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Evaluating New Tech Investments – Let the Purpose Define Your Strategy

Jack Henry

Investments in financial technology have been increasing for years, but the events of the last 18 months have created a new sense of urgency for community banks and credit unions to fine-tune their digital strategies across the spectrum of various fintech investments.

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Federal banking agencies issue guide for community banks on conducting due diligence on fintech companies

CFPB Monitor

The OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve Board have issued a guide that is intended to assist community banks in conducting due diligence when considering relationships with financial technology (fintech) companies (Guide). Banks are instructed to reference relevant guidance from the agencies that is listed in a footnote.

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Chesapeake Bank Joins The Clearing House’s RTP Network

PYMNTS

Virginia’s Chesapeake Bank has joined The Clearing House’s Real-Time Payments (RTP) network, showing that smaller community banks have joined the new trend of enabling instantaneous payments and receipts for customers, a press release said. The move will also allow the bank to access advanced messaging capabilities.

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The BaaS Gold Rush is On

Gonzobanker

A financial institution’s Banking-as-a-Service strategy needs to be more than an extra credit project for the I.T. The Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) gold rush has clearly begun. Early adopters are earning prestige while investors and a hoard of community banks explore the opportunity to tap into this new source of revenue.

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Fed Tackles Fraud On Legacy Rails As New Infrastructure Gains Traction

PYMNTS

New payments infrastructure continues to gain traction with financial service providers looking to modernize their services for business clients. The Clearing House’s RTP finds expansion within the community bank arena, while abroad, the Bank of Thailand is planning its own infrastructure development to accelerate B2B payments.

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Rebeca Romero Rainey: A world of opportunity

Independent Banker

We may not be benefactors of self-preparing meals and hovercraft transportation, but all the same, technology plays a major role in our daily lives—and in the banking business. Burgeoning customer expectations demand that technology plays a pivotal role in community banksstrategies.

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These Are Your Most Profitable Cash Management Clients

South State Correspondent

What clients want the bank and are likely to move to your bank? Here, a tool like IBIS World comes in handy for setting bank strategy as you can look up any of the below industries to see their geographical dispersion. Yet, many community banks have not organized their TM effort to exploit this service advantage.