Digital Innovation: Adapting and Partnering in a Brick & Mortar Industry w/ Gary Fan

For a lot of smaller community banks and credit unions, the COVID-19 pandemic has created unique challenges as the world makes a hard left turn into a more digital focused landscape in every area, including banking. Gary Fan, Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer at Gateway Community Bank, joins us to talk about the shift to digital and what it means for smaller financial institutions. Key topics covered: - Shifting to a more digitally enabled world- Balancing traditional offerings with new and innovative products- Why the COVID-19 pandemic forced Gateway to take a look at their digital offerings- The need to adapt and be open to new possibilities, especially for small community banks- Making sure that small financial institutions stick around long termTo hear more from Leaders in Lending, check us out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on our website.Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for Leaders in Lending on your favorite podcast player.