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"It's been an almost unmitigated string of disasters in Washington for community banks," says veteran banker Guy Williams. He is a key player in Friends of Traditional Banking, which he believes can help remedy the situation.

Dear Sen. Warren: Stop “helping” us

Outspoken Louisiana banker Guy Williams has an earful for lots of "helpful" players
Part two of a two-part series: Wrestling with a major customer-impacting decision in the U.K. gave Varo Money leader a perspective that informs his new U.S. venture. Other institutions may face a similar choice in the future.

Q&A: Fintech disruption far from over

Part 2: Varo Money’s Colin Walsh, veteran retail banker, explains why banks have difficulty changing their ways
First of a two-part series: Varo Money hopes to become "Varo Bank, N.A." Even before that, Varo brings a blend of fintech innovation and traditional banking backgound to retail financial services.

Q&A: What Varo Money’s Colin Walsh has in mind

Part 1: Varo’s OCC application puts the fintech mobile banking app squarely on retail banks’ competitive radar—or should
Part missionary, part venture capitalist, former journalist works to improve everyday Americans' financial health.

Should banks be financial physicians?

CFSI’s Jennifer Tescher thinks so. That’s how she approaches her advocacy group’s own work
Human factor, not fintech, boosted Central Bank & Trust's fee income.

Trust me, I’m not a robot

Community bank’s traditional approach to Trust generates 10% of net income
SmartBiz CEO Evan Singer talks about why and how his fintech firm works with banks in the SBA 7(a) loan market.

SBA enabler on sprouting more loans

Retail marketplace lending platform morphed into business credit mechanism
Part 3 of a series: What can a set of “laws” created by a science fiction author who began writing in the late 1930s have to do with banking’s future? This was part of a wide-ranging discussion Banking Exchange editors had with financial futurist Chris Skinner.

Of relationships human and bot

Could it be that the best is yet to come? asks Chris Skinner
Part 2 of a series: Is U.S. banking falling behind in the long-run because of the separation of banking and commerce? Banking Exchange editors explore this and other trends in the fintech revolution with Chris Skinner, fintech blogger and creator of the Financial Services Club in Europe and the U.K.

Is the world lapping U.S. financial innovation?

Chris Skinner: U.K., China, and other countries disrupt structure by policy. U.S. favors traditional boundaries
Part 1 of a series: Banking Exchange editors talk to fintech expert Chris Skinner about change in the financial services business; the need for clean data to realize the promise of new technology in banking; and why geography still matters in banking progress.

Chris Skinner and the “No Fear Zone”

Don’t fear AI, robotics, or a digital future, says fintech observer
Express Banking welcomes new customers into Fifth Third with a real banking relationship.

Fifth Third’s low-cost winner

Serving unbanked and underbanked people is express purpose of Express Banking
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