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The ICBA Newsroom collects and centralizes all the NewsWatch Today articles, press releases, Main Street Matters blogs, advocacy letters and other news that impacts community bankers.
ICBA pushback on FHFA capital standards rules makes headlines
ICBA’s joint letter urging the Federal Housing Finance Agency to align its capital standards with federal banking agencies was covered in PoliticoPro, American Banker, and Housing Wire.
November 10, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Growing the Community
ICBA’s Romero Rainey: We Look Forward to Working with Election Winners on Community Bank Policies
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey today issued the following statement on the 2022 elections.
November 09, 2022 |
News
Community Bank Awareness
Crypto acquisition amid liquidity scare reflects market turmoil
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced an agreement to buy rival FTX amid reports of a liquidity crisis at the company, renewing concerns about volatility in the crypto sector.
November 09, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Digital Assets
ICBA continues interchange push as lawmakers pursue must-pass bills
ICBA continues urging community bankers to speak out against a bill to expand on the Durbin Amendment as lawmakers seek to advance the measure during the lame-duck session.
November 09, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Interchange
ICBA Bancard: Supporting Your Digital Payments Transformation Journey
Digital transformation is a hot topic and a broad concept. It's hard to go a day without hearing a related buzz word (e.g., digital transformation, digital journey, digitization, digital capabilities, digital roadmap) and related article on how to do it, why it's important, or what to focus on first.
November 08, 2022 |
Payments Quarterly
Payments
The Emerging Influence of Open Banking
One of fintech companies’ most disruptive influences is not necessarily taking away primary deposit relationships, it’s how they motivate consumers to pick and choose apps for all kinds of services.
November 08, 2022 |
Payments Quarterly
Payments
Why Instant Payments Should Be on Your Digital Transformation Road Map
Even if you aren’t hearing the words “faster payments” or “instant payments” directly from your customers, trends and research show the demand is there – and rising.
November 08, 2022 |
Payments Quarterly
Payments
Navigating The Waters of Digital Transformation
For several years, digital transformation has been top of mind, and community bankers have been diligently evaluating our infrastructure, identifying needs, and developing our individual approaches. That work is finally paying off in the form of concrete plans.
November 08, 2022 |
Payments Quarterly
Payments
Seven ways to use card-on-file to reach top of digital wallet
Ecommerce sales are projected to grow from $4.2 trillion worldwide in 2020 to $5.4 trillion in 2022, according to Statistica. And in North America, card-not-present transactions (excluding travel) have grown as much as 30 percent, according to Visa’s Q2 2021 earnings report.
November 08, 2022 |
Payments Quarterly
Payments
Digital Payments Fraud: New Conveniences, New Opportunities for Fraudsters
Though consumers have embraced ACH and wire transfers as essential ways to pay and move money, digital tools have increasingly become popular payment methods for consumers due to their convenience and speed.
November 08, 2022 |
Payments Quarterly
Payments
TCM Bank N.A., promotes Jay Hill to Senior Vice President, Transformation and Project Management
TCM Bank, N.A., the credit card bank of ICBA Bancard®, announced the promotion of Jay Hill from vice president of project management to senior vice president of transformation and project management.
November 04, 2022 |
Press Release
Kari Mitchum Joins ICBA as Vice President, Payments Policy
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today announced the hire of Kari Mitchum as vice president, payments policy.
November 03, 2022 |
Press Release
ICBA Foundation Receives Pledges of More Than $200,000 for Community Banks and Employees Affected by Hurricane Ian
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) Foundation today announced that the disaster relief program, activated in coordination with ICBA-affiliated Florida Bankers Association, has over $200,000 pledged to assist employees and families of Florida’s community banks affected by Hurricane Ian.
November 03, 2022 |
Press Release
Crisis Preparedness
CFPB reopens inquiry into Big Tech payments platforms
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reopened the public comment period on its series of orders collecting information on the business practices of large U.S. tech companies that operate payments systems.
November 01, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
More terrorist attacks linked to digital assets: UN
Up to 20% of terrorist attacks are financed by crypto-assets or otherwise linked to digital assets, a United Nations official told Bloomberg. The UN’s Svetlana Martynova said officials are detecting more cases of crypto use in terror-financing as they step up their scrutiny of such practices.
November 01, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Cybersecurity Digital Assets
ICBA Urges FHFA, Banking Agencies to Align Capital Rules
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today called on the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the federal banking regulators to align their capital rules to avoid penalizing community banks for supporting local communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
November 01, 2022 |
Press Release
Mortgage Lending FHA/HUD Housing Finance/GSEs
Fed official answering FedNow questions at webinar today
ICBA Bancard today is hosting a webinar to answer community banker questions about the mid-2023 launch of the FedNow instant payments service.
November 01, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Payments Instant Payments
Become a thought leader on social media
Becoming a social media thought leader isn’t something that happens overnight. It takes time, consistency and authenticity—but the benefits can be worth the effort.
November 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Growing the Community
5 things to know about crypto today
Cryptocurrency is here to stay. As Wall Street gets involved, we look at some of the factors community banks should consider before they dive into the world of digital currencies.
November 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Payments
Brad M. Bolton: FedNow and faster digital payments
FedNow can be another positive differentiator for our nation’s community banks, but we must be ready for this real-time service and its 24/7/365 requirements.
November 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Payments
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