The Future of Cross-Border Transactions: Faster, Cheaper, and Revolutionized by CBDCs

In his Travillian Next debut, Dimitris Malisianos, Principal, Banking & Fintech Search at Travillian, engages with two recognized influencers and advocates of payments, innovation, and fintech: Jason Mikula, Publisher of…

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The Fight for Fintechs & BaaS Banks in DC: A conversation with Phil Goldfeder

The turmoil in the banking system over the past month will certainly lead to new legislation & regulatory oversight. It is crucial to have advocates in Washington D.C. to ensure…

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Community Banks & The Battle for Fee Income

As the fight for fee income intensifies, community banks are looking for new ways to compete in an ever-changing landscape. Larger banks are eliminating overdraft, ATM, and other fees that…

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A Fintech / Bank Relationship Shouldn’t Be a Pain in the BaaS

  In the dynamic world of banking and fintech partnerships, collaboration is key to achieving success and growth. Similar to the importance of building strong relationships in your personal life,…

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The Green Scene: Cannabis and Community Banks

  As the legal cannabis market continues to grow, many community banks and credit unions are looking for ways to support this thriving industry. Banking cannabis brings its own set…

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The State of Payments, According to Tom Bell, CEO of Maast

Travillian is excited to welcome industry-veteran Tom Bell, CEO of Maast, to discuss the payments ecosystem in a new episode of Travillian Next. Bell’s accomplished career spans decades and includes…

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Banking on an Embedded Future: A Conversation with Sarah Howell, SVP Partner Programs at Infinant

  Embedded Banking. Banking-as-a-Service. Embedded Finance. Whatever you want to call it, banks are both excited and skeptical about the recent upsurge in the adoption of this initiative. BaaS can…

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Trey Maust, CEO of BankEvo, Talks Augmentation, Innovation and His Journey Into the World of Embedded Finance

Last week, a large grouping of BaaS Banks descended on Fredericksburg, Texas for the FedFis Roundup where they networked and traded war stories. Travillian’s Head of Banking & Fintech, Brian Love,…

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Travillian Attends Independent Bankers of Colorado 49th Annual Convention

In late September, Travillian’s Head of Banking and Fintech, Brian Love was invited to address the Independent Bankers of Colorado in their 49th Annual Convention, in Vail, CO.  This amazing…

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The Alamo for Community Banks, a Conversation with Matthew Smith – Director of Strategic Initiatives for Independent Banks Association of Texas (IBAT)

As with the Alamo, opposition is coming from all angles these days for community banks. Fintechs, megabanks, Wall Street, Big Tech, and even Walmart all have the advantage of investing billions…

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What Do Banks Need? Risk and Compliance Talent

This year, Travillian’s search professionals have been hard at work helping our bank clients find leaders of all types. However, the most prevalent and urgent needs are within the Risk and Compliance…

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Is Your Bank’s Risk & Compliance Talent Focusing on the Right Things: A Conversation with Coastal Financial Corporation’s Curt Queyrouze & Andrew Stines

Risk and Compliance has always been a critical function for community banks, especially so today when tech-forward banks are involved in complicated BaaS and embedded finance partnerships with fintechs and…

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Travillian Next Presents: How Being a Tech-Forward Bank Impacts Your Bottom Line Webinar

Community banking’s push into technology was already happening before the pandemic, but it has become an even bigger priority ever since. Nevertheless, pivoting to a tech-forward business model is not…

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If You Build It, They Will Come: Iowa Bank Wins Over Fintech Rancher and Risk Maestro

Travillian Tech-Forward Bank Index Profile I The Zac Brown Band sings about everybody being in the “same boat, fishing in the same hole.” In that case, Reinbeck, Iowa-based Lincoln Savings…

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