South State Correspondent

MARCH 5, 2024

Several measurable factors drive loan (and, by extension, bank) profitability, including loan size, credit quality, term, cross-sell, and upsell. In this article, we will consider how and why loan size is one of the most significant drivers of profitability for community banks and what community banks can do to improve performance.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2018

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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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2019

MOXY bank , preparing to be one of the first new community banks to launch in the U.S. in decades, has announced that it is working with technology solutions company NYMBUS to integrate its core digital banking and payment services.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

To that end, news came earlier this week in the United States that a dozen community and regional banks have formed a group aimed at exploring the opportunities amid FinTech offerings. The company is trialing token-based asset lending through the next two years and covering 10,000 state residents.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2020

Below, PYMNTS rounds up the latest solutions that FinTechs and lenders are developing to ease the PPP lending process for SMBs and FIs alike, with many initiatives focused on enabling regional and community banks to maintain a competitive edge against the biggest banks. Citizens Bank Of Edmond. Fresno First Bank.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2018

While marketplace lending platforms and alternative finance players first surfaced to compete with traditional financial institutions (FIs), many large banks have now realized that collaborating with these companies is the way to better service SMBs — and without the added investment in developing proprietary systems.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

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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South State Correspondent

MARCH 30, 2022

Community banks pride themselves on superior customer service. Approximately 90% of all community banks believe that they provide an above-average level of customer service (of course, the math cannot work that way, as half of all banks should be providing a below-average level of customer service).

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 18, 2023

We concluded that the market does not adequately compensate banks for credit and interest rate risks. Top-performing community banks deploy relationship banking. We define relationship banking as a model focused on a consultative banking approach. uses at our bank.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

smaller community banks and credit unions (CUs) stepped up to the plate and, according to the Small Business Association (SBA), ended up facilitating more than half of PPP loan volume to SMBs. That's good news for community banks and credit unions, which could see a wave of new SMB customers and members in the coming months.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 3, 2023

The lack of relationship between NIM and ROA results from the other factors that are more important to bank profitability, such as loan credit quality, loan size, and relationship value. Market segments – A bank is a compilation of its customers. Go after profitable customers, and a bank will usually become profitable.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2019

Payment company PayFi and The Clearing House (TCH) have partnered to bring real-time payments technologies to the community banks on PayFi’s Branch99TM Real-Time Platform, according to a release. “We PayFi said its main goal is to speed up the adoption of real-time payments and relationship banking for community banks.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

The company revealed that David Kowach has been named head of Community Banking, while Jim Hays has come onboard as president and head of Wells Fargo Advisors. In his new role, Kowach is responsible for Regional Banking, Distribution Strategies, Customer and Branch Experience, and Regional Services.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. This region has the kind of energy that draws people to a place and helps them and their businesses thrive. Military installations also contribute to the region’s economy. These include family-owned businesses, community businesses and operating companies.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Independent Banker’s annual listing top-performing community banks of 2021 alongside interviews with some of the winners. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

This week’s look at the latest in bank-FinTech collaborations and open banking initiatives finds a focus on small business lending: In the U.K., As more non-bank players are allowed to facilitate PPP lending to U.S. Visa Invests in Open Banking FinTech Railsbank. Funding Options Unlocks Data Across 20 Lenders.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Our partnership with Jack Henry helps us bring Plaid Exchange to hundreds of regional and community banks, and helps ensure millions of people can access digital finance apps and services no matter where they choose to bank, invest and manage their money,” Karvounis added.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2020

In an effort to help companies reduce their accounts payable (AP) expenses, Zycus has rolled out artificial intelligence (AI)-powered bots for the last part of the procurement process, according to an announcement. The Regal offering allows regional banks, community banks and FIs offer their corporate clients a white-labeled AP technology.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2018

Synovus Financial announced on Tuesday (July 24) that it is acquiring FCB Financial Holdings, owner of Florida Community Bank (FCB), Florida’s largest community bank, in a deal valued at $2.9 Following completion of the merger, former FCB shareholders will own approximately 30 percent of the combined company.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 18, 2023

Options For Prepayment Penalties Banks use four standard prepayment provisions for commercial loans. The first is a step-down, and it is by far the most common prepayment provision used by community banks. For example, on a 5-year loan, the bank may charge a 5,4,3,2,1 prepayment. The third prepayment option is defeasance.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Here, a tool like IBIS World comes in handy for setting bank strategy as you can look up any of the below industries to see their geographical dispersion. In terms of payments, 82% of companies deemed payment automation as extremely important.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

The technology lets community banks, regional banks and FIs provide a white-labeled AP offering to their business clients. The company said that those who work in accounting or finance functions can harness its RegalPay technology straight from their computers.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Adobe is extending the parameters for its Real-time Customer Data Platform (CDP) offering to include B2B data and workflows, the company announced in a Tuesday (Nov. 24) blog post , improving on last year's version that only worked with brands. The features will be available next year, according to the blog post. 24) announcement.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

The API enables businesses to collect payments as part of their accounts receivable (AR) processes to do so in a more seamless and integrated way, regardless of payment data format, so that transaction information can be applied to AR records, the company explained. Hawthorn River Eyes Open Banking for Community FIs.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2016

The edge mid-sized and community banks have historically had on the big guys is that they put a face to banking. Today, though, FinTech has changed the game, and new customer demands could be taking away community banks’ leg-up on their largest peers. Power report on retail banking in the U.S.,

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

This year’s winners: Left: Central Valley Community Bank, People’s Choice Award; Middle: Kennebec Savings Bank, Exceptional Community Bank Service Award; Right: Cross River Bank, Emerging Service Program Award. Exceptional Community Bank Service Award. Kennebec Savings Bank.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2019

Mastercard ‘s commercial card spend management solution In Control has been integrated into the accounts payable (AP) automation platform of MineralTree , the companies said in a press release on Thursday (Jan. That collaboration similarly involves the integration of Mastercard In Control.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 17, 2022

For regional and community banks there has never been a more frustrating time to be a buyer versus a builder of financial technology. The suboptimal structure of the bank tech world today has several root causes: Bank functional requirements go wide and deep. Today, financial institutions are technology companies.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The Atlanta-based company noted in a press release that its Activate Enterprise NextGen ATM platform was designed for speed and ease. On Monday (Oct. 5) NCR Corp. unveiled its next generation of operating software for ATMs, designed to integrate the now decades-old cash-dispensing machines into the digital age.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

Today, however, the banking challenge has largely been solved. Credit unions and regional or community banks have stepped in to fill the banking gap, making barriers to accessing much needed financial services lower than ever before for marijuana businesses. Augmenting Legacy Infrastructure.

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American Banker

JULY 12, 2016

Mary Mack will step down as head of Wells Fargo Advisors in order to take on a bigger role in overseeing the company's Community Banking unit. Mack is replacing Carrie Tolstedt, who is retiring after 27 years at the San Francisco-based company.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

The MOU dictates that the banks will train FinTech startups with an eye on cross-border transactions. Deputy Managing Director of MAS Jacqueline Loh said the relationship demonstrates a FinTech that may extend to other countries in the ASEAN region. The Fed And FinTech Firms.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

As reported by ZDNet and other sites, class action suits have already been filed against the company. Recall that under the previous data protection laws, namely the Data Protection Act of 1998, the company was fined 500,000 pounds by the U.K. That document focuses on budgets and regulatory efforts across the region.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 4, 2010

Community banks tout themselves as better than national and regional banks because of how close they are to their communities. And so it went in Hallstead, growing gradually, as towns tended to do in rural Pennsylvania, with bank loans funded by local depositors supporting the growth.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2018

I am proud of what ICBA has accomplished over its 88-year history and optimistic about what the future holds for community banks. I’m honored to be part of that future and look forward to leading ICBA as we write the next chapter of the community bank story. Now, the future is ours for the taking. Mission: Flourish.

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2018

The company’s 2018 PACE (Performance Against Customer Expectations) Report, published on Wednesday (May 2), found large financial institutions (FIs) are vulnerable to losing their small business customers, which tend to experience greater satisfaction levels at regional and community banks. and more in the U.K.,

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Think about the quality of candidates that top tech companies, Wall Street investment banks and Big 4 management consulting firms recruit. Think about companies that apply rigor to intelligence testing like the famous Microsoft logic interview puzzles. That’s the new DNA we need to increase across the banking industry.

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