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How Singapore Is Fueling A ‘Smart Nation’

PYMNTS

Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. Between 2011 and 2015, the government allocated $16 billion to help accelerate Singapore’s research, innovation and enterprise landscape. With an estimated population of just 5.47

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FinCEN AML/CTF Priorities Part 6: Transnational Organized Crime (TOC)

Abrigo

When the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)’s released its inaugural national priorities list for policy related to anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), one of the eight priorities included on the list was transnational organized crime (TOC). It is also growing. . A Focus Since 2001.

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Canadian Firms Spending $5 Billion On Payments Processing

PYMNTS

“The modernization of Canada’s payment systems — specifically the introduction of faster, safer and more data-rich payments — will bring highly efficient options to Canadian businesses that will lower operational costs and boost bottom line returns over time,” said Payments Canada President and CEO Gerry Gaetz in a statement.

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Steal This 5-Step Banking Innovation Playbook from Gentle Monster

South State Correspondent

With financial hardship, competition from dominant players, and a startup budget, Gentle Monster faced many of the same challenges as a community bank. How Banks Can Leverage: Niche markets abound in banking, and community banks are in the perfect position to create a following on a national level should they desire.

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How Can Banks Thrive in the Next Five Years?

Jeff For Banks

There is a fintech firm, SoFi, that was born in 2011, that focuses on millennials financial needs. And a branch, on average, cost about 1% of deposits in direct operating expenses. And oh by the way, it cost another 1% to support the operating expenses of support functions back at headquarters. I'm bullish on community banking.

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Banking's Total Return Top 5: 2016 Edition

Jeff For Banks

Independent Bank Corporation (Nasdaq: IBCP) Independent Bank dates back to 1864 as the First National Bank of Iona. In 2011, at the height of its problems, when non-performing assets/assets was nine percent. The result: those investors that jumped onboard at the end of 2011 were well rewarded. Annual operating expenses were $36.6

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Among the Last to Leave

Independent Banker

First Lieutenant Jeff Sabatke (back row, third from left) and the 3rd Platoon “Punishers” with A Company 20135 at Camp Adder in Iraq in 2011. Army Infantry Platoon leader who became a community banking manager. It’s no different in community banking. By Jeff Sabatke. It was 1 a.m. In the military it drives what you do every day.