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Robert Fisher: The nimbleness of community bankers

Independent Banker

Let’s rediscover what it means to be community bankers. Let’s exercise our nimble natures to exceed customer expectations. Because as community bankers, it’s what we do. That just may be community bankers’ word of the year. Mergers and acquisitions in our markets may lead to opportunities to draw in new customers.

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Building A Digital And Subscription Community For Hockey Parents

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To help hockey players stay up to date on the latest sports equipment, eCommerce innovator the PenaltyBox offers subscription boxes comprised of a myriad of hockey essentials, from well-known brands to up-and-coming companies the PenaltyBox team tests themselves. The company’s largest target market is the 12-and-under age group.

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Charles Potts: ICBA’s legacy of success

Independent Banker

In 2022, ICBA’s award-winning ThinkTECH Accelerator program reached more community banks with innovative solutions and partnerships than ever before. For ICBA and our community bank members, 2022 was a year full of potential. In step with community bankers. By Charles Potts, ICBA. I couldn’t agree more.

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Navigating The Overstuffed Weight Loss Market

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But for entrepreneurs and innovators, a $2 trillion problem can also double as an opportunity – and the business of helping consumers lose weight is looking incredibly fit these days. Users also interact with the greater Noom community and have access to both individual coaching with a human health expert and the use of a virtual coach. “By

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Today In Data: Intelligence Of Things Pushes Innovation

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in the form of smart poles that improve urban communities’ access to wireless networks and LED lighting. IoT-enabled televisions, refrigerators and even vehicles are becoming mainstream, and even smartwatches are seeing the effects of connected innovation. 82 million | Projected value of smart sensor market revenue by 2024 in USD.

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Tempo And The Home Fitness Gold Rush

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Athleisure giant Lululemon announced the acquisition earlier this month of home exercise startup Mirror for an impressive $500 million. She said working out had been about community, and her firm believed a physical space was the best place to build that. “I expected we’d be where we are today in five years.”.

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Digital IDs Help Open Banking Reach Its Fullest Potential

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The end goal: to speed innovation toward new products and services while keeping fraudsters out. Regulation Vs. Market Forces. The need for both innovation and security comes at a time when open banking is gaining a foothold in the United States due in part to the pandemic. “In The Pandemic Is Speeding Innovation Up.

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