New York, NY, Aug. 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BankMobile, a division of Customers Bank and America’s largest and fastest growing mobile-first bank, today announced Luvleen Sidhu, Co-Founder, President and Chief Strategy Officer, was selected as one of CEO Connection’s 2018 Most Influential Women of the Mid-Market.This list recognizes the women who are influencing change, innovation and standards for excellence within mid-market companies (with revenue between $100 million and $3 billion).
“I am delighted to have been chosen by CEO Connection to be part of its prestigious ‘Most Influential Women of the Mid-Market List’ for the second year in a row,” stated Sidhu. “It is a true honor to be recognized among so many other female disruptors and leaders. Along with the rest of the BankMobile team, I will continue to use technology to build the most financially-empowering, innovative bank in the country for college students, millennials, the underbanked and middle-income Americans.”
Sidhu was also selected as CEO Connection’s 2017 Mid-Market Young Leader and recognized as one of CEO Connection’s 2017 Most Influential Women of the Mid-Market. CEO Connection is the only membership organization in the world focused on mid-market CEOs and their companies.
Under Sidhu’s leadership, BankMobile has grown to have 1.8 million account holders, making it the largest and fastest growing mobile-first bank in the country. It is also in the top 15 banks in the U.S. in terms of number of consumer checking accounts serviced. Among many accomplishments, Sidhu also oversaw the establishment of BankMobile Disbursements, BankMobile Labs, the BankMobile Foundation and the BankMobilist Program across 70 campuses nationwide and BankMobile’s partnership with Udemy, an open, global marketplace built to improve lives through learning. She is also a member of the BankMobile Board of Directors.
Additionally, Sidhu co-authored Amazon #1 International Best Seller, “Why Can’t Banks Be as Easy as Uber? BankMobile and The Real Future of Banking.” She has been featured regularly in the media including on CNBC, Bloomberg Radio, Yahoo Finance, and in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes.com, American Banker, among others. Sidhu is also a national and international speaker at industry conferences and at undergraduate and graduate programs, where she encourages financial innovation and entrepreneurship.
Honorees will be recognized at the 2018 Mid-Market Convention on September 23-25 at The Wharton School in Philadelphia, PA. This exclusive global gathering brings together the leadership of the mid-market top business experts and senior government officials to help each other and change the world.
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About BankMobile
Established in 2015, BankMobile is a division of Customers Bank and America’s largest and fastest growing mobile-first bank offering checking and savings accounts. BankMobile provides an alternative banking experience to the traditional model and is focused on technology, innovation, easy-to-use products and education with the mission of being “customer-obsessed” and creating “customers for life.” The disruptive, multi-partner distribution model, known as “Bank-as-a-Service,” created by the executive team enables BankMobile to acquire customers at higher volumes and substantially lower expense than traditional banks. Its low-cost operating model enables it to provide low-cost banking services to low/middle-income Americans who have been left behind by the high-fee model of “traditional” banks. Today, BankMobile provides its “Bank-as-a-Service” platform to colleges and universities and currently serves nearly two million account-holders at 800 campuses (covering one out of every three students in the U.S.). BankMobile is operating as the digital banking division of Customers Bank, which is a Federal Reserve regulated and FDIC-insured commercial bank. For more information, please visit: www.bankmobile.com.
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