The CEO of Deloitte US talks about the firm's DEI efforts, nurturing a corporate culture that sustains that work and her role as a leader in the accounting profession.

Twenty-seven nonprofit organizations will benefit from this year's second giving cycle.

The deal, valued at approximately $186 million in the aggregate, will expand the Red Bank-based financial institution's footprint into Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and the Washington, D.C.-metro area.

“Cross River has always stood apart from the pack by leading in innovation,” the fintech's founder, Eric Griego, said in a statement. “We are excited to join a cutting-edge technology stack and together expand the ability to help business owners at scale.”

According to Prepaid Technologies, approximately $120 trillion in business payments are still check-based, with service providers fragmented across multiple vendors for payroll, rewards, purchasing and disbursement--representing $80 billion in addressable markets, growing at more than 10% annually and accelerating with the proliferation of smartphones, e-commerce and digitized payments since the onset of the pandemic.

The Newark-based fintech is the only company from New Jersey to make the ranking, which recognizes venture- and private equity-backed startups with a focus on remedying social and environmental issues as part of its business model.

In her new role, Kadean Bruce-Miller is responsible for managing a sizeable and diverse C&I Portfolio within the bank’s C&I Lending Department.

The Union Township Chamber of Commerce and the financial institution joined with business and community leaders to celebrate the new, 1,800-square-foot downtown location.

The New Jersey 40 Acres and a Mule Fund, a private investment vehicle to reduce socio-economic disparities stemming from systemic racism, is partnering with Local Initiatives Support Corp.’s Black Economic Development Fund to enable co-investment opportunities in the Garden State.

The deal will add two partners and 13 staff members to the buyer's Whippany office, effective Nov. 1. 

TD Automated Investing and hybrid advisor TD Automated Investing Plus will allow clients to access TD Wealth's seven globally diversified portfolios of exchange traded funds and mutual funds.

The deal adds bench strength to its affordable housing, real estate and not-for-profit practices.