South State Correspondent

MARCH 5, 2024

When we analyze the same size/ROA relationship using banks’ efficiency ratios, it is not surprising that community banks (under $10B in asset size) have, on average, a 5% higher efficiency ratio than regional banks ($10B to $50B in asset size) as shown in the graph below. Larger loans have lower credit risk, all else equal.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 5, 2024

When we analyze the same size/ROA relationship using banks’ efficiency ratios, it is not surprising that community banks (under $10B in asset size) have, on average, a 5% higher efficiency ratio than regional banks ($10B to $50B in asset size) as shown in the graph below. Larger loans have lower credit risk, all else equal.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 6, 2021

It has become crystal clear that digital transformation is now the largest technology initiative for regional and community financial institutions. But it is definitely time to make a strategic decision and move forward with a plan. As this article points out, a core system replacement may not be in the cards for every institution.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2019

28) that they are tackling that challenge head on and solving the FinTech acceptance problem in an entirely new way across 10 key markets in the Asia-Pacific region. This region, home to more than 4.3 To streamline the task, Visa and Marqeta said on Monday (Oct. New Markets And New Users.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 25, 2014

Investment bankers will tell you the definitive answer, which is of course their opinion. will provide greater capital resources and operational scale that will allow us to grow as part of a larger community bank." - Loralee Hutchinson, President of Alarion Financial Services, Inc. What is driving deal volume? Our combination.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

If your definition of a top performer is based on ROA, then the two primary reasons for our level of performance is our leverage and LTD (loan to deposit) ratios. In order to compete as a small bank, we have been forced to keep higher-than-peer capital levels, so that our lending limit allows us to service local borrowers’ needs.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

“You have Barnes & Noble, Borders and regional bookstores. “You have to look at the book seller market before Amazon,” he said. There was no technology, big physical storefronts, a heavy inventory burden – that’s what this market is.”

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2016

Store front businesses in Vermont ha ve done a bit better than in regional counterparts in three out of the four categories tracked, but then again, the region itself was fairly lagging behind the overall nation. Vermont s tore front businesses were definitely the most different group we talked to, insofar as they spoke to us at all.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2017

As New Mexico’s capital city, Albuquerque naturally put in a bid, but the state’s more southern offering may prove more interesting, as it straddles the U.S.-Mexico Proponents note that, between Doña Ana County itself and the nearby El Paso region and Juarez, the region could more than satisfy the eCommerce giant’s stated requirements.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2017

UAE Exchange CEO Promoth Manghat told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster that staying ahead on technology and working capital investments has not only kept UAE Exchange in the game since 1980, but enabled it to grow into a global leader in the financial services space, handling close to $30 billion in transfers each year.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Unsurprisingly, companies are looking to capitalize on that growing market. DraftKings ’ chief international officer, Jeffrey Haas, recently spoke with PYMNTS about the challenges involved in introducing fantasy sports to new markets, and which sports generate the most interest in different global regions. million in 2014 to 59.3

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In two days, you can hear from Chase, US Bank, Capital One, BMO, M&T, PNC, Citizens, Truist, Huntington, and more, a feat that can only be done at a conference of this caliber. We sat through almost every presentation and took pages of notes. Traditionally, helping with the basics, as outlined below, has been common.

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Gonzobanker

JUNE 11, 2018

But what’s concerning me more than the gulf between big banks’ and community/regional banks’ digital adoption is the growing disconnect between bank strategy and digital strategy in community and regional banks. If 2016’s conference was the “mobile” conference, 2018 was most definitely the “voice” conference. Ok, enough soapbox.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 3, 2017

Latin America fintech companies are creating solutions aimed at rethinking banking, lending, and payments in the region. We used the conventional definition of Latin America to include all countries in the following regions: South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and Mexico. Riverwood Capital, Tiger Global Management.

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South State Correspondent

JULY 10, 2024

The lack of a data-driven pricing strategy is one major reason why most banks produce under their cost of capital. Should a bank’s capital deteriorate or the deposit customer take on more risk, the relationship changes. The cost can include various expenses, such as operational, funding, capital, risk, and taxes.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2017

In the largest deal of the week, Lone Star Funds acquired Novo Banco for a bit more than $1 billion and making Europe the region from where the bulk of the money flowed in deal making. In fact, the last week of March saw financial investments, in total, at five times the previous week’s tally. The Series B brings Akeneo’s total raised to $15.43

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

percent of domestic and cross-border payments in December 2017, SWIFT found, with the company’s Head of Payments Markets, Asia-Pacific, Michael Moon noting, “Experts suggest that capital controls and uncertainties over future regulations mean that a significant reversal of the decline in RMB usage for trade and payments is unlikely in 2018.”.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2017

MP: I would say that the biggest challenge facing startups in Charlotte is access to early-stage capital. Since there haven’t been many liquidity events, there hasn’t been the opportunity to make capital available for others. PYMNTS: How has Charlotte’s startup ecosystem changed in recent years?

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CB Insights

AUGUST 7, 2017

On the other hand, deal activity dipped slightly in 2016, with the number of deals closed in the region dropping slightly from 349 in 2015 to 343. If activity continues at this pace, the region will close more deals than any year before it. It saw over 700 rounds since 2012, the most of any country in the region.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

The slowdown in new businesses being founded in the 1980s and 90s was largely quarantined to certain segments – especially retail, where corner stores and regional brands were falling to larger national chains. But the new shape of the slowdown has caught economists somewhat off guard and raised concerns.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Stemming from the broader theme of globalization comes localization — the practice of serving local markets and regions. While that stat definitely jumps off the page, it’s a little less shocking when you consider that there were a total of 297 fintech unicorns in the world at the end of Q2’22.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

With the help of Chinese tech giants and highly active venture capital funds, Southeast Asia’s tech startups have seen increased investor interest over the past few years. We used CB Insights data to visualize the region’s most active acquirers since 2012. Tech Investing in Southeast Asia. First Name.

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Ublocal

JUNE 5, 2023

Working capital is the lifeblood of any business, but it can be challenging for small business owners and entrepreneurs to get conventional financing. By taking advantage of these resources in combination with Union Bank’s offerings, small business owners in the region can maximize their chances for success.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2019

An RBC Capital Markets report put the average annual sales of an Amazon Go location at about $1.5M. The regions involved in the initial pilot included Colombia, Chile, Hong Kong, Kenya, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Peru, Taiwan, and Thailand. As many as 3,000 Amazon Go locations could open by 2021, according to Bloomberg.

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NCR

JULY 27, 2016

The immediate aftermath was both shocking and predictable: Markets took a massive hit in many regions, the British pound fell to its lowest point since the mid-’80s, and even the UK’s perch as the world’s fifth-largest economy looked precarious. But there will definitely be consequences, and it would be wise to be prepared.

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FICO

JUNE 15, 2023

Since worries about regional bank struggles and an uncertain stock market are driving people with cash to look for safe havens and good interest rates, it pays to be very careful about security as well as who is behind the friendly new banking brand. Unsafe Savings? Is Sending Money Too Simple?

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 25, 2020

Although the current rule contains definitions of “community development” “community development loans” and “community development services” it lacks comprehensive criteria for what qualifies for CRA consideration or guidance as to activities that have previously received CRA credit.

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CB Insights

MAY 8, 2018

As more companies look to capitalize on these commercial opportunities, investment into the drone space continues to grow. While recreational drones are strictly prohibited in active forest fire regions, they have proved useful when operated by the appropriate teams. Conservation. Personal Transportation.

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FICO

MAY 18, 2020

For one of the largest regional debt purchasers, this equated to a 100% increase. Sme are looking at extending the 90 days past due definitions. Organisations are being permitted to use their capital buffer to help in the current situation. The increased investment by third-party servicers in performing loan software.

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Tefkin

JANUARY 5, 2016

Financial services being multi parties by definition, they are a prime market for decentralized trusted software but the use cases go well beyond pure transactional financial services and the coming year will see an increased such projects. Financial services core functions are based on managing capital scarcity and information asymmetry.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

As more companies look to capitalize on these commercial opportunities, investment into the drone space continues to grow. While recreational drones are strictly prohibited in active forest fire regions, they have proved useful when operated by the appropriate teams. Conservation. Personal Transportation.

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CB Insights

JUNE 11, 2018

While Baidu has extensive expertise in high-definition (HD) mapping and AI, it lacks driver data that competitors such as Waymo and Tesla have collected from vehicles on public roads. Named Apollo Southeast Asia, the venture is meant to help Baidu gain a commercial foothold for autonomous vehicles in the Singapore region.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 11, 2024

To do that, we wrote a Python script to analyze a representative sample of earnings call transcripts for regional and mid-sized banks over the past several years. Capital & Risk Management The larger the bank you are, the more likely you will be asked about capital levels.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 25, 2024

Commenting on the Q1 2024 profit declines for many community and regional (i.e., Main Street”) banks: “The results underscore the uneven toll that two years of higher interest rates have taken on regional banks, which tend to have plain-vanilla businesses taking in deposits and loan. That’s just the tip of the iceberg.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2018

The definition of a really good day: Raise $100 million led by a company that not only has obviously deep pockets, but a deep presence in a vital part of the world for payments and the digital economy. The round also included the participation of existing Flywire investors Bain Capital Ventures and F-Prime Capital.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

In venture capital, returns follow the power law — 80% of the wins come from 20% of the deals. Get the 65-page report on teardowns for Union Square Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and more. JD.com took a huge risk by stepping into a major market and investor Capital Today made a $2.4B

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2016

And Roadie accepts a pretty expansive definition of “stuff.” Bigger ticket items are now also eligible for $10,000 worth of insurance, due to Roadie’s new partnership with UPS Capital Insurance Agency. Roadie shippers are to a unique degree encouraged to come as they are. These days, Roadies is growing quickly.

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