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title: "The Fintech Times: The COVID-19 Effect"
description: COVID-19 has been an agent of massive change for financial institutions, but there is an opportunity for banks, credit unions, and fintechs to work together to finally put the transformation of people over the transaction of dollars and cents.
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# [The Fintech Times: The COVID-19 Effect](https://www.digitalgrowth.com/podcast/news/banks-credit-unions-covid-19-fintech-times)

 Written by [James Robert Lay](https://www.digitalgrowth.com/podcast/author/james-robert-lay) | December 13, 2020

The coronavirus is the great catalyst to transform banking for good. It has completely changed our lives forever. And change for many is hard because change feels uncomfortable, not to mention scary, as change forces us to move outside of our comfort zones and leave our caves of complacency where many have found a false sense of security informed by experiences and constructs rooted in the past.

[Read the article here >>>](https://issuu.com/fintechtimes/docs/the_fintech_times_digital_edition_35/27)

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