About me
Derek Higginbotham is the former CEO of one of the top-performing fintech sponsor banks in the U.S. During his tenure the bank scaled annual lending from $1 billion to $14 billion. Today at Stitch, Derek is working with community banks and CDFIs to leverage fintech products safely and efficiently.
Stitch is a banking-as-infrastructure partner built specifically for community financial institutions. We are a building a FinTech sponsor bank and a correspondent bank for your institution — curating, vetting, and managing fintech solutions that can be delivered under your brand, in your institution's name. You keep the relationship and the mission. We handle the complexity as your trusted bank partner. The first three products are just the start — our roadmap continues to address the operational and competitive pain points community FIs face every day.
Derek is also a Partner at Klaros Group where Derek helps banks, fintechs and brands seeking embedded finance bridge the gap between innovation, regulation and infrastructure.
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