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Brave New Housing Market: Challenges and Opportunities for Community Banks
Brave New Housing Market: Challenges and Opportunities for Community Banks While policymakers continue debating new approaches to mitigate the coronavirus' ongoing impact, one issue has attracted...
Continuing the ThinkTECH Accelerator Journey
Continuing the ThinkTECH Accelerator Journey Growth is the synthesis of change and continuity, which is why we recently kicked off its application period for our third ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator...
SimplyBank’s Take on Fostering Community Bank Innovation
SimplyBank’s Take on Fostering Community Bank Innovation In an environment where innovation needs to be continual, how can community banks succeed? Blake Swafford, senior innovation officer at...
ICBA Bancard tool helps community banks assess their small business payments readiness
ICBA Bancard tool helps community banks assess their small business payments readiness From having to adapt to retail closings, diminished staff and customer capacities, a new work-from-home...
Energy and influence
Energy and influence Academic studies have shown that making yourself smile can actually boost your mood and that a warm smile can help convince other people of your competence. Smiling is also...
A summer reading list for leaders
A summer reading list for leaders Summer is approaching rapidly, and it’s often the best time to catch up on reading. So, here are some suggestions for great books to hone your leadership skills....
How Community Banks Can Lead in Weathering Natural Disasters
How Community Banks Can Lead in Weathering Natural Disasters The coronavirus pandemic, hurricane season, and the wildfires on the West Coast, stand as prudent reminders of how critical disaster...
Using Payments to Attract and Retain Gen Z Customers
Using Payments to Attract and Retain Gen Z Customers Community banks have long served the small-business market, but given the pandemic impact, new opportunities have emerged to support these...
Budgeting for a 2021 Innovation Agenda
Budgeting for a 2021 Innovation Agenda With so many unknowns, budgeting is difficult, but there is a bright spot. With uncertainty comes the opportunity to look at what we do in a different light...
What Do Google’s Advertising Updates Mean to Bank Marketing?
What Do Google’s Advertising Updates Mean to Bank Marketing? As a bank marketer, you’ve had a lot to contend with this year. So if you missed Google’s announced updates to its advertising policies,...
As Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Evolve, Regulators Eye Bank Usage
As Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Evolve, Regulators Eye Bank Usage As we continue to see regulatory focus on innovation and emerging technologies, it comes as no surprise that the...
The Right Mix: Selecting the Next ThinkTECH Accelerator Cohort
The Right Mix: Selecting the Next ThinkTECH Accelerator Cohort The experiences of 2020 and our new digital normal have impacted the lens with which we view potential fintechs vying for a spot for...
Cryptocurrency Primer for Community Banks
Cryptocurrency Primer for Community Banks Bitcoin’s market cap is larger than the economies of some of the world’s smaller nations. The prices of popular cryptocurrencies continue to soar to new...
Know Before You Go: What to Expect from ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator 3.0
Know Before You Go: What to Expect from ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator 3.0 As we near the close of 2020, we’re all crossing our fingers and hoping that 2021 brings a stronger sense of stability and...
A Community Banker’s Perception of the ThinkTECH Accelerator Experience
A Community Banker’s Perception of the ThinkTECH Accelerator Experience In our industry if you’re not moving forward, you’re in danger of falling behind. It’s why we created the ICBA ThinkTECH...
Community banks earn victories with stimulus advocacy
Community banks earn victories with stimulus advocacy Community bankers have hit the ground running this year with another round of Paycheck Protection Program lending, Economic Impact Payment...
What You Need to Know about Today’s Credit Card Rewards Programs
What You Need to Know about Today’s Credit Card Rewards Programs Having the right rewards program to match your existing and targeted cardholder customer base is more important than ever. That’s...
Will Google’s latest changes prompt banks to rethink customer acquisition?
Will Google’s latest changes prompt banks to rethink customer acquisition? If you don’t know what third party cookies are, you’re in luck. They’re on their way out. But you’re not completely off...
Community Bank Demand for Innovative Solutions Surging: ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator 2021 Records Three-Fold Increase in Bank Participation
Community Bank Demand for Innovative Solutions Surging: ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator 2021 Records Three-Fold Increase in Bank Participation After 12 fully immersive weeks and hundreds of meetings...
ICBA advocacy push continues during lame-duck Congress
ICBA advocacy push continues during lame-duck Congress While the 116th Congress winds down in the coming weeks with its post-election "lame duck" session, ICBA's efforts to pass much-needed...