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The Venture Center, ICBA’s leadership bankers, and our ThinkTECH Accelerator cohorts demonstrated the importance of community bank-fintech collaborations at last month’s VenCent Summit. It was an opportunity to showcase the evolution of our Accelerator alumni and reiterate the value of our ThinkTECH initiatives.

In 2020, nearly 18 million Americans were defrauded via digital wallets and person-to-person (P2P) services, according to Javelin Strategy & Research. With numbers like that, P2P solutions like Zelle have come under fire, and issues are escalating.

In this episode, Tim (a 40 Under 40 winner) joins host Charles Potts to discuss his role as an innovator — leading implementation of an online platform that overhauled the bank’s customer experience.

It’s no secret that community banks have plenty of social capital due to their charitable work and community involvement. But they’re not in it for the PR. What sets them apart is that community banks tailor their giving to local needs.

Talent recruitment and professional development has always been a critical issue for community banks, but today’s job market is different. The impact of the “Great Resignation” has placed the workforce in the driver’s seat. Even so, as nimble, local decision makers, community banks have a big opportunity to stand out from the crowd of potential employers.

This October, subscribers can expect streamlined course catalogs that are easier to navigate, plus 45 new Power Skills courses. Just a reminder that Standard Plan, Custom Plan, and Bank Compliance Bundle subscriptions end Sept. 30, 2022.

Despite ICBA’s persistent communications on the negative impact of Durbin Amendment interventions on payment card systems, this latest iteration of Durbin only compounds the prior harm and furthers the misguided policies of the past that will inevitably lead to significant disruption in credit markets and consumer spending, if passed.

A commitment to diversity and inclusion means more than just financial contributions – it extends deeper into company culture, aligning the company mission, learning opportunities, and servicing new markets, explains TCM Bank N.A.’s President and CEO, Damon Moorer.

The COVID-19 pandemic altered customers’ expectations and the way they operate within the banking and finance sector, two presenters said Aug. 16 at the inaugural VenCent Fintech Summit held in Little Rock.