PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Not innovating is not an option. Perhaps in the early days of digital banking and mobile apps, innovative technology was a “nice to have,” but that is no longer the case. The Bank Innovation Readiness Index , in collaboration with payments solutions provider i2c , provides evidence to back that up.

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Insights on Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Now, more than ever, banks must be smarter and faster. Operational innovation is vital in a highly competitive financial services sector, with a new community of digital banks and other firms vying for market share. Drivers for Operational Innovation. In this context, improving efficiency is mandatory.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2019

Ondot said its 4,000 banks and credit unions will see faster and easier upgrades while also gaining access to the latest innovations and functionality. For new clients, the cloud service addresses the digital demands of today’s consumers with easy integration and low maintenance.

Innovation 128

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Bobsguide

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Through focused, innovative products, services, and a redefined operating model, BDB has been stimulating and driving entrepreneurial activity in the country. The bank was looking for a modern, digital banking solution that would help it transform customer engagement through the delivery of contextual experiences.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2020

We have deep dives on Main Street’s digital shift, ATM innovation and PPP loans. FIs Or FinTechs: Who Will Power Banking’s Big Digital Shift? The pandemic has sped up the digital roadmap for everyone in financial services, providing for more innovation in the last few months than had been seen during several years.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

For Aion Bank , based in Belgium, that means understanding the global operations of SMBs, as well as their local challenges as a company in Belgium and the broader European Union. There are unique challenges for SMBs operating in Belgium and the broader EU that banking solution providers should consider, said Czuba. . ”

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American Banker

JANUARY 5, 2021

Felix Todd, formerly of Regions Financial, says "the excitement is authentic" at the New York community development bank, which has a reputation for being both innovative and purpose-driven.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Even with technology’s increasing influence on retail banking, it’s not typical for a community bank to have one of its most senior and trusted executives concentrate primarily on leading consumer product and payments innovation. billion-asset, 85-branch community bank based in Rockland, Mass., Alex Jimenez.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 21, 2019

A farmer, a university student, and a business owner walk into a bank. It sounds like the beginning of a joke, but for many community financial institutions, a spectrum of different customers and banking needs is something that they see every day. Technology, like banking, isn’t “one-size-fits-all.”

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

This developing world of payments and the fierce competition offered by non-traditional providers of financial services presents big challenges to smaller and community banks – those financial institutions (FIs) with less than $10 billion in assets. That brings [smaller] banks an immediate string of deposits,” Good said.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2019

A cooperative model that helps improve the member experience while benefitting all credit unions is the ideal approach to ensuring the next wave of financial innovation for the credit union industry,” said John Ainsworth, CEO and president of CULedger.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

This represents 59 percent growth over the past 10 years, much of it buoyed by a surge in sign-ups across the Oceania region. Many are still taking innovative approaches to rolling out new high-tech solutions by turning to third-party providers, however. How Tapping AI and Automation Could Help CUs Meet Members’ Needs.

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Gonzobanker

MARCH 9, 2022

While both firms have strong underlying technology and development shops, neither Finxact nor Technisys has the functional requirements to service all consumer and commercial account types for most regional and community banks. Let’s be clear Gonzobankers, these deals are NOT about massive numbers of bank core replacements.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2020

He said that while small banks, credit unions (CUs) and regional players deeply fear being swept aside by the great digitalization wave that the pandemic has set off, their concerns aren’t actually unique to the financial industry’s smaller end. Third is digital customer acquisition and instant digital issuance. “We

Regional 198

Regional Cards National Trends 198

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The merger of equals activity in 2021 was sky high, primarily because banks with pinched margins from low rates worked to grabbed scale. From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. Bank Merger of the Year. GonzoBanker of the Year – Bank. Goes to Eric Sprink, Coastal Community Bank , Everett, Wash.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 6, 2021

It has become crystal clear that digital transformation is now the largest technology initiative for regional and community financial institutions. Maybe this is the new reality for community bankers, but Cornerstone Advisors is seeing little evidence that they’re serious about implementing a comprehensive digital strategy.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

But, while closing physical bank branches might appear to be a wise cost-saving measure, the move comes with risks that could hurt banks’ relations with new millennial customers. Results also noted this generation is less likely to open a bank account if physical bank locations are not available in their communities.

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Alex Jimenez

APRIL 7, 2024

Some reported that they were de-prioritizing digital transformation in favor of cost-cutting. One executive told me that while he still supported innovation, it would have to wait. Pausing Innovation This was on my mind when reading this article about Nike’s innovation woes.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 26, 2021

SoftBank has also backed a number of food delivery apps across regions in 2021, including India-based Swiggy , Colombia-based Rappi , China-based Dingdong Maicai (which went public in June), Norway-based Oda , and UAE-based Kitopi , a ghost kitchen that prepares and delivers food on behalf of restaurants. Digital banking.

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

This deal looks good for Temenos, Kony and the banking industry clients of both firms. The digital banking market continues a long burn—this time like the smoke of a Texas summer barbecue. Geneva-based Temenos’ announced the acquisition of Austin, Texas-based digital application provider Kony in a deal totaling $580 million.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Stripe’s early success in acquiring customers was largely due to its mass appeal to the developer community. As a result of its product innovation efforts, Stripe has seen explosive growth in product adoption and valuation. A decade of online payments innovation. A decade of online payments innovation. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2016

One of the most significant: the health and importance of small businesses and, in particular, the “mom-and-pop” shops that line the Main Streets and side streets of our local communities. Digital Banking. The 411 On The Digital Banking Evolution. Digital Identity. Financial Inclusion.

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Trends Retail Fraud Mobile 100

South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Banks are just starting to realize this. AI, payments, data, and other aspects of innovation are dropping behind the scenes. During the two weeks, there were over a hundred significant cyberattacks by nation-states on national and regional banks that you could watch unfold in near real-time (bel0w) at Gartner and Money 20/20.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

A vast majority of consumers express a passing interest in exploring banking-like services from providers that are not banks, even though only a small percentage of consumers use those providers today in that way. Nearly every single consumer uses an institution that provides all of those services as their primary bank.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Mark Turner, Executive Chairman of the Board, WSFS Bank – We have to give the nod to an early 2019 retirement of Turner, who had one hell of a run in 12 years at the helm of a great community and wealth bank. It was always clear how much Jones loves his credit union, his team and his community. Change Agent of the Year.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

In a statement , HSBC Bank USA Head of Retail Business Banking Shaun McDougall said fueling the SMB community is important to support the broader U.S. Progress Bank Taps Sensibill For Digital Receipts.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2020

Small- and medium-sized businesses have been hit hard by the pandemic, but most are scrambling into digital pivots to blunt the impact of physical stores’ shutdowns, Colleen Taylor , executive vice president and head of merchant services at Wells Fargo , told Karen Webster during a recent conversation. A Hopeful Tomorrow.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Nine years after the introduction of the iPhone to the market — and the subsequent great mobile leap forward — the verdict is pretty much in on mobile banking applications: Consumers like it, verging on loving it, and are eager for more of it. The first is the obvious issue: They lack the massive scale and deep IT pockets of the large banks.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. billion bank in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Hats off to Thomas Shara at Lakeland and Tony Labozzetta of Provident for architecting the new $25 billion super-community bank in New Jersey. Let’s see how this new scale allows for big investments in future innovation. She was a trailblazer and an early innovator in analytics. Provident Financial Services, Inc.

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CB Insights

MAY 15, 2019

One popular approach: in-house financial innovation labs. We’ve created a list of finance innovation labs from some of the biggest names in the industry, as well as from newcomers looking to make a name through tech. We’ve written about corporate innovation theater before — and how sometimes corporate innovation goes wrong.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2021

Digital payment and banking technology provider i2c on Wednesday (Jan. 27) announced partnerships and product launches with Archa , Community Bank of the Chesapeake (CBTC) and Credit Sesame , according to a press release. The company wanted to boost growth and expansion across services geographies.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2020

Seattle has become one of the regions of the U.S. How To Compete With Banks: Start With First Principles . The return to first principles begins many times with asking incredibly simple questions such as “What is a bank?”. NEW DATA: The Innovations Credit Union Members Need To Stick, Not Switch.

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CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

From healthcare to education to entertainment to manufacturing, technology innovators are stepping forward to help answer that question. Eldercare has long been a target for technological innovation, with advocates highlighting the practical and infrastructural challenges presented by 73M baby boomers aging into their retirement years.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Kim, the executives and the boards of both organizations who put rivalry aside to gain scale in the new world of banking where differentiation matters and community can be more than geography. Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Kim, the executives and the boards of both organizations who put rivalry aside to gain scale in the new world of banking where differentiation matters and community can be more than geography. Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on.

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Utah System Community Marketing 60