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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

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My team is the best!!! <3 we’re thrilled to have so much support from our friends in Indian Country
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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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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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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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Vote for hosts & 's panel at 2023! Til DeathTech Do Part: Building Products that Care 🙌 bit.ly/3ds1zGs
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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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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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It was so cool to talk with a fellow Chahta (Choctaw)!!! Watch our special interview with to get the media perspective on our business through an #indigenous lens
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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
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Meet my sweet little pibble <3
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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
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When our head of insights told me she was leaving , 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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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
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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!
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I'm coming off the long weekend and diving head first into something new. It's been an amazing ride at — 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!
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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 and too! Check it out at rise.barclays
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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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