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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: Fresno, Calif.

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11 New Restaurant Concepts Reimagining Fast Food & Casual Dining

CB Insights

The old guard of American dining are switching up their games to compete: McDonald’s is adding self-serve kiosks to many of its franchises, upping the ante with mobile order technology. The company and its primary supplier, Beyond Meat, are driving a new wave of food businesses using technology to create meat substitutes.