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Core Unicorn Deals Rattling the Future of Financial Technology

Gonzobanker

Bank executives should take these new deals’ valuations as a sign that the free market sees the future of finance as unbundled from the traditional industry structure. As new cloud-native, API-driven solutions come to market, the term “core” seems to live in the eye of the beholder. Response From The Other Two Big 3 Players.

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Why Community Banks Can’t Afford To ‘Wait and See’ About Faster Payment Innovations

PYMNTS

Are community banks missing the chance to climb aboard the faster payments train? The report included several recommendations for banks, FinTechs and other financial services players — guidelines to establish an industry-driven framework for governing the system and encourage further research and investment in emerging financial technologies.

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How Cannabis Can Become A B2B Payments Innovation Influencer

PYMNTS

The legal cannabis market’s financial services challenges are, by now, well-known. Credit unions and regional or community banks have stepped in to fill the banking gap, making barriers to accessing much needed financial services lower than ever before for marijuana businesses.

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Charles Potts: Opportunities in the fintech landscape

Independent Banker

A convergence of economic and marketplace factors presents community banks with new opportunities for innovation and growth as they look to the new year. For community banks that have yet to start evaluating digital solutions and providers, now is the time to act. Seize the moment to explore innovation.

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ICBA: Building Bridges For The Next Generation Of Community Banks

PYMNTS

Community banking can be one of the most rewarding and most challenging areas of financial services in which to work — that’s the view, anyway, of Rebeca Romero Rainey, president and CEO of Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) , who recently joined the nation’s leading advocacy organization that exclusively represents community banks.

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Charles Potts: Being comfortable with discomfort

Independent Banker

As ICBA’s chief innovation officer, it’s my job to push the envelope, to make people uncomfortable. Last week, I talked to a community bank president and CEO who faced this challenge head-on. Community bankers can, through their leadership and action, change culture and spark innovation in various ways, including: 1.

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10 Top Banking Podcasts You Should be Listening to

Abrigo

Other podcasts might be internationally based and of little interest to community financial institutions or credit unions based in the U.S. or largely focused on the domestic banking market. Main Street Banking: A Podcast for Community Bankers 8. Banking Transformed 2. BankTalk 3. Banking with Interest 4. Simply Stated.

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