Finance

American Airlines Creates New CX Organization, Names SVP and Chief Customer Officer To Oversee It

by | Feb 13, 2025
American said that Heather Garboden's experience in revenue management and finance give her an understanding of what will be good for the health of the airline, as she oversees its newly created Customer Experience organization.
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Dallas-Based Tango Appoints New CFO
by | May 14, 2024
Tim Redfern, the former CFO/COO at Drift, brings more than 20 years of financial and operational leadership experience to Tango. He's responsible for managing the company’s global finance, accounting, and administrative functions.
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The Last Word: Jacobs’ Sindhu Avalokita on Women Taking the ‘Driver’s Seat’
by | Mar 27, 2024
NTXIA's new Urban Resilience Fellowship Program, launched in partnership with UT Arlington and UT Dallas, connects students from universities and higher education institutions across Dallas-Fort Worth with community and industry partners. The pioneering initiative "aims to nurture emerging leaders and equip them with the knowledge and skills needed to address critical challenges facing the North Texas community."
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New Workshops Help Plano ISD Parents Learn to Save for Success
by | Oct 25, 2022
Plano ISD partners with Capital One for the Savings Success program to take some of the myths out of money and turn them into financial facts.
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Founded by PEAK6, This Action-Oriented Fintech Coalition to Fight Systemic Racism Is Led in Dallas

by | Feb 11, 2021
Fintech in Action will advance the hiring and promoting of more Black employees in finance and financial technology. Founded by Dallas-based Apex Clearing and its parent company, PEAK6, the coalition will be helmed by local Executive Director Michelle Williams, who previously led The DEC Network's efforts in Southern Dallas.
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Getting Ahead of the PPP Curve: This Dallas-Based Bank Is Helping Businesses Outlast the Pandemic
by | Jan 20, 2021
"Most people have no idea the risk business builders take," says Texas Security Bank CEO and Co-Founder Craig Scheef, who is inspired by working with entrepreneurs and owner-managed businesses.

His team reengineered the bank's processes to help customers with "lifeline loans" in 2020. Now they're starting to process the next round of PPP applications.
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Gig Wage Raises $2.5M Follow-On to Its Recent $7.5M Series A Round
by | Jan 19, 2021
The latest round brings the Dallas-based fintech's total Series A funding to approximately $10 million, the startup told us. Founder and CEO Craig J. Lewis plans to quadruple his team by the end of 2021.
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My Startup Story: How This Founder Uses Tech to Prove Work-Life Harmony Is Possible For Accountants
by | Oct 29, 2020
Here's the story of how Ford Baker, founder of Dallas-based accounting software firm BaCo Tech, regained his personal health by marrying tech and finance to eliminate waste and costly financial errors accountants often face.
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Robinhood Closes $200M Series G to Improve Core Product and Customer Experience

by | Aug 17, 2020
Following Robinhood's recently announced plans to hire hundreds in Southlake, the fast-growing trading app has increased its valuation to $11.2 billion.
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ShearShare Cuts Down the Difficulty With Its New Finance Tool
by | Jul 15, 2019
The DFW-headquartered "beautytech" startup wants to trim financial obstacles out of its clients' lives with a new finance module. 
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Thought Leaders: Deloitte
Q+A | Musings on innovation from the region's paradigm-shifting companies and organizations
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Musician and money stave
UNT Student’s Music, Accounting Skills Add Up to New Business
by | Jan 18, 2018
Kyle McKay founded his company, The Musician’s Bookkeeper, after recognizing a common thread among his musical peers — a need for financial services.
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