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Community Service with the Personal Touch

Banking 2020

Question: Community branch, personal service, mobile banking—which is the odd one out? For some time now, there have been discussions about the future of community banks in the age of digital banking. By contrast, the very idea of digital communication seems cold and distant and impersonal.

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The messaging tool that let Happy State Bank take its lending online

American Banker

The Texas bank is leaning on solutions from Lightico and MANTL to quickly set up accounts and handle loans when customers can’t sign documents in person because of the coronavirus emergency.

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How a mudslide prepared this small bank to handle the pandemic

American Banker

Montecito Bank in California began streamlining originations after a natural disaster decimated its community in 2018. The move paid off when the COVID-19 crisis hit and the bank had to quickly step up efforts to help clients.

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Banks seek more fintech help for PPP's next phase

American Banker

After tech firms assisted community bankers in processing applications in the Paycheck Protection Program, small-business lenders are continuing to engage with cloud providers and other outside companies to automate the loan forgiveness process.

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China key to banking and payments innovation

Banking 2020

. “Western banks are pursuing digital transformation projects that are dependent on a vendor community that may or may not understand the direction of change,” the report stated. A transformed environment. “This platform approach is key and a unique difference in China,” InnoTribe stated. ”