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Exploring Cyber Solutions with Accelerator Finalist Adlumin
Exploring Cyber Solutions with Accelerator Finalist Adlumin ICBA's Kevin Tweddle talks cyber solutions with ThinkTECH Accelerator finalist Adlumin. Brian Otteman of High Plains Bank in Flager,...
Integrating Systems for Efficiency with Accelerator Finalist Teslar
Integrating Systems for Efficiency with Accelerator Finalist Teslar ICBA's Kevin Tweddle talks maneuvering complicated processes across multiple systems and platforms with ThinkTECH Accelerator...
A Story Worth Spreading
A Story Worth Spreading Despite megabank advantages borne out of economies of scale, regulatory loopholes, or even tax-advantaged status, community banks continue to flourish by putting...
How Community Bankers Support Financial Literacy in the U.S.
How Community Bankers Support Financial Literacy in the U.S. Nearly two-thirds of all Americans could not pass a five-question financial literacy test on everyday economic topics, a stat that...
Small Business Lending Opens Doors to Payment Product Opportunities
Small Business Lending Opens Doors to Payment Product Opportunities Beyond highlighting the positive role community banks serve in funding small businesses, the Federal Reserve Bank's Small...
Wall Street Numbers Still Not Adding Up
Wall Street Numbers Still Not Adding Up Ahead of Wednesday’s House Financial Services Committee, the megabanks are working to bolster their reputations by picking and choosing which data best fits...
High-Tech, High-Touch Community Banking
High-Tech, High-Touch Community Banking ICBA's Kevin Tweddle shares examples of three community banks offering innovative services that align with today's 24/7 environment without losing sight of...
Small Mortgages are a Community Bank Specialty
Small Mortgages are a Community Bank Specialty Low- and middle-income home buyers seeking smaller mortgage loans should begin their search at their local community bank, ICBA Vice Chairman Robert...
Ending the Financial Exploitation of Older Americans
Ending the Financial Exploitation of Older Americans ICBA's Lindsay LaNore discusses ICBA's efforts to help combat the financial exploitation of older Americans and ensure community banks have the...
Winning the Tug-of-War Between Innovation and Regulation
Winning the Tug-of-War Between Innovation and Regulation ICBA's Kevin Tweddle discusses the push and pull between fintech innovation and regulation in today's dynamic and technology-centric world....
ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator 2.0: The Innovation Journey Continues
ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator 2.0: The Innovation Journey Continues ICBA's Kevin Tweddle discusses the launch of ThinkTECH 2.0, which builds on the momentum of its inaugural accelerator program in...
The Federal Reserve’s Essential Role in Faster Payments
The Federal Reserve’s Essential Role in Faster Payments ICBA's Cary Whaley explains why the Federal Reserve must play a leadership role in faster payments to ensure safety, integrity, continuity...
Main Street Victory on Faster Payments
Main Street Victory on Faster Payments After years of ICBA-led advocacy on behalf of a real-time payments system that ensures access and choice for community banks, the Federal Reserve has...
Living the Label
Living the Label This week marks my first year as CEO. It has been an exciting and gratifying whirlwind during which time our industry has achieved important advocacy gains while continuing our...
ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator Finalists Team Up
ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator Finalists Team Up ICBA's Kevin Tweddle provides an update on ThinkTECH alumni collaborations in support of broader adoption and a more seamless user experience. By Kevin...
ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator Cohort Excels with High-Tech Relationship Banking
ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator Cohort Excels with High-Tech Relationship Banking ICBA's Kevin Tweddle notes recent industry accolades by several ThinkTECH Accelerator alumni including, Invest Sou Sou,...
How the Fed Can Stop a Megabank Monopoly
How the Fed Can Stop a Megabank Monopoly A Fed-operated real-time settlement system is needed to ensure universal access and to promote future payments innovations. By Rebeca Romero Rainey As the...
Taking on Credit Union Poaching
Taking on Credit Union Poaching ICBA and community bankers are speaking out about a disturbing trend that should unsettle all taxpayers: large credit unions buying up smaller community banks. By...
Community Banks: Independent and Resilient
Community Banks: Independent and Resilient As we celebrate our nation’s founding, let's remember the independent spirit that birthed our country and continues among thousands of independently owned...
Six Essential Questions for Evaluating Bank Innovation
Six Essential Questions for Evaluating Bank Innovation ICBA's Kevin Tweddle suggests critical questions bankers should ask when developing their innovation strategy. By Kevin Tweddle As community...
Community Banks Are Standing Up for Rural America
Community Banks Are Standing Up for Rural America The nation's community banks are bolstering their farm lending—demonstrating once again why policymakers should work to strengthen community...
Battling Synthetic Identity Fraud
Battling Synthetic Identity Fraud ICBA's Jeremy Dalpiaz discusses the fastest-growing type of financial crime in the U.S.—synthetic identity fraud—and offers tips to help community...
ICBA Membership Is A Workplace Perk
ICBA Membership Is A Workplace Perk ICBA's Lindsay LaNore discusses the importance of leveraging ICBA membership for additional networking and learning opportunities. By Lindsay LaNore In speaking...
Preparing for the Unexpected
Preparing for the Unexpected In honor of National Preparedness Month, ICBA's Jeremy Dalpiaz offers sage advice on preparing for the unexpected to help lessen the long-term impact and expedite...
ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator 2.0 Selection Process
ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator 2.0 Selection Process The anticipation is mounting as the September 30 deadline nears for early-stage and startup fintechs to submit their applications to be a part of...
ICBA Accelerator: Fueling Community Bank Innovation
ICBA Accelerator: Fueling Community Bank Innovation ICBA's Kevin Tweddle talks with Chris Johnson of First Financial Federal and Brad Bolton of Community Spirit Bank about engaging with fintechs to...
Digital Payments: Defining Opportunities for Community Banks
Digital Payments: Defining Opportunities for Community Banks The payments landscape continues to evolve. Whereas checks and cash were the dominant payments instruments 40 years ago, today digital...
Using Your Web Address to Fight Phishing and Cyberattacks
Using Your Web Address to Fight Phishing and Cyberattacks In honor of National Cybersecurity Month, ICBA's Jeremy Dalpiaz extols the benefits of using a .BANK domain as an additional safety...
Seven Questions to Ponder for Successful Fintech Partnerships
Seven Questions to Ponder for Successful Fintech Partnerships ICBA's Kevin Tweddle offers questions to ponder before entering into a fintech partnership. By Kevin Tweddle As innovation transforms...
In it for the Long Haul
In it for the Long Haul With Labor Day behind us and summer coming to its unofficial end, now is a good time to reflect on what the community banking industry has achieved so far this year in the...
What's Next for Cannabis Banking
What's Next for Cannabis Banking Following a successful grassroots advocacy campaign, the House of Representatives recently passed ICBA-supported legislation to create a cannabis banking safe...
The Venture Center and ICBA: Strategically Aligned to Fuel Innovation
The Venture Center and ICBA: Strategically Aligned to Fuel Innovation ICBA's Kevin Tweddle discusses ICBA's strategic alliance with The Venture Center to help fuel community bank innovation. By...
Let's Wake Washington Up to the Credit Union Threat
Let's Wake Washington Up to the Credit Union Threat ICBA and community bankers are sounding the alarm with the launch of a nationwide campaign calling on policymakers and the public to open their...
Community Banks Can Directly Influence the Future of Faster Payments
Community Banks Can Directly Influence the Future of Faster Payments Today, faster payments are changing the overall payments landscape. With the advent of Same Day ACH, The Clearing House’s...
Waking Up to the Credit Union Scare
Waking Up to the Credit Union Scare Several ICBA staffers are handing out Halloween cards and candy to every congressional office on Capitol Hill to encourage lawmakers and staff to open their eyes...
Detecting and Mitigating Synthetic Identity Fraud
Detecting and Mitigating Synthetic Identity Fraud It’s the fastest growing type of financial crime in the U.S., costing U.S. lenders $6 billion in 2016, and it’s not what you might think. By Tina...
Same Day ACH: A Viable Faster Payments Solution for Community Banks
Same Day ACH: A Viable Faster Payments Solution for Community Banks In 2018, Same Day ACH volume reached 178 million transactions, an increase of 137 percent over the previous year. As a readily...
Reflection and Ruminations
Reflection and Ruminations The oldest Millennials are pushing 40 and are well established in the financial services landscape, but with Gen Z—the elders of whom are college-aged—we have...
ThinkTECH Accelerator: Purposeful Development
ThinkTECH Accelerator: Purposeful Development As we welcomed in the new decade, ICBA signaled its ongoing commitment to community banking innovation with the launch of our second ICBA ThinkTECH...
Treasury Issues Paycheck Protection Program Information
Treasury Issues Paycheck Protection Program Information Just as community bankers are working nonstop to support their local customers and communities amid the coronavirus outbreak, ICBA is working...