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Arvest Bank, Newtopia Partner to Prevent, Slow, and Reverse Chronic Disease Through Sustainable Habit Change

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

Through this partnership, each Arvest participant will be personality-matched with a dedicated Inspirator (health coach) at Newtopia.

Key Points: 
  • Through this partnership, each Arvest participant will be personality-matched with a dedicated Inspirator (health coach) at Newtopia.
  • "Wellness is multidimensional, and we want our associates to feel valued and included in every stage of life and health.
  • "We're honored to help Arvest with its goal of shrinking their population's burden and risk of chronic metabolic disease using Newtopia's proven platform," said Jeff Ruby, Founder and CEO of Newtopia.
  • Arvest is the first bank in its four-state region of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma to offer Newtopia to its associates.

Newtopia and Arvest Bank Partner to Prevent, Slow and Reverse Chronic Disease Through Sustainable Habit Change

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, March 7, 2024

Collaboration Leverages Newtopia's Proven Platform to Help Participants Create Positive Lifelong Habits that Reduce Chronic Metabolic Disease Burden While Improving Clinical Outcomes.

Key Points: 
  • Collaboration Leverages Newtopia's Proven Platform to Help Participants Create Positive Lifelong Habits that Reduce Chronic Metabolic Disease Burden While Improving Clinical Outcomes.
  • TORONTO, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Newtopia Inc. ("Newtopia") (TSXV: NEWU) (OTCQB: NEWUF), a tech-enabled whole health platform creating sustainable habits that prevent, slow and reverse chronic disease, and Arvest Bank ("Arvest"), a leading community-focused bank with more than $27 billion in assets, today announced a partnership to reduce chronic metabolic disease burden among Arvest's benefited population while helping participants establish healthy habits for life.
  • "We're honored to help Arvest with its goal of shrinking their population's burden and risk of chronic metabolic disease, using Newtopia's proven platform," said Jeff Ruby, Founder and CEO of Newtopia.
  • Newtopia can support associates in their wellness journey, and we look forward to this partnership."

Arvest Bank Appoints Geordie Sanborn, Levi Price to Lead Next Phase of Transformation in Healthcare and Food Value Chain

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Aug. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Arvest Bank (Arvest), a leading community-focused bank serving retail and commercial customers, today announced that Geordie Sanborn has joined the company as general manager of the bank's new center of excellence focused on serving the healthcare industry. The bank also announced that Levi Price will serve as general manager for the company's new center of excellence focused on serving the food value chain industry customers.

Key Points: 
  • The bank also announced that Levi Price will serve as general manager for the company's new center of excellence focused on serving the food value chain industry customers.
  • As an established, top-20 bank supporting agriculture by dollar volume, Arvest's existing expertise makes it a natural focus area for the bank as it continues to identify opportunities to further support business owners in the Food Value Chain industry.
  • Arvest has a similar strength in serving the healthcare community, from relationship bankers to private banking services.
  • "I'm excited to join the Arvest team to lead this next phase of growth and transformation in the healthcare sector," Sanborn said.

$10K Grant from FHLB Dallas and Arvest Bank Helps National Guard Veteran

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Monday, July 3, 2023

U.S. military veteran Tracy Hayes can move around her Hensley, Arkansas, home more easily thanks to a $10,000 Housing Assistance for Veterans (HAVEN) grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) through its member, Arvest Bank (Arvest).

Key Points: 
  • U.S. military veteran Tracy Hayes can move around her Hensley, Arkansas, home more easily thanks to a $10,000 Housing Assistance for Veterans (HAVEN) grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) through its member, Arvest Bank (Arvest).
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230703574632/en/
    A retired National Guard veteran is now able to move around her home more freely, thanks to a $10,000 HAVEN grant from Arvest Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    HAVEN provides grants to veterans and active-duty, reserve or National Guard service members who have been disabled in the line of duty since August 2, 1990.
  • “It’s so much easier to get up and down the stairs.”
    Ms. Hayes, now 52, served in the National Guard for 27 years.

Ninish Ukkan, Bryan Hicks Join Arvest Bank to Drive Technology Transformation

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arvest Bank (Arvest), a leading community bank serving retail and commercial customers, today announced that Ninish Ukkan has joined the company as chief technology officer to lead the development of its next-generation banking platform in the cloud. Ukkan previously served as chief technology officer at Green Dot Corporation, where he led the company's cloud migration and enterprise data platform for the company's industry-leading banking-as-a-service platform. 

Key Points: 
  • FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arvest Bank (Arvest), a leading community bank serving retail and commercial customers, today announced that Ninish Ukkan has joined the company as chief technology officer to lead the development of its next-generation banking platform in the cloud.
  • Also joining the Arvest team is Bryan Hicks, who will serve as head of product over Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and third-party integration.
  • Hicks joins Arvest from Derive Systems, having previously held technology product management at Ford, SAP and AT&T.
  • "We're thrilled to have Ninish and Bryan join the Arvest team as we look to reimagine the banking experience."

Arvest Bank Collaborates with Google Cloud to Transform Community Banking

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arvest Bank, a leading community bank with more than $26 billion in assets, today announced a five-year partnership with Google Cloud to enable and accelerate its multi-year digital transformation strategy. The announcement follows the bank's partnership with technology leader Thought Machine, and comes on the heels of its announcement that growth strategist Laura Merling has joined Arvest to lead transformation, technology, and bank operations.

Key Points: 
  • Partnership will accelerate Arvest Bank's digital transformation strategy with a focus on AI, sustainability, and workforce upskilling
    FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arvest Bank, a leading community bank with more than $26 billion in assets, today announced a five-year partnership with Google Cloud to enable and accelerate its multi-year digital transformation strategy.
  • Arvest will overhaul its current IT architecture and systems, including migrating Arvest's data centers to Google Cloud and undertaking a full-scale digital transformation.
  • The bank will also leverage Google Cloud's artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) tools to enhance customer experience and streamline banking services.
  • "With its storied history of delivering on the promise of helping people find financial solutions for life, Arvest is taking an innovative approach toward reinventing and transforming community banking," said Janet Kennedy, vice president, North America, Google Cloud.

$10K Grant from Arvest Bank and FHLB Dallas Helps National Guard Veteran

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Friday, June 3, 2022

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220603005484/en/
    Angelia Shaw received a $10,000 HAVEN grant from Arvest Bank and FHLB Dallas to repair her North Little Rock, Arkansas, home.
  • While she found her service fulfilling, her training over the years in the National Guard took a heavy toll on her knees.
  • Ms. Shaw was able to make repairs to her home because of a $10,000 Housing Assistance for Veterans (HAVEN) grant from Arvest Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas).
  • Virgil Miller, group CRA director at Arvest Bank, said the grant is an opportunity to give back to Ms. Shaw and other veterans.

Richard Pulliam Joins Arvest Bank as Chief Product and Strategy Officer

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, May 3, 2022

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arvest Bank (Arvest), a leading community bank serving retail and emerging businesses, today announced that Richard Pulliam has joined the team as Chief Product and Strategy Officer to advance the company's multi-year growth strategy. Pulliam's focus is to bring new product initiatives to market.

Key Points: 
  • FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arvest Bank (Arvest), a leading community bank serving retail and emerging businesses, today announced that Richard Pulliam has joined the team as Chief Product and Strategy Officer to advance the company's multi-year growth strategy.
  • He's proven to be an innovator inspired by the impact that technology can bring to financial services," said Arvest's Chief Transformation and Operations Officer, Laura Merling.
  • Pulliam has more than two decades of experience in product management, strategy, business development, and international growth and is particularly known for building new digital platform businesses.
  • Pulliam joins Arvest from TriNet where he led the strategic development of new technology products as Vice President of Product Management.

Laura Merling, Former Chief Transformation Officer at Google Cloud, Joins Arvest Bank as Chief Transformation and Operations Officer

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Merling joins from Google Cloud, where as Chief Transformation Officer and managing director she partnered with customers' C-suites to achieve business outcomes leveraging Google Cloud and the broader Alphabet portfolio.

Key Points: 
  • Merling joins from Google Cloud, where as Chief Transformation Officer and managing director she partnered with customers' C-suites to achieve business outcomes leveraging Google Cloud and the broader Alphabet portfolio.
  • "Laura has built her reputation identifying and forecasting unique market positions.
  • We're fortunate to have her leading transformation, technology, and bank operations as we embark on a significant period of evolution and growth."
  • With more than $26 billion in assets, Arvest Bank is a community-based financial institution serving more than 110 communities in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.

HAVEN Grant Funds New Roof and Repairs for Gold Star Widow

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200211005879/en/
    A $10,000 Housing Assistance for Veterans (HAVEN) grant from Arvest Bank and FHLB Dallas helped fund a roof replacement for an Arkansas military widow.
  • As a Gold Star widow, Ms. Haynes qualified for a $10,000 HAVEN grant that helped fund a new roof and mold removal from the crawl space of her Jacksonville home.
  • It was recently expanded to assist Gold Star families those who have lost loved ones to military service since 9/11.
  • The grant can be used for home repairs and modifications or to offset the construction cost of a new home.