Christopher Richards

Chief Banking Services Officer

Christopher Richards is the chief banking services officer at Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank in Harwich Port, Mass. He was recently appointed as a community bank representative to The Clearing House’s Real-Time Payments Business Committee.

Faster payments

Why we’re joining the big banks’ payments system

Community banks shouldn’t wait for the Fed to create a new real-time payments rail when consumers are already flocking to other options.

By Christopher Richards

August 5
Faster payments

Why we’re joining the big banks’ payments system

Community banks shouldn’t wait for the Fed to create a new real-time payments rail when consumers are already flocking to other options.

By Christopher Richards

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