PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2019

A press release this week said Intellect Design Arena will connect Commonwealth Trade Bank to its Intellect Digital Core Solution, IDC 19.1, which Intellect said would help the financial institution (FI) to promote its digitization efforts. will support their vision of becoming an innovative and responsive digital bank.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

National Small Business Week is this week in the U.S., and finance experts are celebrating with new data on the state of the entrepreneurial community. But analysts from Bank of America, Square, Navcom and the National Association for the Self-Employed warn that challenges for some SMBs have reached new heights, too.

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Gonzobanker

APRIL 8, 2020

CMS and digital banking – Today’s regulatory environment will not tolerate a bank sending batch content updates to a vendor using a proprietary CMS requiring lots of manual intervention. There are over two dozen digital banking and origination providers in the market. Email us for a list. Email us for a list.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

And how did community banks and credit unions respond to the COVID craziness? Financial institutions went from having no PPP lending program at all to funding their first loan in 90 days – and this with literally last-minute regulatory guidance. Bad things about the banking industry. Bravo Brett and team!

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Idaho Community Industry Strategy 172

American Banker

MAY 31, 2016

Arjun Sirrah takes great pride in his company's national-level success as a community bank in Connecticut competing against digital lending startups in student loan refinancing. billion in loans in the last couple of years. …

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American Banker

MAY 31, 2016

Arjun Sirrah takes great pride in his company's national-level success as a community bank in Connecticut competing against digital lending startups in student loan refinancing. billion in loans in the last couple of years. …

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Connecticut Digital Banking Community Bank Lending 28

PopularBank

OCTOBER 13, 2020

According to a recent study , the state experiences one of the worst racial wealth gaps in the nation. The Newark 40 Acres and a Mule Fund will bring pride and prosperity to our city as a whole and to our Black and Latinx business community in particular.”. Popular Bank COO Manuel Chinea will Join the NWK FAM Fund Advisory Board.

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NCR

DECEMBER 1, 2016

For the typical American, they walk into their local bank branch, open an account and, then each month deposit $1,000 into their account. For a basic checking account provided by large national banks, if you are not meeting their minimum requirements you’ll get stung with a $10 – $25 monthly ‘account keeping’ fee.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

Banking technology company Agora Services recently announced its plans to white-label its offerings for smaller financial institutions (FIs) with a focus on small business and teen banking solutions. Funding Circle Takes A Closer Look At Open Banking. Over in the U.K., Reports in P2P Finance News said Funding Circle U.K.

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North Carolina Fintech Technology Community 193

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Trust is also an issue, particularly for consumers coming from nations where banking services are far less reliable and trusted than in the U.S.,” Different diasporas have completely different sets of needs, and this is where our community integration plays a big role,” he said. For $5 per month, Majority members in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Trust is also an issue, particularly for consumers coming from nations where banking services are far less reliable and trusted than in the U.S.,” Different diasporas have completely different sets of needs, and this is where our community integration plays a big role,” he said. For $5 per month, Majority members in the U.S.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 4, 2020

Here are a few of the recent deals (in no order) that caught my attention: MVB Financial/Paladin: MVB, a mid-size bank with a stated focus on serving fintechs, acquired Paladin, a specialty fraud prevention company with a suite for merchants, credit agencies, fintechs and vendors. SoFi/Galileo: This $1.2 The transaction has not yet closed.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 28, 2022

For banks, this means creating products that accomplish a task and then integrating banking in the background. 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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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Bank Merger of the Year. Some interesting finalists would be: M&T and People’s United Old National and First Midwest Webster and Sterling Columbia Bank and Umpqua. Huntington and TCF merge to create the $170 billion Midwest dynamo and vault them into one of the top 10 banks in the country. The Bank That Gets Fintech.

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Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 143

CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The OCC and FDIC have issued a joint proposal to revise their regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). Under the current rules, the activities that qualify for CRA consideration generally fall into two categories: retail banking activities and community development (CD) activities.

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FDIC Regulation Community Retail 78

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Industry consolidation, and the refocusing of investments on digital tools, however, is shuttering bank branch doors, a signal to small business owners that they can’t have it all when it comes to banking. The bourgeoning challenger bank community in the U.K. wants to challenge that signal, though.

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Operations Strategy Industry Lending 135

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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Idaho Conference Data Marketing 148

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

THE BANKING AWARDS. Rainbolt has quietly built a community bank in the past 20 years that is closing in on $2 billion of market cap. GonzoBanker of the Year – Large Banks. 16 passing of Robert Wilmers, chairman and chief executive officer of M&T Bank Corp. It had another turd of a year.

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Conference Industry Community Bank Community 91

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

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

American Banker

JULY 13, 2016

In 1999, the OCC issued a charter to the internet bank AeroBank, but the startup's efforts to raise capital were thwarted when dot-com-boom money went chasing shinier options. Nonetheless, the bank’s experiences resonate with fintech banks trying to obtain a national charter today.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

It’s been almost 20 years since the IPO but this team keeps delivering growth and outstanding financial performance while keeping the values of the hometown bank that started it all. To those community bankers claiming their growing Compliance departments say no to everything. Community bank marketing resources.

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Community Bank Apple Community Technology 60

American Banker

MARCH 3, 2016

A new survey from seven regional Federal Reserve banks found that many small businesses are going online to access credit. But even when they are approved, applicants often end up dissatisfied because the loans carry high interest rates or have unfavorable repayment terms.

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