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Amid record market close, ABA rings closing bell at Nasdaq

ABA Community Banking

ABA marked the 20th anniversary of the ABA Nasdaq Community Bank Index (ABAQ) by ringing the closing bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City. The post Amid record market close, ABA rings closing bell at Nasdaq appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Charles Potts: Back-office innovation

Independent Banker

Operations play a role across multiple facets of community banking, including account onboarding, payments and transactions, fraud analysis, compliance and regulatory guidelines. On a practical level, what steps can community banks take to strengthen their back-office operations? Consider collaboration opportunities.

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Ponce Bank serves the underserved

Independent Banker

Ponce Bank has brought banking services to minority neighborhoods in the Bronx and greater New York City for more than six decades with a clear focus on community investment. Ponce Bank was founded in the South Bronx in 1960, a time when many financial institutions were packing up to leave.

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Five At Five: Apple Pay Joins eBay Ecosystem

PYMNTS

Coverage includes eBay entering a new relationship with Apple Pay, MoneyGram and Visa announcing a new P2P partnership, Amazon expanding its Whole Foods Market delivery service to new Florida and New York markets, Synovus Financial acquiring FCB Financial Holdings and Ford Motor Co. billion.

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Dime, Bridge Bancorp to combine in $489 million merger

American Banker

The transaction will create an $11 billion-asset banking company with operations in a number of markets around New York City.

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CEO Roundtable: Ideas for a successful 2023

Independent Banker

We recently spoke with community bank CEOs from across the country to gain insights on how they’re proactively positioning to manage risks and take advantage of growth opportunities in the coming year. Following some respite in 2022, community bankers are bracing for a tougher economic landscape ahead in 2023. James Sills.

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The Case for CSR

Banking 2020

Several banks resisted the effort—citing concerns over confidentiality and the expenses involved—and at least one apparently changed its status as a community bank. There are plenty of mandates already in place to govern banking operations, and pushing companies to do good can have the opposite effect.