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Community Banks Accelerate FinTech Integrations

PYMNTS

For more community banks, the latter strategy can fast-track digitization initiatives. This week’s look at the latest bank-FinTech tie-ups shows Banking-as-a-Service and other FinTech players embracing smaller regional and community banks to elevate small- to medium-sized business (SMBs) and corporate banking offerings.

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Mastercard, Regal Help Community Banks Offer Corporate V-Cards

PYMNTS

In a press release , Regal said its agreement with Mastercard will allow banks to provide an integrated payables platform that supports virtual card payments. Together, the companies are launching RegalOne, an application that provides integrated virtual cards to the corporate customers of regional and community banks.

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Solving the Community Bank Digital Gap

Banking Exchange

Community banks are facing tremendous competitive pressures from regional, national, and global banks Technology Feature3 Fintech Feature Financial Trends Community Banking Customers Core Systems Branch Technology/ATMs Outsourcing/Cloud Tech Management Mobile Online Cards Checks/Remote Deposit Capture.

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The Impact of Mobile Card Apps On FI Customer Retention

PYMNTS

Community banks and credit unions are feeling the pressure to boost their digital card services or risk losing customers to megabanks and digital challengers, Ondot Systems ’ Chief Strategy Officer Todd Lesher told PYMNTS in a recent discussion. FinTech players are also grabbing deposits. Square announced $1.3

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Community banks most likely to approve small business loans

Abrigo

According to a recent survey from four Federal Reserve Banks, small regional and community banks have the highest approval rate for small business loans. The 2014 Small Business Credit Survey was a joint operation conducted by the Federal Reserve Banks of New York, Atlanta, Cleveland and Philadelphia.

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Major Core Vendors Are Failing Regional Banks

Gonzobanker

Rapid consolidation in the banking industry is creating a growing band of regional banks that find themselves stuck in a solution provider market that isn’t fully capable of serving them. As banks have consolidated, so have the technology partners serving them.

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Helping Small FIs Make Banking Services As Seamless As Taking An Uber

PYMNTS

To regain some of that ground, Connie Davis, senior vice president at FIS , told PYMNTS in a recent interview, FIs — particularly credit unions (CUs) and community banks — must transform the way they think about digital offerings and connected experiences. That means they can compete more effectively against digital-only competitors.

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