Banker, nearing 80, forges ahead with tech startup

Combining old school, relationship-banking ethos with new-style technology, a startup seeks a foothold in potential lucrative market: connecting small businesses with lenders.

  • By Mark Gordon
  • | 6:00 a.m. April 19, 2019
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Mark Wemple. Jerry Campbell, far right, Dana Cluckey, far left, Tom Welsh, back left, and Cynthia Aschemeier, back right, are the four core people behind CapTec, a Tampa-based fintech startup.Â
Mark Wemple. Jerry Campbell, far right, Dana Cluckey, far left, Tom Welsh, back left, and Cynthia Aschemeier, back right, are the four core people behind CapTec, a Tampa-based fintech startup.Â
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More than 50 years on, Jerry Campbell, 78, isn’t yet ready to cash in on his lengthy and lucrative banking career.

The Michigan-turned-Florida community bank executive’s latest venture: a matchmaking entity of sorts to connect small businesses nationwide with community banks for loan opportunities, using proprietary data algorithms. The company, Tampa-based CapTec USA, charges community banks a fee for the service.

 

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