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How To Do Better Against National Bank Lending Competition

South State Correspondent

Many existing community bank customers and prospects are also national bank customers. There are now many online, nationally-focused lenders that are capable of an entire virtual relationship. Traditionally, community banks would compare their financial performance and health to similar-sized banks in their region.

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If You Are Tired of Being Transactional, You Need A Hedge Program

South State Correspondent

Meet Competitive Pressures : National and larger regional banks are specifically targeting better borrowers for five, seven, ten-year fixed-rate loans. We believe that community banks should choose a path that offers the most operational flexibility.

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If You Are Tired of Being Transactional, You Need A Hedge Program

South State Correspondent

Meet Competitive Pressures : National and larger regional banks are specifically targeting better borrowers for five, seven, ten-year fixed-rate loans. We believe that community banks should choose a path that offers the most operational flexibility.

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Today In Payments Around The World: Western Union Grows Real-Time Digital Payments; Visa Wraps Up YellowPepper Acquistion

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The remittance firm said it has grown its real-time digital payout abilities in a move that encompasses billions of bank accounts in 100 nations. Visa has wrapped up its acquisition of YellowPepper, the Latin American FinTech, in the first arrangement of its kind by the financial company in the region.

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How Singapore Is Fueling A ‘Smart Nation’

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Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. Startups are estimated to employ nearly 300,000 on the island nation. Singapore is poised to become the world’s first country to make the notion of a “Smart Nation” an actual reality.

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These Are Your Most Profitable Cash Management Clients

South State Correspondent

The value driver in cash management is that it is usually some sort of operating account at the bank. As such, operating accounts have low-interest rate sensitivity. We have also included the IBIS World 2024 risk ratings to provide some context for the credit and operating risk of the counterparty.

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 FinTech Collaborations and Frameworks Gain Steam in Asia

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Fujitsu has noted that there has been a shortage of data specialists that can provide credit analysis in the country. Beyond the confines of Europe, Cryptix , a blockchain service provider based in Zug, Switzerland, has said that it acquired Blocktrade, which operates as a digital asset exchange platform.

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