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Community Bank Outlook: Challenges and Opportunities in 2021 and Beyond

Abrigo

How can community financial institutions thrive in 2021? Community banks provide unique and important banking services for their customers, but they also face significant obstacles. Takeaway 1 Community banks play an important role in the economy and their communities, but they face significant obstacles.

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Small banks: Big challenges and big opportunities

Abrigo

Relationship focus helps CFIs Small banks can leapfrog competitors and better serve their communities by combining their unique advantages with smart management and partnerships. How can community financial institution leaders manage their challenges and seize their opportunities at the same time?

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Federal Reserve To Launch FedNow Instant Payments System 

PYMNTS

The move was described by Kansas Federal Reserve President Esther George as the biggest infrastructure upgrade embraced by the Federal Reserve since the ACH system went online in 1972. Through the FedNow service, we hope to provide a modern infrastructure for the future of faster payments with safety and security for all,” Brainard said.

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Equity Bancshares bulking up in Missouri with $44 million deal

American Banker

Equity, based in Wichita, Kansas, has agreed to buy the parent company of the Bank of Kirksville. The combined company would have $5.4 billion of assets and 74 branches, including 23 in Missouri.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Independent Banker’s annual listing top-performing community banks of 2021 alongside interviews with some of the winners. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. Philadelphia.

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Onward Financial’s Employer-Backed Payday Loan Alternative

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The firm offers a lending product that makes employers their employees’ partners in financial wellness , with a program that helps workers start a savings plan, learn about managing personal finance and – if needed – secure a low interest rate loan to fill in income gaps. In other words, a payday loan from the source of the paycheck.

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Hospital ERPs Find Promise In The Cloud

PYMNTS

The latest research from KLAS in its “ ERP 2019: Performance in the Cloud ” report found that decision-makers at healthcare providers, including directors and managers, agree that migrating ERPs to the cloud yields convenience, system reliability, enhanced security and broader efficiencies.