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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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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

A few years ago, very few people would have guessed that tens of billions of dollars would be invested in fintech vendors and solutions annually – except it happened. 2021 fintech investments, merger activities, and overall focus were off the charts. Best Fintech Acquisition by a Bank. Fintech Acquiring Bank.

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2020 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

And how did community banks and credit unions respond to the COVID craziness? Financial institutions went from having no PPP lending program at all to funding their first loan in 90 days – and this with literally last-minute regulatory guidance. There have been many come-and-go digital banks. THE VENDOR AWARDS.

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Fintech Fundings: 19 Companies Raise $1.3 Billion Week Ending Oct 1

Fintech Labs Insights

Fintech circles were abuzz this week as four massive fundings pushing several companies higher up the billion-dollar valuation ladder (yep, I can avoid the U-word if I really try). student loans, the worldwide fintech total surpassed one billion ($1.254 billion to be precise) thanks to Paytm ($675 million), Avant ($325 million) and 17 others.

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Fintech Fundings: 30 Companies Raise $390 Million Week Ending May 13

Fintech Labs Insights

London beat that this week with 5, followed by 3 in NYC, and 2 each from Chicago, Florida and Germany. Fintech deals by size from May 7 to 13, 2016: Avant (AvantCredit UK). HQ: Chicago, Illinois. Digital bank. HQ: Chicago, Illinois. Tags: Consumer, banking, payments, deposits, loans, debit card.

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Fintech Fundings: 25 Companies Raise $1.6 Billion Week Ending Aug 20

Fintech Labs Insights

Fintech funding records continue to fall. Alt-consumer lending. HQ: Chicago, Illinois. Marketplace lender and digital banking solutions provider. Peer-to-peer lending marketplace for small businesses. Tags: Credit, P2P, lending, underwriting, investing, SMB. billion, from 25 companies. billion ($1.1