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GonzoBanker Blog

A collection of observations, ruminations, predictions and random thoughts from Cornerstone Advisors

Thoma Bravo Acquires Ellie Mae: So What?

Wow. Just six weeks into the new year, and another monster deal is positioned to shake up the...

Fiserv to Buy First Data in the Biggest Fintech Acquisition of 2019

Fiserv acquiring First Data Corporation is a huge deal in the world of fintech acquisition. This...

Q2 Acquires Gro Solutions: So What?

Digital sales is where the puck has gone, if you look at Q2’s announced acquisition of Gro...

Core Banking Solution Providers Are Failing Regional Banks

Rapid consolidation in the banking industry is creating a growing band of regional banks that find...

Jack Henry & Associates Acquired BOLTS Technologies: So What?

Digital account opening — and more broadly Digital Sales – is HOT. Many banks and credit unions are...

The Sorry State of Contact Center Technology

Customers love digital self-service—right up until they don’t, and then they want a live person. In...

Q2 to Acquire Cloud Lending. So What?

The mashup of transactional digital banking and digital sales is well under way in the market, as...

Salesforce is killing it – and that’s a good thing for banks

Salesforce’s recent earnings announcement seemed like gas on an already blazing fire. The company...

Thoma Bravo acquires MeridianLink/CRIF Lending. So what?

“Is MeridianLink going to get bought out?” That was the question posed by nearly every client I...

Finastra acquires Malauzai. So what?

This is not a milk-the-existing revenue and cut-costs type of acquisition. Rather, it’s a logical...