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Building a Discipline to Drive Digital Banking Strategy

Gonzobanker

With megabanks spending billions on digital investments each year, regional and community bank executives understand they cannot compete on resources. Instead, these players are focusing on specific niches, brand strategies and community connections to differentiate themselves. Appoint Digital Ambassadors.

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The Three Things Every Digital-Card App Needs

PYMNTS

“The big difference from what we saw even just 10 or 12 months ago when it comes to digitization is that banks are really starting to understand this is where they want to invest,” Piatt said. “To To bring it to a fine point, the pandemic has clearly separated institutions into two buckets — the digital haves and the have-nots.

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Key takeaways from ThinkBIG 2024: Insights for banks and credit unions

Abrigo

Panelist Roxanne Chance-Chin , BSA Officer at the Bank of Tampa, urged financial institutions to stay alert to the cumulative effects of economic cycles and be prepared for potential rapid shifts in credit quality. The panel addressed the negative perception of compliance in community banking, advocating for a shift in perspective.

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Who Owns Digital? Ugh, That’s the Problem for Bankers

Gonzobanker

Bank executives are coming to understand that in today’s world, the customer experience (CX) is the product, although not all have made a serious commitment to address newfound competition. The bottom line is this: most banks lack the true management leadership and operating disciplines necessary to execute successfully on digital.

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Is Small Business Lending Facing a ‘Moment of Reckoning?’

Gonzobanker

article , former Small Business Administration administrator Karen Mills said community banks with strong small business customer bases that don’t find new ways to serve them digitally are going to face a “reckoning.” In a recent American Banker. Source: DeBanked ). Technology Utilization.

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Biggest Mistake in Digital Strategy Is Forgetting Client Relationships

American Banker

Digital tools improve a bank's traditional sales process, but relationship-based banking is still a huge factor in winning over millennial customers.

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Punching above its weight: Small N.J. bank uses tech to take on big rivals

American Banker

David Howard's leadership of the OceanFirst digital strategy and innovation team that has developed a robo adviser, an Alexa skill and other cutting-edge tools earned him recognition as one of American Banker's digital bankers of the year.