Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Let’s rediscover what it means to be community bankers. Because as community bankers, it’s what we do. That just may be community bankers’ word of the year. ICBA helps community banks in many ways, but here are the three I plan to take advantage of this year: ThinkTECH Accelerator cohorts. Photo by Heather Esposito.

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Perficient

AUGUST 14, 2020

Microsoft Teams: The Convergence of Communication Collaboration Wrapped in an Application Platform. More than ever before there are so many tools and resources to show one how to gain control and empower the business in areas like adoption and governance. Key Resources for Teams App Platform Deployment & Governance.

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Perficient

JANUARY 5, 2021

“We’re in the business of helping our clients power innovation and deliver exceptional customer experiences. She will provide resources to scale client projects and speed time to market. I am incredibly proud to work with such an amazing team of people who bring innovative and impactful solutions to market for our clients.”

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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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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Key Takeaways FinCEN hires Digital Innovation Officer to prove commitment to innovation in BSA/AML. Abrigo embraces innovation with the introduction of artificial intelligence scenarios. Abrigo Embraces Innovation with Machine Learning Scenarios. Be at the forefront of innovation in BSA/AML. learn more.

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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. Instead, we give those dollars to the community.”. Asset size: $1.36

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

To that end, news came earlier this week in the United States that a dozen community and regional banks have formed a group aimed at exploring the opportunities amid FinTech offerings. The group, to be known as Alloy Labs Alliance, according to a press release , is being managed by FinTech Forge.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

With consumer expectations seeming to evolve faster every year, community banks could consider partnering with a fintech to keep up with technological innovation. Swashbuckling, nimble, well-funded and unapologetically entrepreneurial, fintechs are offering innovations that allow community bankers to dream big in a host of ways.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

Against this backdrop, agtech—the application of technology to every aspect of the food production process, from farm to table—is growing in importance to the mission of ICBA and community banks. In fact, community banks provide about $155 billion in agriculture loans. Farmers and Merchants Bank in Milligan, Neb., serves as an example.

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Perficient

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

One Friday afternoon, the People team (our Human Resources department) took a break and brought out the easels, paints, and secret talents for a super special team happy hour. See open jobs or join our talent community for career tips, job openings, company updates, and more! Building Culture One Paint Stroke at a Time.

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Abrigo

JULY 16, 2021

Takeaway 2 Regulations haven't been written, but there are steps community financial institutions can take now to prepare. Currently, the accompanying regulations have not been written, so what should community financial institutions take away from these priorities now? financial system. financial system and national security.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2017

Are community banks missing the chance to climb aboard the faster payments train? However, if recent developments in the financial services industry are any indication, innovation waits for no institution, company, agency or, for that matter, Fed report. faster payments system. faster payment system.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Community banks are at a critical juncture when it comes to cybersecurity. Every year, ICBA surveys the industry and its members to identify their top concerns as part of its innovation strategy. Adlumin, a ThinkTECH Accelerator participant that ICBA helped bring to market, offers premier services in this niche for community bankers.

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Perficient

JANUARY 28, 2021

Enable 2FA: Use two-factor authentication for managing access to resources. You can get involved at home, at work, and in your community. See open jobs or join our talent community for career tips, job openings, company updates, and more! Password Rotation: Change your passwords every 90 days or less.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 1, 2024

For inspiration in banking innovation, we often look to other industries. With financial hardship, competition from dominant players, and a startup budget, Gentle Monster faced many of the same challenges as a community bank. Being months away from bankruptcy, Kim launched a bold five-step plan driven by a strategy around innovation.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2020

The Clearing House’s RTP finds expansion within the community bank arena, while abroad, the Bank of Thailand is planning its own infrastructure development to accelerate B2B payments. PYMNTS explores these stories and others in this week’s Payment Rail Innovation Tracker. RTP Gains Community Bank Traction.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 31, 2020

Dear Reader, For 25 years, Royal Media, Bank Innovation’s publisher, has dedicated itself to serving its business communities with professionalism and integrity. Today, the coronavirus pandemic has created significantly more complexity and uncertainty in our daily lives.

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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.; Midwest Bank, Norfolk, Neb.

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Perficient

DECEMBER 31, 2020

During most holiday seasons, the team volunteers at this food depository to connect with their community and make a positive impact on those in need. As a result, our Chicago team’s donation provided a whopping 4,576 meals to those struggling in the Chicago community. Our Chicago team was excited to lend a helping hand.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The grants are part of the San Jose, California-based worldwide online payments system’s $530 million pledge made earlier this year to strengthen minority communities and fight for economic equality and racial justice. “To In addition to the donations, PayPal employees volunteered to work with these nonprofits.

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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

JANUARY 6, 2020

Community banks are pushing for a stronger role with their small business (SMB) customers. However, through an embrace of FinTech collaboration and industry consolidation, community banks appear poised to further dispel assumptions of a lack of digitization. A Consolidating Industry. Strengthening SMB Ties.

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Abrigo

APRIL 2, 2020

EFE occurs when a person misuses or takes the assets of a vulnerable adult for his/her own benefit - without the elder’s explicit knowledge or consent depriving the individual of vital financial resources for personal needs taken via forms of deception, false pretenses, coercion, harassment, duress, or threats. It’s the right thing to do.

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Perficient

AUGUST 14, 2020

Three leading organizations — Salesforce , Perficient , and The Chartis Group — have come together to share bright spots within the healthcare community that can point the way to building the necessary capacity to adapt. We identified Six Key Commitments, and here are the first , second , third , fourth , and fifth articles.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

ICBA has a growing network of people and resources community banks can tap into as they continue their innovation journeys. The ThinkTECH Accelerator is one of several initiatives underway this year to foster community bank-enabled fintech partnerships. By Charles Potts, ICBA.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2019

MOXY bank , preparing to be one of the first new community banks to launch in the U.S. “MOXY’s progressive and innovative approach to banking will provide greater digital convenient, advocacy and personalized financial services to its users,” bank President and CEO Casey G. .’s

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Perficient

JANUARY 12, 2021

If you are interested in improving your writing check out these three resources. See open jobs or join our talent community for career tips, job openings, company updates, and more! Writing Class Radio Podcast . Write Tight: Say Exactly What You Mean with Precision and Power by William Brohaugh.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2019

It’s a statement borne out by the new Credit Union Innovation Playbook , a PYMNTS/ PSCU collaboration. They very naturally want to see those types of innovations incorporated into their banking relationships. According to this survey of credit union customers, an overwhelming 81.3 But, Lynch noted, it is still a starting point.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Image by Worawut/Adobe By Charles Potts As we turn the page to a new year, the innovation evolution continues. ICBA is leaning into it, bringing its ThinkTECH Accelerator program and innovation efforts in-house to provide community bankers with targeted solutions. Momentum around faster payments, real-time payments and FedNow.

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Insights on Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Operational innovation is vital in a highly competitive financial services sector, with a new community of digital banks and other firms vying for market share. Drivers for Operational Innovation. These terms look good on paper, but what do they mean in practice for operational innovation?

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Bank Innovation

JULY 19, 2018

Digital lending is becoming an important business even for smaller community banks. Larger banks, which have the resources to build their own technology or buy a fintech provider (KeyBank acquired Bolstr; JPMorgan Chase acquired WePay).

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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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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2017

Mastercard is collaborating with Startup Canada to promote startup innovation in the country, the firms announced Thursday (Mar. million entrepreneurs, has revealed Mastercard signed on as a national partner and will integrate its innovation and payment technology expertise into Startup Canada’s initiatives this year.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2018

According to recent research from PYMNTS, the industry’s innovation pacesetters are those who devote the most time to developing new features, products and services. They are also the FIs that allocate the majority of their budget and other resources to testing those innovations. So what’s an FI to do? Enter the sandbox test.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 23, 2017

The first is the Innovate Finance research into Industry Sandboxes. Supporting Efficiency in Compliance and Regulatory Engagement: The process revealed that within the start up community, understanding of the need for authorisation and compliance requirements in local and foreign markets could benefit from being accelerated.

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Abrigo

JUNE 4, 2024

Takeaway 2 The panel encouraged banks and credit unions to change their approach to compliance and technology, getting compliance involved sooner in new initiatives to encourage safe innovation. Takeaway 3 Attracting new and younger customers is a top priority for community financial institutions.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2020

“We are poised to lead the charge in striking the right balance of technology and connection for our customers and communities.”. This conundrum presents a significant opportunity for community bankers. ICBA offers resources to support community banks in telling their stories. A year ago, I had a smattering of them.

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