Planters First Bancorp news and trends

SMBs, PPP And America’s Reopening
Economy // May 28, 2020

After several very harrowing weeks, the ongoing drama of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) seems to have finally come to a close. As Ingo Money CEO Drew Edwards noted in the most recent digital discussion between himself, Karen Webster and Dan Speight, CEO at Planters...

PPP’s Banker Versus Borrower Dilemma
SMBs // May 01, 2020

Since the launch of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in early April, the single-minded focus of the U.S. Treasury, the banks approved to process PPP loans and the small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) clamoring for those funds was to get as many applications completed, approved and funds...

What’s Next For PPP: A Banker, An SMB And A FinTech CEO Weigh In
Loans // April 24, 2020

The rollout of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) aimed at small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) has, by any account, been a wild ride to date. As PYMNTS has reported in its weekly series of conversations with Ingo Money CEO Drew Edwards and Planters First Bancorp...

What’s Next For Small Businesses Amid The SBA PPP Loan Saga?
SMBs // April 17, 2020

On April 3, the federal government launched a heretofore unprecedented program to funnel money to U.S. small businesses hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is a $350 billion segment of a $2 trillion federal stimulus package signed into law under...

Interviews & Exclusives
Innovation Or Annihilation: The Choice Restaurants Face As Recovery Revs Up

June 08, 2020
After nearly three months of closures in most places, the U.S. restaurant industry is preparing for its grand reopening with extensive safety guidelines in place. Depending on state and local rules and individual eateries’ voluntary actions, wait staff will generally wear masks, tables must be spaced several feet apart, and customers’ temperatures will be taken […]

SMBs, PPP And America’s Reopening

May 28, 2020
After several very harrowing weeks, the ongoing drama of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) seems to have finally come to a close. As Ingo Money CEO Drew Edwards noted in...

PPP’s Banker Versus Borrower Dilemma

May 01, 2020
Since the launch of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in early April, the single-minded focus of the U.S. Treasury, the banks approved to process PPP loans and the small- to medium-sized businesses...

What’s Next For PPP: A Banker, An SMB And A FinTech CEO Weigh In

April 24, 2020
The rollout of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) aimed at small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) has, by any account, been a wild ride to date. As PYMNTS has reported in...