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How To Do Better Against National Bank Lending Competition

South State Correspondent

Who the competition is, what the lending competition is offering, their delivery channels, and service levels can help community banks differentiate their services and enhance their competitive advantage. Unfortunately, banking is challenging to study, and some banks inadvertently ignore their significant competitors.

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Digital financial services to generate $38b in southeast Asia, study finds

Bank Innovation

Digital financial services from lending to asset management are expected to generate at least $38 billion of annual revenue across Southeast Asia by 2025, more than tripling from $11 billion in 2019, according to a new study by Bain & Co., Online lending will comprise about half that total for […].

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How to Lend More to Small Businesses

Gonzobanker

Ayodele Olojede, divisional head, retail and SME at Wema Bank in Nigeria, said that in Africa, “women don’t have the opportunity to network or engage in business the same way that male-owned businesses are able to do.” Minority small business owners need ‘fair and accessible’ lending. Sounds great, right? But what is it? To the U.S.

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The State Of FI Innovation: Moving In Reverse

PYMNTS

Those who work in and around high tech and innovation are lulled into a narrative about progress being on a march ever forward, rarely slowing, never stopping and certainly never turning around and marching in the wrong direction. . Even worse, it’s having an impact on how quickly their innovations can get to market.

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The Instant Payments Divide: How Lenders Can Use Disbursements To Create Lasting Trust

PYMNTS

The lending industry was hit hard during the pandemic’s early months, with many banks and traditional lenders rapidly adjusting their standards and rates to accommodate businesses’ and consumers’ shifting needs. This puts lenders in a sort of innovation quandary when it comes to keeping their customers satisfied.

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The Benefits of Leveraging a CRM to Be More Community-Focused

Abrigo

Key Takeaways To better serve their community, as well as stay competitive in this fast-moving environment, savvy CFIs are carefully blending digital innovations with their hallmark relationship banking practices. However, to stay competitive in today’s fast-paced banking industry, CFIs must be willing to innovate processes to adapt.

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As fintech adoption grows, incumbents worry about adaptation

Bank Innovation

According to a new study commissioned by Divido, a white-label platform for point-of-sale lending, three of four traditional lenders identified losing ground to new entrants like Affirm and Klarna as a top concern for their business. Upstart lenders, including startups that offer checkout loans, are rattling incumbents.

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