Community Innovation Metro National 
Independent Banker
JANUARY 31, 2023
Inspired by the entrepreneurship of lemonade stands, Scottsdale Community Bank created a microloan program. Photo by Brandon Sullivan De novo Scottsdale Community Bank set out to provide microloans to small and mid-size businesses, family organizations and nonprofits—a project that was inspired by the humble lemonade stand.
Independent Banker
APRIL 30, 2022
Independent Banker’s annual listing top-performing community banks of 2021 alongside interviews with some of the winners. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. Philadelphia.
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PYMNTS
AUGUST 7, 2019
Mostly because that is where innovations tend to get their start — ridesharing, delivery on demand, one-day shipping, buy-online pick up in-store, experimental experiential retail locations, pop-up shops and the list goes on (and on). If perhaps a bit more slowly.
PYMNTS
JULY 17, 2017
Here in the States, urban commuters are doubtlessly familiar with bike-sharing based on docking stations — from metro Boston’s Hubway service to Los Angeles’ Metro Bike Share. Department of Transportation’s national count in 2016, there were 3,378 bike-share docking stations across 104 U.S. As of the latest U.S.
William Mills
MARCH 8, 2018
Metro Atlanta has established itself as a major hub for the fintech (financial technology) industry. According to the American Transaction Processors Coalition, more than 70 percent of all payments on a global scale currently pass through companies headquartered in metro Atlanta, earning the city the moniker “Transaction Alley.”
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 13, 2017
The businesses that we track and profile in our Store Front Index — the home remodelers, salons, spas, small retailers, delis, coffee shops and restaurants that contribute to the health and vitality of the local communities — are not only declining, they’re not even getting off the starting blocks.
Gonzobanker
DECEMBER 20, 2018
PNC made a Gonzo move with a national digital expansion in 2018 with the unique idea of building a small number of branches in target metro markets like Kansas City and Dallas. Hats off to Greg for taking a $600 million credit union to a $5 billion innovator over his 25 years at the helm. CVB Financial acquires Community Bank.
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