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Building a Discipline to Drive Digital Banking Strategy

Gonzobanker

This fast pace has banks and credit unions contemplating how they can compete in this mobile “arms race” and what unique value smaller institutions can bring to the table. . With megabanks spending billions on digital investments each year, regional and community bank executives understand they cannot compete on resources.

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Starling Bank Now Accepts Apple Pay

PYMNTS

Starling Bank, the digital-only U.K. bank, has now added Apple Pay support as an online payment method, which means customers can add their Starling debit card to Apple Wallet. According to a news report , with the mobile pay support, customers can make online payments via their Apple devices.

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StoneCastle’s Joshua Siegel Talks Cambr, Which Lets Non-Banks Play Bank

Bank Innovation

Cambr, a cloud-based platform powered by investment firm StoneCastle and digital banking software provider Q2 Holdings, is helping neo-banks and fintechs launch and scale up through a network of 850 community banks.

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Now is a prime time for digital account opening

Independent Banker

How Americans bank has been changing for years, including how they start their banking relationships. Offering the ability to open an account online can be one way to reach customers who are unable to join your community bank in person. A recent McKinsey & Company report found that 15% to 20% of U.S.

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Capitalize on social payments

Independent Banker

So how do social payments fit in community banks’ long-term future? Social payments have taken today’s digital environment by storm. Those behaviors may pose a real threat to community banks. Super apps like PayPal have about $3 billion stored in their digital wallet, and Cash App by Square has well over $1.5

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Getting Mobile Ready

Independent Banker

The latest twists came in September, when one of the biggest technology and payments events of the year featured the announcement of Apple Inc.’s s entry into the payments business with Apple Pay. So where do ballyhooed mobile banking and payments developments among the biggest players leave community banks?

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The Non-Traditional Bank

Jack Henry

The community banks and credit unions have always been fighting “the good fight” for customers/members. These banks and credit unions are competing against the Chases and Bank of Americas of the world. These banks and credit unions are competing against the Chases and Bank of Americas of the world.

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