Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

A profitability strategy has a lot to factor in given today’s uncertain market. Here’s what community bankers need to know when planning their budgets for the next year. Luckily, there are several strategies in community banks’ toolbox for boosting profitability, even in a low interest rate environment. By Cheryl Winokur Munk.

Community Bank 170

Community Bank Community Lending Leadership 170

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.

Community Bank 123

Community Bank Community Payments Fintech 123

Banking Exchange

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The new branch will expand operations in the Fort Worth market Community Banking Feature3 Feature Retail Banking Branch Technology/ATMs Customers People.

Fort Worth 78

Fort Worth Texas ATM Community Bank 78

Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Relationship focus helps CFIs Small banks can leapfrog competitors and better serve their communities by combining their unique advantages with smart management and partnerships. Takeaway 3 With effective technology, the bank can continue to grow its portfolio without necessarily adding staff.

Community Bank 195

Community Bank Kansas City Community Lending 195

Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Here’s how community banks can enhance their payments offerings. We’ve got capital market resets that are potentially happening, technology advancements and continued heightened digital expectations. As 2023 kicks off, community banks can respond to today’s payments landscape by addressing five key trends. Quick Stat.

Trends 140

Trends Payments Community Bank Texas 140

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

The app will enable community financial institutions (CFIs) to compete with larger financial institutions by providing their business banking customers with iOS and Android access to this secure and easy-to-use account management platform. NCR announced on Thursday (Sept. 22) it launched a new app dubbed Business Banking Mobile.

El Paso 100

El Paso Community Bank Community Mobile 100

Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

Fallout from recent global events presents an obstacle to generating revenue for community banks. Since COVID-19, profitability planning for community banks has mainly hinged on how the government was coping with the pandemic and the key role financial institutions played in keeping the economy afloat. By Elizabeth Judd.

Strategy 135

Strategy Community Bank Louisville Community 135

PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

Business survival amid the global pandemic has been a challenge but some brands were able to leverage the situation by tapping technology and turning lemons into lemonade. Elote Mexican Kitchen and Oliva Italian Eatery, both in Texas, used the platform for online ordering and email marketing.

Meeting 134

Meeting Florida Ohio Texas 134

PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2019

Walgreens and VillageMD , a leading national provider of primary healthcare, have announced a partnership to provide primary care services for adult patients in the Houston, Texas area. The technology includes easy and convenient check in by phone or kiosk, home-based monitoring and tele-medicine. billion in healthcare spending.

Houston 108

Houston Texas Community National 108

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Community Bank of the Bay. Community First Credit Union (OH). Greater Cleveland Community Credit Union. Hometown Community Banks. Texas Health Credit Union. Building Trades Credit Union. Evans Bank. Federated Bank. First Bank of Boaz. First Central Credit Union. First National Bank of Milaca. Grand Savings Bank.

Google 130

Google Mobile Cleveland Iowa 130

Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

We asked community banks how they’re dealing with the resulting shifts in their employment models. Before remote work was an emergency measure to keep employees safe from a devastating virus, it was a perk some community banks offered to retain and attract talent. is among the community banks carefully navigating the new landscape.

Missouri 142

Missouri Community Bank Community Management 142

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Advanced technology is raising the stakes of how CUs should operate, with members now demanding the instant payments and slick mobile interfaces that large banks and FinTechs have made standard,” the Tracker stated. Take the legal hemp and marijuana market, for example. But it can also be in the broader small business community.

Lending 108

Lending Community Bank Community Fintech 108

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

7-Eleven , in one case, is experimenting with a cashierless store concept at its corporate headquarters in Texas. 7-Eleven President and CEO Joe DePinto said in an announcement , “Retail technology is evolving at a rapid pace, and customer expectations are driving the evolution.

Retail 143

Retail Dallas Massachusetts Technology 143

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

And how did community banks and credit unions respond to the COVID craziness? Our clients showed banking at its best – obsessed with customer well-being, good corporate citizenship, and strong community focus. Jill is continually demonstrating just how loud a $300 million community bank can roar! Bravo Brett and team!

Idaho 170

Idaho Community Industry Strategy 170

Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

To satisfy the banking needs of some commercial and high-net-worth clients, some community banks provide trust and tax strategy services. Launching new services to cross-sell to existing customers is one path to organic growth for a community bank. United Community Bank in Mount Sterling, Ill., Comprehensive community banking.

Taxes 91

Taxes Community Bank Community Strategy 91

PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2019

Only through continued collaboration and fundamental research will it be possible for this technology to mature and for policy-makers to fully understand its potential,” Scott Hendry, Bank of Canada senior special director of financial technology, said in a press release about Jasper-Ubin project3.

Bitcoin 129

Bitcoin blockchain Texas New York 129

Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Last year, community bank loan producers were faced with both record-low interest rates and a glut of deposits. But as they always do, they came through for individuals and businesses in their communities with a combination of personalized service and prudent risk management practices. Bunnell; and Doug, Genelle and Jagger Jones.

Community Bank 172

Community Bank Community National Philadelphia 172

PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

High-level market intelligence about the $18 billion expected to be invested over the next three years is a major focus of the March 2020 Automated Retail Tracker™ from PYMNTS , which serves as a bimonthly breakdown of developments in this rapidly growing business sector. And Amazon and 7-Eleven aren’t alone. Now, it’s downright fun.

Retail 140

Retail Texas Illinois Seattle 140

Jeff For Banks

MARCH 29, 2014

To exemplify, here are three Texas bank''s "Business" and "Business Strategy" sections to their most recently filed 10k. I picked Texas because of their perceived independent streak. We believe we can effectively compete as a community bank in our market area and the niche markets we serve. Independent?

Strategy 100

Strategy Texas San Antonio Fort Worth 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

They didn’t press on selling,” a Best Buy worker from Texas told Business Insider. Oculus spokesperson Andrea Schubert was quoted as saying, “We’re making some seasonal changes and prioritizing demos at hundreds of Best Buy locations in larger markets. The technology at large has yet to become a mainstream success.

Texas 100

Texas Maine Technology Community 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

H-E-B is not only the neighborhood grocery store for many communities in Texas: It’s also an eCommerce retailer with digital features to better reach its customers. Now, even if you move outside of Texas, you’ll still have a ‘neighborhood H-E-B’ just a click away.”.

Texas 116

Texas San Antonio Oklahoma City Oklahoma 116

Long Lasting Ideas

JANUARY 5, 2015

But how do we attract a generation that communicates phone-to-phone and text to text, not face to face? Believe it or not, this is a slice of the market that in some cases has never opened the doors of a bricks-and-mortar branch bank or learned how to write a check. My son did the same with no plans to return.

Marketing 40

Marketing Millennials Community Bank social media 40

Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

Making the switch to a new core technology provider can be a daunting task, since many core relationships last years, if not decades. Faced with several transitional issues, here’s how these community banks gained support from their new providers to adapt to the change. of community banks changed their core processing vendor in 2020.

How To 91

How To Community Bank Community System 91

CB Insights

JANUARY 22, 2020

Blockchain companies have lost a step in the private markets. Mentions of the technology in public company earnings transcripts also dropped off. Mentions of the technology in public company earnings transcripts also dropped off. One of the reasons for this slip is that many products are still trying to find product market fit.

blockchain 79

blockchain cryptocurrency Bitcoin Analytics 79

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

There is an understanding that technology and fintech are going to cause radical change, but the how, how big and when are still very unclear. The company’s market capitalization, which after declining to less than $600 million in the 2009 recession, has now grown to almost $3 billion. GonzoBankers, 2019 was a year of extremes.

Idaho 148

Idaho Conference Data Marketing 148

PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2019

Neighborhood Goods — at the first store it opened in Plano, Texas, and in the following locations it hopes to open — is looking to help brands that want to connect to physical retail, but also want to experiment with doing retail in a new or different way, and find a physical marketplace in which to do so. “We The Underlying Technology.

New York 144

New York Retail Branding Online 144

PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2018

And that’s officially pleasing to Google ’s parent company as it continues to devote more money to its self-driving technology Waymo unit and other experimental projects organized under the umbrella of Other Bets. According to Waymo CEO John Krafcik , vehicles powered by Waymo technology are logging 250,000 miles per day.

Conference 100

Conference Phoenix Arizona Michigan 100

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

For the past four-plus years, Chesler has guided Glacier through continued growth and successful acquisitions across the West, all while staying true to Glacier’s local market culture. Goes to Eric Sprink, Coastal Community Bank , Everett, Wash. SoFi’s March acquisition of Golden Pacific Bancorp for $22.3 82% to over 2.3% You tell us.

Fintech 142

Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 142

Independent Banker

OCTOBER 28, 2014

In a world where information can be the most valuable currency, community banks are gathering more of their internal data. a bank software provider in Cedar Park, Texas, most community banks gather data well for reporting purposes. says most community banks are gathering, monitoring and reporting data well from core areas.

Data 88

Data social media Community Bank Community 88

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 29, 2021

I chose five years because banks that focus on year over year returns tend to cut strategic investments come budget time, which hurts their market position, earnings power, and future relevance than those that make those investments. MCBS, with a market cap of $705 million, and LTM revenues (net interest income plus fee income) of $125.5

Capital 78

Capital Texas Metro North Carolina 78

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Ford Motor Company recently chose Austin, Texas as the next city to test and deploy self-driving vehicles. Consumers are more receptive to automated vehicle technology in limited applications. The pilot involved residents of a planned community, which on the surface seems to be the opposite of Gen Z. And this is not a one-off.

Study 101

Study Millennials Phoenix Austin 101

Independent Banker

AUGUST 27, 2015

Community National Bank & Trust of Texas. in Corsicana, Texas. We have a very successful junior college, school district and hospital—the typical things that you would expect to see in a community. Leskoven: The big banks have really abandoned smaller communities for trust and investment services.

Community 70

Community Community Bank Texas US 70

Jeff For Banks

MARCH 18, 2017

Their original purpose, as I understand it, was to use up operating, liquidity, and credit capacity in larger financial institutions to benefit nearby community banks. Today, with the Federal Reserve, Federal Home Loan Bank, and technology that has all but eliminated paper "items", the traditional role of the correspondent bank is diminished.

Kansas 79

Kansas Community Bank Community New Jersey 79

Gonzobanker

JUNE 26, 2019

Idaho Central Credit Union and Delta Community Credit Union successfully deployed CRM in the contact center. Digital & Marketing. Credit Union of Texas used MuleSoft ( purchased by Salesforce last year ) to tackle digital banking improvements. Enterprise Unification & Workflow. Reaching the Promise Land.

Idaho 129

Idaho Michigan System Lending 129

Independent Banker

JULY 29, 2016

The demand for professional development opportunities for community bankers has never been greater. Last year Community Banker University’s eight certification programs provided more than 4,000 community bankers with highly tailored training.

Minneapolis 70

Minneapolis Community Bank Community San Antonio 70

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

In a world where information can be the most valuable currency, community banks are gathering more of their internal data. a bank software provider in Cedar Park, Texas, most community banks gather data well for reporting purposes. says most community banks are gathering, monitoring and reporting data well from core areas.

Data 70

Data social media Community Bank Community 70

PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

So says Tim Barry , co-founder and CEO of VillageMD , which through its subsidiary, Village Medical, provides value-based primary care services by 2,800 physicians in 9 states including New Hampshire, Texas, Florida and Illinois. When that happens, he said, they see significant improvement in medication-adherence rates.

New Hampshire 226

New Hampshire System Tools Illinois 226