# Ameris Bancorp competitors: and the alternatives

Source: https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ameris/competitors
Last updated: Oct 19, 2026

*Part of the [Ameris Bancorp AI strategy profile](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ameris). Peer group: United Community Banks, SouthState Bank, Pinnacle Financial Partners, Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida, Renasant Corporation, Hancock Whitney, ServisFirst Bancshares, BankUnited.*

## Who are Ameris Bancorp's competitors, and what are the alternatives?

Ameris's 2025 10-K, filed February 26, 2026, says deposit competition comes from other commercial banks, thrifts, savings banks, internet banks, credit unions and brokerage firms. It adds that loan competition includes insurers, consumer finance companies, mortgage companies and leasing companies, and it names FinTech firms and stablecoin issuers as new rivals. In Georgia, its largest state, FDIC data for June 30, 2025 rank Ameris fifth by deposits with $14.9 billion in 102 offices. Truist ($69.0 billion), Bank of America ($53.7 billion), Wells Fargo ($46.1 billion) and Synovus ($27.3 billion), now part of Pinnacle, are ahead of it. JPMorgan Chase, United Community, Regions, Bank OZK and SouthState follow. In Florida it is a smaller player, 23rd with $5.9 billion. The regional banks it meets most often are also in its own 2026 proxy peer group: SouthState, Pinnacle, United Community, Renasant and Hancock Whitney. Several are buying into its markets. United Community bought Gainesville, Georgia's Peach State Bancshares, Hancock Whitney closed One Florida Bank in August 2026, and Seacoast now runs 104 offices in Florida and Georgia. Ameris also runs national lines in mortgage, warehouse lending, equipment finance and insurance premium finance. In those lines its 10-K names mortgage, leasing and finance companies as rivals. The non-bank rivals are clearest in deposits and payments. Chime had 10.4 million active members in June 2026, and Block lists banks among Square's competitors. ([Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000050/abcb-20251231.htm), [FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3AGA%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3AFL%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000114036126013509/ny20065565x1_def14a.htm), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/ucb-to-add-heft-near-atlanta-with-latest-bank-deal), [Business Wire via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/hancock-whitney-completes-one-florida-123000979.html), [Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/730708/000162828026012787/sbcf-20251231.htm), [Chime](https://investors.chime.com/news-releases/news-release-details/chime-reports-second-quarter-2026-financial-results), [Block, Inc. via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512673/000162828026012254/xyz-20251231.htm))

## What does Ameris say about its competition?

"The banking industry in general, and in the southeastern United States specifically, is highly competitive and dramatic changes continue to occur throughout the industry. While our select market areas in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina have experienced strong population growth in recent decades, intense market demands, national and local economic pressures, including a higher interest rate environment, and increased customer awareness of product and service differences among financial institutions have forced banks to diversify their services and become much more cost effective. Over the past few years, our Bank has faced strong competition in attracting deposits at profitable levels." ([Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000050/abcb-20251231.htm))

"Competition for deposits comes from other commercial banks, thrift institutions, savings banks, internet banks, credit unions, and brokerage and investment banking firms. Interest rates, online banking capabilities, convenience of office locations and marketing are all significant factors in our Bank's competition for deposits. Competition for loans comes from other commercial banks, thrift institutions, savings banks, insurance companies, consumer finance companies, credit unions, mortgage companies, leasing companies and other institutional and non-traditional lenders." ([Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000050/abcb-20251231.htm))

"Competition among providers of financial products and services continues to increase with consumers having the opportunity to select from a growing variety of traditional and nontraditional alternatives, including FinTech firms, stablecoin issuers and other non-bank providers of financial services. While technological innovation has been central to the development of the financial services industry and to our strategy, tech firms increasingly compete directly with banks for a variety of financial product offerings. Management expects that competition will become more intense in the future due to changes in state and federal laws and regulations and the entry of additional bank and non-bank competitors. Further, the industry continues to consolidate, which affects competition by eliminating some regional and local institutions, while strengthening the franchise of acquirers." (2025 Form 10-K, filed February 26, 2026.) ([Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000050/abcb-20251231.htm))

## Who competes with Ameris in each of its businesses?

| Business line | Competitor | Type | Why it competes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Home region: Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas | [Truist](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/truist) | Bank | First in Georgia by deposits at June 30, 2025, with $69.0 billion in 203 offices against Ameris's $14.9 billion in 102; its 10-K also ranks it fourth by Florida deposit share with 441 Florida branches. ([FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3AGA%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [Truist Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92230/000009223026000030/tfc-20251231.htm)) |
| Home region: Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas | [Pinnacle Financial Partners (Synovus)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/pinnacle) | Bank | Synovus was fourth in Georgia by deposits at June 30, 2025, with $27.3 billion, one place ahead of Ameris; it merged with Pinnacle on January 1, 2026 into a bank with 400-plus locations in nine states. Pinnacle sits in Ameris's 2026 proxy peer group. ([FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3AGA%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [Pinnacle Financial Partners](https://www.pnfp.com/about-pinnacle/media-room/news-releases/pinnacle-and-synovus-complete-merger-to-become-regional-bank-growth-champion), [Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000114036126013509/ny20065565x1_def14a.htm)) |
| Home region: Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas | [United Community Banks](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/united-community) | Bank | Seventh in Georgia by deposits, with $11.5 billion at June 30, 2025; it agreed in April 2026 to buy Gainesville, Georgia's Peach State Bancshares, which holds the number-one share in Hall County. A member of Ameris's 2026 proxy peer group. ([FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3AGA%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/ucb-to-add-heft-near-atlanta-with-latest-bank-deal), [Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000114036126013509/ny20065565x1_def14a.htm)) |
| Home region: Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas | [SouthState](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/southstate) | Bank | Tenth in Georgia by deposits ($8.3 billion) and fifth in South Carolina ($11.4 billion) at June 30, 2025; it ranks itself fourth among regional banks in the Atlanta-Charlotte corridor. A member of Ameris's 2026 proxy peer group. ([FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3AGA%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3ASC%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [SouthState Bank Corporation (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764038/000110465926086278/ssb-20260723xex99d2.htm), [Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000114036126013509/ny20065565x1_def14a.htm)) |
| Home region: Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas | [Regions Financial](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/regions) | Bank | Eighth in Georgia by deposits at June 30, 2025; Regions ran 117 Georgia and 270 Florida branches at end-2025 and is adding 150 branches in Florida, Georgia and Tennessee. ([FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3AGA%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [Regions Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1281761/000128176126000019/rf-20251231.htm), [Banking Dive](https://www.bankingdive.com/news/regions-bank-branches-florida-georgia-tennessee/814665/)) |
| Home region: Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas | [Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/seacoast) | Bank | Seacoast had 104 branch offices in Florida and Georgia at December 31, 2025 after buying the bank of The Villages; Ameris holds $5.9 billion of Florida deposits in 50 offices. ([Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/730708/000162828026012787/sbcf-20251231.htm), [Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/730708/000073070825000204/sbcfpressrelease20251001.htm), [FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3AFL%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json)) |
| Home region: Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas | [Bank OZK](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bank-ozk) | Bank | Ninth in Georgia by deposits at June 30, 2025, with $9.1 billion in 68 offices. ([FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3AGA%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json)) |
| Retail deposits, checking and everyday digital banking | [Bank of America](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bank-of-america) | Bank | Second in Georgia ($53.7 billion) and first in Florida ($170.8 billion) and South Carolina by deposits at June 30, 2025; 60 million clients use its digital capabilities. ([FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3AGA%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3AFL%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3ASC%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [Bank of America Newsroom](https://newsroom.bankofamerica.com/content/newsroom/company-overview/bank-of-america-fast-facts.html)) |
| Retail deposits, checking and everyday digital banking | [Wells Fargo](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/wells-fargo) | Bank | Third in Georgia by deposits at June 30, 2025, with $46.1 billion in 180 offices, and second in Florida and South Carolina. ([FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3AGA%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3AFL%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3ASC%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json)) |
| Retail deposits, checking and everyday digital banking | [JPMorgan Chase](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/jpmorgan-chase) | Bank | Sixth in Georgia by deposits at June 30, 2025, with $13.3 billion in 113 offices, just behind Ameris; it reported 74.6 million active digital customers in 2025. ([FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3AGA%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [JPMorgan Chase & Co. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19617/000162828026008131/jpm-20251231.htm)) |
| Retail deposits, checking and everyday digital banking | [Chime](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/chime) | Fintech | An internet bank of the kind Ameris's 10-K names among deposit competitors; Chime's 10-K claims a cost advantage over traditional banks by avoiding branches, and it had 10.4 million active members at June 30, 2026. ([Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000050/abcb-20251231.htm), [Chime via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795586/000179558626000013/chym-20251231.htm), [Chime](https://investors.chime.com/news-releases/news-release-details/chime-reports-second-quarter-2026-financial-results)) |
| Retail deposits, checking and everyday digital banking | [Cash App (Block)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/block) | Fintech | One of the FinTech firms Ameris's 10-K says increasingly compete with banks; Block's 10-K lists banks among Cash App's competitors, and Cash App had 59 million monthly transacting actives in December 2025. ([Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000050/abcb-20251231.htm), [Block, Inc. via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512673/000162828026012254/xyz-20251231.htm)) |
| Commercial and business banking | [ServisFirst Bancshares](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/servisfirst) | Bank | A Birmingham-based commercial bank fourth in Alabama by deposits ($9.0 billion in 13 offices at June 30, 2025), opening in Florida's Panama City in May 2026; Ameris holds $0.16 billion in Alabama. ([FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3AAL%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [ServisFirst Bank](https://servisfirstbank.com/news/5-18-26)) |
| Commercial and business banking | [Hancock Whitney](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/hancock-whitney) | Bank | A member of Ameris's 2026 proxy peer group that bought Orlando's One Florida Bank for about $377.6 million, closing on August 1, 2026, adding commercial scale in Central Florida. ([Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000114036126013509/ny20065565x1_def14a.htm), [Business Wire via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/hancock-whitney-completes-one-florida-123000979.html), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/hancock-whitney-inks-deal-to-buy-orlando-community-bank)) |
| Commercial and business banking | [Pinnacle Financial Partners](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/pinnacle) | Bank | A commercial-banking rival across Georgia after absorbing Synovus; Pinnacle reported 50 Coalition Greenwich Best Bank awards for its legacy banks in February 2026. ([Pinnacle Financial Partners](https://www.pnfp.com/about-pinnacle/media-room/news-releases/pinnacle-and-synovus-complete-merger-to-become-regional-bank-growth-champion), [Pinnacle Financial Partners](https://www.pnfp.com/about-pinnacle/media-room/news-releases/pinnacle-financial-partners-earns-a-combined-50-coalition-greenwich-best-bank-awards-more-than-any-other-bank-in-the-country), [FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3AGA%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json)) |
| Small business banking, payments and specialty lending | [Bank of America](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bank-of-america) | Bank | Calls itself the number one small business lender in the US, citing FDIC data, serving 4 million small businesses; Ameris sells business banking and nationwide specialty loans. ([Bank of America Newsroom](https://newsroom.bankofamerica.com/content/newsroom/company-overview/bank-of-america-fast-facts.html), [Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000050/abcb-20251231.htm)) |
| Small business banking, payments and specialty lending | [Square (Block)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/block) | Payments company | Block's 10-K lists 'banks that provide payment processing, checking, savings, loans, and payroll' among Square's competitors, the services Ameris sells to business customers. ([Block, Inc. via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512673/000162828026012254/xyz-20251231.htm)) |
| Small business banking, payments and specialty lending | Insurance, leasing and finance companies | Non-bank lender | Ameris's 10-K names insurance companies, consumer finance companies and leasing companies among its loan competitors; it originates equipment-finance and insurance premium finance loans nationwide. ([Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000050/abcb-20251231.htm)) |
| Mortgage and warehouse lending | Mortgage companies | Non-bank lender | Ameris's 10-K names mortgage companies among its loan competitors. Its Retail Mortgage Division originates, sells and services one-to-four family loans, and its Warehouse Lending Division lends to other mortgage businesses. Mortgage banking income was $32.5 million in the second quarter of 2026, down from $39.2 million a year earlier. ([Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000050/abcb-20251231.htm), [Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000143/abcb-20260630.htm)) |

## How do the AI and digital offerings of Ameris's competitors compare?

Ameris first, then each competitor. Use-case counts, index scores and latest moves are computed from our profiles of each company; "No profile" means this site has no page on it yet.

| Company | AI or digital offering | On the record (our profiles) | Latest dated AI move |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ameris Bancorp (this page)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ameris) | Not disclosed | [Index 20.7 (#97); 11 use cases, 9 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ameris) | Q2 2026 10-Q: no AI language; technology cost and premium finance figures (Aug 7, 2026) ([Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000143/abcb-20260630.htm)) |
| [Truist](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/truist) | Truist Assist chatbot: 12.5 million+ requests from 2023 to March 2026 ([Truist Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92230/000009223026000039/ex993-earningsdeck1q26.htm)) | [Index 82.6 (#16); 15 use cases, 13 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/truist) | Mid-table on AI-judged reputation (Sep 18, 2026) ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/opinion/people-use-ai-to-gauge-banks-reputations-and-its-verdicts-are-harsh)) |
| [Pinnacle Financial Partners (Synovus)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/pinnacle) | A head of AI and almost 20 AI engineers; ChatPFP banker assistant ([American Banker](https://digital-banking.americanbanker.com/profile/kevin-d-johnson), [Yahoo Finance (earnings call transcript)](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/PNFP/earnings/PNFP-Q2-2026-earnings_call-653603.html)) | [Index 65.3 (#42); 12 use cases, 9 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/pinnacle) | Chief digital officer: 200,000-plus customers move to a new app in March 2027 (Oct 1, 2026) ([American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/2026-the-most-powerful-women-in-banking-women-to-watch-15-liz-wolverton-pinnacle-financial-partners)) |
| [United Community Banks](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/united-community) | Contact-center chatbots and vendor fraud AI; fraud losses down 50% over two years ([United Community Banks (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/857855/000085785526000010/earningscalltranscript42126.htm)) | [Index 38.7 (#75); 13 use cases, 8 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/united-community) | Customer guidance on AI-enabled scams (Sep 18, 2026) ([United Community](https://ucbi.com/support/learning-center/ach-fraud-protect-your-business-from-payment-fraud-and-account-takeover)) |
| [SouthState](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/southstate) | 2,500+ premium Copilot users and a GenAI Knowledge Assistant (June 2026) ([SouthState Bank Corporation (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764038/000110465926086278/ssb-20260723xex99d2.htm)) | [Index 70.9 (#33); 20 use cases, 10 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/southstate) | Q3 2026 results scheduled (Oct 2, 2026) ([SouthState Bank Corporation (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764038/000119312526411326/ssb-20261002.htm)) |
| [Regions Financial](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/regions) | In-house native app with personalized insights; 2.7 million active mobile users ([Business Wire via FT Markets](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=600-202607070900BIZWIRE_USPRX____20260707_BW935076-1), [PYMNTS](https://www.pymnts.com/earnings/2026/regions-banks-mobile-upgrade-drives-digital-transactions-to-80/)) | [Index 83.8 (#15); 15 use cases, 13 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/regions) | Core deposits planned for 2027 (Oct 6, 2026) ([ABA Banking Journal](https://bankingjournal.aba.com/2026/10/progressive-modernization-for-cores)) |
| [Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/seacoast) | Quavo agentic-AI dispute management (December 2025) ([Quavo (GlobeNewswire)](https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/12/09/3202154/0/en/Seacoast-Bank-and-Quavo-Partner-to-Enhance-Dispute-Operations-and-Reduce-Fraud-Losses.html)) | [Index 42.1 (#67); 11 use cases, 10 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/seacoast) | Abrigo publishes Seacoast loan-review AI case study (Oct 8, 2026) ([Abrigo](https://www.abrigo.com/success-stories/seacoast-bank-cuts-complex-loan-review-documentation-time-nearly-in-half-with-abrigo-loan-review-assistant/)) |
| [Bank OZK](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bank-ozk) | Co-developer of AI agents on Fiserv's agentOS (May 2026) ([Fiserv (GlobeNewswire)](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/05/14/3294727/0/en/fiserv-launches-agentos-the-operating-system-for-agentic-ai-in-banking.html)) | [Index 29.5 (#89); 8 use cases, 4 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bank-ozk) | U.S. Bank hires from Bank OZK for its Sun Belt push (Aug 31, 2026) ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/u-s-banks-business-banking-expansion-targets-the-sun-belt)) |
| [Bank of America](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bank-of-america) | Erica virtual assistant: more than 24.6 million clients helped ([Bank of America Newsroom](https://newsroom.bankofamerica.com/content/newsroom/company-overview/bank-of-america-fast-facts.html)) | [Index 97.3 (#1); 18 use cases, 16 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bank-of-america) | Treasury, FinCEN and OCC impose $1.21 billion in AML and sanctions penalties (Oct 13, 2026) ([U.S. Department of the Treasury](https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0657), [Office of the Comptroller of the Currency](https://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2026/nr-occ-2026-89.html), [Banking Dive](https://bankingdive.com/news/bofa-fined-1-21-billion-over-aml-bsa-occ-treasury/832915)) |
| [Wells Fargo](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/wells-fargo) | Fargo virtual assistant: more than 1 billion interactions (March 2026) ([Wells Fargo (Business Wire)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260326542274/en/Wells-Fargo-Reaches-Major-Digital-Milestones)) | [Index 88.8 (#7); 16 use cases, 13 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/wells-fargo) | Q3 2026 call: AI agents in code, marketing, cyber, underwriting (Oct 13, 2026) ([PYMNTS](https://pymnts.com/earnings/2026/wells-fargo-enhances-banking-capabilities-using-ai-and-digital-assets), [Wells Fargo](https://www.wellsfargo.com/assets/pdf/about/investor-relations/earnings/third-quarter-2026-earnings.pdf)) |
| [JPMorgan Chase](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/jpmorgan-chase) | Smart Cash AI cash tool in a targeted pilot (October 2026) ([Banking Dive](https://www.bankingdive.com/news/jpmorgan-dimon-ai-agents-bank-customers-liability-transfer/832870)) | [Index 89 (#6); 15 use cases, 8 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/jpmorgan-chase) | Q3 2026 call: outside AI agents stay blocked; AI spend put near $700 million (Oct 13, 2026) ([CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/13/jpmorgan-ai-agents-account-access.html), [Banking Dive](https://www.bankingdive.com/news/jpmorgan-dimon-ai-agents-bank-customers-liability-transfer/832870), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/jpmorgan-warns-of-risks-to-consumers-who-rely-on-ai-agents)) |
| [Chime](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/chime) | Jade, an in-app AI financial partner available to some members ([Chime](https://help.chime.com/manage-money-56350c4d/jade-financial-partner-09a6e8e3/what-is-jade-financial-partner-d9c77341)) | [8 use cases, 6 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/chime) | Agreement to acquire Stride Bank (Sep 8, 2026) ([Chime](https://investors.chime.com/news-releases/news-release-details/chime-announces-agreement-acquire-stride-bank)) |
| [Cash App (Block)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/block) | Moneybot consumer agent: over 1 million weekly engaged accounts (June 30, 2026) ([Block, Inc. via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512673/000119312526335117/d91486dex991.htm)) | [7 use cases, 6 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/block) | Q2 2026: Moneybot passes 1 million weekly engaged accounts (Aug 5, 2026) ([Block, Inc. via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512673/000119312526335117/d91486dex991.htm)) |
| [ServisFirst Bancshares](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/servisfirst) | Covecta agentic AI across operations (September 2026) ([ServisFirst Bank](https://servisfirstbank.com/news/servisfirst-bank-selects-covecta-to-deploy-agentic-ai-across-its-operations)) | [Index 39.7 (#72); 6 use cases, 4 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/servisfirst) | Trade press frames Covecta as a third US bank client (Sep 15, 2026) ([FinTech Futures](https://fintechfutures.com/ai-in-fintech/servisfirst-bank-partners-covecta-to-deploy-ai-agents)) |
| [Hancock Whitney](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/hancock-whitney) | AI Working Group approving use cases; AI tools in the security program ([Hancock Whitney (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/750577/000119312526077903/hwc-20251231.htm)) | [Index 37.4 (#78); 11 use cases, 5 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/hancock-whitney) | 'AI is raising business cyber risk' guidance (Sep 9, 2026) ([Hancock Whitney](https://www.hancockwhitney.com/insights/5-critical-cybersecurity-questions-to-ask-your-it-team-or-service-provider)) |
| [Pinnacle Financial Partners](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/pinnacle) | 13 AI initiatives, including credit intelligence to shorten application-to-closing time ([The Motley Fool (earnings call transcript)](https://fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/04/23/pinnacle-pnfp-q1-2026-earnings-transcript)) | [Index 65.3 (#42); 12 use cases, 9 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/pinnacle) | Chief digital officer: 200,000-plus customers move to a new app in March 2027 (Oct 1, 2026) ([American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/2026-the-most-powerful-women-in-banking-women-to-watch-15-liz-wolverton-pinnacle-financial-partners)) |
| [Square (Block)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/block) | Managerbot, an AI business agent for Square sellers ([Square](https://squareup.com/us/en/press/managerbot-open-beta)) | [7 use cases, 6 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/block) | Q2 2026: Moneybot passes 1 million weekly engaged accounts (Aug 5, 2026) ([Block, Inc. via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512673/000119312526335117/d91486dex991.htm)) |
| Insurance, leasing and finance companies | Not disclosed | No profile | Not disclosed |
| Mortgage companies | Not disclosed | No profile | Not disclosed |

## Who should look beyond Ameris, and where?

| If you are | Look at | Why |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Customers who want an AI virtual assistant inside the banking app | [Bank of America (Erica), Wells Fargo (Fargo) or Truist (Truist Assist)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bank-of-america) | Ameris has disclosed no customer-facing AI assistant. Erica helps more than 24.6 million clients, Fargo passed 1 billion interactions in March 2026, and Truist Assist logged 12.5 million+ requests from 2023 to March 2026. ([Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000050/abcb-20251231.htm), [Bank of America Newsroom](https://newsroom.bankofamerica.com/content/newsroom/company-overview/bank-of-america-fast-facts.html), [Wells Fargo (Business Wire)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260326542274/en/Wells-Fargo-Reaches-Major-Digital-Milestones), [Truist Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92230/000009223026000039/ex993-earningsdeck1q26.htm)) |
| People who need branches outside Georgia, Florida, Alabama and the Carolinas | [JPMorgan Chase or Bank of America](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/jpmorgan-chase) | Ameris operates 163 full-service offices, all in those five states (December 31, 2025). Chase reported 5,083 branches in 2025, and Bank of America runs 3,500 financial centers. ([Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000050/abcb-20251231.htm), [JPMorgan Chase & Co. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19617/000162828026008131/jpm-20251231.htm), [Bank of America Newsroom](https://newsroom.bankofamerica.com/content/newsroom/company-overview/bank-of-america-fast-facts.html)) |
| Customers who want a branchless, app-only checking account | [Chime](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/chime) | Ameris is a branch-based bank. Chime's model avoids branches and ATMs, it had 10.4 million active members at June 30, 2026, and some members can use Jade, its AI financial partner. ([Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000050/abcb-20251231.htm), [Chime via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795586/000179558626000013/chym-20251231.htm), [Chime](https://investors.chime.com/news-releases/news-release-details/chime-reports-second-quarter-2026-financial-results), [Chime](https://help.chime.com/manage-money-56350c4d/jade-financial-partner-09a6e8e3/what-is-jade-financial-partner-d9c77341)) |
| Businesses that want a bank with more branches in Florida | [Seacoast or Regions](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/seacoast) | Ameris ranks 23rd in Florida by deposits, with $5.9 billion in 50 offices (June 30, 2025). Seacoast had 104 branch offices in Florida and Georgia at end-2025, and Regions ran 270 Florida branches. ([FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3AFL%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/730708/000162828026012787/sbcf-20251231.htm), [Regions Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1281761/000128176126000019/rf-20251231.htm)) |
| Sellers who want card acceptance, point-of-sale software and banking from one provider | [Square (Block)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/block) | Block's 10-K lists banks that provide payment processing, checking, savings, loans and payroll among Square's competitors; Square sellers also get Managerbot, an AI business agent. ([Block, Inc. via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512673/000162828026012254/xyz-20251231.htm), [Square](https://squareup.com/us/en/press/managerbot-open-beta)) |

## Where does Ameris rank by deposits in its home states, and who is bigger?

FDIC Summary of Deposits data as of June 30, 2025: deposits booked in each bank's offices in the state, summed by institution, national banks included. Figures are rounded. Synovus merged into Pinnacle on January 1, 2026.

| State | Ameris deposits (offices) | Ameris rank | Larger banks in the state |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Georgia | $14.9 billion (102) | 5th of 187 | Truist $69.0 billion, Bank of America $53.7 billion, Wells Fargo $46.1 billion, Synovus $27.3 billion ([FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3AGA%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json)) |
| Florida | $5.9 billion (50) | 23rd of 195 | Bank of America $170.8 billion, Wells Fargo $90.1 billion, JPMorgan Chase $75.8 billion, Truist $73.7 billion and others, including BankUnited $21.6 billion ([FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3AFL%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json)) |
| South Carolina | $1.0 billion (11) | 23rd of 76 | Bank of America $19.4 billion, Wells Fargo $17.2 billion, Truist $14.1 billion, First Citizens $12.3 billion, SouthState $11.4 billion and others ([FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3ASC%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json)) |
| Alabama | $0.16 billion (4) | 90th of 132 | Regions $31.6 billion, PNC $11.1 billion, Wells Fargo $9.6 billion, ServisFirst $9.0 billion and others ([FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3AAL%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json)) |

## Which banks does Ameris itself benchmark against?

Ameris's 2026 proxy statement says its compensation peers are 'comparably sized companies with which we compete for business and executive talent', chosen for similar operations and footprint, assets and market capitalization between about one-third and three times Ameris's, and competition for executive talent. For 2025 the 17 were UMB, SouthState, Pinnacle, Cadence, Bank OZK, Prosperity, Atlantic Union, Hancock Whitney, United Bankshares, Commerce, Fulton, United Community, Renasant, Simmons, Home BancShares, Trustmark and Hilltop. ([Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000114036126013509/ny20065565x1_def14a.htm))

Consolidation is reshaping that list. Synovus is now part of Pinnacle, Cadence was bought by Huntington, which closed the deal on February 2, 2026, and Renasant completed its merger with The First Bancshares on April 1, 2025. Ameris's own 10-K says consolidation eliminates some regional and local institutions 'while strengthening the franchise of acquirers'. ([Pinnacle Financial Partners](https://www.pnfp.com/about-pinnacle/media-room/news-releases/pinnacle-and-synovus-complete-merger-to-become-regional-bank-growth-champion), [Huntington (PR Newswire)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/huntington-bank-completes-merger-with-cadence-bank-expanding-presence-across-texas-and-the-south-302676243.html), [Renasant Corporation](https://investors.renasant.com/news-releases/news-release-details/renasant-corporation-completes-merger-first-bancshares-inc/), [Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000050/abcb-20251231.htm))

Ameris also competes outside its branch footprint. Its 10-K says it originates loans outside its market areas through national lines of business, including equipment finance, premium finance and government guaranteed lending, and that it serves consumer and business customers nationwide through select lending channels. It reports four segments: Banking, Retail Mortgage, Warehouse Lending and Premium Finance. In those national lines its rivals are not the Southeast regionals but the insurers, leasing companies, finance companies and mortgage companies its 10-K lists. ([Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000050/abcb-20251231.htm))

## Common questions

### Who are Ameris Bank's biggest competitors?

By deposits in Georgia, its largest state, Truist, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Synovus (now Pinnacle) are ahead of it, with JPMorgan Chase, United Community, Regions, Bank OZK and SouthState close behind (FDIC, June 30, 2025). Its 10-K names commercial banks, thrifts, internet banks, credit unions, brokerages, FinTech firms and stablecoin issuers as competitor classes. ([FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3AGA%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000050/abcb-20251231.htm))

### Is Truist a competitor of Ameris?

Yes, most of all in Georgia, where Truist held $69.0 billion of deposits in 203 offices at June 30, 2025, against Ameris's $14.9 billion in 102. On digital, Truist Assist logged 12.5 million+ requests from 2023 to March 2026; Ameris discloses no customer AI assistant. ([FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3AGA%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [Truist Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92230/000009223026000039/ex993-earningsdeck1q26.htm), [Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000050/abcb-20251231.htm))

### Is Chime a competitor of Ameris?

In deposits, yes by category: Ameris's 10-K names internet banks and FinTech firms among its competitors, and Chime's 10-K says its digital-first model gives it a cost advantage over traditional banks. Chime had 10.4 million active members at June 30, 2026. Neither company names the other. ([Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000050/abcb-20251231.htm), [Chime via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795586/000179558626000013/chym-20251231.htm), [Chime](https://investors.chime.com/news-releases/news-release-details/chime-reports-second-quarter-2026-financial-results))

### Does Ameris compete with Pinnacle after the Synovus merger?

Yes. Pinnacle sits in Ameris's 2026 proxy peer group, and Synovus, which merged into Pinnacle on January 1, 2026, was fourth in Georgia by deposits at June 30, 2025, one place ahead of Ameris. The combined bank has 400-plus locations in nine states. ([Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000114036126013509/ny20065565x1_def14a.htm), [FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3AGA%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [Pinnacle Financial Partners](https://www.pnfp.com/about-pinnacle/media-room/news-releases/pinnacle-and-synovus-complete-merger-to-become-regional-bank-growth-champion))

### What are alternatives to Ameris for small business banking?

Bank of America calls itself the number one US small business lender, citing FDIC data, with 4 million small-business clients, and Square sells payments, point-of-sale software and banking to sellers. Among regionals, ServisFirst, fourth in Alabama by deposits, opened in Florida's Panama City in May 2026, and United Community has a sales force about 17% larger than in September 2025. ([Bank of America Newsroom](https://newsroom.bankofamerica.com/content/newsroom/company-overview/bank-of-america-fast-facts.html), [Block, Inc. via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512673/000162828026012254/xyz-20251231.htm), [ServisFirst Bank](https://servisfirstbank.com/news/5-18-26), [The Motley Fool](https://fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/07/21/ucb-ucb-q2-2026-earnings-call-transcript))

### Who competes with Ameris in Florida?

Florida's largest deposit holders are Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Truist; Ameris ranks 23rd with $5.9 billion (June 30, 2025). Among regionals, Seacoast runs 104 offices in Florida and Georgia, Regions 270 Florida branches, and Hancock Whitney bought Orlando's One Florida Bank in August 2026. ([FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3AFL%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/730708/000162828026012787/sbcf-20251231.htm), [Regions Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1281761/000128176126000019/rf-20251231.htm), [Business Wire via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/hancock-whitney-completes-one-florida-123000979.html))

### Who competes with Ameris in mortgage lending?

Ameris's 10-K names mortgage companies, credit unions and other banks among its loan competitors. Its Retail Mortgage Division originates and sells home loans, and a Warehouse Lending Division lends to other mortgage businesses. Mortgage banking income was $32.5 million in the second quarter of 2026, against $39.2 million a year earlier. ([Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000050/abcb-20251231.htm), [Ameris Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000143/abcb-20260630.htm))

### Is Bank of America a competitor of Ameris?

Yes, in every Ameris state. Bank of America was second in Georgia by deposits at June 30, 2025, with $53.7 billion, and first in Florida and South Carolina. It calls itself the number one US small business lender, citing FDIC data, and says Erica helps more than 24.6 million clients; Ameris discloses no comparable assistant. ([FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3AGA%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3AFL%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3ASC%20AND%20YEAR%3A2025&agg_by=CERT&agg_sum_fields=DEPSUMBR&agg_term_fields=NAMEFULL&agg_limit=1000&format=json), [Bank of America Newsroom](https://newsroom.bankofamerica.com/content/newsroom/company-overview/bank-of-america-fast-facts.html))

## Peers on this site

- [United Community Banks AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/united-community) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/united-community/vs-peers)
- [SouthState Bank AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/southstate) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/southstate/vs-peers)
- [Pinnacle Financial Partners AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/pinnacle) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/pinnacle/vs-peers)
- [Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/seacoast) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/seacoast/vs-peers)
- [Renasant Corporation AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/renasant) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/renasant/vs-peers)
- [Hancock Whitney AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/hancock-whitney) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/hancock-whitney/vs-peers)
- [ServisFirst Bancshares AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/servisfirst) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/servisfirst/vs-peers)
- [BankUnited AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bankunited) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bankunited/vs-peers)

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