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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. Citizens Bank Of Edmond.

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Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

PYMNTS

The upcoming launches in the Midwest – in one city that is considered the capital of the region, and in another that is a growing destination for young, digitally-minded professionals, including those priced out of the Chicago housing market – represent more significant progress for the new mobile network technology. 5G Potential.

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Creating a Customer-Centric, Digital Financial Institution

Abrigo

While many financial institutions are seeing the benefits of digitizing different areas of their bank or credit union, others are still hesitant to invest in technology. Does your financial institution support a culture of innovation and an environment that welcomes new technology? Technology, like banking, isn’t “one-size-fits-all.”

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Majority Of Consumers Want Digital Coupons, Rewards From Grocers

PYMNTS

Beyond Hannaford, software provider Shopkick provides the technology for consumers to earn rewards while grocery shopping. Walmart, for example, has been testing a 24/7 pickup service at a supercenter in Oklahoma City. This gives this regional grocery powerhouse a national online reach, which is quite exceptional.”.

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A Cardless Streak Coming (Maybe)

NCR

The roots of Oklahoma Fidelity Bank go back more than a century—the institution originated with Fidelity Investment Co., The disconnect is almost surreal: ATMs have remained essentially the dame hunk of hardware they’ve always been, while technological advances have been adopted with almost blinding speed.

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The Case For Localizing Mom-And-Pop Investment

PYMNTS

At the same time, many early stage startups, particularly in the technology sector, still have access to traditional financing, like venture capital and private equity. “Being in Boston, Massachusetts, I’m much less likely to invest in a restaurant in Oklahoma if the same business was right next to me,” Mathews said.

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Rural-Urban Divide: Banking's Biggest Problem?

American Banker

Technology? But how to account for the flight of customers, prospective employees and economic opportunities from rural areas is perhaps the biggest challenge facing community lenders and policymakers, warns a longtime Oklahoma banker. Bankers can keep up. New regulations? We've got people to handle that.