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ICBA’s 2021 National Community Bank Service Award winners

Independent Banker

This year’s winners: Left: Central Valley Community Bank, People’s Choice Award; Middle: Kennebec Savings Bank, Exceptional Community Bank Service Award; Right: Cross River Bank, Emerging Service Program Award. Exceptional Community Bank Service Award. Instead, we give those dollars to the community.”. Asset size: $1.36

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Rebeca Romero Rainey: Create opportunities for new leaders

Independent Banker

I was driven by the goal of doing whatever I could do to make a difference in my community. I was given a significant opportunity by the board and bank management—one I didn’t take lightly. I was inspired to deepen my engagement, better support our customers and expand our role in our community. Where I’ll be this month.

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Can Crypto Power Tourist Cities, Block By Blockchain?

PYMNTS

Keng Kai said in the FX Empire interview, “Technological innovations will be focused on the improvement of the fundamental infrastructure and integrated with the city statistics. The creators put [emphasis] on safety and security management of all smart city systems.”. There is also, of course, the blockchain technology.

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Nipton, Calif., Goes To Pot, Literally

PYMNTS

Nipton is a tiny town that sits on the border with Nevada and is home to about 20 souls. American Green managed to buy the whole thing – all 120 acres of the town – for a very reasonable $5 million. The town, about an hour from Las Vegas and three hours from L.A., has a hotel, a general store and a schoolhouse as its main features.

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Banking's Total Return Top 5: 2014 Edition

Jeff For Banks

They are built as a relationship bank serving the Korean community in LA and surrounding areas. and its subsidiary BofI Federal Bank aspire to be the most innovative branchless bank in the United States providing products and services superior to their competitors, branch-based or otherwise. BofI Holding, Inc. Well done! #3.

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46 Corporations Working On Autonomous Vehicles

CB Insights

Former Tesla Autopilot manager hired as CTO of self-driving tech subsidiary. In April 2017 Audi reportedly hired former Tesla Autopilot program manager Alexandre Haag as the unit’s CTO. Mobileye itself has a number of other partnerships through its Road Experience Management (REM) mapping platform, including Nissan, VW, and BMW.

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We analyzed 7 of the fastest-growing personal finance apps of all time to figure out the secrets to their success — here’s what we learned

CB Insights

An explosion of new consumer finance brands is transforming how people save, spend, and manage their money. To build a successful personal finance management tool, it’s important to understand the dynamics of user acquisition and growth. Allowing users to “cut” by referring other users was an innovative idea, and it worked.

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