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Listen: 30% of community banks adding crypto services in next 18 months

BankInovation

A growing number of community banks are considering adding cryptocurrency services, and it could give them an edge in the battle for digital customers. Thirty percent of community banks expect to add crypto to their offerings during the next 18 months, according to a report by financial consultancy Wipfli.

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Crypto opportunity for community banks and credit unions

BankInovation

According to a survey recently commissioned by Finder, 23% of Americans own some form of cryptocurrency, reflecting an increase of more than 60% over the past two years. As consumer interest in digital currency grows, community banks and credit unions need to find ways to bring these digital assets and capabilities to their customers.

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A community bank-fueled payments rail

Independent Banker

A secure, open-loop, cost-saving, customer-accessible, multiplatform P2P payments network might sound too good to be true, but community bank consortium Alloy Labs Alliance hopes to achieve just that with the CHUCK payment rail. Julieann Thurlow, CEO of $730 million-asset Reading Cooperative Bank in Reading, Mass.,

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Podcast: The just-do-it mindset in community bank innovation

ABA Community Banking

How can community bank emerging leaders take initiative in innovation? The post Podcast: The just-do-it mindset in community bank innovation appeared first on ABA Banking Journal. Tim Shangle advises bankers to take small steps and explore what new technologies can do.

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One in 10 community banks planning to launch crypto services

ABA Community Banking

Insights from the 2022 Federal Reserve/CSBS survey of community banks. The post One in 10 community banks planning to launch crypto services appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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New Trends Redefining the Role of Community Banks

Independent Banker

This year, an overwhelming amount of industry and media attention has been focused on sky-high neobank valuations, big tech’s continued foray into banking, and emerging finance trends, like buy-now-pay-later and the growing cryptocurrency market. 44% of consumers and 57% of businesses expect online account opening from their FI.

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How a Community Bank Launched a Retail Crypto Platform

ABA Community Banking

Banks of all sizes are hearing from many customers that they want exposure to the fast-growing but volatile cryptocurrency market. Vast Bank recently became the first nationally chartered, FDIC-insured bank to offer crypto banking.