South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Who the competition is, what the lending competition is offering, their delivery channels, and service levels can help community banks differentiate their services and enhance their competitive advantage. Analyzing the competition can also help a bank be realistic about which products it can sell and at what price.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

This Community Banking Month, I invite you to try something new to spread your story. Share a new development, community project or initiative. As community bankers, we know relationships matter. I’m headed to Memphis to meet with our state and regional partners, and then I’ll be engaging with the team at CRA Partners.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Of course, the pandemic has forced banks – like all businesses – to rethink their priorities and make adjustments to how they interface with customers.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

One study from 2019 found that 54 percent of 120 financial executives listed real-time payments as one of the most impactful emerging technologies, for example. Businesses are accustomed to turning to their banks for access to payments services, so financial institutions (FIs) that wish to remain competitive need to be able to meet this need.

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Tech and Finance

JULY 13, 2016

Regional and mid-tier banks face an uphill battle on the digital front, but have advantages they can capitalize on with some focus and determination. Alarm bells are sounding in boardrooms of regional and mid-tier banks across the U.S. Retail Banking Customer Satisfaction Study from J.D. The 2016 U.S.

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Abrigo

MAY 20, 2015

The piece points out that it remains to be seen what consumers will want to buy and wear, naming a recent study from Carlisle & Gallagher Consulting Group that found 82 percent of consumers would not purchase a wearable device. For community banks and credit unions, this may be more of a challenge.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

But given the rise of neobanks — FinTechs that are using banking services as the foundation for new ecosystems and Big Tech, which is exploring ways to extend their reach into banking and financial services — we thought we’d go back to first principles and ask consumers that simple question in relation to their primary banking relationship.

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