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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...

Sep 15, 2020
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Article

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...

Sep 17, 2020
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Article
Payments

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...

Oct 02, 2020
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Article
Advocacy

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,...

Oct 08, 2020
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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...

Oct 15, 2020
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Article
Technology Fintech Regulation

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...

Nov 09, 2020
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Article

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...

Dec 09, 2020
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Article
Digital Assets Payments

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...

Dec 11, 2020
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Article

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...

Dec 30, 2020
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Article

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...

Jan 19, 2021
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Article

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...

Feb 25, 2021
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Article

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...

Apr 12, 2021
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Article
Technology

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...

Apr 13, 2021
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Technology

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...

Nov 16, 2020
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Article
Crisis Preparedness

ThinkTECH Discussion: Capturing the Innovation Mindset with Avidia Bank

ThinkTECH Discussion: Capturing the Innovation Mindset with Avidia Bank To think differently, you have to, well, think differently. While that is not a profound concept, it can be alarmingly...

Nov 18, 2020
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Article

Meeting Customers Where They Are for Today’s Digital-First World

Meeting Customers Where They Are for Today’s Digital-First World For community banks, the digital-first nature of today’s world creates an opportunity to forge deeper connections with existing...

Nov 20, 2020
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Article
Payments Payments

Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Primer

Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Primer As you know, there are currently two forms of central bank money in America: paper currency and money held by institutions on deposit at the Federal...

Dec 09, 2020
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Article
Payments

Community Banking's Finest Hour

Community Banking's Finest Hour We have had to juggle countless responsibilities this year—to our families, to our businesses, to our communities, to each other. With so many simultaneous demands,...

Dec 22, 2020
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Article

Policymakers Share Plans to Support Community Bank Innovation at ThinkTECH Summit

Policymakers Share Plans to Support Community Bank Innovation at ThinkTECH Summit In a time of ambiguity, you take notice when there’s unilateral consensus, as was the case at last month’s...

Jan 22, 2021
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Technology Fintech Innovation

Through the Fire and Flames: The Road Ahead for Community Banks

Through the Fire and Flames: The Road Ahead for Community Banks Economic security rapidly evaporated for many households in 2020 as the coronavirus imposed an indelible mark on our nation’s...

Feb 01, 2021
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Advocacy Crisis Preparedness Lending