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A community bank-fueled payments rail

Independent Banker

A secure, open-loop, cost-saving, customer-accessible, multiplatform P2P payments network might sound too good to be true, but community bank consortium Alloy Labs Alliance hopes to achieve just that with the CHUCK payment rail. Julieann Thurlow, CEO of $730 million-asset Reading Cooperative Bank in Reading, Mass.,

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Today In Data: VC For Cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin Records And Virtual ID Verification

PYMNTS

The commentary reflects the surging value of cryptocurrencies and how eager investors are to take part in the industry. The survey was primarily administered to small community banks and credit unions, making the finding significant. 17,428.42 | Value of a single bitcoin at the end of trading on Tuesday (Dec.

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The Top 5 Trends in Fintech and Banking for 2022

Gonzobanker

Bank of America launched Balance Connect, a service that allows customers to avoid overdraft fees by automatically transferring money from another of the user’s accounts with the bank for a $12-per-transaction fee. consumers, 60% of crypto owners would use their bank to invest in cryptocurrencies.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. Grab some popcorn and watch.

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On The Hill, Banking’s Biggest Get Grilled

PYMNTS

Post-crisis reforms have made banks much safer and sounder in three important areas: capital, liquidity and resolution, and recovery.”. Dimon offered a cautionary nod toward new accounting standards that may stifle smaller lenders, such as community banks, if a financial crisis hits again. On Guns And Cryptos.

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Digital Disruption

Independent Banker

Regardless of the name, nonbank technology firms are wedging themselves between community banks and their customers by offering a slew of traditional and nontraditional banking products. This is why ICBA and community banks must continue to push consistent regulation of bank and nonbank financial service providers.

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Bank Multiple Improvement: 33 Items Stakeholders Want to Know Now

South State Correspondent

Loan Pricing: Loan pricing has increased in the capital markets, yet bank loan pricing has continued to compress. As rates rise, many banks have seen an increase in prepayments as borrowers liquidate their property and get out of the market or take longer-term fixed-rate loans to protect them against rising rates. Asset Quality.

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