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5 payments trends you should know about

Independent Banker

The payments landscape is evolving, and customers’ needs are changing. Here’s how community banks can enhance their payments offerings. Increased competition signals that the payment relationship with the customer is up for grabs by a growing group of challengers. Top trends in payments. Photo by Juan Moyano/Stocksy.

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Charles Potts: Innovation trends for 2023

Independent Banker

ICBA is leaning into it, bringing its ThinkTECH Accelerator program and innovation efforts in-house to provide community bankers with targeted solutions. Here are what I believe will be the top five opportunities this year: Targeted fintech initiatives focused on meeting community bankers’ unique needs. billion in 2020 revenues.

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The Benefits of Leveraging a CRM to Be More Community-Focused

Abrigo

Key Takeaways To better serve their community, as well as stay competitive in this fast-moving environment, savvy CFIs are carefully blending digital innovations with their hallmark relationship banking practices. CFIs reinvest in their communities, supporting local businesses and helping community members make financial decisions.

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Market your community bank with first-party data

Independent Banker

Illustration by The Laundry Room/Stocksy Customer data fuels efficient and effective marketing these days. Community banks own an enviable amount of data, but not all are leveraging it to its fullest extent. By Mindy Charski People share important data about themselves with their community bank in myriad ways.

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How to navigate payments trends

Independent Banker

The payments space can be dizzying for even the most enterprising community bank. Experts point to a strategy built on customer input and relationship-building. For example, enabled by application programming interfaces (APIs), many community banks are embracing fintech solutions. The customer connection. Faster payments.

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The top lending & credit risk blogs of the year

Abrigo

download NOW Takeaway 1 The most popular blog posts on the Abrigo site reflect many of the priorities community banks and credit unions had in 2023. Takeaway 3 Articles specific to small community banks were among the most-read blogs, with best practices for construction lending at the top of the list.

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Enabling the Bank Workforce for the New Customer Experience

Banking Exchange

Retail banks need creative ways to excite their workforce and train them for the new banking experience Retail Banking Financial Trends Technology Customers Human Resources Feature Management Feature3 Fintech Mobile Online Tech Management Community Banking.