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STARC Framework for Bank-Fintech Risk Management
STARC offers a standardized framework to help community banks assess fintech partners. Learn how the new CFES assessment identifies compliance gaps across BSA/AML, operations and third-party risk management.
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The AI Readiness Gap in Banking
SPONSORED | Is your bank AI-ready? Most aren't. Low data quality scores reveal the gap between AI ambitions and reality. Learn how to fix visibility, governance, and execution first so AI accelerates results instead of creating chaos.
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The IT Vendor Decision That Could Make or Break Your Bank
SPONSORED | Choosing the wrong IT vendor can cost your bank in security, compliance, and growth. Discover how to evaluate your MSP and make the right choice with the Integris Competitive MSP Checklist, your roadmap to a safer, smarter future.
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Wayne Miller: Bolstering Community Bank Innovation in 2026
Explore how community banks can use data insights, fintech tools and innovation to stay competitive.
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The IT Vendor Decision That Could Make or Break Your Bank
SPONSORED | Choosing the wrong IT vendor can cost your bank in security, compliance, and growth. Discover how to evaluate your MSP and make the right choice with the Integris Competitive MSP Checklist, your roadmap to a safer, smarter future.
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Understanding the Opportunities and Concerns for Agentic AI
Whenever a new technology comes on the market, community banks must gauge whether its potential uses are worthy of the hype and investment. Here’s what you need to know about the newest form of AI, known as agentic AI.
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Up-and-Coming Bank Technology: Separating Innovation from Hype
Community bankers, fintech experts and consultants alike are keeping their finger on the pulse when it comes to the latest technology—with the goal of understanding what’s useful and what’s all hype. Assessing the hottest new banking technology and how they’ve personally seen it used, here’s what they had to say.
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Balancing Innovation & Cost Control: A Community Banker’s Guide
SPONSORED | IBT Apps' newest ebook is available! Shopping for new technology can often feel like a lose-lose situation. With this guide, you’ll learn how to innovate smarter and spend wiser. A high-level, must-read for bank executives, operations, finance, and technology leaders.
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