‘If you realize it’s a hard problem and you treat it like it is, then you might get somewhere’: 5 questions with Bud’s CEO Ed Maslaveckas

Banks cant always turn their data into actionable insights for improving their lending, onboarding processes, or personalization.
This is where companies like Bud Financial step in. Expanding into the US, the company aims to help US banks realize the potential of their bank data.

Rabab Ahsan | May 09, 2023

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