Steven Hunter, Director of Strategic Risk Modeling at South State Bank, talks to Brian Love of Travillian NEXT
Travillian NEXT proudly hosts an emerging leader, South State Bank’s Director of Strategic Risk Modeling, Steven Hunter. By way of their massive merger with CenterState Bank earlier this year, Steven is at the epicenter of…
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Would Increased Corporate Tax Rates Hit Banks Where It Hurts?
While no longer inevitable or even likely, higher corporate tax rates are still possible. With the election and its potential ramifications still in focus and in flux, we’re going to…
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Fastest Three Minutes in Banking: Post-Election Day Musings
While the country sorts through the implications of the historic vote earlier this week, and with the caveat that things can still change and could remain in dispute for quite…
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Nathaniel Harley, CEO & Co-Founder of MANTL, Talks to Keith Daly of Travillian NEXT
Travillian NEXT proudly hosts a true FinTech innovator: Nathaniel Harley, the CEO & Co-Founder of MANTL, a fast-growth FinTech that partners with community banks for omni-channel account opening products. They offer a customer-centric outer core ecosystem that…
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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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A Conversation with Jeff Cardone: Keeping Your Bank Proactive with Growth, Capital Planning and Succession
Travillian’s Head of Depository Search, Brian Love, spoke with Jeff Cardone (Partner, Luse Gorman), about how banks need to be proactive in this tumultuous economic climate. The two also covered M&A and hot-button topics…
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Are Share Repurchases a Good Idea? Considerations for Management Teams – When to Execute And What to Anticipate
“Stock buybacks, though sometimes misused, are an important tool that businesses must have to reallocate excess capital.” – Jamie Dimon, 2018 Shareholder Letter Backdrop on Share Repurchases. With slower loan growth likely and…
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Efficiencies Through Robotics – Five Star Bank’s Journey
What sets community banks apart from superregional and global banks is the personal touch. However, these banks often struggle to provide a consistent customer experience—requiring large front lines and operations…
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Consolidation Across the Nation – Trends and Takeaways for your Branch Network
Introduction. For many years, bank delivery models have been transforming due to massive digital adoption, which was accelerated in 2020 with no sign of looking back. A recent survey (Novantas) indicated…
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Virginia is for Mergers: Insights on the MOE Trend in Banking – an interview with two dynamic CEOs in Southern Virginia
Charlottesville, VA-based Blue Ridge Bankshares and Richmond, VA-based Bay Banks of Virginia announced a $100 million merger on August 13th. This MOE marks a possible trend that may be more…
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Depository Investment Bankers Unplugged – Northeast & Mid-Atlantic Edition: Strategies, Advice, and M&A in a Revenue-Challenged Environment
The Travillian Group hosted three top Northeast and Mid-Atlantic focused depository investment bankers in a discussion about how they’re advising their bank clients today. Topics included M&A, strategies around operational…
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Community Banking Through the Private Equity Lens Investors Weigh in on the State of the Industry
The Travillian Group hosted two top private equity investors, David Honold from Patriot Financial Partners and Tony Scavuzzo from Castle Creek Capital, in a discussion about the current state of the banking industry and…
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Talent and Strategy Will Help Banking Evolve
The Travillian Group’s Depository Search team, Brian Love and Keith Daly, joined Bryan Claggett’s Bad Ass Banking webcast in a casual, fun conversation about the intersection of talent and innovation…
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