Is the M&A Tide Finally Turning in Favor of the Acquirers?
The market has been mostly hostile to M&A announcements so far this year… We’ve written several articles this year on the topic of M&A; more specifically, the generally poor reaction…
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1828 to Ethereum A Conversation with Joseph Mancini, Chief Operating Officer at BankProv
BankProv was founded in 1828 as The Provident Bank and exists today as the 10th oldest bank in the country. Today, they are an innovative, commercial bank that finds solutions for…
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A Bank with a Fresh, Innovative Culture and How it Achieves High Employee Retention
Brian Love, Travillian’s Head of Banking and Fintech, has a timely Q&A with Mary Jayne Crocker, EVP Chief Operating Officer at Bridgewater Bank. Written transcript of the Video Conversation that was released…
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Safe and Seamless A Conversation with Monica Murthy, Partnerships Lead at Alloy
Alloy helps banks and fintech’s make better decisions using a single API and dashboard to manage KYC/AML, fraud, and more. In a world of on-demand and instantaneous requirements from customers,…
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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…
Read more A Bank with Fresh, Innovative Culture and How it Achieves High Employee Retention A Conversation with Mary Jayne Crocker, EVP Chief Operating Officer at Bridgewater Bank
Mary Jayne Crocker, EVP Chief Operating Officer, at Bridgewater Bank, joins Travillian’s Brian Love in a transparent discussion on Bridgewater Bank’s “unconventional” culture, how they attract younger talent and maintain employee retention…
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Bank M&A Has Accelerated as Expected, Though Market Reaction Remains Muted
The market has cast a wary eye toward the stocks of most acquisitive banks. For several months now, we’ve noted that while we expected the pace of bank M&A to pick…
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Best Practices and Recent Placements
We’re all looking for new talent- here’s five tips to get it right: As evidenced by a strong jobs report this week, hiring is up across the board. The American economy added…
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What Gen Zers Really Want from Community Banks A Conversation with 40 Grand Founder and long-time Fintech consultant, Dion Lisle, as well as his son, Dylan Lisle
Travillian’s Brian Love and Keith Daly are joined by Dion Lisle and Dylan Lisle to discuss some “Gen Z” takeaways on what’s important for community banks to consider when it comes to winning younger customers. Travillian’s Banking and…
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For Investment Bankers, a Shifting M&A Landscape Demands Adaptability (and Creativity)
The business model at investment banking firms serving the regional and community bank sector over the past few decades has worked very well, helped by an extraordinary level of deal activity,…
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The Importance of Digital Flexibility: A Conversation with Kevin Kielbasa, Head of Business Development at Narmi
Kevin Kielbasa, Head of Business Development at Narmi, joins Travillian’s Keith Daly in a dynamic discussion on the quickly evolving relationships between banks and fintech partners. They cover many topics…
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2021 Mid-Year Banking and Fintech Marketing Roundup
A very strong economy is providing a tailwind for bank fundamentals, and we are increasingly encouraged. While the vigorousness of the economic recovery is likely to vary across the country, the…
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Counter-Trend M&A Can Often Prove The Wisest Course In The Long Run
M&A waves typically reflect a “follow-the-herd” mentality. More often than not, periods of heightened bank sector M&A activity seem to be driven by a few common themes in each cycle. But…
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Surprising Trends Around Recent Bank M&A
Like the Summer Heat, M&A Activity Has Spiked, And In Many Ways Seems Fairly Conventional. A number of high-profile M&A transactions — like M&T / People’s United; Webster / Sterling;…
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