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Community Banks Aim To Amplify Competitive Edge With FinTechs

PYMNTS

Community banks approved 49 percent of SMB loan applications in November, according to the latest data from the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index. Here, again, lies another opportunity for community banks to fill the void. We urge you to make such legislation a priority.”.

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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. This region has the kind of energy that draws people to a place and helps them and their businesses thrive. We spoke with four community banks in the southern half of Texas to learn how they are serving this buzzing region. By Mindy Charski.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Independent Banker’s annual listing top-performing community banks of 2021 alongside interviews with some of the winners. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success.

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Cambodia, Singapore In X-Border FinTech Pact

PYMNTS

The MOU dictates that the banks will train FinTech startups with an eye on cross-border transactions. Deputy Managing Director of MAS Jacqueline Loh said the relationship demonstrates a FinTech that may extend to other countries in the ASEAN region.

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Facebook Faces Billions In Possible GDPR Fines

PYMNTS

This is not the first brush Facebook has had with regulators on the continent in reference to data privacy. Also in Europe, the European financial markets regulator has said that it wants to spend one million euros to promote market stability in the region as pertains to cryptocurrencies and FinTechs. Crypto Regulations.

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Customer to Community Banker

Independent Banker

With vigor and a strong commitment to service, Ron Paul leads a rapidly growing community bank in Maryland. Eastern Region Award Recipient. Bank assets: $5 billion. Ronald Paul first encountered community banking as a real estate developer in the early 1980s. Ronald Paul , EagleBank. Bethesda, Md.

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15 Minutes With … Michael Gilfeather

Independent Banker

in the Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. Gilfeather: The bank started as a trust company 122 years ago, and we’re often still referred to as the “trust company” rather than OCTC. We have a very significant network of attorneys and accountants who refer trust candidates to us. IB: Where is Orange County Trust Co.?