Charles Potts: Deepen small business relationships Apr 01st 2021 12:04am on Columns, Tech, Trends Charles Potts: Deepen small business relationships Apr 01st 2021 12:04am on Columns, Tech, Trends It’s essential that community banks understand and leverage their position in the small business marketplace for the health of our communities, our country and the economy.
Charles Potts: Use what you have Mar 01st 2021 12:03am on Columns, Tech, Trends At this time in 2020, community banks were feeling the first rumblings of COVID-19’s impact on their institutions and customers. Early on, community banks found themselves at the forefront of economic relief, helping to process more than 4 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
How to elevate your bank’s virtual events Mar 01st 2021 12:03am on Conferences & Events, Connections, Education & Events, Tech, Trends Online events and meetings have become par for the course for many community banks and their customers. Refresh your virtual event planning with advice from one of ICBA’s event experts—and be inspired by this month’s ICBA Connect.
Charles Potts: The power of collaboration Feb 01st 2021 12:02am on Columns, Tech, Trends In the past 12 months, we’ve seen what can be achieved when diverse groups work together toward a common goal: unprecedented innovation. This collaborative process is critically important to what we do at ICBA and has come to fruition in the past year.
Will the dollar go digital? What you need to know Jan 04th 2021 01:01pm on Industry Experts, Industry Insight, slide, Tech, Trends The private sector has had its hands in the world of cryptocurrencies for years, but the country’s central banks have held off—until now. While far from a certainty, here’s what you need to know about the development of a central bank digital dollar.
Charles Potts: 6 innovation trends for 2021 Jan 01st 2021 12:01am on Columns, Software, Tech, Trends As we start the new year, much remains uncertain. In general, “uncertainty” implies a state of limited knowledge that makes it impossible or impracticable to describe a future outcome.
How Systematic Savings Bank turned around Jan 01st 2021 12:01am on Business, Connections, Lending, Tech, Trends When Derek Fraley joined Systematic Savings Bank as president and CEO in 2017, it was in trouble. To save it, he changed the community bank’s charter, launched an IPO and executed sweeping culture changes. The result: the bank has had four back-to-back positive quarters for the first time in more than a decade.
Charles Potts: A truly innovative year Dec 01st 2020 12:12am on Columns, Software, Tech, Trends Let’s take a moment to reflect on the challenges and victories of the past year and celebrate the heroic action that community banks took to meet the needs of their customers and communities.
Midwest BankCentre balances the best of both worlds Dec 01st 2020 12:12am on Business, Connections, Lending, Tech, Trends When Midwest BankCentre launched a digital brand, Rising Bank, it hit its deposits goal within a month. Now, it’s also realizing business efficiencies that benefit both brands.
Charles Potts: Transformation amid COVID-19 Nov 01st 2020 12:11am on Columns, Software, Tech, Trends The COVID-19 crisis and government interventions like the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) have accelerated digital transformation, creating new opportunities for community bank innovation. From the start, community banks took swift and heroic action, processing 2.8 million PPP loans for their small business customers in a matter of weeks.
