Inside Stearns Bank’s community-focused strategy
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The FR recently sat down with Stearns Bank CEO, Kelly Skalicky, to discuss the bank’s mission to expand access to financial services in underserved communities.
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Fintech News Stories
How fintechs and banks can thrive in a new regulatory era
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Laura Kornhauser, co-founder and CEO of Stratyfy, offers insights on how financial institutions can thrive in a new regulatory era.
Read MoreFintech Meetup 2025: Key trends shaping the industry
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VC Alex Lazarow shares his insights on Fintech Meetup 2025.
Read More5 takeaways from Evident’s Responsible AI Report
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The FR highlights five takeaways on how banks are tackling AI risks.
Read MoreGoing alone versus going together: How to win as a group of smaller banks
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Carey Ransom, an SaaS entrepreneur and managing director of BankTech Ventures, discusses the importance of differentiation for community banks and how collaboration with peers can strengthen their unique position in the market rather than diminish it
Read MoreInside Zelle’s growth strategy
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Denise Leonhard, general manager of payments network Zelle, answers 6 key questions on how Zelle became a mainstream player in U.S. payments.
Read MoreWhy micro banking is rising in the US market
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Michelle Beyo, CEO and founder of Finavator, delves into the evolving financial services landscape in the U.S. and the growing momentum behind microbanking.
Read MoreInnovation through a fresh regulatory approach
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SaaS entrepreneur, investor and advisor Carey Ransom explores how a new U.S. administration could promote innovation through a fresh regulatory approach.
Read MoreHow to survive the move from traditional to engagement banking
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Alex Jimenez, lead principal consultant at Backbase, argues that customer centricity in banking requires a fundamental shift in the role of IT in the business.
Read MoreHow banks can extract value from generative AI
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The FR’s editors recently sat down with Dan Latimore to get his insights on the state of generative AI in banking.
Read MoreWhat’s next for BaaS: Navigating regulatory challenges with customer-centric strategies
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Robust compliance, partnerships with banks and a customer-first approach should be integral to a successful BaaS strategy, writes James Simcox of Equals Money.
Read MoreHow to make a BaaS program work
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Steve Mattus, chief investment officer at SigFig, shares best practices on how to build a scalable BaaS program.
Read MoreDisrupting the traditional payday
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Gabriel Grisham, Senior VP at PayQuicker, dives into how new instant payment technology is disrupting the payment ecosystem.
Read MoreFintech's small business opportunity
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Many small business owners face economic pressures. Can fintech firms help ease this burden? Renata Caine, general manager of banking-as-a-service at Green Dot Bank, looks at three ways they can make a difference.
Read MoreTaking data breaches personally
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Jim Van Dyke, Principal of innovation at TransUnion, dives into why financial institutions are uniquely suited to help consumers better respond to the risks posed by data breaches and subsequent cybercrimes that occur in their wake and how AI can help institutions fend off threats.
