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Trust in Code? Smart Contracts, DeFi, and Use Cases for Community Banking

Smart contracts — computer programs that automatically execute specific actions — are becoming increasingly relevant to community banks. Here’s a breakdown of smart contracts and how they could...

Nov 04, 2021
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Cybersecurity Digital Assets

Three Principles to Drive Community Bank Innovation

For $200 million-asset First Community Bank and Trust in Beecher, Ill., having an innovation mindset means being open to explore new ways to solve for business challenges and opportunities.

Nov 09, 2021
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Technology

Reconciliation Update: IRS Reporting, Tax Hikes, and Needed Grassroots

Community bankers are witnessing the fruits of their labor in ICBA’s months-long campaign opposing the onerous IRS bank reporting proposal. However, the grassroots push must continue.

Nov 09, 2021
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4 Ways Community Banks Can Attract Gen Z Customers

With the eldest members of Gen Z clocking in at age 24, they represent a market ripe for targeting with banking services. But what they are looking for differs from what Millennials and Gen X...

Nov 16, 2021
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Seven Myths About Central Bank Digital Currencies

In the latest edition of our Digital Dollar Digest series, ICBA is here to help dispel CBDC misconceptions and debunk the most common myths.

Nov 19, 2021
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Payments

How and Why We’re Updating Our Twitter Strategy to Better Serve Members

For more than 90 years, ICBA has provided value to our membership in a wide variety of ways and places. Today, we are refocusing efforts to better serve our members on Twitter.

Nov 24, 2021
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Putting Innovation to Work in Community Development

While all community banks place a firm focus on serving, when you are a CDFI, serving is at the very core of your business identity. Couple that with an increased desire to think creatively, and...

Dec 13, 2021
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Technology

Why Core Providers Attend the ThinkTECH Accelerator—And Why It Matters

The third quarter of 2021 yielded the second-highest quarter for fintech financing, up 147%. Despite this growth, an analysis by EY research of 45 banks revealed only one-quarter had deep...

Jan 04, 2022
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Technology