How Payments Gaps Are Limiting Deposit Growth at Community Banks

From Opening to Ongoing: How Modern Payments Unlock Community Banks’ Deposit Growth

Community banks have made progress in modernizing account opening, but payment capabilities often lag behind customer expectations. The latest “Money Mobility Tracker®,” a collaboration with Ingo Payments, examines how these gaps limit account utilization and why enabling everyday money movement is critical to deposit growth.

Inside the April Tracker
  • Community banks have modernized account opening and core systems, but payments often lag. As real-time money movement becomes essential, “modern” is defined by capabilities, not upgrades.
  • The challenge now is utilization, not activation. Funded accounts fail to become primary relationships without everyday payments functionality.
  • Deposit growth depends less on opening accounts and more on making them indispensable. Real-time, multi-rail payments can turn dormant accounts into active financial hubs.

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