Southern Bancorp Using Fintech to Help the Poor
Using behavioral economics, Southern Bancorp is studying how it could help grow the bank’s geographic footprint without opening more brick-and-mortar locations. read more >
Using behavioral economics, Southern Bancorp is studying how it could help grow the bank’s geographic footprint without opening more brick-and-mortar locations. read more >
John Kim, chief product officer for PayPal, spoke with The Associated Press about how the company is using the early proliferation of artificial intelligence technologies in its business. read more >
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will deliver the opening keynote address for The Venture Center of Little Rock's upcoming fintech summit. read more >
The Venture Center of Little Rock's inaugural summit in 2022 attracted hundreds of U.S. banks and global fintech companies. read more >
The fintech company, which helped simplify the PPP loan forgiveness process during the pandemic, has its sights on new projects. read more >
In the weeks after Arkansas cannabis financial firm Abaca was acquired for that amount by Colorado’s SHF Holdings Inc. late last year, Abaca co-founder Dan Roda says in some ways, very little. read more >
He's currently the chief innovation officer at Little Rock investment firm Circumference Group. read more >
Miller had led the nonprofit since 2018. Chief Strategy Officer Mimi San Pedro has been named interim director. read more >
The deal gives the buyer, Colorado-based Safe Harbor Financial, access to more than 300 accounts. read more >
The report also found that the large banks that partly own Zelle have been reluctant to compensate customers who have been victims of fraud or scams. read more >
Another concern among advisers and consumer advocates, as well as Washington lawmakers and regulators, is the ease with which consumers can layer on these installment loans. read more >
The expansion comes after the inaugural VenCent Fintech Summit last month, which attracted hundreds in the industry to Little Rock. read more >
FIS CEO Gary Norcross and St. Louis Fed VP Allen North were among the speakers. read more >
One of several standouts was Arcanum Technology of Athens, Georgia, which demoed a secure, four-character password that never has to be changed by the end user. read more >
The conference, hosted by the Venture Center of Little Rock, aims to be a networking opportunity and a place for Arkansas fintech companies to showcase their products. read more >
Rainey brings experience leading innovation-minded customer service organizations, CEO Doug McMillon said. read more >
A Goldman Sachs veteran will lead the combined companies. read more >
