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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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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. faster payment system.

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Getting Mobile Ready

Independent Banker

Finding the right place, at the right pace in a volatile and uncertain mobile marketplace. Large banks and nonbanks, merchants and technology companies are pressing to solidify their inroads into the financial transaction business. But how far are they willing to go to do their banking on small mobile devices?

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Fighting Digital with Digital

Independent Banker

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. But community banks should not be without hope, nor should they underestimate the significance of customer relationships.

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Banking on a Winner: Fostering innovation to compete in today’s financial environment

ZootBlog

There are several ways for banks to elevate their game—fintech houses, neobanks, alternative lenders, in-bank labs. There are now more than 8,000 financial technology companies in the United States with the potential to shake up traditional financial institutions. Fintech Houses.

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FinovateSpring 2016 Live Blog – Day 2

William Mills

Demo: Sezzle app with knowledge based authentication to link bank accounts. As well as texting OTP to mobile phone when purchasing items. Jeff Deppen (CIO, Orrstown Bank). From Website: brandCrowder is a mobile, web-based “equity” crowdfunding platform. Can connect to mobile device as well as desktop.

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Fall In! FinovateFall 2015 Presenting Companies Revealed

Fintech Labs Insights

Bleu’s vision is to change the payment experience and create new platforms for mobile transactions. is an enterprise software company selling private, enterprise blockchains for financial services and other enterprises. Better mobile apps, sooner, and for less. Blockstack.io Dynamics, Inc.

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