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7 ways community banks can boost profitability

Independent Banker

of digital banking customers said they switched to digital banking because of the pandemic. Source: 2021 Provident Bank survey. These days, there’s a lot to contend with as a community bank, from changing consumer behaviors due to the pandemic to uncertainty surrounding the economy and inflation.

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Top 63 Online Digital Banks for U.S. Consumers (Nov 2023)

Fintech Labs Insights

Consumers have been banking online for 28 years. And from the very beginning, there have been pure-play digital banking startups. The first, online bank Security First Network Bank (SFNB) launched in 1995, just a year after Amazon.com. But unlike ecommerce, digital-only banking was slow to catch on.

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Stripe Teardown: How The $35B Payments Company Plans To Supercharge Online Retail

CB Insights

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Virtual card issuance. Business lending and corporate cards. Fraud prevention tools. Supporting merchant partner growth. Source: Stripe.

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Fintech Fundings: 24 Companies Raise $560 Million Week Ending Sep 18

Fintech Labs Insights

The Seattle-based startup raised $3 million to bring its total funding to $5.3 Also, long-time alum, Alkami Technology picked up $11 million Friday to further their e-banking solutions business. Digital banking solutions. HQ: Seattle, Washington. Risk management for P2P lending. HQ: New York City.

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Fintech Fundings: 114 Companies Raised $7.3 Billion in April

Fintech Labs Insights

Digital banking company. HQ: Seattle, Washington. Marketplace small business lending platform. Tags: SMB, merchants, security, payments, POS, credit/debit cards, authorization. Latest round: $200 million Private Equity. Total raised: $224.9 HQ: Oakland, California. Source: Crunchbase. Total raised: $154.3

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

Best Bank Purchase of the Year – Goes to Heritage Financial for its strategic purchase of commercial niche player Puget Sound Bank. Bravo to CEO Brian Vance, President Jeff Deuel and team for a watershed expansion into the hot Seattle market with a bank whose commercial skills can complement those of its acquirer.

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Top 33 Digital Lenders to U.S. Small Businesses (SMB) in Nov 2021

Fintech Labs Insights

A defunct Canadian bank, Bayshore Trust, launched the first online loan application in March 1996. Top 30 Alt-Lenders (Digital) Lending to Small-to-Medium Businesses (SMB) in the United States. HQ: Seattle. Related: Top 17 Online Digital Corporate Credit Cards for Small Businesses (Dec 2021). Biz2Credit.

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