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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. This region has the kind of energy that draws people to a place and helps them and their businesses thrive. Samsung plans to build a $17 billion chip plant in town about 30 miles away from its existing facility in Austin. By Mindy Charski. Deepening roots.

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Jumia To Aid With Delivery Of Essentials In Africa

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We are proud to partner with relevant authorities to help fight against COVID-19 and assist our communities [that] continue to support us,” Juliet Anammah, group head of institutional affairs at Jumia, said in a statement. World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director Matshidiso Moeti, M.D.

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The future of workplace flexibility

Independent Banker

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.

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Building a Discipline to Drive Digital Banking Strategy

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With megabanks spending billions on digital investments each year, regional and community bank executives understand they cannot compete on resources. Instead, these players are focusing on specific niches, brand strategies and community connections to differentiate themselves.

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How Singapore Is Fueling A ‘Smart Nation’

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Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. In a region where mobile phone penetration grew from 92.7 With an estimated population of just 5.47 million, an unemployment rate of 3 percent and an adult literacy rate of about 96.54

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Product Management Software Startup Akeneo In $13M Series B

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In the largest deal of the week, Lone Star Funds acquired Novo Banco for a bit more than $1 billion and making Europe the region from where the bulk of the money flowed in deal making. To date, Akeneo has 40,000 active users leveraging the open-source community edition of its PIM. and 20 percent are across the rest of the world. “It

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Innovation All the Time

Independent Banker

Even with technology’s increasing influence on retail banking, it’s not typical for a community bank to have one of its most senior and trusted executives concentrate primarily on leading consumer product and payments innovation. billion-asset, 85-branch community bank based in Rockland, Mass., Photo by Ken Richardson. is not typical.