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Community Banks Debut FinTech Alliance

PYMNTS

Collaboration amid competition has been a hallmark of the financial services space, as traditional financial institutions (FIs) join forces with FinTech startups. The group, to be known as Alloy Labs Alliance, according to a press release , is being managed by FinTech Forge. Guidelines From The UK. and MarketInvoice.

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A community bank-fueled payments rail

Independent Banker

A secure, open-loop, cost-saving, customer-accessible, multiplatform P2P payments network might sound too good to be true, but community bank consortium Alloy Labs Alliance hopes to achieve just that with the CHUCK payment rail. Julieann Thurlow, CEO of $730 million-asset Reading Cooperative Bank in Reading, Mass.,

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How a Small Iowa Institution Became The Bank Powering Big Fintech Apps

The Financial Brand

A 117-year-old community bank serves as the back-end for fintechs like Square Cash and Acorns, fueling growth while keeping its roots intact. The post How a Small Iowa Institution Became The Bank Powering Big Fintech Apps appeared first on The Financial Brand.

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

Last year, community bank loan producers were faced with both record-low interest rates and a glut of deposits. But as they always do, they came through for individuals and businesses in their communities with a combination of personalized service and prudent risk management practices. Iowa State Bank. By Ed Avis.

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Q2 Acquires Social Money in $10 Million Deal

Fintech Labs Insights

.” Formerly known as Smarty Pig, Social Money helps financial services companies better engage their customers by offering them savings solutions such as GoalSaver , a customized, bank-audited goal-saving system. The company’s solutions are used in more than 275 community banks and credit unions.

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Malauzai Raises $11 Million in Venture Funding

Fintech Labs Insights

Pictured (left to right): Malauzai Software co-founders, Danny Piangerelli (CTO) and Robb Gaynor (CPO), are joined by a handful of their partners in demonstrating Malauzai’s Virtual Banking Experience at FinovateSpring 2015 in San Jose. Malauzai specializes in developing innovative banking apps for community banks and credit unions.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

In 2021, there were more than 120 fintech IPOs in the U.S., 2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. Acquisition of the Year: Bank Acquiring a Fintech. Acquisition of the Year: Fintech Acquiring a Bank. Bravo April!

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