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For Visa, She’s Next Is What’s Next

PYMNTS

Visa said Monday evening at a New York gathering in anticipation of the launch that events through a year-long campaign will include interactive workshops, tailored on a community-by-community basis. 30 kickoff in Atlanta will include access to experts from Visa and entrepreneurs operating both nationally and globally.

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Eyes Facing Forward

Independent Banker

ICBA has planned an educational lineup of more than 60 workshops and networking sessions for next month’s Community Banking LIVE conference in New Orleans. Many workshops will address changes shaping our industry today as well as its future. Here’s what three of those forward-looking workshops will be covering.

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Capstone Conference

Independent Banker

Young employees at the community bank in Madison, Wis., Recognizing the need to foster future leaders at the bank and across the industry, Park Bank, a $775 million-asset community bank with 185 employees, created a formal program last year to develop the talents and broaden the knowledge of its younger, most-promising employees.

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Nurturing New Businesses

Independent Banker

Of course, community banks are the primary economic engines behind small businesses on Main Street America, funding more than 60 percent of all small-business lending. When you’re looking at key issues in the community, bring entrepreneurs to the table and ask them to solve it—because that’s who solves things,” Williamson insists.

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Investing in America: 7 Strategies and 7 Tactics That Can Drive Business

South State Correspondent

These programs aim, in part, to mobilize the private sector by pairing its capital with public investment to stimulate American manufacturing and infrastructure improvement, creating new jobs plus innovating in industries like clean energy and technology. Before educating your customers and communities, you must start with your bankers.

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10 Data-Driven Ideas To Increase Branch Engagement

South State Correspondent

The operative question is: given online and mobile banking, what is the new role of the branch? At an average of $1 million per year to operate, the branch is the most expensive per unit channel in banking, given that a good branch serves 2,000 to 3,000 customers. Branching is expensive – banks need to use the asset wisely.

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How Berlin Earns Its ‘Startup Capital’ Reputation

PYMNTS

In this week’s edition of PYMNTS’ Weekly Tech Center Roundup , we head back to Europe to explore Germany’s “startup capital” and learn about the thriving ecosystem where a new startup is born every 20 minutes. . Not only does Berlin stand as Germany’s largest city, but it is also known for being the country’s startup capital.

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