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Core Unicorn Deals Rattling the Future of Financial Technology

Gonzobanker

Bank executives should take these new deals’ valuations as a sign that the free market sees the future of finance as unbundled from the traditional industry structure. Let’s be clear Gonzobankers, these deals are NOT about massive numbers of bank core replacements. Let’s take a closer look at each deal: Finxact Goes To Fiserv.

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Financial Technology Trends and Focus: Moving Forward into 2021

Jack Henry

Reflecting back on 2020, the community banking and credit union industries should be proud of how this unprecedented pandemic and resulting economic crisis was managed. Happy New Year! This familiar wish resonates now more than ever before.

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ICBA: Building Bridges For The Next Generation Of Community Banks

PYMNTS

Community banking can be one of the most rewarding and most challenging areas of financial services in which to work — that’s the view, anyway, of Rebeca Romero Rainey, president and CEO of Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) , who recently joined the nation’s leading advocacy organization that exclusively represents community banks.

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It’s Dreadful Being a Buyer of Bank Technology

Gonzobanker

As technology buyers, banking executives need to up their game on tech purchases and technology performance management. For regional and community banks there has never been a more frustrating time to be a buyer versus a builder of financial technology. The industry lacks an efficient tech ecosystem.

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Why Community Banks Can’t Afford To ‘Wait and See’ About Faster Payment Innovations

PYMNTS

Are community banks missing the chance to climb aboard the faster payments train? However, if recent developments in the financial services industry are any indication, innovation waits for no institution, company, agency or, for that matter, Fed report. faster payments system. faster payment system.

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Smooth Sailing Through the Ideal Borrower Experience

Jack Henry

While the cruise industry has seen better days, like many other sectors, it’s poised for a strong comeback based on pent-up demand and untapped travel budgets carried over from 2020. Both industries are in the midst of a shift in service delivery as they reimagine the user journey.

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Fed Tackles Fraud On Legacy Rails As New Infrastructure Gains Traction

PYMNTS

New payments infrastructure continues to gain traction with financial service providers looking to modernize their services for business clients. The Clearing House’s RTP finds expansion within the community bank arena, while abroad, the Bank of Thailand is planning its own infrastructure development to accelerate B2B payments.

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