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Arkansas credit union taps mobile video banking to reach more customers

Bank Innovation

River Valley Community Federal Credit Union serves 7,200 members out of just two branches in southern Arkansas. Since its membership is spread out across the state and sometimes live as far away as 50 miles from a branch, it rolled out a video banking tool earlier this month to add a more human touch. The […].

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Southern Bancorp’s innovation lab builds solutions with client input

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Southern Bancorp’s innovation division is looking to gain a competitive edge against larger financial institutions by developing products specifically for the communities it serves.

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Internal Memo: Simon To Reopen 49 Malls In May

PYMNTS

The properties in Texas, Indiana, Alaska, Missouri, Georgia, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Arkansas and Tennessee will not be limited to curbside-pickup reopening like the ones happening in Texas, the report said. Simon is also encouraging retailers to use technology, such as Apple Pay, for contactless transactions.

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Walmart, Nextdoor Launch Neighbors’ Helping Initiative

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The largest retailer in the world has collaborated with Nextdoor, the social networking service, to launch “Neighbors Helping Neighbors,” per an announcement on Thursday (April 23). to ask for help or offer assistance to people in their communities by shopping at Walmart. . The collaboration allows Nextdoor members in the U.S.

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Apple Pay Rolls Out To 17 American Credit Unions And Banks

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The total roster now claims more than 1,600 banks and credit unions domestically, said the site, even as 35 percent of retailers in the U.S. support Apple Pay. As has been reported, Apple Pay is also available internationally in, among other nations, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Spain, the U.K. and Switzerland.

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Podcast: The Girl Banker on Career Advancement and Life Lessons

ABA Community Banking

Natalie Bartholomew is chief administrative officer at Grand Savings Bank in northwestern Arkansas, but she is probably better known for her popular blog "The Girl Banker," which provides advice on career advancement and work-life balance for women in banking as well as spotlighting female leaders in financial services.

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Walmart Is Due For An Identity Check

PYMNTS

For at least two generations, Walmart has stood for more than just retail. The chain, born in Arkansas, has long served as a cultural, economic and even political signifier — telling others that one shopped at Walmart, or disliked its corporate policies, opened up a host of assumptions and judgements.

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