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WSFS Bank: Plain Vanilla Digital Banking Won’t Cut It Any More

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Banks today are familiar with the challenges of supporting digital platforms as an increasing number of customers turn to online-only solutions. One study found more than 45 percent of millennial users, for example, have at least considered leaving their FIs and signing up with fully digital banks.

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NEW REPORT: Visa On Arming CUs To Win The War For Millennial Talent

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for assistance with its “Digital 2x” initiative. The program aims to accelerate the integration and deployment of digital banking technologies and to improve member experiences. Further collaborations could be possible if credit unions and community banks can work better together, according to J. The good news?

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CBA of Georgia Spring Meetings: Change Continues to Impact Community Banks

William Mills

The meetings also support the mission of the CBA which is the preservation and development of local, independent community banks in Georgia as well as the philosophy of hometown banking. The CBA has approximately two hundred community banking members. Hello, I’m a Millennial. percent since 1992.

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CBA of Georgia Spring Meetings: Change Continues to Impact Community Banks

William Mills

The meetings also support the mission of the CBA which is the preservation and development of local, independent community banks in Georgia as well as the philosophy of hometown banking. The CBA has approximately two hundred community banking members. Hello, I’m a Millennial. percent since 1992.

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The Impact of Mobile Card Apps On FI Customer Retention

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The trend toward digitization in consumers’ lives isn’t new, but COVID-19 has accelerated it dramatically over the past several months. Deposits had already been trending away from community banks and credit unions anyway, but COVID-19 has accelerated that shift. FinTech players are also grabbing deposits. Square announced $1.3

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How Small FIs’ SMB Lending Journeys Nudge The US Toward Open Banking

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For community banks and credit unions, their physical proximity to the small businesses they’re servicing is often pointed out as a major advantage these smaller players hold over the big banks, enabling these FIs to develop deeper relationships with their small to medium-size business (SMB) clients, anticipate their needs and establish trust.

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Banks Need to Adapt to Millennials, Not Vice Versa

American Banker

Millennials, who alreadymake up a third of banked consumers in America, are used to transacting life in clicks and swipes. Institutions must embrace their needs now or risk extinction.