In this episode of This Month in Banking, the team explores what happens when fintech meets community banking. Guest Emmett Shipman, Fintech Strategy & Growth Senior Manager at Wolf & Company, joins the conversation to discuss evolving fintech–bank partnerships, the shift from efficiency to reinvention, and how community banks can strategically position themselves for a digital future. The discussion also dives into stablecoins, digital assets, and what bank leaders should be prioritizing in the year ahead.

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When Fintech Meets Community Banking

TKG Joins The Pack - Wolf x TKG Hosts - Jeff Marsico, Principal, Wolf & Company, P.C. Scott Baranowski, Principal, Wolf & Company, P.C.

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TKG Joins The Pack - Wolf x TKG

Bank Strategy: Community vs. National Banks Hosts - Tara Wean, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc. Jeff Marsico, President, The Kafafian Group, Inc. Ben Crowley, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc. Guests - Andrew Baker, Chief Strategy Officer, F&M Bank

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Bank Strategy:  Community Banks vs. National Banks

Bank M&A Today and Outlook for 2026 Hosts - Tara Wean, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc. Robert Kafafian, Chairman & CEO, The Kafafian Group, Inc. Jeff Marsico, President, The Kafafian Group, Inc. Dave Danielson, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

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Bank M&A Today and Outlook for 2026

Improving Shareholder Liquidity in Community Banks Hosts - Tara Wean, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc. Jeff Marsico, President, The Kafafian Group, Inc. Ben Crowley, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc. Guests - Matt Schultheis, Founder of BankVault Research

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Improving Shareholder Liquidity in Community Banks

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