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ICBA Payments Partners With Mastercard, Helping 1,400 Community Banks Modernise Card Programmes

The Fintech Times

ICBA Payments , the payments-services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), has forged a new partnership with payments giant Mastercard to offer enhanced card and payment services for 1,400 community banks.

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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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Helping Community Banks Turn On The Innovation Switch

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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.

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Community Banks Accelerate FinTech Integrations

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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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Community Banks Debut FinTech Alliance

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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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Commercial Banks Successfully Rebuilt Liquidity to Pre-Crisis Levels, But Challenges Remain Says Q2

The Fintech Times

For banks and credit unions to maintain their edge, they should strategically leverage digital offerings to enhance profitability and meet customer demands for efficiency and innovation.”

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Giving Community Banks The Contactless Card Boost

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However, there may be an opportunity to get more contactless cards into the hands of consumers — an opportunity that involves community banks and is backed by financial incentives. ICBA Bancard’s 1,600 community bank customers have issued more than 7.3 ICBA Bancard’s 1,600 community bank customers have issued more than 7.3