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Mars Bank Promotes Mortgage Originator to Officer Position
Mars Bank promoted Megan Legursky, a mortgage originator with the bank since 2017 to the position of Assistant Vice President, Mortgage Loan Officer. Ms. Legursky serves customers in the greater Pittsburgh area with mortgages for purchase or refinance, home equity loans, and connects customers with... - March 23, 2019 - Mars Bank
Mars Bank Promotes Two to Vice President
Mars Bank promoted Hope Pifer to Vice President, Senior Financial Analyst and Stefanie Neff to Vice President, Loan Operations Manager. Each plays an integral role in the operations of the bank. “Hope and Stefanie are part of the next generation leaders that are so critical to our... - March 23, 2019 - Mars Bank
Khalti Launches QR-Code-Based Event Ticketing Facility in Nepal
Ticket Booking and Payments for All Types of Events in Nepal Now Possible via Mobile Phone. - March 20, 2019 - Khalti Digital Wallet
Spencer Savings Bank Welcomes New Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Spencer Savings Bank is pleased to welcome its newest member to the executive management team, Steven M. Fusco, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Fusco will be responsible for the overall management of Spencer’s Finance Division, including the areas of accounting,... - March 18, 2019 - Spencer Savings Bank
Spencer Savings Bank Helps Eva’s Village Prepare Clients for Job Success
Many individuals go to Eva’s Village to find hope and a new beginning. Spencer Savings Bank, a community bank headquartered in Elmwood Park, N.J., recently partnered up with Eva’s Village to empower, mentor and prepare Eva’s Village clients for job success. The Paterson-based nonprofit works to break the cycle of poverty and addiction through a unique and integrated approach. - March 06, 2019 - Spencer Savings Bank
A Leading New Fintech Startup Ecosystem from CFTE
CFTE reveals the imminent launch of its Fintech startup ecosystem, at La Place in Paris. - February 28, 2019 - CFTE
Khalti Digital Wallet Launches Smart Daughter Program to Promote Digital and Financial Literacy Among Girls and Young Women Across Nepal
Khalti, a digital payment platform in Nepal has announced the launch of a special "Smart Daughter" program today. The program is aimed at empowering girls and young women in Nepal through financial knowledge and skills. As part of this initiative, 10,000 adolescent girls and women from... - February 25, 2019 - Khalti Digital Wallet
Mars Bancorp Named to 2019 OTCQX Best 50
Mars Bancorp (OTCQX: MNBP) is pleased to announce it was named to the 2019 OTCQX® Best 50, a ranking of top performing companies traded on the OTCQX Best Market last year. Mars Bancorp is the parent company of Mars Bank. - February 22, 2019 - Mars Bank
Healthcare Systems Federal Credit Union Upgrades to Dolphin Debit to Manage Its ATMs
To improve service levels, Healthcare Systems Federal Credit Union has turned over management of its 20 ATMs to Dolphin Debit, the full-service ATM management company. Healthcare Systems FCU, based in Falls Church, Virginia, serves members who work or volunteer in the healthcare industry in... - February 15, 2019 - Dolphin Debit
Mission Federal Credit Union Survey Finds San Diegans Are Concerned About Housing Market
Mission Federal Credit Union, San Diego’s largest, locally-based financial institution exclusively serving San Diego County, has conducted a survey to learn about how San Diegans feel about the housing market in San Diego County. The housing market has been challenging for many San Diegans... - February 14, 2019 - Mission Federal Credit Union
Al Ghurair Exchange Strengthens Its Bond with UBL Bank Pakistan
Al Ghurair Exchange enhances its relationship with UBL Bank Pakistan. United Bank Limited (UBL) leads the banking and financial services sector in Pakistan which allows customers to send cash and conduct bank transfers across Pakistan from any of AL Ghurair Exchange branches located across... - February 14, 2019 - Al Ghurair Exchange
Mission Federal Credit Union Conducts Survey to Learn How San Diegans Shop for Cars
Mission Federal Credit Union, San Diego’s largest, locally-based financial institution exclusively serving San Diego County, conducted a survey of 400 San Diegans between the ages of 25 and 54, to learn about how San Diegans shop for a new vehicle. Questions explored how survey participants... - February 11, 2019 - Mission Federal Credit Union
Mission Federal Credit Union Surveys San Diegans About Their Credit Habits
Mission Federal Credit Union, San Diego’s largest locally based financial institution exclusively serving San Diego County, has conducted a survey of 400 San Diego County residents between the ages of 25 and 54, asking questions about credit card use and paying down credit card debt. The... - February 07, 2019 - Mission Federal Credit Union
Meadows Bank Net Income Rises 33% in 2018
Meadows Bank, headquartered in Las Vegas, NV, announced today that in 2018 the Bank’s After Tax Net Income grew 33% to $15.8 million, up from 11.9 million in 2017. As of December 31, 2018, Total Assets of Meadows Bank grew by 9% from the prior year end to $858.7 million from $791.0... - February 06, 2019 - Meadows Bank
Potrero Hill Restaurant Avoids Rising Rent by Purchasing Building with SBA 504 Loan from TMC Financing
TMC Financing helped owners of Plow to secure $2.5 million in total project cost through the SBA 504 loan program. The funds were used to purchase a 4,000 square foot mixed-use property in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco. - February 06, 2019 - TMC Financing
Spencer Savings Bank Holds Annual Meeting and Announces Board of Directors Election Results
Dedicated leader and 40 year banking veteran is re-elected to the bank’s Board of Directors. Spencer Savings Bank, a community bank headquartered in Elmwood Park, N.J., has re-elected Jose B. Guerrero to the bank’s Board of Directors, for a term of three years. The election was announced at its Annual Meeting, held at the Royal Manor in Garfield, on January 24, 2019. - January 31, 2019 - Spencer Savings Bank
Introducing FinArt – A New Way to Track Expenses and Budget
After successful validation in India and 4 other countries, FinArt (automated expense & budget tracking app with data privacy controls) is now available in your region. - January 27, 2019 - FinArt
First Service Credit Union Member Wins $50,000 in Cash Rewards Sweepstakes
One lucky member of First Service Credit Union was handed a check for $50,000 after winning the grand prize in the credit union’s 2018 Cash Rewards Sweepstakes. The lucky winner, Dennis Sanders of Lake Jackson has been a member of First Service since 2005. Sanders has remained a First... - January 27, 2019 - First Service Credit Union
Mars Bank, Butler Radio Team Up to Support Veterans in Need
Mars Bank and the Butler Radio Network presented a check for $3,200 to Veterans in Need of Butler County. The bank and WISR, WBUT, and 97.7 The Rock Station donated as well as raised funds at community events, the Veterans Day Parade in Butler, and at Mars Bank locations. Veterans in Need provides... - January 17, 2019 - Mars Bank
Spencer Savings Bank’s Annual Toy Drive Brings Joy to Hundreds of Children in the Community
Bringing a smile to a child's face is always a wonderful sight to see during the holidays. Spencer Savings Bank held its annual toy drive in December, bringing joy to hundreds of children in the local community. Employees from the bank, some dressing up as Santa and Mrs. Claus, visited local nonprofits to pass out toys to the excited children and hear all about their holiday wishes. - January 15, 2019 - Spencer Savings Bank
Mars Bank’s Shawn Proper Appointed to Statewide Policy Committee
Shawn R. Proper, Senior Vice President Mortgage and Consumer Lending at Mars Bank, has been appointed to the Pennsylvania Bankers Association’s (PA Bankers) Government Relations Policy Committee. - January 10, 2019 - Mars Bank
Meadows Bank Increases Rate on IOLTA Funds to Support Organizations That Provide Low or No-Cost Legal Aid
Meadows Bank, Member FDIC, announced that it has raised the interest rate paid on IOLTA Funds (Lawyers Trust Accounts). The earned interest from the Interest on Lawyers Trust Account (IOLTA) program is an important source of funding for the organizations supported by the Nevada Bar Foundation,... - January 08, 2019 - Meadows Bank
Paytah App Goes Live and Customers Now Have Access to IBAN Accounts Running on the Blockchain
Paytah Payment Solutions announced the release of its new digital platform: The Paytah Wallet – a multicurrency account App running on the blockchain. - January 04, 2019 - Paytah Payment Solutions
Hensley / Elam Announces Sponsorship in Kentucky Cyber Security Conference
Russ Hensley, CEO of Hensley / Elam, announces that his firm will sponsor the 5th annual Kentucky Cyber Security Conference. - January 02, 2019 - Hensley / Elam
Khalti Teams Up with Foodmandu to Facilitate Digital Payment for Online Food Delivery in Nepal
Khalti, an emerging digital wallet and payment gateway in Nepal has announced partnership with Foodmandu, Nepal’s No. 1 online food delivery platform. Amit Agrawal, Director of Khalti and Manohar Adhikari, Founder and CEO of Foodmandu signed the partnership agreement on Thursday, 27 December... - December 29, 2018 - Khalti Digital Wallet
Spencer Savings Bank Recognizes Anthony Niciejewski, NJBankers Emerging Leaders Rising Star Award Winner
Anthony Niciejewski, Spencer Savings Bank’s Business Banking Officer, was recently honored with the NJBankers Emerging Leaders Rising Star Award. Spencer sat down with Anthony to learn about paving a path to success – his way. - December 26, 2018 - Spencer Savings Bank
InCorp Group Acquires Cekindo Group, Indonesia
InCorp Group, Singapore’s leading corporate services company, announced today the acquisition with Cekindo Bisnis Grup, a consultancy firm headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia. Founded in 2011, Cekindo Grup offers the following corporate services: • company registration • company... - December 25, 2018 - In.Corp Group
REALTOR Recognized for Service | Stephanie Kuhlman of NAI Harmon Group Receives NAR National Commercial Award
NAI Harmon Group is pleased to announce that Stephanie Kuhlman has been awarded the NAR National Commercial Award and is Northwest Ohio’s regional recipient. Award recipients are REALTOR® members of the National Association of REALTORS and nominated by their state, local board, or... - December 19, 2018 - NAI Harmon Group
Khalti Digital Wallet Brings Online Stall Booking and Payment Facility to CAN InfoTech 2019, Nepal’s Largest ICT Exhibition
Khalti partners with the Federation of Computer Association of Nepal to bring online payment facility for stall booking for Nepal’s largest ICT exhibition, CAN InfoTech 2019. - December 12, 2018 - Khalti Digital Wallet
EQDerivatives Launches Machine Learning/Alt Data Platform, machineByte
machineByte is a platform dedicated to machine learning in investment management across data, learning types, markets and asset classes. - December 08, 2018 - machineByte
Meadows Bank Ranks #1 in Small Business Administration (SBA) 7(a) and 504 Lending
Meadows Bank announced that it finished the U.S. Small Business Administration fiscal year ending 9/30/18 as the #1 lender in SBA 7(a) and 504 loans in Nevada (ranked by dollar volume). “Meadows Bank continues to demonstrate its dedication to the local Nevada economy by being named... - December 04, 2018 - Meadows Bank
Khalti Digital Wallet Users in Nepal Can Now Directly Book Film Tickets on the App
Khalti partners with FCUBE Cinemas, Q’s Cinemas, BSR Movies, and Mid-Town Galleria to launch movie ticketing system on its platform. - December 04, 2018 - Khalti Digital Wallet
Global Education Leaders EDHEC Business School and CFTE to Launch Fintech Hybrid Certificate in 2019
CFTE and EDHEC Business School prepare a specialist Fintech course combining online and offline learning for Q1 2019 launch. - December 03, 2018 - CFTE
Silicon Prairie Investment Crowdfunding Portal First to Offer Self-Directed IRA Funding Option
Silicon Prairie Online (https://sppx.io), the first investment crowdfunding portal company to link blockchain based distributed ledgers under an Initial Crowd Offering model is pleased to announce the ability to invest with a Self-Directed Individual Retirement Account (SD-IRA) through an... - December 02, 2018 - Silicon Prairie Portal & Exchange
Spencer Savings Bank Sponsors Lunch Program, Feeds Hundreds of Needy Community Members, and Distributes Over 1,000 Hygiene Items
It is commendable when organizations assist community members during the holiday season. Spencer Savings Bank recently sponsored the “Fund A Meal” program at Eva’s Village to help celebrate the spirit of the season by giving back. Employees also visited the nonprofit to help serve a hot lunch meal to hundreds of needy community members. Goodie bags filled with more than 1,000 hygiene items were also distributed to the guests. - November 29, 2018 - Spencer Savings Bank
Mars Bank’s Shawn Proper Graduates from PA Bankers Leadership Institute
Shawn R. Proper, Senior Vice President Mortgage and Consumer Lending at Mars Bank, recently graduated from the Pennsylvania Bankers Association (PA Bankers) Leadership Institute. A 15-month program, the Leadership Institute features a rigorous, participation-based curriculum with assignments completed individually and as teams. The learning is immediately applicable to work situations and long-term professional growth. - November 29, 2018 - Mars Bank
Khalti Digital Wallet Ties Up with SS Pro, Nepal’s No. 1 Desktop Software for Stock Market Investors; Provides Cashback on Online Payments
Khalti Digital Wallet, one of the emerging digital wallets and payment gateways in Nepal has tied-up with SS Pro, Nepal’s No. 1 Desktop Software for Stock Market Investors. Now, investors can easily purchase SS Pro software digitally and make payments through Khalti Digital Wallet. As a promotional offer, Khalti is providing Rs. 100 cash back on every SS Pro subscription. - November 27, 2018 - Khalti Digital Wallet
Three Fire Units Win Mars Bank’s Facebook Contest; Receive Donation
As part of Mars Bank’s Step Forward campaign, three local fire units received donations from the bank for their involvement in the bank’s Step Forward for first responders Facebook contest. The Step Forward campaign was a two-month celebration of first responders, active military, and veterans. It ran from September 11 to November 11, Veterans Day. - November 23, 2018 - Mars Bank
CompareRemit Expands Its Reach to Canada
The leading cross-border money transfer comparison portal expands corridor offering to cater to growing Canadian immigrant market. - November 19, 2018 - CompareRemit
Tellerex Celebrates 5 Year Anniversary
Tellerex, Incorporated, a leading ATM, Kiosk, and lifecycle solutions provider is pleased to announce their 5 year anniversary and would like to thank their team and all of their customers for their loyalty and support. The company is operated by a world-class team of industry professionals who... - November 13, 2018 - Tellerex Inc.
Nepal's Biggest Online Sale Day Happening on Nov 11; Khalti Quiz Player to Win OnePlus 6T Smartphone
Daraz, Nepal’s No.1 online marketplace, is bringing 11.11, the World’s Biggest Sale Day to Nepal for the first time on 11 November 2018. Khalti is also a part of this first of its kind online sale day in Nepal. To make this highly anticipated event even more interesting, Khalti in... - November 10, 2018 - Khalti Digital Wallet
Spencer Savings Bank Celebrates Grand Opening in Downtown Westfield
Spencer Savings Bank celebrated the official opening of its financial center in Westfield, N.J. last week with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Westfield Mayor Shelley Brindle joined the bank and town officials in celebrating the new business location in downtown Westfield at 240 North Avenue. The... - November 09, 2018 - Spencer Savings Bank
North Carolina’s Duke Credit Union, Weary of Upgrade Costs, Picks Dolphin Debit to Manage Its ATM Fleet
Facing the prospect of having to go through another ATM upgrade – the January 2020 migration to Windows 10 – Duke Credit Union decided it was finally time to get out of the ATM business and turn its fleet of machines over to Dolphin Debit. Dolphin Debit, the full-service ATM management... - November 09, 2018 - Dolphin Debit
Meadows Bank Net Income Rises 30%
Meadows Bank, headquartered in Las Vegas, NV, announced today that it posted After Tax Net Income of $11,368,000 in the first nine months of 2018 which was 30% higher than the $8,721,000 it earned during the same period in 2017. “The Bank’s net interest income through September 30,... - November 08, 2018 - Meadows Bank
Khalti Digital Wallet, Tootle Partner for Seamless Bike Hailing Service in Nepal
Nepal’s two homegrown startups, Khalti Digital Wallet and Tootle have signed an agreement to make bike hailing service easier in the country. This partnership will enable Tootle customers to top-up their Tootle balance via Khalti Digital Wallet and make payment for tootle ride even more convenient. - November 08, 2018 - Khalti Digital Wallet
Meadows Bank Named NADCO’s Most Active Community Lender for the SBA 504 Loan Program
Meadows Bank announced that it was recently awarded, for the second time, the National Association of Development Companies (NADCO), Most Active Community Lender of the Year for the SBA 504 Loan Program. Meadows Bank accepted the award last month during the NADCO 2018 Annual Meeting in Ft. - November 06, 2018 - Meadows Bank
Khalti Launches Wallet to Bank Money Transfer Facility
Khalti, an emerging digital wallet and payment gateway in Nepal has launched wallet to bank money transfer facility, enabling its users to transfer the balance in their Khalti to their bank accounts. Now, its users can digitize cash and remit it to family and friends very easily, or withdraw it at their convenience. - November 05, 2018 - Khalti Digital Wallet
Spencer Savings Bank Welcomes Michael Claisse as Commercial Real Estate Director
Spencer Savings Bank is pleased to welcome Michael Claisse as Senior Vice President, Director of Commercial Real Estate. Claisse will be responsible for the management of the bank’s Commercial Real Estate division with an emphasis on growing Spencer’s commercial lending portfolio,... - October 30, 2018 - Spencer Savings Bank
Banksforge Expands Online Database and Launches New Version of the Site
Banksforge helps people to identify banks and financial institutions, and has now introduced the new version of the site. - October 25, 2018 - Banksforge
Mortgage Industry Veteran Gerald Canon Named President of eCU Mortgage
Gerald Canon, who has spent a quarter of a century in the mortgage business, has been named President of eCU Mortgage, the CUSO mortgage company that serves credit unions throughout Texas. As President, Canon will provide overall leadership as the company expands in its mission of helping credit... - October 24, 2018 - First Service Credit Union