Tagged: arkansas

July 7, 2022 @ 4:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FNB Community Bank and Teslar Software announced their partnership “to streamline and automate lending processes.” The community bank is leveraging Teslar’s tracking and loan management software “to save time and increase operational efficiencies, freeing lenders to focus on the borrower experience.” Bill Croak, president and… Read More

July 4, 2022 @ 3:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE), a specialized payments platform, recently announced its entry into the Arkansas mobile sports-betting market through a partnership with BetSaracen, the sportsbook app from Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, which is “owned by the Quapaw Tribe, based in Oklahoma.” The partnership’s… Read More

April 14, 2022 @ 10:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), an international provider of payments and financial services technology, announced that Arkansas Federal Credit Union has upgraded from their prior person-to-person (P2P) payment solution “to the Zelle Network® via Fiserv.” In the first two months post-launch, Arkansas Federal has “seen P2P… Read More

September 22, 2021 @ 1:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Centennial Bank (NASDAQ: HOMB) has teamed up with FINBOA, an innovator in digital automation and regulatory compliance for financial institutions, in order to boost efficiency and cut down bank losses, while also enhancing client experience and empowering workers via process automation. As virtual payments and… Read More

December 5, 2018 @ 8:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SALT, a U.S.-based Blockchain-Backed Loans provider for cryptocurrency holders, announced on Wednesday it has begun offering Blockchain-Backed Loans in Washington, D.C., Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Montana. The company reported that with this new expansion, it is now able to lend to 86% of the U.S.  As… Read More

May 3, 2018 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech firm FIS, along with The Venture Center, announced on Thursday the ten startups that were selected for the 2018 Fintech Accelerator Program. The program, which is sponsored by FIS and the State of Arkansas, is focused on identifying and accelerating the development of early-stage fintech… Read More

December 9, 2016 @ 10:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Venture Center announced on Thursday, in conjunction with FIS and the Governor of Arkansas’s office, it is now accepting applications for the second portfolio of its globally competitive financial technology accelerator program, VC FinTech Accelerator. According to The Venture Center, the VC FinTech Accelerator… Read More

July 13, 2016 @ 1:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, rapper and actor The Game, with his son Harlem, hit GoFundMe to raise $50,000 for a police officer, Tommy Norman, in Little Rock, Arkansas. The crowdfunding campaign’s description reads: “Every police interaction does not have to be a negative one and Officer Norman… Read More

June 6, 2015 @ 10:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In an effort to end hate crimes and violence against the LGBTQ community, the “God Loves Gays National Billboard Campaign” project has been launched on YouCaring to raise $20,000 to post billboards in 20 states. Last year, the creator of the God Twitter and Facebook page… Read More

May 12, 2013 @ 9:45 am By Arkansas Business  |  

The Internet is profoundly democratic, lowercase “d.” Anyone with computer access can publish a book, hawk his collection of vintage duck decoys, provide advice on holistic healing. Crowdfunding, enabled by the Internet, promises as profound a shift: Anyone can become a venture capitalist and anyone… Read More