ICBA Bancard, the payments services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), announced a new partnership with MK Decision (MK) for its online loan-origination system. In a press release, ICBA Bancard said the partnership with MK Decision streamlines its credit card application process...
Contactless has yet to catch on in the United States, despite years of promotional efforts and the success of the payment method in the U.K., Australia and Canada. However, there may be an opportunity to get more contactless cards into the hands of consumers —...
On a surface level, community banking and artificial intelligence (AI) can seem like something of a mismatch in concept. Community banking is all about relationship-lending — forging personal and lasting connections directly with a consumer, while AI — particularly embodied by chatbots and voice assistants...
Think small, goes the saying, to effect big change. For community banks serving small- to mid-sized businesses (SMBs), training an eye on credit cards can translate into additional revenue streams and tap into an unmet need for those SMBs. There’s a lot of runway here....
January 24, 2019
Contactless has yet to catch on in the United States, despite years of promotional efforts and the success of the payment method in the U.K., Australia and Canada. However, there may be an opportunity to get more contactless cards into the hands of consumers — an opportunity that involves community banks and is backed by […]
July 11, 2018
On a surface level, community banking and artificial intelligence (AI) can seem like something of a mismatch in concept. Community banking is all about relationship-lending — forging personal and lasting...
February 15, 2018
Think small, goes the saying, to effect big change. For community banks serving small- to mid-sized businesses (SMBs), training an eye on credit cards can translate into additional revenue streams...
November 17, 2017
Think of banking and you might think of lending and deposits, where firms make money on the spread between what they pay savers and what they take in from borrowers....
March 28, 2019
ICBA Bancard, the payment services arm of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), has partnered with Urban FT, a New York-based software company, to bring prepaid cards to community banks, the companies said in a press release. The prepaid card market is growing — it’s currently valued at $896 billion but it’s expected to […]
March 28, 2019
ICBA Bancard, the payments services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), announced a new partnership with MK Decision (MK) for its online loan-origination system. In a press...
January 11, 2018
ICBA Bancard, the payments services unit of the Independent Community Bankers of America, announced news on Wednesday (Jan. 10) that ICBA Bancard client banks can now access the NYCE Payment...