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5 reasons your financial institution should attend the ThinkBIG 2024 conference

Abrigo

Attendees return from ThinkBIG energized and informed so they can continue positively impacting their institutions and, more importantly, their communities. Enjoy the Arizona Biltmore, a Waldorf Astoria Resort Attending the ThinkBIG conference means enjoying the iconic and luxurious Arizona Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix.

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Community Banks Debut FinTech Alliance

PYMNTS

To that end, news came earlier this week in the United States that a dozen community and regional banks have formed a group aimed at exploring the opportunities amid FinTech offerings. The group, to be known as Alloy Labs Alliance, according to a press release , is being managed by FinTech Forge. Here In The States.

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Things I Wish Bankers Did Better: Project Management

Jeff For Banks

On September 17, 2021 in the Scottsdale, Arizona desert, I delivered a speech to a ballroom full of bankers titled: 5 Things I Wish We Did Better. Number 1 on that list: Project Management. I used the embedded commercial as indicative of the life span of a project at a community bank. Can it be done? Don't try to boil the ocean.

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At home with HOA banking

Independent Banker

Academy Bank COO Tom Kientz notes that the community bank was eager to expand its deposit and loan services. Today, the community bank has successful relationships with HOAs across the country. is a full-service commercial bank with 80 branch locations in Arizona, Colorado, Kansas and Missouri. Photo by Jason Tracy.

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Aura Completes $50M Social Bond For 32K+ Loans

PYMNTS

Aura , a community development financial institution that provides cost-friendly loans to families, has completed a $50 million private social bond issuance, the company announced on Thursday (Mar. The money from the issuance will allow for 32,561 credit-building loans to what the company calls underserved and underbanked communities.

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Uber Freight Rolls Out Platform For Shippers To Access Its Network

PYMNTS

21) that it is rolling out a platform to enable shippers to tap into the company’s network and manage shipments from a personal computer. In May, Uber Freight launched its autonomous truck deliveries , with the first hauls driven in tandem with both human drivers and self-driving trucks completed in Arizona.

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Arizona AG digs his sandbox

ABA Community Banking

California regulator down on sandboxes Management Financial Trends Technology Fintech. First state effort explained by top lawyer.

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