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Brad M. Bolton: Our greatest assets

Independent Banker

We simply need to remember what makes us special as community bankers, and with that as our foundation, we can embrace this season of change in four primary ways: 1. Demonstrating the community bank difference. That’s the community bank difference, and we should be proud to reiterate it throughout the year. My Top Three.

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Floating The Next Big Idea For Social Commerce

PYMNTS

Since the dawn of the internet in the mid-90s, there have been some genius ideas and some completely innovative business models. New companies now aim to be used as a verb by creating an innovative way to buy goods – such as: “I floated it.”. We don’t search, we Google. We don’t shop at Amazon , we one-click.

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ICBA LIVE 2023: What to expect

Independent Banker

Illustration by Maïté Franchi With educational sessions on hot‑button issues, inspirational speakers and beneficial networking opportunities, ICBA LIVE is the greatest community banking event in the country. Taking place in Honolulu from March 12–16, 2023, ICBA LIVE provides concrete benefits to community banks in three important ways: 1.

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Power Trip: New Technologies From Tesla, Mercedes, Ikea, And Others Could Hold The Key To Widespread Solar Adoption

CB Insights

Where’s the innovation & money in renewables? Now, several innovative new methods for storing solar energy are gaining traction, from lithium-ion batteries to substances that have high heat-holding capacities, like molten salt. AES claims that this project will be Hawaii’s largest utility-scale solar-plus-storage yet.