A Match Made in Digital: The Evolving Partnership of Fintechs & Community Banks

Travillian hosted two executive leaders in the evolution of banking: • Brian Johnson – President, CEO, & Director, Choice Financial Bank • Nikhil Lakhanpal – Co-Founder, Narmi Choice Financial Group • Headquartered in Fargo,…

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Who is Driving Your Bank’s Digital Bus?

A lot of confusion already exists around which type of technological leader a bank needs (Chief Technology Officer? Chief Information Officer?) and now we’ve seen the advent of an even newer role to consider: a Chief Digital Officer. So, what is…

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The Countdown To Travillian’s Tech-Forward Bank Index

With 1Q bank earnings season now just about behind us, on May 19th, we will be announcing the first group of banks that will comprise The Travillian Group’s Tech-Forward Bank…

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Announcing The Travillian Group’s ​Tech-Forward Bank Index

We look forward to unveiling our list of tech-forward banks, so keep a close eye out for the debut of the Index later this month!  What is The Travillian Group’s Tech-Forward Bank…

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Are Tech/Fintech-Focused Investors Bidding Up “Tech-Forward” Bank Stocks?

On the one hand, pure technology and fintech-oriented stocks have been weak so far year-to-date… So far this year, and especially over the past month or so, it’s been interesting to…

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The Intersection of FinTech and ​Community Banking

A webinar hosted by Travillian yielded quite a few interesting takeaways. Last week, The Travillian Group hosted a webinar that I was fortunate to co-moderate along with Brian Love from Travillian. The topic…

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The Evolution of Radius Bank: A Conversation with ​Chris Tremont, EVP Virtual Banking

For the last several years, Boston-based Radius Bank had been a popular name in banking, due to their transformation from sleepy community bank to an innovative player committed to mobile-centric banking…

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Digital Banking 3.0 – A Conversation with Jeffery Kendall, CEO at NYMBUS

​Jeffery Kendall, Chief Executive Officer at NYMBUS, joins Executive Search Consultant, Keith Daly, at The Travillian Group, for a dynamic chat on the current trends in banking & fintech and what the future holds as banking rapidly…

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FinTech Strategy Check: Three Bank Executives Share Recipes for Success

Three trailblazing bank executives, Larry Mazza (CEO, MVB Financial), Eric Sprink (CEO, Coastal Financial Corporation) and Charles “Chuck” Shaffer (CEO and Director, Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida) have been ahead of the pack in their banks’…

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Travillian NEXT Premiere Episode: Thinking About Digital Transformation for your Bank? You Don’t Want to Miss This.

Our new web series, Travillian NEXT, celebrates innovators within the financial services space. In our inaugural episode, Brian Love and Keith Daly, spoke with Patrick Sells, the Chief Innovation Officer at Quontic Bank and American Banker’s 2020 Digital Banker of the…

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Introducing Travillian NEXT: An Original Web Series that Keeps Tabs on the Most Innovative Talent in the ​​Banking and FinTech Space

Visionary leaders within Banking and FinTech are shaping the future of financial services by driving innovation and thinking differently about technology. Travillian NEXT is an original web series that profiles our insightful and engaging conversations with the…

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