Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2023

Inspired by the entrepreneurship of lemonade stands, Scottsdale Community Bank created a microloan program. Photo by Brandon Sullivan De novo Scottsdale Community Bank set out to provide microloans to small and mid-size businesses, family organizations and nonprofits—a project that was inspired by the humble lemonade stand.

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Bobsguide

MARCH 30, 2022

Among the migrations recently completed or underway, banks are already seeing material results. Finastra announced that 27 community bank customers are working with Finastra to upgrade their legacy core banking solutions to Fusion Phoenix. This is in addition to 15 banks which went live last year.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

For more community banks, the latter strategy can fast-track digitization initiatives. This week’s look at the latest bank-FinTech tie-ups shows Banking-as-a-Service and other FinTech players embracing smaller regional and community banks to elevate small- to medium-sized business (SMBs) and corporate banking offerings.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

In addition to these technology-oriented improvements, there are also a variety of process improvements that many banks can make that are cost-free. Moving all customers to digital statements, restructuring compliance reviews and employee onboarding are just some of the more popular efforts that banks are undertaking in 2023.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

How millennials will accelerate innovation and technology change. You recognize one of today’s most prominent technology dilemmas for community banks: It’s the great mobile divide. And doing so will have to begin with a thorough understanding of their banking needs, activities and pain points.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Rapid consolidation in the banking industry is creating a growing band of regional banks that find themselves stuck in a solution provider market that isn’t fully capable of serving them. As banks have consolidated, so have the technology partners serving them.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2018

retail and business banking sectors by further enabling digital transformation for community banks and credit unions around the U.S. Simon Paris, CEO at Finastra said in the press release, “Credit unions and community banks are the fabric of American financial services.

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