Stephen Kuhl

Why community banks have to become part of the global economy

Stephen Kuhl joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the global economy is increasingly including Main Street businesses who need Main Street banks to step up to this reality and offer more and better international services.

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Stephen Kuhl joins Jim Blasingame to report from the Western Union perspective of how the pandemic experience will increase the value of transparency and speed of international funds transfers in the future.
Stephen Kuhl joins Jim Blasingame to provide a Western Union report on how the local bank industry and some credit unions are being leaders as funders of the Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses during the pandemic emergency period.
Stephen Kuhl joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Western Union’s Foundation efforts to provide financial support for certain organizations that will be hurt by the coronavirus impact on international trade and travel.
Stephen Kuhl joins Jim Blasingame to report on the number of small firms that are engaged in regular international trade transactions, especially now with the passage of USMCA, and why they need support from community banks and credit unions.
Why international services is a litmus test for community banks
Stephen Kuhl joins Jim Blasingame to report on the fact that international transactions are an increasing occurrence for small businesses, and yet most local banks aren’t prepared for this trend.