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Charles Potts: Fueling growth through innovation

Independent Banker

As a three-time participant in ICBA’s ThinkTECH Accelerator program, Ohlendorf has had a front row seat to community bank innovation through collaborative fintech partnerships. In fact, First Community Bank and Trust has partnered with eight of our ThinkTECH Accelerator program’s alumni with impressive results.

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The United States Of Fintech Startups

CB Insights

The fintech space is gaining momentum. Last year saw a double record of $46B invested across over 2,800 deals to fintech startups — a 92% uptick in funding year-over-year. GET THE 83-PAGE q2 2019 FINTECH TRENDS REPORT. Q2’19 fintech funding topped $8.3B, boosted by a record quarter of $100M+ mega-rounds. Rhode Island.

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The United States Of Fintech: The Most Well-Funded Fintech Startup In Each State

CB Insights

Following our previous mapping of the most well funded startups in each state and most well funded food & beverage startups in each state , we used CB Insights database to identify the most well-funded private fintech startup in each state. FINTECH TRENDS Q3 2017 RESEARCH BRIEFING. D3 Technology. Rhode Island.

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The United States Of Artificial Intelligence Startups

CB Insights

They include cybersecurity company StackPath ($180M) and fintech companies Opera Solutions ($122M) & Petuum ($108M). The startup with the least funding on the list is Rhode Island’s The Innovation Scout , a SaaS platform that has raised $50K. IDx Technologies. Rhode Island. Butterfly Network.

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Mobile apps for community banks: In search of business value

NCR

Aware of the disruptive changes in how banking products and services are delivered, community banks continue adopting new technologies to keep up with competition and customers’ demand. US community banks have entered a tough race, with large banks and fintechs setting standards for mobile banking. A way to outcompete?

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Union Savings Bank’s tech touch

Independent Banker

By partnering with fintechs, Union Savings Bank has rolled out an innovative digital tool that uses AI to help customers achieve financial wellbeing. But what happens when a community bank makes the decision to put technology—specifically, AI—at the heart of its customer service strategy? Photos by Mike Yamin. By Aileen McDonough.