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FinTechs Take A Regional Approach To SMB COVID-19 Relief

PYMNTS

Below, PYMNTS rounds up the latest solutions that FinTechs and lenders are developing to ease the PPP lending process for SMBs and FIs alike, with many initiatives focused on enabling regional and community banks to maintain a competitive edge against the biggest banks. Lendsmart, Griffin Technologies. Fresno First Bank.

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ICBA’s 2021 National Community Bank Service Award winners

Independent Banker

Cross River Bank, represented by Phil Goldfeder, senior vice president of global public affairs; Gilles Gade, CEO; and Jesse Honigberg, senior vice president and technology chief of staff, connects tech companies with bank services, relationships that proved useful during the Paycheck Protection Program. Location: Fort Lee, N.J.