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Academy Bank on Laying the Foundation for a Fast BaaS Market Entry

Travillian Next host Amber Buker, Chief Research Officer at Travillian, sits down with David Robinson,…

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Banking, Leadership, Strategy, Talent

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Solving the Talent Gap at a Fast-Growing Bank

There often comes a moment in the growth trajectory of successful banks where the talent…

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Banking, Strategy

The Balance Sheet Moves Piper Sandler’s Scott Hildenbrand Says Banks Should Be Making Now

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July 17, 2025

Tech & Innovation, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), Fintech

What’s Stopping Banks from Using AI? Featuring Finov8r Founder Allan Rayson

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July 10, 2025

Tech & Innovation, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), Fintech

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July 10, 2025

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Wall Street, Capital Markets, M&A

Top Performing Bank Stocks YTD: 3 Names Defying the Sector Slump in 2025

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Top Performing Bank Stocks YTD: 3 Names Defying the Sector Slump in 2025

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Tech & Innovation, BaaS, Banking, Digital Banking, Fintech, Strategy

Boom to Bust: The Partner Bank Boom Revisited

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June 20, 2025

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Tech & Innovation, BaaS, Banking, Digital Banking, Fintech, Strategy

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June 20, 2025

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Banking, Talent

Tech-Forward Thinking Meets Talent Strategy: A Q&A With Amber Buker, Chief Research Officer

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June 4, 2025

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Talent, Hiring Trends, Leadership

Banks, Breakfast Club, and Bold Moves: 2025’s Hiring Story So Far

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June 4, 2025

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Banking, Risk & Compliance, Strategy

Cogent Law Breaks Down Cannabis Banking and Regulation

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June 4, 2025

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June 4, 2025

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Tech & Innovation, BaaS, Digital Assets, Digital Banking, Fintech

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May 30, 2025

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Tech & Innovation, BaaS, Digital Assets, Digital Banking, Fintech

All Eyez on [Chi]me (ft. Mike Perito)

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Tech & Innovation

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Tech & Innovation

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May 21, 2025

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M&A, Wall Street

Depository Investment Bankers Unplugged: Real Talk on M&A with Piper Sandler & D.A. Davidson

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May 15, 2025

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Banking, Tech & Innovation

The Largest Bank IPO Since 2017: Spotlight on Northpointe Bank

“Don’t get too high with the highs or too low with the lows”. Starting and scaling a bank in today’s…

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Banking, Tech & Innovation

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May 8, 2025

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De Novo State of Mind: Two CEOs on their Innovative Journeys Growing New Banks

Starting a bank from scratch might sound like a wild idea in today’s world, but for Lori Maley, CEO of…

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May 2, 2025

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De Novo State of Mind: Two CEOs on their Innovative Journeys Growing New Banks

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May 2, 2025

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Tech & Innovation

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April 25, 2025

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Tech & Innovation

Trailblazers Ep. 3: Lee Easton of iDENTIFY Clears the Data Fog for Community Banks

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April 25, 2025

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Q1 Earnings Seems Predictable — So How Can Banks Differentiate Themselves to Investors?

With bank’s “earnings season” for the first quarter of 2025 already underway, it is difficult to get overly excited when…

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April 16, 2025

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Q1 Earnings Seems Predictable — So How Can Banks Differentiate Themselves to Investors?

With bank’s “earnings season” for the first quarter of 2025 already underway, it is difficult to get overly excited when…

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April 16, 2025

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Banking, Hiring Trends, Succession Planning, Talent

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April 11, 2025

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Proven Marketing Strategies to Help Community Banks Win Against Larger Competitors: A Conversation with Caleb Stevens, VP of Marketing at SouthState Bank

In the latest episode of Travillian Next, Keith Daly, Principal of Banking & Fintech Search at Travillian, sits down with…

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April 3, 2025

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Proven Marketing Strategies to Help Community Banks Win Against Larger Competitors: A Conversation with Caleb Stevens, VP of Marketing at SouthState Bank

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April 3, 2025

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Banking, Cryptocurrency, Digital Assets, Tech & Innovation

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March 27, 2025

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Banking, Cryptocurrency, Digital Assets, Tech & Innovation

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March 27, 2025

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Tech & Innovation, Banking, Cryptocurrency

Part 1: Silvergate Bank’s Rise and Fall: Lessons from Former Silvergate Bank President & Current BitGo Stablecoins Head Ben Reynolds

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March 20, 2025

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Tech & Innovation, Banking, Cryptocurrency

Part 1: Silvergate Bank’s Rise and Fall: Lessons from Former Silvergate Bank President & Current BitGo Stablecoins Head Ben Reynolds

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March 20, 2025

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Banking, Talent

Mergers, Money, and Missing Talent: What Bank CEOs Are Facing – 1st Colonial Community Bank CEO Bob White Shares His Expertise

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March 13, 2025

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Banking, Talent

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March 13, 2025

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Tech & Innovation, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), Fintech

Trailblazers Ep. 2: Can AI Fix Banking Compliance? Co-Founder Kalyani Ramadurgam Thinks So

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March 4, 2025

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Tech & Innovation, Cryptocurrency

Community Banks Can’t Ignore This Crypto Shift—Here’s Why

In this episode of Travillian Next, Travillian host Keith Daly, Principal – Banking & Fintech Search, and Gene Yoshida, an…

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February 27, 2025

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Community Banks Can’t Ignore This Crypto Shift—Here’s Why

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February 27, 2025

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Talent, Tech & Innovation

The Recruiter, the CEO & the CIO: How MidWestOne Bank Built Its Tech Future

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February 20, 2025

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Talent, Tech & Innovation

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February 20, 2025

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Let’s Do It: Time to Focus on PPNR Again in 2025

Over the past two years, most of the bank industry’s focus has been on rising deposit costs, compressing margins, rate…

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February 13, 2025

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Let’s Do It: Time to Focus on PPNR Again in 2025

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February 13, 2025

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Tech & Innovation

Trailblazers Ep. 1: Nikhil Lakhanpal & Narmi Continually Challenge the Status Quo in Community Banking

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February 5, 2025

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Tech & Innovation

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February 5, 2025

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Inside Acquire or Be Acquired: Bankers Are Gearing Up for a Defining Four Years

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January 31, 2025

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Tech & Innovation

Digital Assets Strike Back: Stablecoins & Tokenized Deposits—5 Things Community Banks Need to Know

Author: Keith Daly, Principal, Banking & Fintech Search at Travillian The Trump administration is now back in power, and it…

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January 24, 2025

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Tech & Innovation

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January 24, 2025

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Succession Planning, Talent

When Crisis Hits, How Prepared Is Your Bank? Succession Lessons from John Sneed, Chairman of FMS Bank

Author: John Sneed, Chairman and Retired CEO, FMS Bank, Fort Morgan, Colorado Imagine being the Chairman of the Board of a…

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January 16, 2025

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Succession Planning, Talent

When Crisis Hits, How Prepared Is Your Bank? Succession Lessons from John Sneed, Chairman of FMS Bank

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January 16, 2025

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Travillian’s 2025 Blueprint: Will Your Bank Keep Up?

For all the challenges facing bankers during 2024, the year ended with a flurry of activity and optimism across the…

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January 10, 2025

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Travillian’s 2025 Blueprint: Will Your Bank Keep Up?

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January 10, 2025

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2024 Highlights: NEXT-Level Connections and Conversations

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December 27, 2024

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December 27, 2024

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December 19, 2024

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Talent Talk Unfiltered: Visionaries Vs. Doers

In this Travillian Talent Talk, Travillian’s Brian Love, Head of Banking & Fintech, Keith Daly, Principal, Banking & Fintech Search,…

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December 12, 2024

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Talent Talk Unfiltered: Visionaries Vs. Doers

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December 12, 2024

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Banking, Credit & Lending

Never a Dull Moment: Ryan Goldberg’s Journey to Leading One of America’s “Top Credit Unions,” DFCU Financial

Earlier this year, Newsweek named DFCU Financial one of America’s Top Credit Unions. In this episode of Travillian Next, Brian…

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December 5, 2024

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Banking, Credit & Lending

Never a Dull Moment: Ryan Goldberg’s Journey to Leading One of America’s “Top Credit Unions,” DFCU Financial

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December 5, 2024

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How Native American Bank is Financing Housing and Economic Growth in Tribal Communities

Brian Love, Head of Banking & Fintech at Travillian, chats with Tom Ogaard, CEO of Native American Bank, about their…

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November 21, 2024

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How Native American Bank is Financing Housing and Economic Growth in Tribal Communities

Brian Love, Head of Banking & Fintech at Travillian, chats with Tom Ogaard, CEO of Native American Bank, about their…

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November 21, 2024

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NEXT Forum: Headliner: Johnny Allison, Chairman, CEO & Co-Founder of Home Bancshares Inc

The 2024 NEXT Forum, hosted by Travillian and Newcleus LLC at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, NJ. Day of Education…

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November 15, 2024

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NEXT Forum: Headliner: Johnny Allison, Chairman, CEO & Co-Founder of Home Bancshares Inc

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