Abrigo

JUNE 28, 2024

Rising-rate environment Planning ALM strategies In today's volatile economic landscape, managing interest rate risk has become a top priority for community banks. By spreading investments across different asset classes and sectors, banks can reduce their exposure to any single economic event or market downturn.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2023

Inspired by the entrepreneurship of lemonade stands, Scottsdale Community Bank created a microloan program. Photo by Brandon Sullivan De novo Scottsdale Community Bank set out to provide microloans to small and mid-size businesses, family organizations and nonprofits—a project that was inspired by the humble lemonade stand.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 2, 2018

One of my top sources of OpenSim-related news this year has been OpenSim Virtual and similar Google Plus communities. So, for the benefit of people interested in finding out about what’s happening in the grids, and for event organizers and content creators and others looking to raise visibility, here are some places to get started.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2020

Given this, we’re canceling any large physical events we had planned with 50 or more people through June 2021. Some of these we will hold as virtual events instead,” he said, promising details to follow. Instead, the company will hold large gatherings and events virtually. “I

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Gonzobanker

MARCH 7, 2024

It happened this week: Fintech Meetup , one of the newer trade events that brought 4,000 or so fintech and banker types to Las Vegas. Scaling through community banks and credit unions is, of course, another move plenty of fintech companies seek. BaaS platform providers are FAR from dead,” as our own Ron Shevlin writes on LinkedIn.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

The pandemic forced industries to accelerate their adoption of digital applications, and community banking was no exception. And as banking processes increasingly moved online, community bankers needed to fortify their online defenses against fraud and cybercrime. In August, ICBA hosted the Bank Security Institute. Tiffany Lukk.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

This year’s winners: Left: Central Valley Community Bank, People’s Choice Award; Middle: Kennebec Savings Bank, Exceptional Community Bank Service Award; Right: Cross River Bank, Emerging Service Program Award. Exceptional Community Bank Service Award. The disruption, it turned out, had been caused by a food distribution event.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Promotional merchandise, or swag, has long been regarded as a no-brainer approach to business branding, but community banks are shedding those thrifty connotations with a new, mindful approach to company gifting that imparts value and purpose while bolstering bottom lines. It helps others in the community. By Judith Sears.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. Clearly, community banks in the region have plenty of opportunities to do what they do best: forge deep and lasting relationships with their customers and communities. These include family-owned businesses, community businesses and operating companies.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Community Financial Services Bank, Benton, Ky.; In our annual workplace survey, employees of ICBA’s best community banks to work for told us they benefit from engaging cultures, opportunities for advancement and innovative benefits. Clockwise from top left: Grand Ridge National Bank, Wheaton, Ill.; Bank of Montana, Missoula, Mont.;

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2020

locations, while many communities are nixing community tree-lighting ceremonies. In the past couple of years, we’ve seen a significant shift to gifting experiences: sporting events, trips, concerts,” Natalie Kotlyar, head of the retail practice at consulting firm BDO, told the Post.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Premium benefits packages, professional development and TLC during the pandemic—this year’s winners do everything in their power to keep their community bankers happy and fulfilled. We asked both leaders and staffers to tell us what makes their community banks stand out as employers. Key Community Bank: Leading by example.

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PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2018

Small business invoice financing platform Fundbox is targeting the events industry through a new partnership with Eventbrite. A press release late last week said Fundbox is integrating its solution into the Eventbrite platform to link event creators with access to credit. According to U.S.

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Perficient

JUNE 22, 2020

For those coming from classic, event-driven systems, you can think of it as a message queue, but it does a lot more than that. We’ll also install Grafana , which is the standard visualization tool for Prometheus, and you can import community dashboards for commonly used tools like Spring Boot and Kafka. all out-of-the-box.

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Independent Banker

MAY 31, 2022

Community banks have a choice about addressing the problem: Remain vulnerable or be vigilant. Fraud and cybercrimes continue to increase, causing challenges for community banks. But there’s plenty community banks can do to meet this challenge. Fraud and cyber attacks are on the rise, and at great expense to the industry.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Community banks own an enviable amount of data, but not all are leveraging it to its fullest extent. By Mindy Charski People share important data about themselves with their community bank in myriad ways. Data about existing customers can even help community banks improve their efforts to find new customers.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

As community banks navigate this process, there are plenty of resources available to answer questions and provide guidance. Three sources of information on FedNow As community banks look to take advantage of this new opportunity, they seek resources to help them navigate the journey.

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Perficient

OCTOBER 26, 2020

This event empowers female leaders in Michigan who change the world through technology. I had the opportunity to attend this unique event and learn more about the incredible initiatives put forth to help bridge the gap in IT-related occupations held by women in Michigan and across the United States. Highlights.

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Perficient

AUGUST 10, 2020

And I think we have a great mix of ‘big city’ atmosphere and activity, combined with a bit of ‘small town’ community and connection,” says Matt Kislowski, Client Services Director. There are often vendors sponsoring events to sample their products and learn about their services. Giving Back to the Community.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

In today’s top news, Congress is considering passing another round of PPP loans for certain small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), and Alibaba and JD.com recorded record sales figures in their annual 618 shopping event. Alibaba, JD.com Net $136B In China’s Biggest Annual Shopping Event. The 18-day event delivered $136.5

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South State Correspondent

MAY 15, 2024

We believe that while lending diversification leads banks to lend more in normal times (especially for banks over $50B in assets) and does benefit the general economy, community banks should be careful in how and where they choose to diversify. Community banks are already diversified within their geography and loan categories.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 15, 2024

We believe that while lending diversification leads banks to lend more in normal times (especially for banks over $50B in assets) and does benefit the general economy, community banks should be careful in how and where they choose to diversify. Community banks are already diversified within their geography and loan categories.

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MerhantsBanks

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

In September, Merchants Bank participated in the Minnesota Bankers Association’s Community Impact Month initiative with more than half of the Company’s Minnesota locations coordinating community support events. While community support is […].

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William Mills

MAY 19, 2020

While virtual financial services events have gained popularity out of necessity, the jury is still out on whether or not these events are a true alternative to in-person events. Will such events continue even after it's safe to book a flight and crowd onto a trade show floor?

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Jack Henry

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This year’s Jack Henry Connect was a remarkable event that captured the spirit of community banking while embracing the continuously shifting world of technology.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

We asked community bankers and experts for their advice on ensuring employees feel a sense of belonging. This could be as simple as ensuring there are meat-free options for vegetarians at every company event, or as involved as establishing culturally specific employee resource groups. By Roshan McArthur. Misti Stanton, Mercantile Bank.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

To help celebrate, AWS is marking this occasion by offering a fantastic week of in-depth streams & live events. Here at Perficient , we strive for excellence in the Amazon Web Services community. Amazon S3 is celebrating its 15th Birthday between March 15th – March 18th 2021! AWS Pi Week 2021: The Birth of the AWS Cloud.

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Perficient

AUGUST 4, 2020

DevOps World by CloudBees brings together thought leaders, practitioners, project contributors, and the entire DevOps ecosystem into one global, virtual event. The event takes place Sept. The agenda allows you to choose a leadership, practitioner, or community track and attend breakout sessions that align with your interests.

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Perficient

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The team genuinely enjoys being around one another and can often be found hosting office happy hours after work, participating in community service events around the area, and attending unique events planned by their Culture Committee. The Impact of Community Service. Charlotte’s Focus on Work-Life Balance.

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William Mills

MARCH 29, 2023

Thousands of community bankers and fintechs converged in Honolulu over the weekend of March 12, when the stability of our nation’s financial markets was being challenged (yet again). ICBA LIVE could not have been timed better.

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ABA Community Banking

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman—who holds the seat on the Federal Reserve Board designated for an individual with community banking experience—will deliver keynote remarks during ABA’s Conference for Community Bankers, a virtual event taking place Feb.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 18, 2024

Deposit costs and liquidity remain a challenge for some community banks as competition for core funding remains intense. The graph below compares the liquidity ratio for community banks (under $10B in assets) and banks over $100B in assets. This deposit and loan repricing mismatch caused NIM pressure at community banks.

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Perficient

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

This post is the first in a series highlighting the many cultures that enrich our Perficient community. Perficient Champions Our Diverse Community. This past September, Perficient colleagues gathered for the month’s highly-anticipated social event: A Cultural Celebration Happy Hour. Why Celebrating Diversity Matters.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Last week, the CFPB filed a lawsuit against ACTIVE Network LLC (“Active”), an online event registration company, in a Texas federal district court alleging that the company is deceiving customers into joining its fee-based membership club, “Active Advantage.”

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Payments Source

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The pandemic has forced Bank of America, Chase, PCSB and other banks to find new ways to maintain connections with their customers and communities.

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Payments Source

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Cash is king when it comes to community events, and event organizers know this; which is why they hire qualified, professional mobile ATM companies to manage the ATMs they have on site, writes Yonas Marcos, president and CEO of Star Financial Services.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2023

Photo by Chris Williams [ICBA LIVE is] an opportunity to continue training up the next generation, so I would encourage community bank leaders to join us and bring your rising community continuators with you. The passion I have for community banking was born at ICBA LIVE 2011, which was my first ICBA convention as an adult.

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