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Helping Community Banks Turn On The Innovation Switch

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Innovation has always been important for community banks, but the driving force of digitization over the last decade has greatly sped up the pace, said Kevin Tweddle, chief innovation officer for the Independent Community Bankers of America ( ICBA ). Community banking is no exception. Leveling the Playing Field.

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PayPal, Google Give OCC’s Bank Charter The Cold Shoulder

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The dispute over the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ‘s (OCC’s) national bank charter, which became available to FinTech firms last year, has reportedly caused technology conglomerates to shy away from a tool that aims to provide nonbank firms with a more streamlined way to operate on a national level.

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How Small FIs’ SMB Lending Journeys Nudge The US Toward Open Banking

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For community banks and credit unions, their physical proximity to the small businesses they’re servicing is often pointed out as a major advantage these smaller players hold over the big banks, enabling these FIs to develop deeper relationships with their small to medium-size business (SMB) clients, anticipate their needs and establish trust.

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Google launches its most capable’ AI model, Gemini | Microsoft’s investment in OpenAI faces regulatory reviews | BlackRock rolls out GenAI to clients

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Is Small Business Lending Facing a ‘Moment of Reckoning?’

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Financial institutions that want to play in the small business lending sandbox need to bring their digital toys. article , former Small Business Administration administrator Karen Mills said community banks with strong small business customer bases that don’t find new ways to serve them digitally are going to face a “reckoning.”

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10 Top Banking Podcasts You Should be Listening to

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million podcasts in the world, you might find it daunting to weed through the lists on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, or other platforms to find the best banking podcasts. Other podcasts might be internationally based and of little interest to community financial institutions or credit unions based in the U.S. Indeed, with 2.8

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Elon Musk’s X gets payments licenses in 7 US states | OpenAI debuts ChatGPT Enterprise | Google prices AI in Gmail at $30/user/month for big firms

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