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The case for end-to-end digital lending

Independent Banker

ā€œIā€™m not sure how we would have processed all of the PPP loans and everything else in the last 18 months without some of the technology that we have implemented,ā€ says Chris Jundt, senior vice president and chief lending officer at First State Bank & Trust. Northpointe Bank in Grand Rapids, Mich., Cashing in on efficiencies.

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Two Executive Views of Digital Transformation, and Why They Both Matter

Gonzobanker

Some examples: My colleague Ron Shevlin pointed out in a recent study conducted with StrategyCorps that Chime, the big dog challenger bank, now has nearly 8 million customers who consider it their primary bank. Community banks and credit unions, in total, have 56 million. Non-interest income, in total, was flat in 2020.

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Punching above its weight: Small N.J. bank uses tech to take on big rivals

American Banker

David Howard's leadership of the OceanFirst digital strategy and innovation team that has developed a robo adviser, an Alexa skill and other cutting-edge tools earned him recognition as one of American Banker's digital bankers of the year.

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This Week In Payments:Ā Saving Small Business

PYMNTS

The first half of 2020 has been rough on small businesses of all kinds, whether they had to close their doors due to public-health orders or had to relocate their staff to working from home virtually overnight. But for many of them, this has also been an opportunity for them to really develop their digital strategies.

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