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Community Banks Debut FinTech Alliance

PYMNTS

Collaboration amid competition has been a hallmark of the financial services space, as traditional financial institutions (FIs) join forces with FinTech startups. The group, to be known as Alloy Labs Alliance, according to a press release , is being managed by FinTech Forge. Guidelines From The UK. and MarketInvoice.

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Announcing Blockchain Week on Daily Fintech

Bank Innovation

Image from BlackListedNews Introducing Blockchain is like a conference moderator introducing the famous speaker who needs no introduction. If you Google “Blockchain for dummies”, you get a choice of explanations. We assume that the Daily Fintech community is beyond that point.

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So You Want to Be a Venture Capitalist: Best Practices for Community Banks Investing in Fintech Startups

Gonzobanker

Fintech startups looking for funding in 2023 are finding that it isn’t as easy as it was a few years ago. According to CB Insights, fintech funding in the U.S. Community Banks as Venture Capitalists In fact, not all providers of venture capital are venture capitalists. billion in capital into fintech startups in 2023.

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World Blockchain Trade Consortium Launches With FinTech Platforms

PYMNTS

The World Blockchain Trade Consortium (WBTC) officially launched this week in Singapore with the aim to utilize blockchain technology to lower costs, reduce risk and increase funding to SMEs. When we created Invoice Check, we approached a lot of fintechs and stakeholders in the industry.

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Bank Innovation Launches Public Telegram Channel

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE – Interested in the latest trends in payments, digital banking, blockchain technology, API, security, big data and all the other hot topics in the fintech space? Come join Bank Innovation’s Telegram Group.

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CULedger, IBM To Bring Blockchain-Based Services To Credit Unions

PYMNTS

CULedger , a credit union, has inked a partnership with IBM to create blockchain services geared toward credit unions. According to a report in Fintech Futures , the idea behind the project is to use permission-based blockchain technology so credit unions can reach more members that don’t have access to financial services.

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Can fintechs enhance your bank’s marketing campaign?

Independent Banker

We asked several banking leaders how they’ve employed fintech to ramp up their marketing campaigns, hone their analytic strategies and gain new patrons in the process. The digital world has opened vastly broader avenues for community banks to attract new customers—especially if they partner with fintechs in their endeavors.

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