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New ICBA chairman Derek Williams’ commitment to community

Independent Banker

wanted to be a financier before finding his way to community banking. Photo by Harold Daniels Derek Williams, president and CEO of Century Bank & Trust in Georgia, is bringing his passion for community banking to his term as ICBA chairman for 2023/24. That love of community has defined his career.

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GCB raises $93M to build digital tools for customers

Bank Innovation

Houston-based Gulf Capital Bank recently completed a capital raise of $93 million. With the funding, the bank plans to invest in its digital capabilities, providing services that include mobile deposits, secured and unsecured commercial loans, letters of credit and consumer loans.

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SMB Financing Fuels Week Of B2B Venture Capital

PYMNTS

Bad news hit the startup community this week as new analysis from CBInsights revealed a significant decline in venture capital (VC) funding in the first quarter of 2020. The company connects SMBs to invoice financing via is mobile app Bridge2Capital, targeting retail shopkeepers with a way to finance their outstanding payables.

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Square Capital Distributed 76K PPP Loans Totaling $820M

PYMNTS

Square Capital LLC processed more than $820 million in Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) forgivable loans in six weeks, the firm reported. the mobile payment company, said it provided a financial lifeline to more than 76,000 small businesses. Last year, Square Capital did $2.3

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Capitalize on social payments

Independent Banker

Social payments methods like Venmo and Cash App continue to grow in popularity, and the data is there to prove it, creating an opportunity to give customers what they want: 24/7 access to cashless, P2P and mobile transactions. So how do social payments fit in community banks’ long-term future? The community bank opportunity.

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Community Bank CEO Outlook 2022: Your priorities for the new year

Independent Banker

Independent Banker ’s annual Community Bank CEO Outlook survey reveals how community bank leaders plan to leverage today’s deposit-laden banking environment to grow this year. Janet Silveria, Community Bank of Santa Maria. So, what’s at the top of community bank leaders’ to-do lists? What changes will 2022 bring?

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FinTech Mobilizes To Repair Construction's Biggest B2B Payment Pains

PYMNTS

Letting go of a lump of capital on one date every month can also create cash flow pains. The Value Of The Mobile Device. FinTech solutions not only need to address the particular nuances of B2B payments in the construction space, but they need to be mobile -friendly in order to reach end users more easily.

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