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Chris Griffin

Co-founder and Co-president

Narmi

Michael Yang

VP, Director of Digital Banking

Bayfirst Financial

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Chris Griffin

Co-founder and Co-president

Narmi

Chris Griffin is the co-founder and co-president of Narmi, a digital banking and account opening software company. Mr. Griffin is a lifelong technologist.

Prior to founding Narmi, Mr. Griffin worked at both small and large financial institutions in roles spanning from teller to delta one equity trader to chief information officer.

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Michael Yang

VP, Director of Digital Banking

Bayfirst Financial

Michael Yang is the vice president and director of digital banking at Bayfirst Financial. His passion for financial technology stemmed from a desire to help small businesses grow and succeed.

After 5 years in investment banking, My. Yang joined a fintech startup, Fundera, as an early employee to help business owners navigate a broken lending marketplace. From there he moved to Cross River to understand how banks are supporting marketplace lenders. At Cross River, he oversaw all the marketplace lending relationships along with various fintech products.

Partnership Presentation 3: Leveraging Technology to Acquire, Retain and Grow: The BayFirst Blueprint

This session delves into BayFirst’s approach to fintech partnerships to boost customer engagement and transition SBA loan recipients to comprehensive banking clients. Michael Yang of Bayfirst Financial and Chris Griffin of Narmi, discuss how these strategic collaborations streamline the SBA lending process, extend services, enhance customer loyalty and expand BayFirst’s market presence.  Key points include the role of technology in scaling BayFirst’s operations, the digital expansion strategy, team alignment towards innovation and future fintech projects aimed at reinforcing BayFirst’s digital banking leadership.

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