Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

Julieann Thurlow, CEO of Reading Cooperative Bank, hopes other ICBA member banks will support the CHUCK payment network. A different kind of peer-to-peer payment service is now available, “built by community banks for community banks.”. Photo by Donis Perkins. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. Name: Alloy Labs Alliance’s.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Construction loan management software Construction loan management softwares are a windfall of efficiency for financial institutions. You might also like this webinar, "How to manage a high-performing construction loan portfolio." Takeaway 2 Using construction loan management software is a good way to mitigate risk.

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Payments Dive

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

TNSConnect from TNS provides secure, fully managed, resilient connectivity for the transmission of credit, debit, gift, loyalty, eCommerce and other transaction types. Download this product sheet for an overview of this end-to-end service.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

With consumer expectations seeming to evolve faster every year, community banks could consider partnering with a fintech to keep up with technological innovation. Swashbuckling, nimble, well-funded and unapologetically entrepreneurial, fintechs are offering innovations that allow community bankers to dream big in a host of ways.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

The requirement for interest rate hedging is a risk mitigation step to stabilize the borrower’s largest expense – senior debt payments. Most national banks require stabilization of P&I payments through on-balance sheet fixed-rate loans, or some form of interest rate hedging.

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South State Correspondent

JULY 12, 2023

Next week, FedNow goes live, ushering in the next era of faster payments. FedNow joins The Clearing House, which has offered real-time payments (RTP ® ) for the last five years. Banks are about to win back payment flow from non-banks, and in this article, we break down how this will happen and what it means for your bank.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Many hotels and other hospitality businesses haven’t fully bounced back from COVID-19 travel and safety restrictions, but community banks have been by their side through the challenges. For other borrowers, the $596 million-asset community bank allowed deferrals of principal or, in some cases, full payment deferrals. Photo: R.J.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

Community banks are pushing for a stronger role with their small business (SMB) customers. However, through an embrace of FinTech collaboration and industry consolidation, community banks appear poised to further dispel assumptions of a lack of digitization. has dropped from 8,000 in 2004 to about 5,400 in 2018. Strengthening SMB Ties.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Let’s rediscover what it means to be community bankers. Because as community bankers, it’s what we do. That just may be community bankers’ word of the year. Flush customer accounts may enable us to position wealth management services. Considering our communities’ needs is critical to our success as well as theirs.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

As community banks navigate this process, there are plenty of resources available to answer questions and provide guidance. By Colleen Morrison Between May and July of this year, non-pilot instant payment transactions will be live on FedNow, the first new Federal Reserve payment rail in more than 40 years. payment system.”

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. Clearly, community banks in the region have plenty of opportunities to do what they do best: forge deep and lasting relationships with their customers and communities. These include family-owned businesses, community businesses and operating companies.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

25) that it has started managing payments on its Marketplace platform in the U.S. In a press release , the company said that earlier this year, it announced plans to intermediate or manage the payments flow on its platform, and that it has now started doing that. eBay announced on Tuesday (Sept.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

EedenBull , which works with payment and spend technology, has a new agreement with National Australia Bank (NAB) in which the bank will let its small- to medium-sized business (SMB) users access EedenBull’s payment and spend platform, according to a report from Finacial IT.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

But there are ways community banks can help mortgage-seekers get on the property ladder. Burmis, senior vice president and retail lending manager at $450 million-asset Chelsea State Bank in Chelsea, Mich. So how can community banks help? By Beth Mattson-Teig.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2017

To do this, the company, which currently runs 44 locations, chose to make its operations leaner with the elimination of its community manager. We are thankful to our community managers for all their hard work, and we’re confident that such engaging and adaptable individuals will be successful in their future endeavors.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Paylocity , a provider of cloud-based human resources (HR) and payroll software, has inked a deal to acquire Samepage and its work collaboration and task management platform, according to a press release. We are thrilled to join the Paylocity family," said Scott Schreiman , founder and CEO of Samepage, in the release.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

Coupa , which works in business spend management, is rolling out new capabilities to help with businesses’ spend visibility while lowering risk, through a cloud-based platform, according to a press release. In April, Coupa acquired business travel app company ETA , which gave it access to the travel sphere.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

Here’s what community bankers need to know when planning their budgets for the next year. These days, there’s a lot to contend with as a community bank, from changing consumer behaviors due to the pandemic to uncertainty surrounding the economy and inflation. By Cheryl Winokur Munk. Quick stat. Source: 2021 Provident Bank survey.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Most banks ignore instant payments or are still worried about fraud and research. The irony is that of the estimated $25 trillion in B2B payments in the U.S., Why Payments Matter For the bank, the correlation between transactions processed and profitability is exceedingly high – approximately 82%.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2019

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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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. Janet Silveria, Community Bank of Santa Maria. So, what’s at the top of community bank leaders’ to-do lists? What changes will 2022 bring?

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Banking Exchange

JANUARY 24, 2022

Over three quarters of community banks did not close a single branch, Wipfli survey reveals Community Banking Feature3 Feature Risk Management Branch Technology/ATMs Financial Research Payments.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

Legacy banks and financial institutions (FIs) keep scrambling to add new consumer-centric bank tech and digital experiences that layer sizzling consumerization onto sluggish B2B payments. While other [payment networks] were extremely prescriptive of what the experience was going to feel like, TCH was almost the antithesis of that.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The banking industry has faced many challenges in 2020, from transitioning to CECL, managing Paycheck Protection Program loans, and navigating an unprecedented economic recession. More than 500 banking professionals across the country gathered for a two-day 2020 ThinkBIG: Manage Risk. Plan for new technology and innovations.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

As consumers’ changing preferences prompt community banks to deliver new technologies, here are some of the top trends to keep your eye on. What developments will affect business payments in the short to medium term? What developments will affect business payments in the short to medium term? By Mary Yerkes. are now contactless.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

While happy to have accelerated its omnichannel efforts this past year, Boyce said Allbirds was also “committed to the bricks-and-mortar channel for the long haul,” noting the social benefits stores will provide to local communities once people are able to get out freely again. sustainability manager for H&M told the NRF conferees.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

Furthering its mission to make payments easier for people so they can be financially healthy, Klarna , the U.K. payments company, announced the launch of Mindful Money, a digital content hub. But there’s also a lack of clear and accessible information about money management for the younger generation.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 19, 2024

In a future article we will discuss how community bankers may structure their commercial loan products to maximize cross-selling and upsell opportunities. With proper tools and strategies, community bankers can upsell and cross-sell their products to maximize profitability. In banking, those numbers are markedly different.

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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.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2018

Community banking can be one of the most rewarding and most challenging areas of financial services in which to work — that’s the view, anyway, of Rebeca Romero Rainey, president and CEO of Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) , who recently joined the nation’s leading advocacy organization that exclusively represents community banks.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

In Europe , as has been seen elsewhere, banks and other financial institutions (FIs) must grapple with payments modernization but are burdened by legacy systems and infrastructure. The continued acceleration of digital and mobile payments affects both domestic and international payments.”. Expectations are changing, too.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Regal Software has announced a collaboration with Mastercard that enables financial institutions to support virtual corporate payments. In a press release , Regal said its agreement with Mastercard will allow banks to provide an integrated payables platform that supports virtual card payments.

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Payments Dive

JUNE 14, 2019

Companies around the world work with partners to build, launch, and manage complete platforms, customizing systems to meet evolving market demands. Read our end-user stories to explore the impact of enabling digital commerce in a variety of communities. executing on revenue goals — to build their businesses.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

To that end, news came earlier this week in the United States that a dozen community and regional banks have formed a group aimed at exploring the opportunities amid FinTech offerings. The group, to be known as Alloy Labs Alliance, according to a press release , is being managed by FinTech Forge.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

1) that promises to improve the experience for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and consumers who send low-value payments across borders. The Belgium-based cooperative said the initiative will enable customers to make faster, easier, predictable and competitively-priced payments worldwide.

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Abrigo

MAY 24, 2024

The FedNow Service enables community financial institutions to stay competitive by meeting instant payment demands. The FedNow Service is designed to enable instant payments, offering institutions an opportunity to enhance their service offerings and improve customer satisfaction. Make FedNow work for your bank or credit union.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 15, 2024

We feel that as community bankers, we can learn from Jamie Dimon (Chairman and CEO of JPM) and from Warren Buffet’s annual shareholder letters. As usual, it was full of insight that every community banker should consider. Our focus is on information that pertains to the community banking industry.

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