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$175M Acquisition Turns Community Bank Into Fintech Player

Bank Innovation

Community banks can also play the fintech game. BankMobile — the digital bank, formerly a division of Customers Bancorp Inc. — was acquired by Flagship, a Florida-based community bank, for $175 million. “We We are no longer a partner or a division of […].

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Community Bank And FinTech Partnerships Gaining Traction

PYMNTS

Community banking may get a boost from technology, if recent activity is any indication. In Florida, reported American Banker – in the community banking realm – Seacoast Banking has paired with SmartBiz Loans to shorten the loan approvals process. They bank all these small businesses.

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Gulf Winds’ Data Driven Approach To Member Retention

PYMNTS

However, it is a quickly changing industry, thanks to digital banking. Its omnipresence is altering how members want to interact with their CUs, though regulatory and compliance issues often mean that members cannot reasonably expect the same lightning-fast interactions they might get from banks and FinTech firms.

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Branching Out: Physical Locations Boost CUs' Digital Plans

PYMNTS

Petersburg, Florida-based CUSO said its Enhanced Fraud Services initiative has already helped 10 credit unions combat fraud, including chargebacks stemming from instances of members’ payment card details being stolen and sold on the dark web. Credit unions have stepped up to reinforce their digital operations during the pandemic.

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Why a small Florida lender built its account-opening software in-house

American Banker

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Bank-FinTech Collaboration Tackles SMB Finance Friction

PYMNTS

Bank-FinTech collaboration continues to thrive as more financial service providers place small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) front-and-center of product development. In a statement , HSBC Bank USA Head of Retail Business Banking Shaun McDougall said fueling the SMB community is important to support the broader U.S.

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Fintech Fundings: 30 Companies Raise $390 Million Week Ending May 13

Fintech Labs Insights

London beat that this week with 5, followed by 3 in NYC, and 2 each from Chicago, Florida and Germany. Fintech deals by size from May 7 to 13, 2016: Avant (AvantCredit UK). HQ: Daytona Beach, Florida. Digital bank. HQ: Orlando, Florida. Total dollars raised YTD is now $14.7 billion, more than twice the $6.7

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