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Meaningful Banking Innovation at First Fidelity Bank

With assets of $2.7 billion, First Fidelity Bank has nearly doubled in size since 2017. My conversation with John Symcox, Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at First Fidelity Bank, explores how smaller financial institutions can innovate at speed and scale, particularly in the underserved treasury management and commercial banking areas.

Symcox shares how the COVID-19 crisis permanently shifted his organization’s approach to rapid deployment, how they’ve leveraged fintech partnerships to compete with major institutions, and why their focus on relationships first and technology second has been their formula for success.

Discover how this community bank has managed to “punch above its weight” in delivering innovative solutions without sacrificing the human connection that drives its business.

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