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Quontic Bank launches bitcoin rewards checking with help from NYDIG

American Banker

The community bank and fintech are offering the first live bank account and debit card that offer rewards in the form of bitcoin.

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Visa Expands Fast Track Program To Give FinTechs A Post-COVID Digital-First Edge

PYMNTS

Among Visa's partners are Alipay, mPesa, Tencent, Bitcoin (and other cryptocurrencies). It is also announcing a new partner in Daylight, a digital bank working with Visa and Fast Track to recreate a community bank concept digitally. Creating The Digital Community Bank. Building A Faster Fast Track .

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B2B FinTech On The Cusp Of Change

PYMNTS

200 community banks have cut ties with Lending Club following the sudden departure of the alternative lender’s CEO and the subsequent hit to share prices, which reverberated across other alt-finance players. SMEs want banks to offer bitcoin services , suggesting the cryptocurrency may not be such a failure after all.

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The Future Of Payments Beyond The Pandemic

PYMNTS

i2c’s McCarthy noted that looking back over the past 10 years, “I wouldn’t have believed the types of structural changes we’ve seen” where the advent of PayPal, Zelle, contactless cards, and mergers and acquisitions that have created companies with full suites of payment products have made the shift easier.

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Podcast: Empowering Bank Employees to Drive Innovation

ABA Community Banking

From offering bitcoin rewards checking to meeting the unique credit needs of gig workers and sole practitioners, Quontic Bank depends on innovative ideas and execution. The post Podcast: Empowering Bank Employees to Drive Innovation appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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2020 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Banks and credit unions had to fundamentally change their delivery, support and relationship management models at scopes and speeds that were unheard of. And how did community banks and credit unions respond to the COVID craziness? Jill is continually demonstrating just how loud a $300 million community bank can roar!

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Innovation All the Time

Independent Banker

Even with technology’s increasing influence on retail banking, it’s not typical for a community bank to have one of its most senior and trusted executives concentrate primarily on leading consumer product and payments innovation. billion-asset, 85-branch community bank based in Rockland, Mass., is not typical.