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Community Banks Debut FinTech Alliance

PYMNTS

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. Here In The States. In the United States, sandboxes are grabbing a bit of headline space.

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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. This region has the kind of energy that draws people to a place and helps them and their businesses thrive. That year, installations further south, in the region that includes Brownsville and Corpus Christi, supported an estimated 41,000 jobs and contributed about $4.6

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Closing Latin America’s $350B SMB Trade-Finance Gap

PYMNTS

But, as Shoihet said, these firms account for roughly 50 percent of trade volume in the LATAM region. The other 50 percent, he said, comes from the SMBs that are being overlooked by the traditional financial services community, he told PYMNTS — and who create a majority of jobs in the region.

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FEMA Looks At Blockchain To Aid Disaster Payouts

PYMNTS

The United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has revealed that it might look into using blockchain technology to streamline disaster insurance payouts, as well as speed up its response to disasters. to launch an alternative crypto-enabled payment infrastructure for residents across the region.

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Spotlight on lending: Commercial loan growth geographically

Abrigo

For entrepreneurs eager to get their first (or maybe their fifth) business off the ground, there is perhaps no better place to look for funding than the southern United States. bank and credit union, named the “ Top 15 community banks by commercial loan growth.” From that subset of all U.S. Blog Bank'

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Facebook Faces Billions In Possible GDPR Fines

PYMNTS

Also in Europe, the European financial markets regulator has said that it wants to spend one million euros to promote market stability in the region as pertains to cryptocurrencies and FinTechs. That document focuses on budgets and regulatory efforts across the region. community banks and small business lending.

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Banking-As-A-Service Takes On The Underbanked SMB

PYMNTS

There is good news, and there is bad news with regards to the path to addressing the unbanked and underbanked in the United States. In a recent interview with PYMNTS, Michael Coghlan, CEO of banking technology provider Verdigris Holdings , explored the challenge of banking the underbanked small business community.