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Giving Community Banks The Contactless Card Boost

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Contactless has yet to catch on in the United States, despite years of promotional efforts and the success of the payment method in the U.K., However, there may be an opportunity to get more contactless cards into the hands of consumers — an opportunity that involves community banks and is backed by financial incentives.

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For Community Banks, Big Business From Small Business Credit Cards

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For community banks serving small- to mid-sized businesses (SMBs), training an eye on credit cards can translate into additional revenue streams and tap into an unmet need for those SMBs. Kearney found 26 percent of small business cardholders have community banking relationships in place.

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Today In Data: Driving Contactless Adoption With Community Banks

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Community banks could put more contactless cards into the hands of consumers with the help of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA). Data: $255B: The value of faster payments in the United States at the end of 2018. And the demand for faster payments is strong in the U.S.,

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Bank Partnerships Improve America’s Financial Education Report Card

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As kids head back to school, banks across the United States will deploy their resources, reach and expertise to provide the next generation, particularly those in underserved communities, with the financial education they need.

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Indian FinTech Creates Inclusive Services For Rural Underbanked

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After all, what counts as a bank or not is a little bit different in India than it is in the United States, he said. Agashe said the 50,000 very small community banks and credit unions (CUs) spread throughout India’s rural regions don’t count as “banks” in the official tally. or ‘Why don't you put in an ATM?’

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Banking-As-A-Service Takes On The Underbanked SMB

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There is good news, and there is bad news with regards to the path to addressing the unbanked and underbanked in the United States. At the same time, bank branch closures appear to be accelerating, with small towns across the country losing a combined 14 percent of their banks between 2012 and 2017.

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Popular Becomes Second To Launch Credit Cards For Use In Cuba

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and the first in Puerto Rico to offer its credit cards for use in Cuba. In a press release , Popular said the Mastercard credit cards of its two banking subsidiaries, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Popular Community Bank, can be used at any of Cuba’s authorized merchants and ATMs throughout the country.