When an underinsured driver took Chey Eisenman off the road, her customers were there to give her a lift. It had been a rough 2020 for Chey Car, the beloved Twin Cities car service Eisenman founded during one recession and kept running through a pandemic, recession and the rise of ride-shares. Read More
With COVID-19 significantly hindering small businesses and the job market, Drake Bank saw that its community needed help. Its mission is to “Build a Better Future,” and with the abundance of uncertainty, they leaned into their mission and core values by creating the Drake COVID-19 Relief Fund. Its goal was to provide financial assistance to ...
Drake Bank, St. Paul, announced that Bo Thao-Urabe and Richard Wanke have joined its board of directors. Thao-Urabe is co-founder and executive network director of the Coalition of Asian American Leaders; Wanke is an entrepreneur and now is chief commercial officer at Urban FT (North America). Read More
Backend technology provider Urban FT announced the launch of the X-35 FinTech Core.™ Described as “An API-first, developer-friendly, and cloud-based technology hub that sits alongside of, and is connected to, a Financial Institutions existing Banking Core or Payment Processor.” Read More
On the board Drake Bank, St. Paul, named to its board: Bo Thao-Urabe of the Coalition of Asian American Leaders and Richard Wanke, an experienced entrepreneur and chief commercial officer at Urban FT. Read More
In good times and in bad... In sickness and in health... Yes, these are the traditional words of wedding vows, but they also perfectly represent the commitment that Minnesota banks make to their communities. And as we're finding out, they're not letting a global pandemic dampen that resolve. There is more than $9B in PPP ...
Drake Bank, St. Paul, announced it has hired Jamie Nabozny as director of consumer financial services and civic banking and also named independent financial technology and housing consultant Nichol Beckstrand as co-chair of its board of directors; Beckstrand previously served as chief operating officer and president at Sunrise Banks, St. Paul; Nabozny previously worked at ...