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Agility Bank opens as first minority depository institution in the us led by women
Agility Bank has announced that it has received all regulatory approvals to open as the first bank in the US primarily owned and led by women under a special charter by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency . Through this Minority Depository Institution ( MDI ) charter ,
Agility ' s focus will be on serving women and all small and mid-size businesses .
" This is a historic event for banking , our country and Houston ," said Lauren Sparks , Founder , President and CEO of Agility . " Our goal from the beginning has been to promote financial parity for women , so they have better access to capital and can have a seat at the table in a world where differences are valued and celebrated .
“ There are more than 200,000 small businesses in the Houston region today and that number is growing – many will be owned or started by women . Minority and women-owned businesses are growing at a rate faster than any other group . We are going to be there to support the growth , opportunities and success of these and all business owners ."
Achieving the Minority Depository Institution charter enables Agility to work with other financial institutions and corporations to foster deeper economic growth . While there are currently about 4,400 banks in the US , there are only about 156 MDI banks that target underserved communities .
Gartner reveals shifts in CEO thinking on sustainability , workforce issues and inflation
“ 2022 is the year that CEO perspectives truly changed ,” said Mark Raskino , Distinguished Research Vice President at Gartner .
“ The pandemic gradually brought a number of deep societal trends to the surface , such as a desire to change the way we work and the fragility of long-distance global supply chains . More recently , the Russian invasion of Ukraine is amplifying macroeconomic factors that CEOs must now deal with , such as inflation .
“ Simultaneously , however , CEOs ’ digital business ambition continues to rise , unabated by the pandemic and related crises .”
The annual Gartner 2022 CEO and Senior Business Executive Survey was conducted between July 2021 and December 2021 among 400 + CEOs and other senior business executives in North America , EMEA and APAC across different industries , revenue and company sizes . recent survey of CEOs and senior executives by Gartner
A revealed significant shifts in their thinking regarding people , purpose , prices and productivity in 2022 , specifically on matters of sustainability , workforce issues and inflation .
Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) is now reported as the most impactful new technology among CEOs for the third year in a row .
Conversely , 63 % of CEOs see the metaverse as either not applicable or very unlikely to be a key technology for their business .
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