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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. Takeaway 2 Small banks can better serve customers when they free up staff to focus on fostering relationships.

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EMQ Offers High-Value Settlements In Japan

PYMNTS

EMQ , a provider of global financial settlement services, has begun letting businesses around the world transfer up to roughly $280,000 directly into banks in Japan, the company announced in a news release. EMQ already operates in Japan.

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Core Unicorn Deals Rattling the Future of Financial Technology

Gonzobanker

Bank executives should take these new deals’ valuations as a sign that the free market sees the future of finance as unbundled from the traditional industry structure. As new cloud-native, API-driven solutions come to market, the term “core” seems to live in the eye of the beholder. Enter Finxact.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

THE BANKER AWARDS. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. Doug Larson. Bank Deal of the Year.

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Efficiency now: 8 smart strategy tips

Independent Banker

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. Quick Stat.

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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. Last year was earth-shattering in many ways. Kennebec Savings Bank.

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The Current Banking Crisis – 10 Not So Apparent Lessons

South State Correspondent

This article highlights ten not-so-evident lessons of the banking crisis that every banker must consider going forward. Some form of this ratio will likely be applied to the national and regional banks, which means larger community banks will also be judged by this ratio. Roku revealed it had almost $500mm in deposits at SVB.