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ICBA: Building Bridges For The Next Generation Of Community Banks

PYMNTS

Community banking can be one of the most rewarding and most challenging areas of financial services in which to work — that’s the view, anyway, of Rebeca Romero Rainey, president and CEO of Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) , who recently joined the nation’s leading advocacy organization that exclusively represents community banks.

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More Bank-Fintech Partnerships Emerge as Groups Embrace Digital

Banking Exchange

Customers Bank, Capital Bank and Community 1st Credit Union among the latest to embrace financial technology Technology Financial Trends Payments Feature3 Fintech Feature Lines of Business Tech Management Mobile Online Cards Blockchain PPP Covid19 Community Banking.

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Fintech Deals to Watch: Fall Festivities

Gonzobanker

Treasury management provider Dragonfly Financial Technologies launched independently from an ACI Worldwide sale. Core: Core-n Mazes and Hayrides FIS acquired embedded finance provider Bond Financial Technologies and announced plans to spin off merchant solutions (to be named Worldpay ).

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10 Top Banking Podcasts You Should be Listening to

Abrigo

Other podcasts might be internationally based and of little interest to community financial institutions or credit unions based in the U.S. or largely focused on the domestic banking market. So here’s your head start on finding some banking podcasts that might work for you. Banking Transformed 2. Breaking Banks 6.

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Funding Round Could Give AvidXchange $2B Valuation

PYMNTS

Investment bank Financial Technology Partners is advising AvidXchange on this fundraising round, according to sources. 5) that it is integrating AvidPay into its BankTEL product suite, which is designed for financial institutions (FIs) to manage accounting and expenses. This latest fundraising could top $300 million.

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Fighting Digital with Digital

Independent Banker

Community banks cannot afford to ignore the staggering pace of lending adoption by both individuals and businesses using digital-only platforms from various nonbank technology-based specialty lending firms. But community banks should not be without hope, nor should they underestimate the significance of customer relationships.

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Banking on a Winner: Fostering innovation to compete in today’s financial environment

ZootBlog

There are several ways for banks to elevate their game—fintech houses, neobanks, alternative lenders, in-bank labs. There are now more than 8,000 financial technology companies in the United States with the potential to shake up traditional financial institutions. Fintech Houses. Alternative Lenders.