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Community Banks Debut FinTech Alliance

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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. Among the names joining up are Citizens & Northern Bank (based in Pennsylvania), Inland Bank (Illinois) and Lincoln Savings Bank (Iowa).

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Fintech BM makes first acquisition after going public through a SPAC

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Financial-technology firm BM Technologies Inc. is turning the typical banking tie-up formula on its head with plans to acquire First Sound Bank, a Seattle-based community business lender. BM Technologies agreed to acquire First Sound for as much as $7.22

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Chrome Credit Union Looks to the Future with Nymbus Core

Bank Innovation

A small credit union in western Pennsylvania is making an investment that would strike fear into the hearts to bankers everywhere: core replacement. based Chrome Federal Credit Union — formerly Washington Community Federal Credit Union — is replacing its Jack Henry Symitar system with a core from Nymbus, the splashy Read More.

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These Are Your Most Profitable Cash Management Clients

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For example, if you are a bank in California, Florida, New York, or Pennsylvania, going after private schools, colleges, or insurance companies should be considered due to not only the large number of target institutions but also the size of those institutions, which lends itself to having multiple banks.

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BankMobile Is One Of Six New FIs To Offer Smart Digital Bank Accounts Via Google Pay

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BankMobile, BBVA USA, BMO Harris, The Coastal Community Bank, First Independence Bank (a federally designated minority depository institution) and SEFCU will join Citi and Stanford Federal Credit Union in the offering beginning next year. BankMobile, a division of Pennsylvania-based Customers Bank, serves about one in every three U.S.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

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Meanwhile, technology changes continued at a breakneck pace, with generative AI the biggest topic around management tables. The specifics are unclear, but bankers recognized that this will be an absolute game-changing technology in future years, and delivery will change in ways we can’t even conjure yet. We are in awe.

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And Then There Were 20 — The Amazon HQ2 Finalists

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Through this process, we learned about many new communities across North America that we will consider as locations for future infrastructure investment and job creation.”. Los Angeles, California. Miami, Florida. Montgomery County, Maryland. Nashville, Tennessee.

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