Gonzobanker

MARCH 7, 2024

It happened this week: Fintech Meetup , one of the newer trade events that brought 4,000 or so fintech and banker types to Las Vegas. Xero , an accounting technology provider, now offers a chatbot for small businesses. Some attendees see AI as a real way for fintechs to grow at a reasonable cost structure.

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Just this week, Finovate host Greg Palmer surveyed the event’s audience on what the biggest challenges of digital transformation projects were for incumbents, according to Fintech Futures. It’s a newer fintech app that aims to help users take mindful pauses while interacting with their transactions. Develop your communities Ex.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

According to the ABA report, smaller banks tend to lag in technology adoption for lending, which means they have tremendous opportunity to improve the efficiency and profitability of small business loans. With additional automation and new technology, small business loans can continue to be a profitable and worthwhile revenue stream.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

We asked several banking leaders how they’ve employed fintech to ramp up their marketing campaigns, hone their analytic strategies and gain new patrons in the process. The digital world has opened vastly broader avenues for community banks to attract new customers—especially if they partner with fintechs in their endeavors.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Small Business Loans | 5 minute read Key Takeaways Credit unions' small business loans hit a record low, while small business lending continues to remain strong at big banks and community banks. For big banks and community banks, on the other hand, small business lending remains strong. Smarter decisions, scalable processes.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Independent Banker ’s annual Community Bank CEO Outlook survey reveals how community bank leaders plan to leverage today’s deposit-laden banking environment to grow this year. How long is your to-do list? Janet Silveria, Community Bank of Santa Maria. So, what’s at the top of community bank leaders’ to-do lists?

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2020

As the nation’s traditional financial institutions struggle to cope, alternative lending platforms and other B2B FinTechs are exploring how to put their own technologies to good use. Bottomline Technologies. Computer Services, Inc. Computer Services, Inc.,

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Gonzobanker

JULY 9, 2021

The fintech market is smokin’ hot right now. Fintech is no different. Q1 2021 was the largest funding quarter on record, according to CB Insights , with fintechs raising $22.8 Banks and fintechs are in a heated mashup and seeking niches. Fifth Third Bank is acquiring healthcare fintech Provide.

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Banking Exchange

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Many simply aren’t prepared to take advantage of new technologies that are available Community Banking Feature3 Feature Technology Fintech.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2023

Community bankers and industry experts share how to best put this data to use. Knowing what transactions are being performed and how your customers are performing them is invaluable information.” billion-asset First State Community Bank in Farmington, Mo. All data creates a competitive advantage. The results?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

Everyone in a modern society needs to know how to read, so America spends an awful lot of time, treasure and talent developing literacy curricula for kids. No one understands the way interest-compounding works, or what inflation is or how to map out risk diversification just by looking at the world around them,” Lusardi said.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

The payments space can be dizzying for even the most enterprising community bank. How do you navigate the constant churn of innovations or disruptors? The financial services industry is acting on this digital demand, incorporating fintech solutions, instant payments offerings and crypto banking products. By Colleen Morrison.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

While much has been written about India’s vast unbanked population — roughly one-eighth by the World Bank’s estimates — the more important issue to really look at is how much of India ’s population is under banked , Mandar Agashe , founder, managing director and vice chairman of Sarvatra Technologies told Karen Webster.

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Jeff For Banks

MAY 7, 2016

Recent news of Prosper scaling back and OnDeck Capital's ongoing losses has taken a little shine off of the FinTech apple. Recently a former bank director and active bank stock investor asked me about the rise of FinTechs and how it impacts community banks. I think technology firms are going to change banking forever.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

ICBA has a growing network of people and resources community banks can tap into as they continue their innovation journeys. The ThinkTECH Accelerator is one of several initiatives underway this year to foster community bank-enabled fintech partnerships. By Charles Potts, ICBA.

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Bussman Advisory

MAY 27, 2023

Join our community of 50,000+ subscribers and stay informed on the latest trends and news in the FinTech & AI world with the weekly newsletter provided by Bussmann Advisory. Gain insights into disruptive technologies, industry updates, and success stories from our portfolio companies.

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Abrigo

APRIL 19, 2016

The Office of the Comptroller of Currency, recognizing the sweeping changes in technology and business practices that are affecting financial institutions, is recommending U.S. Community banks find themselves at a crossroads,” he wrote. Community banks find themselves at a crossroads,” he wrote.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 1, 2017

I was reflecting on a friend of mine who runs a FinTech start-up. But it gives you an insight into how hard starting a new firm is, FinTech or Tech or any really. How many of those are there in FinTech? Well, we’ve seen one and I wonder how many more are out there. America is still big on FinTech.

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

Other podcasts might be internationally based and of little interest to community financial institutions or credit unions based in the U.S. Main Street Banking: A Podcast for Community Bankers 8. So far, episode topics include cover loan pricing in a rising-rate environment, cannabis-related banking , and technology implementation.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

download NOW Takeaway 1 The most popular blog posts on the Abrigo site reflect many of the priorities community banks and credit unions had in 2023. Takeaway 2 The top lending and credit blog posts focused on the benefits of banking technology, interest rate management, and developing risk ratings.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2017

Are community banks missing the chance to climb aboard the faster payments train? In late July, the Federal Reserve Faster Payments Task Force released its much-anticipated report on how to strengthen and operate the U.S. faster payments system. faster payment system. faster payment system.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2019

But mobile devices are an increasingly important part of a small business’ financial management strategy, adding another channel on which banks and FinTechs must innovate to disrupt and improve SMB finances. is paving the way for more effective mobile financial solutions for the small business community.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Indeed, this week did see some cybersecurity funding action, with several big-name backers participating in the $85 million investment for Team8 , a venture studio that explores how corporate collaboration can develop better cybersecurity tools and businesses. Businesses across Asia, South Africa, the U.K. Nisa Finance.

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Lex Sokolin

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Our communities and networks have become increasingly digital. That means that our physical communities are also our digital communities. People are not buying some abstract reductionist notion of “products”, they are economically participating in communities with counterparties native to those communities.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Early adopters are earning prestige while investors and a hoard of community banks explore the opportunity to tap into this new source of revenue. Rather than viewing fintechs as competitors to be feared, bankers should look at them as a means to benefit financially from BaaS. Now is the time to create a BaaS strategy.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

Open banking and bank-FinTech collaboration can be an effective way for financial institutions (FIs) to launch new digital products. Below, PYMNTS rounds up the latest tie-ups and data sharing efforts as institutions explore how open banking models might accelerate their modernization efforts. Yet maturation is low.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2016

With a strong penetration of smartphones and mobile commerce, Spain is quickly gaining visibility in the FinTech world, and its capital city is leading the charge. Considered a “dark horse” in FinTech, Madrid is making strides to improve conditions for startups to flourish and boosting record venture rounds for its homegrown companies.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Loan Decisioning Allows Small Business Lending to Grow Community financial institutions can leverage automated loan underwriting to increase small business lending and achieve consistency. . Furthermore, given the rise of fintech firms chasing the SMB segment, borrowers have alternative sources of funding. Market Trend.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 25, 2022

Takeaway 2 Look for signs that indicate a planned software implementation or other technology change might be at risk of failure or poor return on investment. . Indeed, 35% of CEOs say investing in digitalization is their top business opportunity in 2022, according to the Independent Banker’s annual Community Bank CEO Outlook survey.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Here’s how community banks can enhance their payments offerings. CB Insights revealed that Q3 2022 fintech investments in payments continue to dominate financial services, with early-stage deals reaching a record high even as overall funding begins to cool. Photo by Juan Moyano/Stocksy. By Colleen Morrison. Quick Stat.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 21, 2023

The need for a known, reliable brand creates an excellent opportunity for community banks to help small business customers while building deposit balances. Community banks can now white label this same product to onboard and process employee retention tax credits for the bank’s small business customers AND prospects.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

The same demand for data integrations between back-office platforms spread into the need for those FinTech solutions to also integrate with SMBs’ bank account data for faster, more accurate data entry and analysis. They view themselves as technology companies … On the other side of the spectrum, you’ve got community banks and credit unions.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

And as FinTechs continue to challenge banks, but also offer new opportunities within the B2B space, they’re advancing a corollary to the build vs. buy question: How about partnerships? Banks have been creating their own IT scripts and technology stacks for decades. Cost is only one consideration.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2019

banking industry is an ever-evolving machine, shaped and disrupted by FinTech, regulation and shifting customer expectations. That disruption isn’t over, either, according to Axos Bank CEO Gregory Garrabrants, who spoke with PYMNTS about how a fluctuating industry will continue to affect SMBs in the area of lending, payments and beyond.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Credit unions (CUs) have a growing opportunity to capture and keep their member customers, but only if they’re able to elevate their offerings to the levels seen with large banks and FinTechs. There are other areas in which credit unions stand to effectively compete with banks and FinTechs in the small business finserv space as well.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

The FedNow Service is launching in early 2023, giving community banks about a year to plan. Here’s how community bankers, payments experts and fintech vendors suggest using the time to prepare. In some cases, FedNow specifications may require upgrades to ensure community bank systems can integrate appropriately. “We

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

FinTech company Greenlight Financial Technology , which makes products to help parents raise financially literate children, said Thursday (Sept. 24) it raised $215 million in Series C venture funding. The investment and its associated valuation put the company's total value in excess of $1.2 billion, according to a company blog post.

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