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Community bank enlists Coinbase, SAP to offer crypto

Payments Source

Vast Bank in Oklahoma is one of the first to allow customers to purchase digital currencies, a market that has proved lucrative for fintechs.

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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. Oklahoma City.

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Entering the cannabis banking market

Independent Banker

While the legal status of banking cannabis-related businesses remains fuzzy at the federal level, community banks in some states are finding that, with proper controls, they’re able to enter this niche market and offer banking services to these local businesses. decided to take a close look at that market. By Judith Sears.

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Community bank enlists Coinbase, SAP to offer crypto

American Banker

Vast Bank in Oklahoma is one of the first to allow customers to purchase digital currencies, a market that has proved lucrative for fintechs.

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Gold’s Gym Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

PYMNTS

Our focus is and always will be on our members around the world, and we look forward to welcoming them back as soon as it is safe for our members, team members and communities,” Zeitsiff said. including Texas, Oklahoma, St. Louis, Alabama and Colorado Springs markets. Louis and Carolina gyms, through March 31.

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Schmidlap Bank, A Division of Community Bank

Jeff For Banks

Because one key argument to combine brands is the efficiency of advertising into one or more media markets. All America Bank is a traditional community bank located near Oklahoma City, and has been around since the 1960's. It's strategy, however, is to build brands that resonate closer to the communities where they operate.

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How Financial Institutions Focus on Customers Is Key

Abrigo

The community bank model is built around customer service, but for many bank and credit union customers, the definition of “good service” has been changing over the last couple of decades. Undoubtedly, it will reassure some in the audience that customer service will remain what separates community financial institutions from alt lenders.”