financial Managers Society (FMS) Community Engagement Award. The FMS Community Engagement Award has been established by the organization to recognize institutions that have answered the call of duty amidst a global pandemic and provided service and... - August 14, 2021 - Spencer Savings Bank
NationalLink Announces Promotion of Pamela Farley to Director of Marketing
Congratulations to Marketing Manager, Pamela Farley, on her promotion to the Director of Marketing role. Pam says, “I’m so proud to be working with the talented team at NationalLink!” - August 13, 2021 - NationalLink
Spencer Savings Bank Distributes $50,000 in FHLBNY Grants to Small Businesses and Non-Profits
Spencer Savings Bank is proud to announce that it has distributed an additional $50,000 in grant funding, provided by the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York’s Small Business Recovery Grant Program, to small businesses and nonprofit organizations. The program supports the financial security... - August 07, 2021 - Spencer Savings Bank
Applied Bank, Wilmington, DE, Recognized by Lending Tree’s DepositAccounts.com as #1 Healthiest Bank in America
DepositAccounts.com, a subsidiary of LendingTree, has released its list of the 2021 Healthiest Banks in America, which named Applied Bank as the #1 Healthiest Bank in America. Applied Bank’s financial health was rated the highest out of over 4 thousand banks analyzed throughout the... - August 07, 2021 - Applied Bank
NationalLink, Inc. Announces Appointment of Waldo Banks as VP of Sales & Marketing
NationalLink Inc., a leader in ATM Solutions, Cash Management Programs and Bankcard Processing, today announced the appointment of Waldo Banks as Vice President of Sales & Marketing. Waldo is a visionary senior level executive with over 20 years of experience in a broad range of leadership... - July 31, 2021 - NationalLink
Leadership GBA Board of Directors Elects and Installs Officers and Directors
Members of the Georgia Bankers Association (GBA) have elected and installed officers and eight new members to the Leadership GBA Board of Directors for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. Jenny Wofford, senior vice president and director of retail banking with Pinnacle Bank in Elberton, was installed as... - July 30, 2021 - Georgia Bankers Association
Spencer Savings Bank Awards Almost $25,000 in Scholarships to Local Students
Spencer Savings Bank has awarded almost $25,000 in scholarships to high school and middle school students from 32 local schools in Bergen, Passaic, Union, Mercer, Morris and Essex counties. To date almost $500,000 has been awarded since the program first started in 2002. “As a community... - July 17, 2021 - Spencer Savings Bank
ALSEGO Released a New Version of Talisman MPCS at the End of June
ALSEGO released, at the end of June, a new version of Talisman MPCS, its OpenAPI application server, and dedicates a website to it. - July 11, 2021 - ALSEGO
GBA Elects and Installs Officers and Directors to Its Board
Members of the Georgia Bankers Association (GBA) have elected and installed officers for the 2021-2022 fiscal year and added nine members to its board of directors. Luke Flatt, chairman, president and CEO of AB&T in Albany, was installed as the 132nd Chairman of the Georgia Bankers Association. - July 02, 2021 - Georgia Bankers Association
Codebase Technologies Partners with Capital Bank Group to Build New Regional Digital Bank
Capital Bank Group selects Codebase Technologies to build and launch its first fully digital bank in Jordan and Iraq. The strategic partnership will enrich Capital Bank Group’s digital offering to its retail and corporate clientele. The Capital Bank Group initiative will spearhead digital... - July 02, 2021 - Codebase Technologies
University Lending Group and Rory Ballard Are Excited to Welcome Brian Powell as SVP/National Renovation Production Manager
University Lending Group continues to offer comprehensive mortgage services by focusing on providing personal and specialized services to meet each customer's specific needs. The addition of passionate and highly qualified mortgage renovation and construction specialists to their team, such as... - June 30, 2021 - University Lending Group
American First National Bank Provides Sponsorship to Non-Profit
American First National Bank provided a sponsorship to "A Greater Hope" in support of their upcoming Back-to-School-Bash. - June 27, 2021 - American First National Bank
Spencer Savings Bank President Jane Allerman-Rey Appointed to NJBankers Board of Directors
Spencer Savings Bank, a leading New Jersey-based community bank, is pleased to announce that President and COO Jane Allerman-Rey has been appointed a member of the New Jersey Bankers Association (NJBankers) Board of Directors. She has been elected for a two-year term. “It is an honor to be a... - June 19, 2021 - Spencer Savings Bank
RoZetta Technology Awarded Best Tick Data Management Platform
RoZetta Technology awarded the 2021 TradingTech Insight USA Award for Best Tick Data Management Platform. Ensuring organisations have cost-effective and easy access to the burgeoning amount of data needed to support their analytic, trading, risk management and compliance activity, is where RoZetta... - June 18, 2021 - RoZetta Technology
eMudhra Receives SAFE Identity Certification
eMudhra, a global digital enabler and a premier provider of PKI and Cybersecurity solutions, announced that they have received SAFE Identity certification. - June 16, 2021 - eMudhra Inc.
Peoples Processing Promotes Manoj Naik to Head of Global Mortgage Operations
Peoples Processing Inc. announced today that it has recently promoted Manoj Naik to Head of Global Mortgage Operations. In his new role, Manoj will be responsible for overall client delivery/operations across the globe. Manoj provides guidance and leadership to a diverse team of employees spread... - June 11, 2021 - Peoples Processing
Kuwait Finance House Spearheads RegTech in the GCC with Expanded Partnership with Codebase Technologies
Codebase Technologies (CBT), a global API banking solutions provider, has been selected by Kuwait Finance House Bahrain (KFHB), a pioneer in the global Shari’a banking space, to expand the bank’s digital market leadership with a streamlined regulatory reporting platform to enhance... - June 11, 2021 - Codebase Technologies
ISMG’s CyberEdBoard Global Community Expands to 57 Countries, Launching New International Meeting Series in July 2021
Information Security Media Group launched the CyberEdBoard global community for CISOs and senior cybersecurity executives in November 2020 and continues to expand at a rapid pace. Now serving the collaborative needs of executive members from over 650 organizations in 57 countries, the private... - June 03, 2021 - Information Security Media Group
iGrafx Announces Investment from Banneker Partners
Banneker Partners, an enterprise software-focused investment firm, acquires iGrafx. - June 02, 2021 - iGrafx
GBA Announces 2021 Graduates of the Georgia Banking School
Thirty-seven Georgia bankers recently graduated from the Georgia Banking School. The graduation ceremony took place May 7 at the Georgia Center’s UGA Hotel and Conference Center in Athens, GA. Established in 1961, the Georgia Banking School is a three-year specialized school run by the... - May 28, 2021 - Georgia Bankers Association
Georgia’s Banks Turn in Solid First Quarter
The 156 FDIC-insured banks headquartered in Georgia reported strong first quarter performance as the economy and banking industry continue to recover from the pandemic. According the latest FDIC data, cumulatively the state’s banks earned $715.1 million in the first three months of this year,... - May 28, 2021 - Georgia Bankers Association
David Scott Joins Meadows Bank as Regional President in Arizona
Meadows Bank announced today that David Scott has joined Meadows Bank as the Regional President in Arizona. David brings 18 years of commercial banking experience to his role overseeing the expansion of Meadows Bank’s commercial banking operations in the state. “David’s strong... - May 19, 2021 - Meadows Bank
Global Private Equity Partners Provides Financing for Development of One of Europe's Largest Wind Farm Projects in Several Locations
The Wind Farm Project is to have a combined capacity of over 150 MW, providing electricity to over 100,000 households from renewable energy sources. Global Private Equity Partners provides total funding of EUR 144 Million. Global Private Equity Partners holds 33% of the Corporate Shares which are... - May 17, 2021 - Global Private Equity Partners
Spencer Savings Bank Helps Feed Needy Community Members with Eva’s Village Donation
Spencer Savings Bank recently made a $2,500 donation to Eva’s Village to help feed community members. The organization’s Community Kitchen is serving to-go breakfast and lunch to over 400 individuals daily. This is in addition to serving 3 prepared meals a day to those residing in their... - May 15, 2021 - Spencer Savings Bank
Selma Bartlett Retires After 67 Years in Banking
Meadows Bank announced today that as of April 30, 2021, Selma Bartlett retired from her 67-year career as a bank officer here in Las Vegas. As one of the first female bank officers in the state of Nevada, Selma has been influential in the tremendous growth of Las Vegas, specifically Henderson. - May 13, 2021 - Meadows Bank
First National Closes $22.7 Million Single Family Rental Development Loan in Chicagoland
First National, a financial industry independent lender with over 30 years of history, has closed another complex, multi-property residential development transaction. - May 12, 2021 - Kensington Nanny Service
Codebase Technologies Enables More Intuitive P2P Payments with Digibanc™ Socialpay
Codebase Technologies, a leading Global Open API Banking Solutions provider, is proud to announce the launch of Digibanc™ SocialPay, a cutting-edge social peer-to-peer payments and fund transfers solution. Widespread adoption of a product or service in the digital age is heavily reliant on... - May 11, 2021 - Codebase Technologies
Meadows Bank Reports Q1 2021 Financials and Shareholder Dividend
Meadows Bank, headquartered in Las Vegas, NV, announced today that it not only posted After Tax Net Income of $5,824,534 in the first three months of 2021 which was 56.5% higher than the $3,721,686 earned during the same period in 2020, but that it also recently paid a shareholder dividend. - May 06, 2021 - Meadows Bank
Job Seekers’ CVs Launched Into Space for Star Wars Day
Job board Zoek has partnered with space agency to help candidates stand out. - May 06, 2021 - Zoek
iGrafx Announces Appointment of Andrew McFarland to Chief Executive Officer
iGrafx announces appointment of new CEO, Andrew McFarland. - May 04, 2021 - iGrafx
European Based Private Investment Firm Received USD $875 Million of Equity Financing from Global Private Equity Partners
Proceeds from the Financing will be used to Fund Business Growth and for general Corporate expansion purposes. - April 28, 2021 - Global Private Equity Partners
UK Consumer Spending Increased by 80% During COVID-19, Despite Rise in Unemployment
The percentage of people receiving DWP payments has increased from 5% to 27% since March 2020. The average sum of money awarded by the DWP has increased by 80% since March 2020. The average monthly spending has increased by over 55% since March 2020, despite a rise in unemployment rates. - April 27, 2021 - Suits Me
Spencer Savings Bank Inks $22 Million Loan Deal for Global Manufacturing Company
Spencer Savings Bank recently closed on a $22 million loan for a global manufacturing company headquartered in New York City. The deal is the bank’s largest single transaction in history, signaling a continued appetite for growth and the desire for borrowers to work with a community... - April 24, 2021 - Spencer Savings Bank
National Link Celebrates 25th Business Anniversary
National Link, Inc., one of the largest ATM Providers in the nation, is celebrating a 25th Business Anniversary. Congratulations to all the businesses that made it through the difficulties of this past year. Especially those that didn't just survive, but thrived. National Link has big plans for this year, and the coming years, in continuing to deliver secure options for both cash distribution and credit card transactions. - April 23, 2021 - NationalLink
Zink Pay Partners with Codebase Technologies to Transform Recurring Payments in the UAE
Zink Pay chooses Codebase technologies, a leading global Open API Banking solutions provider, to power their payments processing systems. The partnership builds on the strengths of each company to offer global customers enhanced payment experiences across their lifecycle. Zink Pay’s concept... - April 18, 2021 - Codebase Technologies
Fundacion Génesis Empresarial Sees 3x Lower Loan Defaults After Using Alternative Credit Data by Innovative Assessments
Fundación Génesis Empresarial has partnered with IAssessments to assist in their risk assessments and loan origination processes. Génesis Empresarial, a Guatemala based foundation specialized in economic and social development, originally tested Worthy Credit during 2018. They... - April 14, 2021 - Innovative Assessments
BONAFiDEE Launches New "Liveness Test" Strengthening Its Already Highly Secure, Anti-Fraud, Visual Biometric Verification Check
BONAFiDEE, the award winning reg-tech company based in Tunbridge Wells, is proud to announce the launch of its new "Liveness test" strengthening its already highly secure, anti-fraud, Visual Biometric Verification check. Driven by its goal to remain one step ahead of online fraudsters,... - April 14, 2021 - BONAFiDEE
Global Private Equity Partners Provided a USD $575 Million Loan for Power Plant
Global Private Equity Partners provided a USD $575 Million Loan to set up an 800 megawatt (MW) Power Plant in the South Western region of Asia. The plant, operating on the latest technology, will help meet the south Asian Country’s growing demand for clean energy, said Global Private Equity... - April 13, 2021 - Global Private Equity Partners
Spencer Savings Bank Appoints George Celentano to Executive Vice President, Chief Retail Banking Officer
Spencer Savings Bank is pleased to announce the promotion of George Celentano to the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Retail Officer. Celentano will be responsible for the performance of the bank's Retail business across all products and channels and for leading the team in building and... - April 10, 2021 - Spencer Savings Bank
Peoples Processing Appoints Rich Kean as Senior Manager, Client Engagement
Peoples Processing, Inc., a DBA of Direct Mortgage, Corp., announced today that it has recently appointed Rich Kean as Senior Manager, Client Engagement. In this new role, Rich will be responsible for bringing in and managing new strategic partnerships with marquee clients. Before joining Peoples... - April 10, 2021 - Peoples Processing
Global Private Equity Partners Provides a USD $650MM Loan for European-Based International Energy Company
Global Private Equity Partners provided a USD $650MM Loan for European-based International Energy Company for their energy and wholesale marketing divisions. The facility supports Company's oil product purchase and storage, energy and wholesale marketing, logistics and merchant activities. Global... - April 05, 2021 - Global Private Equity Partners