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New US-Mexico payments pathway will tap rural community banks

Finextra

A new cross-border payments infrastructure will enable remittances between the US and Mexico via 140 community banks in rural areas.

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Community Banks Accelerate FinTech Integrations

PYMNTS

For more community banks, the latter strategy can fast-track digitization initiatives. This week’s look at the latest bank-FinTech tie-ups shows Banking-as-a-Service and other FinTech players embracing smaller regional and community banks to elevate small- to medium-sized business (SMBs) and corporate banking offerings.

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Helping Community Banks Turn On The Innovation Switch

PYMNTS

Innovation has always been important for community banks, but the driving force of digitization over the last decade has greatly sped up the pace, said Kevin Tweddle, chief innovation officer for the Independent Community Bankers of America ( ICBA ). Community banking is no exception. Leveling the Playing Field.

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Community bank enlists Coinbase, SAP to offer crypto

Payments Source

Vast Bank in Oklahoma is one of the first to allow customers to purchase digital currencies, a market that has proved lucrative for fintechs.

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Reem Finance Selects Temenos Cloud-Based Solution to Power New Digital Community Bank in the UAE

The Fintech Times

Reem Finance , a corporate and retail finance specialist regulated by the UAE Central Bank , has selected Temenos , the composable banking platform, to power a new digital community bank in the United Arab Emirates.

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Community Banks Debut FinTech Alliance

PYMNTS

Alloy’s Julieann Thurlow, CEO of Reading Cooperative Bank, said, “Community banks play a special role in the lives of our customers, but we don’t have the same IT and innovation budgets as the big banks to capitalize on that relationship.”

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ICBA Payments Partners With Pidgin to Improving Speeds for Community Banks

The Fintech Times

Pidgin , the payments ecosystem, has been selected by ICBA Payments , the payments subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) as a new partner to facilitate instant payments for community banks across the US. The speed of payments from community banks is another big reason for their rising popularity.