PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2018

Community banks approved 49 percent of SMB loan applications in November, according to the latest data from the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index. But small business lending is only one part of the banking puzzle. SMBs demand access to robust solutions, from mobile banking to advisory services.

Community Bank 131

Community Bank Community Fintech Lending 131

PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2019

Cross River Bank has partnered with a range of FinTech startups since its 2008 launch, including collaborations with Stripe , Coinbase and Affirm , reports said. Its takeover of Seed strengthens its position in the small business FinTech market. reports said.

Community Bank 116

Community Bank Community Digital Banking FDIC 116

Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

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.,

Community Bank 91

Community Bank Community Payments Meeting 91

NCR

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Aware of the disruptive changes in how banking products and services are delivered, community banks continue adopting new technologies to keep up with competition and customers’ demand. Will a mobile banking app really help to solve community banks’ challenges or is it just a waste of money?

Community Bank 40

Community Bank Community Mobile Rhode Island 40

PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

And according to five observers across the spectrum of traditional financial institutions (FIs), payment networks and digital-only banks, opportunities are there for digital-first and hybrid models alike to succeed — so long as they harbor a relentless focus on identifying and solving customer problems.

Fintech 236

Fintech Innovation Digital Banking FDIC 236

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

A mix of players, FinTech firms pose threats and opportunities. Call them disruptors, upstarts or the voguish FinTech companies. Regardless of the name, nonbank technology firms are wedging themselves between community banks and their customers by offering a slew of traditional and nontraditional banking products.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Community Analytics Lending 70

Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Competing and beating FinTech’s digital-platform lenders. Community banks cannot afford to ignore the staggering pace of lending adoption by both individuals and businesses using digital-only platforms from various nonbank technology-based specialty lending firms. FDIC-insured deposits largely solve this problem for banks.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Community Lending FDIC 70