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Community Banks Accelerate FinTech Integrations

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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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How community banks can address cybercrime

Independent Banker

Community banks have a choice about addressing the problem: Remain vulnerable or be vigilant. Fraud and cybercrimes continue to increase, causing challenges for community banks. But there’s plenty community banks can do to meet this challenge. Here are some ideas for strengthening fraud defenses.

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A community bank-fueled payments rail

Independent Banker

Julieann Thurlow, CEO of Reading Cooperative Bank, hopes other ICBA member banks will support the CHUCK payment network. A different kind of peer-to-peer payment service is now available, “built by community banks for community banks.”. Julieann Thurlow, Reading Cooperative Bank. CHUCK network.

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Can AI assist in vendor management challenges?

Independent Banker

As community banks grow, their vendor partnerships usually also do, which can lead to challenges with organization, data security and more. To address these issues, some community banks have turned to artificial intelligence. Data science can make an impact in every industry segment, including vendor management.”.

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Mastercard, Regal Help Community Banks Offer Corporate V-Cards

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Together, the companies are launching RegalOne, an application that provides integrated virtual cards to the corporate customers of regional and community banks. The app will leverage Mastercard In Control for Commercial Payments, letting community banks provide a white-labeled accounts payable platform for their corporate customers.

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ICBA: Building Bridges For The Next Generation Of Community Banks

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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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4 tips for better vendor management

Independent Banker

Community banks use dozens or even hundreds of vendors—making it critical that they have an efficient way to stay compliant, track performance and more. Some banks are using a combination of software and internal personnel and systems to do just that. In addition to its vendor management platform, $2.2