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Minority banks and the technology stack

Fintech Beat, Ep. 114

Minority and community banks, known as MDI’s, provide essential funding for people for minority communities.
Minority and community banks, known as MDI’s, provide essential funding for people for minority communities. (Stephen Zenner/AFP via Getty Images)
By Chris Brummer and Evan Campbell
Posted November 2, 2021 at 4:00am

Nicole Elam, CEO of the National Bankers Association, and Larry Parks, co-founder of Forethought Advisors, discuss what digital transformation looks like for minority-owned and rural banks.

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