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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. Philadelphia.

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Taking Your Coffee With Sugar, Milk And Blockchain?

PYMNTS

The company operates on a “one-for-one” business model, which means that it donates one pair of shoes or glasses to communities in third-world countries for every pair sold to a first-world consumer. These donations often take the form of charitable community projects such as schools and other public works in the area.

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Coffee Rides The X-Border Blockchain

PYMNTS

As the latest X-Border Payments Optimization Tracker™ reveals, sales and the consumer demand for international goods is higher than ever, as the speed and connectivity offered by new technology has made consumers able and eager to explore companies from beyond their borders.

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Predicting the Next Banking Crisis Is a Fool’s Game. Not Learning From the Last One: Equally Foolish

Jeff For Banks

When the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 passed, the top capital gains tax rate was lowered, providing yet another incentive for equity speculators to pour money into the fledgling internet industry. Although community banks did not lend to sub-prime borrowers in any meaningful way, did we participate? Some seemed panicked.

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The Thinker

Independent Banker

in Coldwater, Ohio, and ICBA’s incoming chairman, held fast to his community bank’s conservative lending practices. What concerned me most wasn’t that the customer was upset with me,” recalls Hartings of the homebuyers who ignored his community bank’s cautiously pragmatic approach. “I Jack got us through that just fine.

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Fintech Fundings: 36 Companies Raise $480 Million Week Ending March 18

Fintech Labs Insights

Emailage raised an undisclosed sum for its fraud prevention technology keyed off email address. HQ: Denver, Colorado. Community platform for investors. HQ: Denver, Colorado. Tax preparation technology. Tags: Consumers, tax prep, personal financial management. Alt-lender to students. P2Binvestor.

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242 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

CB Insights

The feedback was eye-opening and generally the same: “Really great technology and vision. In our mission to deliver the best tea experience, we didn’t compromise on the Teforia Infuser technology, quality or the premium tea packaged within our Sips. Product: AOptix Technologies. But how does this become a platform?”…

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