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How Three Community Bank CEOs Are Tackling Tech, Talent and Deposit Challenges

The Financial Brand

This article How Three Community Bank CEOs Are Tackling Tech, Talent and Deposit Challenges appeared first on The Financial Brand. Community banks find themselves at a crossroads, grappling with the dual pressures of technological advancement and shifting depositor expectations. Three CEOs share their challenges and opportunities, and how they're addressing them.

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How Federal Debt May Impact Banking

South State Correspondent

The Federal debt is already impacting banking. Cyclical economic changes are driven by business cycles. These changes may occur swiftly, such as interest rate changes, inflation changes, or unemployment rate changes. Cyclical changes and their impact on the economy dominate the news and the attention of corporate boardrooms because they are immediate and need to be addressed in real-time.

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What #Banking Trend Will Have the Greatest Impact on Your Bank?

Jeff For Banks

This was the question posed to Bank Profitability students as part of the Oregon Bankers' Association's Executive Development Program (EDP). These were up-and-coming bankers, the future leaders of our industry, identifying industry trends that will have the greatest impact on their bank, in no particular order. 1. Interest Rates So many financial institutions had a positive GAP (assets that are maturing or repricing within one year minus liabilities that are maturing or repricing within one year

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FDIC unveils updated financial inclusion strategic plan

ABA Community Banking

The FDIC has released an updated financial inclusion strategic plan that calls on the agency to take steps to encourage bank lending, investments and services that support healthy communities, including in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods and other underserved communities, FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg said. The post FDIC unveils updated financial inclusion strategic plan appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Commercial Lenders, Playing It Safe Is the Real Risk

Why Legacy Lending Workflows Are Costing You More Than You Think Legacy systems and manual workflows might feel familiar, but they come with growing risks—compliance gaps, costly delays, and lost opportunities. This guide breaks down why clinging to traditional processes is no longer sustainable and how automation can help lenders regain control, improve efficiency, and reduce risk across the closing process.

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‘Outdated and misleading’: is it time to reassess the very concept of money?

TheGuardian

It’s regularly being created and destroyed – and economic models that don’t reflect that fact are not even slightly useful Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email In the classic 1946 film It’s a Wonderful Life, depositors demand their money from a small-town building society. Its manager, George Bailey (in an unforgettable performance by James Stewart), explains that the money is not in the building society’s vault; it has been lent to other people in the town.

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Where Does Chime Go From Here?

Gonzobanker

While valuation at many fintechs has dropped since 2022, Chime has bucked the trend. Is it ready for an IPO? Bloomberg recently reported that Chime, the leading fintech neobank, is planning to go public in 2025. According to the report , Chime has not engaged investment banks to date. The unnamed source is a “person familiar with the matter,” and a representative for the company declined to comment.

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Prioritizing risk based vulnerability compliance for Financial Institutions

Cisco

Record-Breaking Security Vulnerabilities in 2023 According to data from Statista , the amount of vulnerabilities recorded in 2023 hit a record number with 29,000 new vulnerabilities reported.

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Podcast: The CEO view from Main Street

ABA Community Banking

What's the CEO-eye view on the U.S. economy, business conditions and the regulatory environment for banks? The post Podcast: The CEO view from Main Street appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Podcast: 6 criteria for choosing a backup loan servicer

BankInovation

The 2023 collapse of Silicon Valley Bank reminded fintechs and financial institutions of the importance of having a backup loan servicer in the case of a trigger event.

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Leverage Trellis Court Data To Identify More Investment Opportunities

Finance teams find Trellis to be particularly effective in conducting comprehensive due diligence on both individuals and businesses. With our court data solution, financial experts can access critical litigation insights, making it an invaluable resource for informed decision-making in the financial sector.

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Amazon to drop ‘just walk out’ at some grocery stores

Payments Dive

The e-commerce giant will replace the grab-and-go tech with its smart shopping carts in its Amazon Fresh grocery stores, a tech media outlet reported.

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Two Perficient Colleagues Quoted in Forrester Report on Emerging Insurance Technologies

Perficient

Insurers are constantly striving to improve their operations, provide better experiences for customers, and minimize risks. Perficient insurance experts were interviewed for Forrester’s report, “ The Top Emerging Technologies In Insurance, 2024 ,” and discussed technologies expected to emerge in the insurance industry over the next five years, considering them now, and in the short-term, medium-term, and long-term future.

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The 7 Keys to successful lending: Strategies to grow business at your bank

Abrigo

Stand-ou t bank business strateg ies for lending success These bank business strategies will help you market, target, add value to your lending services and build lasting relationships with your borrowers. You might also like this SMB Lending Insights report for banks and credit unions Download report Takeaway 1 Banks need to implement good business strategies to attract new customers and build on existing relationships.

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Protecting ATMs from attacks

ATM Marketplace

Wells Fargo shared tips on how to protect ATMs.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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How Amex is entangled in the Visa-Mastercard settlement

Payments Dive

The settlement gives merchants the ability to surcharge for nearly all Visa and Mastercard credit card transactions, and puts pressure on American Express to allow the same.

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US banks ‘sabotaging’ own net zero plans by livestock financing, report claims

TheGuardian

Lending to meat, dairy and feed corporations led to ‘significant proportion’ of banks’ emissions, Friends of the Earth found American banks are “sabotaging” their own climate commitments by financing meat, dairy and feed corporations, according to a report. The report analysed funding from 58 US banks to animal protein and feed companies in the form of loans and underwriting, such as share and bond issuance guarantees.

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Flow of funds and the UK real economy

BankUnderground

Laura Achiro, Gerry Gunner and Neha Bora A flow of funds framework is a way of understanding and tracking the movement of financial assets between different sectors of the economy. This blog specifically analyses UK corporate and household sectoral flows from 2000 to the present and highlights how this framework can reveal useful trends and signals for policymakers about the real economy.

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How to make ATMs green-friendly

ATM Marketplace

Managing ATMs well and handling cash responsibly can make using cash eco-friendly.

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Book of Secrets on the Month-End Close

Based off SkyStem's popular e-Book, the book of secrets to the month-end close will be revealed in this one-hour webinar. Learn leading practices when it comes to building a strong and sustainable month-end close that has room to grow and evolve. Learn about the power of precise estimates, why reconciliations are critical to closing the books, how and when to automate, and how the chart of accounts play into your close process.

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Credit card complaints jumped 38% last year: CFPB

Payments Dive

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received 70,000 card-related complaints from consumers last year, according to a report last week.

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While we focus on Dominic West in a banned advert, the banks are short-changing us all | Hannah Dewhirst

TheGuardian

The fuss over an outlawed commercial threatens to obscure the fact that the industry is reaping record profits for a poorer service It’s been quite the year for Hollywood’s humanitarians. Olivia Colman took on pension funds for their role in fossil fuel expansion, Game of Thrones stars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie challenged high street banks’ role in the same polluting activities, and actor Dominic West starred in a Nationwide advert calling out the banks for their sweeping branch closures.

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TD Bank deploys virtual reality for training

BankInovation

TD Bank is experimenting with virtual reality to build practical skill sets through controlled customer simulations, leading to improved employee training. “TD has been experimenting with different immersive experiences for colleagues and customers,” TD Product Manager Kerry Narduzzi told Bank Automation News.

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Buy the People: Why everyone loves to hate the Fed

American Banker

The Federal Reserve, historically a secretive and isolated institution, has made a concerted effort to explain itself to and be understood by the public since 2008. But try as it might, the central bank is still viewed by many as an enigma, if not an enemy.

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Future-Proof Your Firm: Smarter Tech for Stronger Returns & Simpler Workflows

Speaker: Joe Wroblewski, Senior Sales Engineer

Is your tech stack working for you—or are you working for it ? 🤖 In today’s world of automation and AI, technology should simplify workflows—not add complexity. Seamless integration and interconnectivity are key to maximizing productivity, optimizing workflows, and improving collaboration. Join expert Joe Wroblewski for a practical and insightful session on how you can build a smarter, more connected tech stack that drives efficiency and long-term success!

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Fiserv to let Brazilians use Pix in US

Payments Dive

The payments processing giant is providing support to extend the Brazilian instant payments system to merchants and consumers around the world.

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Bank of England investigating claim Metro Bank put customers’ data at risk

TheGuardian

Exclusive: Whistleblower raised concerns about security of in-branch coin-counter software The Bank of England is examining claims that the high street lender Metro Bank put customers’ data at risk by allegedly misusing software at the centre of a long-running legal dispute. Last month the central bank’s whistleblowing team was contacted by a person raising concerns about the integrity and security of software used to connect Metro Bank’s in-branch coin-counters – known as Magic Money Machines –

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ACI moves real-time payments onboarding to cloud

BankInovation

ACI Worldwide is exploring the use of its cloud platform to onboard bank clients to The Clearing House’s Real-Time Payments network.

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Nominations are now open for the Most Powerful Women in Banking 2024

American Banker

This annual list of luminaries honors the women who lead in banking and finance across the country, individually and in teams.

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The Role of Automation in Commercial Lending

Automation is changing the game for commercial lenders, offering a clear path to competitive advantage in 2025. Rising costs, outdated workflows, and manual data entry slow growth and impact borrower satisfaction. Automation addresses these challenges, reducing costs, speeding up loan cycles, improving accuracy, and elevating borrower experiences. With market uncertainty easing, now is the time to act—waiting until loan volumes rebound leaves lenders unprepared and struggling to compete.