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Regional Banks Guide Corporates To Future-Proof Accounts Payable

PYMNTS

As many teams within businesses big and small had continued to rely on paper and manual processes, AP operations were tasked with migrating to a work-from-home environment quickly. Accounts payable (AP) teams and other financial functions of the enterprise were some of the hardest hit by the disruption caused by the global pandemic.

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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. This region has the kind of energy that draws people to a place and helps them and their businesses thrive. That year, installations further south, in the region that includes Brownsville and Corpus Christi, supported an estimated 41,000 jobs and contributed about $4.6

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The community banks standing by hospitality customers

Independent Banker

State Bank of Texas, led by president Sushil Patel (center), has a niche working with hospitality customers like Reena and Arun Patel, who own and operate a La Quinta hotel in Dallas. The bank also helped hotel operators obtain Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. billion-asset, family-owned community bank. Photo: R.J.

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ICBA’s 2021 National Community Bank Service Award winners

Independent Banker

This year’s winners: Left: Central Valley Community Bank, People’s Choice Award; Middle: Kennebec Savings Bank, Exceptional Community Bank Service Award; Right: Cross River Bank, Emerging Service Program Award. Exceptional Community Bank Service Award. The disruption, it turned out, had been caused by a food distribution event.

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Ensure your community bank is inclusive

Independent Banker

We asked community bankers and experts for their advice on ensuring employees feel a sense of belonging. This could be as simple as ensuring there are meat-free options for vegetarians at every company event, or as involved as establishing culturally specific employee resource groups. By Roshan McArthur. Misti Stanton, Mercantile Bank.

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How To Assign FTP Attribution to a Loan

South State Correspondent

In a previous article ( HERE ), we discussed the concept of Funds Transfer Pricing (FTP), why systemically important banks and large regional banks incorporate FTP, and why community banks should also consider implementing FTP. Further, there is a cost of holding liquidity in the event deposits are difficult to source in the future.

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Helping Small FIs Make Banking Services As Seamless As Taking An Uber

PYMNTS

To regain some of that ground, Connie Davis, senior vice president at FIS , told PYMNTS in a recent interview, FIs — particularly credit unions (CUs) and community banks — must transform the way they think about digital offerings and connected experiences. That means they can compete more effectively against digital-only competitors.

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