James White
James White is a seasoned financial services strategist with over 25 years of experience in banking technology, CRM, and fintech innovation. At EngageFI, he leads consulting engagements that help financial institutions modernize their strategies, deploy AI solutions, and drive growth through smarter engagement. James previously held executive roles at Raddon and Total Expert, where he built high-performing teams and helped banks and credit unions turn data into actionable strategy. His insights have been featured in The Financial Brand, American Banker, Credit Union Times, and BAI.
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M&A Study: 865 Banks and Credit Unions Are Ready to Merge, and Many Don't Know It Yet
By 2028, between 500 and 800 U.S. financial institutions will disappear. Not from failure. From the merger.
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The Consolidation Wave Banking and Credit Union Boards Are Ignoring
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The Charter Rush Nobody's Talking About
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The $298 Billion Lesson Banks Keep Ignoring
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The $10 Billion Question: Why Most Banks Are Sitting on a Data Gold Mine They Can't Spend
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AI-Native Banking Isn't Coming in 2026. It's Already Here.
Financial institutions keep talking about "adding AI" to their operations. Installing chatbots. Deploying fraud detection models. Automating...
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AI Isn’t One and Done: Banks Need an Agent Admin Before They Need Another Model
Key Takeaways From This Blog: AI isn’t static software, it learns, drifts, and changes over time. Treating it like a plug-and-play tool is a mistake....
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Amara’s Law and the Fear That Stalls Banking’s Future
Key Takeaways From This Blog: Each wave of innovation, online banking, mobile, now AI, follows the same cycle: hype, hesitation, and eventual...
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AI Agents Just Got a Wallet: What That Means for Banks and Credit Unions
Google, Mastercard, PayPal, American Express, and Coinbase quietly changed the script last week. They rolled out theAgent Payments Protocol, which...