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An abundance of caution: Cryptocurrency and Community Banks

Long Lasting Ideas

For those of us of a certain age, cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and others seem like a shadowy mystery figure in a 1940’s film noir classic. Gox, at the time, the world’s largest Bitcoin exchange and wallet provider. Continue reading An abundance of caution: Cryptocurrency and Community Banks at Bank Marketing Strategy + Ideas.

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Why (and How) a Community Bank Cultivates Crypto & Cannabis Clients

The Financial Brand

A small Florida bank seeks to fill a niche by serving riskier businesses — nationally — that other financial institutions shy away from. The post Why (and How) a Community Bank Cultivates Crypto & Cannabis Clients appeared first on The Financial Brand - Banking Trends, Analysis & Insights.

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How will the Apple Watch and other tech evolutions impact banking?

Abrigo

An innovation like that can make the Apple Watch and Bitcoin seem archaic in comparison. Other tech updates in banking aim to make their customers’ experience more personal and convenient. For community banks and credit unions, this may be more of a challenge.

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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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Morning Scan: Stripe Leads Fintech 'Revolution'; Bitcoin Creator Revealed?

American Banker

Silicon Valley is investing in a startup that seeks an old-fashioned bank charter. Warburg Pincus, which has plenty of experience investing in community banks, is leading an investment round in Varo Money, which is developing a mobile-banking app. Yes, you read that correctly.

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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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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Bank Merger of the Year. Some interesting finalists would be: M&T and People’s United Old National and First Midwest Webster and Sterling Columbia Bank and Umpqua. Huntington and TCF merge to create the $170 billion Midwest dynamo and vault them into one of the top 10 banks in the country. The Bank That Gets Fintech.

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