September 11, 2026 Stablecoins and Tokenized Deposits: What Community Banks and Credit Unions Need to Know The GENIUS Act put stablecoins under a federal framework. Tokenized deposits never needed one. That distinction shapes decisions on deposit... Enrico Camerinelli Community Banking Enrico Camerinelli |
September 11, 2026 How Credit Unions Win Gen Z and Millennials Gen Z and millennials switch financial institutions faster than any generation. Credit unions already lead on price, referral, rate, and... Stewart Watterson Community Banking Stewart Watterson |
September 11, 2026 Beyond the Rewards Program Interchange pressure from the Visa/Mastercard settlement is forcing community banks and credit unions to choose: cut rewards or fund loyalty... David Albertazzi Community Banking David Albertazzi |
September 11, 2026 Cash Flow Data and the Credit Union Mandate Credit unions cannot defend underwriting that misreads members with volatile income when the data to read them correctly already sits... Stewart Watterson Community Banking Stewart Watterson |
September 11, 2026 First-Party Fraud: A Primer for Smaller U.S. Financial Institutions Eleven percent of U.S. banked consumers admit disputing a transaction they knew was legitimate, and it touches every generation. Datos... Ron van Wezel Community Banking Ron van Wezel |
September 11, 2026 Transforming Banking Through Data and Analytics Fintech firms and digital banks are eroding product differentiation, making data mastery a strategic imperative. Datos Insights’ three-stage Data Capability... Stewart Watterson Community Banking Stewart Watterson |
September 11, 2026 Retail Digital Banking Solutions 2026 Mobile app quality, not branch access, now drives primary-bank selection among Gen Z consumers. The Datos Matrix evaluates eight vendors... David Albertazzi Community Banking David Albertazzi |
September 11, 2026 Consumer Loan Origination Solutions Consumer loan origination technology is a decade behind, and it’s costing banks business: 60% of Gen Z borrowers wait over... Stewart Watterson Community Banking Stewart Watterson |
September 11, 2026 Frictionless Finance: Upgrading Digital Account Opening Digital account opening decides where deposits land: 76% of small businesses call it essential, and 32% would switch banks over... David Albertazzi Community Banking David Albertazzi |
September 11, 2026 Data Bridge Builders: Middleware Vendor Profiles Legacy cores can’t keep pace with FIs’ roadmaps, and full replacement is costly, complex, and slow. Datos Insights evaluated seven... Stewart Watterson Community Banking Stewart Watterson |
April 30, 2026 Banking and Microbusinesses: How FIs Are Losing to Fintechs For banks seeking growth among small businesses, additional segmentation through addressing the needs of microbusinesses presents a considerable opportunity. Over 16 million new business applications were filed between 2021... Benjamin Nestor Commercial Banking & Payments, Community Banking Benjamin Nestor | Gilles Ubaghs |
January 13, 2026 Top Trends in Commercial Banking & Payments, 2026: The Dual Mandate of Foundation and Forward Legacy payment rails still drive the majority of volume and revenue. New capabilities only deliver value with solid operations behind... Erika Baumann Commercial Banking & Payments, Community Banking Erika Baumann |
December 17, 2025 SMB Loan Disintermediation: Gateway to Total Relationship Loss The accelerating disintermediation of small-business lending is resulting in the loss of income from interest and noncredit sources. As fintech... Benjamin Nestor Commercial Banking & Payments, Community Banking Benjamin Nestor |
November 19, 2025 Datos Matrix: The Leading U.S. Providers of Consumer Lending Origination Systems The consumer loan origination system (CLOS) market is undergoing a fundamental transformation after a decade of limited innovation. Financial institutions... Stewart Watterson Retail Banking & Payments, Community Banking Stewart Watterson |
October 28, 2025 Bank Sponsorship for Faster Money Movement The extension of financial functionality into nonfinancial applications and the variety of money movement offerings now available are creating a... David Shipper Retail Banking & Payments, Community Banking David Shipper | Ron van Wezel |