Amber Buker

@amberebuker

Founder of Totem, digital banking by and for indigenous people. Writer, host, continually curious. Lots of opinions that are my own

Tulsa, OKJoined April 2017

391 Following

554 Followers

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Amber Buker

@amberebuker

Dec 29, 2022

My team is the best!!! <3 we’re thrilled to have so much support from our friends in Indian Country

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MyTotem.app

@bankwithtotem

Dec 28, 2022

Thanks @jboomgaard at @tribalbiz . We truly appreciate your support! We agree! @amberebuker is helping blaze a trail for #NativeAmerican #entrepreneurs and we're here for it! bit.ly/3WOoXzj

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Our Founder

takes some time to chat with

@miriamscross

with

@AmerBanker

to share more about our roadmap and connecting our community. #NativeAmerican #fintech #neobank #femalefounder #nativebuilt

americanbanker.com

Neobank for Native Americans raises pre-seed funding

Totem is set to debut in early 2023 and will use its fresh infusion of cash to hire more staff.

We're hiring

!!! 🙏 Please share with any #flutterdev folks you know. This is a senior role but we're hiring for mid and entry level as well. mytotem.app/senior-level-f

Don't miss the

virtual conference! So much good stuff here on developing #nativesovereignty in tech bit.ly/m/nativesintech

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Natives in Tech

@nativesintech

Oct 27, 2022

Oh, nice!

Building a VC-Backed Tech Startup in Indian Country with @amberebuker from @TotemApp #NITConf2022 Nov 4-5 - REGISTER: bit.ly/m/nativesintech

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Breaking Banks takes

!👊 The hosts are at #Money2020 Las Vegas having conversations with incredible players in #fintech! Stay tuned for some amazing episodes coming up 👀

#RiseUp cohort is front row for

at #Money2020USA!!!

Breaking down new paradigms in fintech investing tomorrow with

and

- see you there!

Meant so much to have you there cheering me on!!!

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JP Nicols

@JPNicols

Oct 23, 2022

Long queue to talk to @amberebuker and learn more about @bankwithtotem

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Amber Buker

@amberebuker

Oct 22, 2022

Looks like word is out - we’re accepting bids for our forthcoming reality show

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Siya Vansia

@siya1014

Oct 22, 2022

Vegas bound for my first @money2020! Pumped to share the stage with @KLCWeaver & @amberebuker

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MyTotem.app

@bankwithtotem

Oct 10, 2022

We're taking a day of rest to celebrate #IndigenousPeoplesDay with our team here at Totem. If you want ideas and actions steps to support Native peoples today, please check out the awesome toolkit created by

@IllumiNative

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MyTotem.app

@bankwithtotem

Sep 27, 2022

We are thrilled to announce that Totem has been accepted into the inaugural cohort of the AWS Impact Accelerator for Women Founders! This program provides key resources from non-dilutive funding to mentorship and access to the brightest technical talents at AWS.

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AWS Startups

@AWSstartups

Sep 27, 2022

Founded by Native Americans Amber Buker & Richard Chance, Totem (@bankwithtotem) creates pathways to financial inclusion for indigenous people through digital banking, to make tribal benefits more accessible. #AWSImpactAccelerator Learn more: go.aws/3LJG2WR

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Amber Buker

@amberebuker

Sep 13, 2022

Stoked to be recording an episode of

@Breakingbanks1

on stage at Money20/20 this year! It's gonna be wild to share the stage with

@KLCWeaver

and

@siya1014

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Brian Brackeen

@BrianBrackeen

Sep 5, 2022

If you are a Black led company in advanced aviation (Maybe with AI)... please reach out. Tulsa is literally designed for your success.

youtube.com

Tulsa Receives $39 Million Build Back Better Grant for Its Advanced...

A coalition of private and public sector entities in the Tulsa area came together to put together a proposal for the EDA's Build Back Better Regional Challen...

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and

I just love being part of this company / community. We are blessed to have

@amberebuker

as a host on

@Breakingbanks1

Listen to her stuff. It will change your world

Amber Buker Retweeted

Our cofounder

out repping #bankwithtotem at

@fintechdevcon

! We heard

@jasonhenrichs

gave us a shoutout from the stage re: the importance of solving real problems (like the ones our people tackle every day). Thanks, bud!

Amber Buker

@amberebuker

Aug 20, 2022

Upvotes for our #sxswpanelpicker #SXSW2023 greatly appreciated! Voting closes Sunday at midnight

Amber Buker

@amberebuker

Aug 17, 2022

Being an underestimated founder gets easier with the support of our amazing #fintech community! Thanks to

@twifintech

for lifting up our work

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This week for the Overlooked Operators Series we are excited and proud to highlight @amberebuker, Founder & CEO Totem. Amber is focused on lowering barriers to entry for banking services custom tailored to the Native American population!

Amber Buker

@amberebuker

Aug 16, 2022

It never ceases to amaze me all the super cool #IndigenousPeople my co-founder knows

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MyTotem.app

@bankwithtotem

Aug 16, 2022

Our co-founder/CTO @richchance1 ran into some pals over the weekend while wearing his #bankwithtotem swag! @MikeBoneMusic @RezDogsFX

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PROVOKE.FM Fintech Podcast Network

Vote for

hosts

's panel at

2023! Til DeathTech Do Part: Building Products that Care 🙌 bit.ly/3ds1zGs

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Jason Henrichs

@jasonhenrichs

Aug 10, 2022

Til DeathTech Do Us Part: Building Products that Care. Please vote for our panel at SXSW. Empathy is everything. shar.es/af2CAy @EmilyCisek @amberebuker @CIVISTABANK @AlloyLabs @Becca_Morris @SunriseBanks @provokecast @JimMarous @rshevlin @Jane_Barratt

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Vote for our hosts

's panel at

2023! Til DeathTech Do Part: Building Products that Care 🙌 bit.ly/3ds1zGs

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Want to see a #NativeAmerican woman speaking at #SXSW?! Vote for our panel :D

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Jason Henrichs

@jasonhenrichs

Aug 10, 2022

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Emily Cisek

@EmilyCisek

Aug 9, 2022

SXSW PanelPicker® Community Voting is Opened! Till Deathtech Do Part: Building Products That Care! Voting till August 21st!

@jasonhenrichs

@amberebuker

@AlloyLabs

shar.es/af2hWG #SXSW #PanelPicker

panelpicker.sxsw.com

Til DeathTech Do Part: Building Products that Care

Nobody likes to talk about money or death with their family. This talk will address those issues. Approximately US$30T is passing from baby boomers to millennials over the next decade. Talking about...

So proud of our

fam! Gathered to participate in the 70th Annual Tulsa Powwow

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MyTotem.app

@bankwithtotem

Aug 1, 2022

Thrilled to see the story highlighting our work here at Totem in the top spot on the weekly

@tribalbiz

newsletter this morning!!!

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TribalBiz

@tribalbiz

Aug 1, 2022

Indigenous-owned @bankwithtotem aims to harness the power of technology to change how Native Americans bank. tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/finan

Way to go

and Indigenous in AI training our youth at the Lakota AI Code Camp in South Dakota!

westrivereagle.com

Training Lakota youth to be the future of AI Coding

July 10th through 30th on the campus of Black Hills State University in Spearfish, SD, an inaugural event has been happening in collaboration between Natives

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MyTotem.app

@bankwithtotem

Jul 28, 2022

We're hiring! Our young team is comprised of builders, business owners, and big tech alums. We’ve got fire in our bellies. We prize autonomy. And we have fun together. Check out our open roles and general application!

mytotem.app

Careers — Totem

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and

Absolutely blown away by the innovation at Totem Technologies - a much needed app/service!!

Amber Buker

@amberebuker

Jul 21, 2022

It was so cool to talk

@bankwithtotem

with a fellow Chahta (Choctaw)!!! Watch our special interview with

@NativeChocTalk

to get the media perspective on our business through an #indigenous lens

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Native ChocTalk

@NativeChocTalk

Jul 21, 2022

Nearly 16% of Natives are unbanked! Native Americans now have our own digital banking w/Totem Technologies by @amberebuker & Richard Chance! Go to mytotem.app to sign up for waitlist. @bankwithtotem @ItsLLBee youtu.be/H497AjrUt3E

Amber Buker

@amberebuker

Jul 21, 2022

Thank you #blacktechweek for bringing

@ArlanWasHere

to share her wisdom. She had some brilliant advice for us

@bankwithtotem

about creating a groundswell of awareness for #NativeAmerican resilience and excellence. This is our moment!

Meet my sweet little pibble <3

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Breaking Banks

@Breakingbanks1

Jul 20, 2022

A #neobank conversation so exciting even the dog wants to join in!

From a debate over the end of the neobank era to an interview with a new neobank founder, this episode is not one to miss!

bit.ly/3PmLZtN @amberebuker @rshevlin @Chris_Skinner @jasonhenrichs

Amber Buker

@amberebuker

Jul 20, 2022

The venues and content here at #BlackTechweek are so inspirational!

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MyTotem.app

@bankwithtotem

Jul 20, 2022

New CRA proposal "enables more activities to garner CRA credit, including investments in ... efforts to improve financial literacy" in #NativeAmerican communities! If you're a bank looking for a partner to make an impact with hit us up

americanbanker.com

Regulators: CRA reforms incentivize investment in Native American lands

Officials from the Fed, FDIC and OCC said proposals allowing banks to get Community Reinvestment Act credit for lending and other activities conducted outside their immediate assessment areas could...

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MyTotem.app

@bankwithtotem

Jul 19, 2022

Looking forward to learning from other #NativesinTech at this year's virtual conference! Submit your session here: sessionize.com/nitconf2022

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Natives in Tech

@nativesintech

Jun 14, 2022

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Jason Henrichs

@jasonhenrichs

Jul 14, 2022

When our head of insights

@amberebuker

told me she was leaving

@AlloyLabs

, I was crushed. Then she shared what she was going to build and we invested. Thanks for letting us help you change the world!

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Alloy Labs

@AlloyLabs

Jul 14, 2022

This week, our former Director of Insights, @amberebuker, announced the launch of Totem, a neobank for Native Americans. We are excited to back Amber and her co-founder, Richard Chance, as investors in Totem’s seed round. Here's why: alloylabs.com/post/announcin

Amber Buker

@amberebuker

Jul 14, 2022

It's a pivotal moment for the #neobank model. But it's also a pivotal moment for #NativeAmerican peoples. Folks are now paying attn to our stories. It's time to help rewrite the narrative of our relationship w/ money and show the world we can deploy it as medicine.

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#Neobanks: The End of an Era? Not So Fast...

bit.ly/3z5qlo3 Covering all things neobanks, we kick off with a debate between @jasonhenrichs, @rshevlin, & @Chris_Skinner on their fate. Then, @amberebuker joins to share why she's starting up neobank @bankwithtotem!

I'll be there with

! We're still looking for speakers so hmu if you've got a project or ideas around #INDIGENOUS tech to share.

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Excited to finally tell the world about

@bankwithtotem

, the only digital bank by and for indigenous people. We're creating a new tradition of Native wealth-building through streamlines tribal benefit access and education. And we're hiring!

I'm coming off the long weekend and diving head first into something new. It's been an amazing ride at

@AlloyLabs

— one that gave me the confidence to dream big. Stay tuned for dets on what we're building! In the meantime, love and gratitude to

and the Alloy crew!

Was a fun project to write about the history and current practices of banks leveraging deep collaborations to reach scale in payments. Great spots from our friends at

@ThisIsPrizeout

and

@Currencycloud

too! Check it out at rise.barclays

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Prizeout

@ThisIsPrizeout

Jun 22, 2022

Prizeout's Holly Glowaty and our friends at @AlloyLabs have contributed to a new report from Rise, created by @Barclays, showcasing game-changing fintechs enabling #innovation in #payments. You can download it here: bit.ly/3b5y8Zu #fintech #RiseInsights #HomeofFinTech

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Thanks

for the shoutout on the free resource from the members of

@AlloyLabs

on defining BaaS thefinancialbrand.com/145786/does-an more resources to come!

thefinancialbrand.com

Does Anyone Really Know What 'BaaS' or 'Embedded Banking' Is?

A group of BaaS providers and other banks have developed a banking-fintech lexicon to help bring uniformity to a rapidly evolving strategy.