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Charles Potts: Fueling growth through innovation

Independent Banker

Demand for digital solutions continues to accelerate, making innovation an imperative for community banks looking to excel in today’s evolving market. That’s why ICBA makes innovation a priority and provides community banks with the information and tools necessary to grow and succeed in today’s competitive landscape.

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Podcast: Inside a Community Bank’s ESG Strategy

ABA Community Banking

On the latest episode the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, Berkshire Bank President and CEO Nitin Mhatre discusss Berkshire Bank's "BEST Community Comeback," a new $5 billion ESG-focused initiative at the Massachusetts-based midsize community bank.

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Regional Banks Guide Corporates To Future-Proof Accounts Payable

PYMNTS

People’s United Bank Senior Vice President of Treasury Management Cris Sigovitch told PYMNTS that while access to payables FinTech solutions is important, perhaps even more essential is access to a trusted partner that can guide firms toward a resilient and future-proof AP department. ” Offering the Right Tools. .”

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Congress Presses Fed On Real-Time Payments Plan

PYMNTS

Despite some previous pushback, the Fed, represented by Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President and Chief Executive Officer Esther L. While real-tine payments services may not be unified, she argued, the Fed should consider supporting a single, central utility to manage these standards and user identities.

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Hearing On BB&T/SunTrust Merger Raises Questions On Size

PYMNTS

Executives from the two banks appeared Wednesday (July 24) before the House Committee on Financial Services, where Chairwoman Rep. Maxine Waters of California said the merger, the largest in the sector since the financial crisis, may be “too big to manage.”.

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The Current Banking Crisis – 10 Not So Apparent Lessons

South State Correspondent

While we wrote about the root cause of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) HERE , the lessons of the current banking crisis go beyond interest rate risk management. While interest rate risk caused the most significant impact on value, several other factors contributed to the terminality of each bank that was closed.

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Inside a Bank that Went All In on Hyperconverged Infrastructure

American Banker

More than 41% of banks have bought into hyperconvergence — a blend of integrated server, storage and networking technology that's easily managed by software — and there's no sign of its popularity letting up. PeoplesBank, a community bank in Massachusetts, is one of those that caught the bug.