South State Correspondent

JULY 25, 2022

Top Line Revenue & Lending. Quality Growth: Banks should start to emphasize core quality growth over absolute growth. If growth is predicted to be relatively strong for the rest of the year, stakeholders want to hear how the bank is “buying” that growth other than expanding credit. Asset Quality.

Trends 195

Trends Lending Marketing Capital 195

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

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.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Community Analytics Lending 70

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

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. Sounds like a cool strategy to build a smarter bank.

Fintech 195

Fintech Community Regional Technology 195

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. SoFI gets a commercial bank that brings deposits, compliance, AND business lending. Seacoast Bank is at it again… and this time it is blowing past $10B in a big way.

Community 216

Community Fintech Industry Innovation 216

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Two of the most recent unicorns are vertical payments processor Flywire , which raised a $120M Series E from Goldman Sachs, Temasek, Tiger Global, and Adage Capital Management in February 2020 at a $1B valuation, and point-of-sale payments startup Pine Labs, which closed a corporate minority round from Mastercard in January 2020 to reach a $1.6B

Fintech 80

Fintech US Lending Cards 80

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is examining the Community Reinvestment Act, which in part means that rules governing short-term lending may be reversed, and would let community banks compete more directly against payday lenders. SEC Eyes Crypto Exchange Activities.

Regulation 101

Regulation Bitcoin Innovation Fintech 101

CB Insights

MAY 15, 2019

With recent advances in blockchain, cryptocurrency, contactless payments, and more, finance is primed for disruption. Capital One — Capital One Labs. Key people: James Patterson, Managing VP & Head of Capital One Labs at Capital One. Bank of New York Mellon has 9 Global Innovation Centers around the world.

Innovation 78

Innovation blockchain Technology Groups 78