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Podcast: Reducing the friction in banking

ABA Community Banking

Anne Tangen, a bank IT expert-turned-CEO at BankFive in Fall River, Massachusetts, talks about BankFive's efforts to reduce friction in the account opening process, as well as her work to smooth the path for talented women in the community bank C-suite.

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Charles Potts: Fueling growth through innovation

Independent Banker

Demand for digital solutions continues to accelerate, making innovation an imperative for community banks looking to excel in today’s evolving market. That’s why ICBA makes innovation a priority and provides community banks with the information and tools necessary to grow and succeed in today’s competitive landscape.

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Regional Banks Guide Corporates To Future-Proof Accounts Payable

PYMNTS

People’s United Bank Senior Vice President of Treasury Management Cris Sigovitch told PYMNTS that while access to payables FinTech solutions is important, perhaps even more essential is access to a trusted partner that can guide firms toward a resilient and future-proof AP department. ” Offering the Right Tools. .”

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Thurlow Describes Innovation Journey, Core Advocacy

ABA Community Banking

Louis Fed’s community banking research conference, bank CEO Julieann Thurlow outlined Massachusetts-based Reading Cooperative Bank’s innovation journey and how it improved financial inclusion in the communities it serves. In keynote remarks last night at the St.

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Bankers and Strategic Bets. A Slow Embrace.

Jeff For Banks

That's what I thought about while reading a recent Financial Brand post about Innovation in Banking: Killer Ideas? More talk about fintech, dinosaur bankers, and flavors of the month. Six years ago I asked in a blog post Will Plain Vanilla Kill Community Banking ? Leader Bank - A $1.2 or Idea Killers?

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My Fantasy Banking Team

Jeff For Banks

Building a low-cost core deposit base is arguably the most difficult task in banking, and it creates significant value to the publicly traded bank because it is difficult to replicate. Selection: Mitch Englert, EVP of Community Banking, Capital City Bank Group, Inc. Go ahead Monty, spike the ball!

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

One word can summarize this action-packed banking year, GonzoBankers – tiring. FinTech threats and distractions. THE BANKING AWARDS. Rainbolt has quietly built a community bank in the past 20 years that is closing in on $2 billion of market cap. Oh, by the way, that Fintech darling of two years ago Lending Club?