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Real-Time Gap: Consumers Wait as Banks Tackle Legacy Payments Tech

Real-Time Gap: Consumers Wait as Banks Tackle Legacy Payments Tech
Real-Time Gap: Consumers Wait as Banks Tackle Legacy Payments Tech
March 25, 2025  |  Real-Time Payments

Faster payments have loomed large in financial services through the past couple of years — and with the uncertainty of tariffs and inflation, speedier payments...

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Mastercard and ICBA Team to Strengthen Community Bank Card Programs
Mastercard and ICBA Team to Strengthen Community Bank Card Programs
March 17, 2025  |  Banking

Mastercard has teamed with ICBA Payments, payments subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Cost and Integration Concerns Keep Smaller Banks From Adopting Real-Time Payments
Cost and Integration Concerns Keep Smaller Banks From Adopting Real-Time Payments
March 14, 2025  |  Banking

The benefits of real-time payments may be readily apparent to financial institutions (FIs) — as they can serve their clients with new use cases, including...

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32% of SMBs Favor Community Banks Over National Banks
32% of SMBs Favor Community Banks Over National Banks
March 05, 2025  |  Banking

With 16% of small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) considering switching banks, many are turning to community banks and credit unions (CUs) for their personalized service...

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Going High-Touch and High-Tech Helps Local Banks Win Over Small Business Customers
Going High-Touch and High-Tech Helps Local Banks Win Over Small Business Customers
February 26, 2025  |  Banking

Across the financial services landscape, digital transformation has changed everything. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Nearly Half of Rural Small Businesses Do Business With the Bank on the Corner
Nearly Half of Rural Small Businesses Do Business With the Bank on the Corner
January 08, 2025  |  SMBs

Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are considering a switch from national banks to local financial institutions (FIs) like community banks and credit unions (CUs). While...

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Beyond Big Names: How Community Banks and Credit Unions Can Attract Corporate Clients
Beyond Big Names: How Community Banks and Credit Unions Can Attract Corporate Clients
September 23, 2024  |  Banking

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s latest data on deposits shows just how bifurcated the banking industry is, in terms of the largest players, home to...

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NCR Voyix: Community Banks Have Data and Technology to Help SMBs Thrive
NCR Voyix: Community Banks Have Data and Technology to Help SMBs Thrive
September 11, 2024  |  Banking

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) need help with digital transformation and financial management in an uncertain business environment, and community banks and credit unions should...

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41% of Banks Offer Embedded Finance Solutions, Have FinTechs to Thank
41% of Banks Offer Embedded Finance Solutions, Have FinTechs to Thank
August 27, 2024  |  Digital Banking

In today’s financial services arena, embedded finance and banking-as-a-service (BaaS) have emerged as transformative forces, redefining the way banks and financial institutions (FIs) engage with...

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