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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Independent Banker

We must continue to fight increased regulation, specialty charter considerations and the potential for more fintech access to traditional rails without the same oversight. Omaha, Neb. I believe that partnerships with community bank-focused fintechs is critical to our success, which is why the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator is so critical.

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

So, when the community bank’s leadership learned of a fintech that needed a bank partner to launch a credit-building tech product, they were intrigued. That meeting four years ago led to the launch of Lead Bank’s Credit Builder Account program, which is accessed through an app developed by Self Financial, a fintech. Southampton.

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The Wit And Wisdom Of Investor Letters

PYMNTS

I do not want any American to look back in 20 years and try to figure out how and why America’s banks lost the leadership position in financial services. Payday lending – shockingly was a someone less contentious conversation – aided by Cordray’s admission that FinTech is likely to have a role in developing regulatory structures.