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9 ways to manage credit risk

Independent Banker

Effects of the pandemic and other factors creating unpredictability have changed how community banks approach their credit and lending operations. Ruffin notes that early detection of credit risk reduces levels of nonperformance and gives banks greater flexibility in managing problem loans out of the bank. By Judith Sears.

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Today In Payments Around The World: Checkout.com Lands $450 Million In Series C; Pakistan Rolls Out Instant Digital Payment System

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-based digital payments firm, has increased its valuation to $15 billion following the closing of a Tiger Global Management-led $450 million Series C funding round. It also has a California office, which opened in 2017, and has plans for a Colorado office. Pakistan Launches Payment System To Boost Financial Inclusion.

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How ‘Smart Bank Transfers’ Can Help Streamline B2B Payments

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Nowhere is that more true than in the legal cannabis industry where regulations are still evolving. The seamless benefits of smart bank transfer can reduce cash management for cannabis firms, for example, contended Muller. The company will look to hire additional staff tied to product and operations support.

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Credit Union Helps US Marijuana Businesses Put Down Roots

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Massachusetts joins a handful of states, including Colorado, Washington and Maine, that have taken steps to legalize recreational marijuana. This forces many operations to continue using cash. They don’t want to spend half their day moving money around and worrying about their employees getting paid in cash.”.

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For Charter Schools, A Workforce Spend Tutorial

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These schools are publicly funded but operate independently from traditional public schools, adhering to specific school and local or district authority guidelines. These schools have greater autonomy than traditional public schools, but they also face more scrutiny from local regulators. Charter School Spending Lessons.

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The banks serving active duty personnel

Independent Banker

Community banks operate on a majority of the country’s military installations. Community banks comprise more than two-thirds of the 66 banks operating on U.S. Noemi Gallardo and Larry Wilson of First Arkansas Bank and Trust pose in front of a C-130 display plane at Little Rock Air Force Base, where the bank operates a branch.

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Data privacy: How to keep customer data safe

Independent Banker

It has implications for everything from regulatory compliance and risk management to a bank’s ability to engender trust in its customers. The privacy of customers’ personal information is at the forefront of every community banker’s decisions, says Steven Estep, ICBA assistant vice president of operational risk.

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