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Dr. Art Harper: 12/3/25 9:32 AM
A New Era of Embedded Lending for Small Businesses In a move that underscores the rapid evolution of embedded finance, Walmart has announced a partnership with Lendistry, a fintech Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), to offer small...
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Fabio Biasella: 11/25/25 8:30 AM
A client recently asked me how banking roles and organizational structures should evolve as so much engagement shifts to digital, while consumers...
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Dr. Art Harper: 11/24/25 2:42 PM
As digital assets quickly evolve, Mastercard and Visa, the two global payment titans, are taking distinctly different approaches to the crypto...
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James White: 11/20/25 1:17 PM
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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Dr. Art Harper: 11/17/25 12:08 PM
Key Takeaways From This Blog: Visa and Mastercard’s agreement ends a decades-long antitrust dispute and introduces structural reforms that lower...
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Joe Dugan: 11/13/25 9:14 AM
Key Takeaways From This Blog: The Huntington Bancshares acquisition of Cadence Bank, creating a $258B-asset institution, highlights a powerful trend:...
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Gene Pelham: 11/10/25 1:58 PM
This insightful discussion comes from a Leaders Give Back podcast episode with Executive Affiliate, Gene Pelham, former CEO of Rogue Credit Union.
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Fabio Biasella: 11/6/25 5:00 AM
Key Takeaways From This Blog: Mortgage rates still matter, but they’re no longer the primary force shaping the market. The real catalyst is...
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James White: 10/30/25 10:08 AM
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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Joe Dugan: 10/24/25 10:44 AM
Key Takeaways From This Blog: Inspired by early successes like Chime and Marcus, dozens of community and regional banks launched digital-only brands...
