The Financial Brand

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This article The Outlook for Bank and Fintech M&A in 2024 appeared first on The Financial Brand. Banks and fintechs' interest in M&A is waning. Many of the same conditions that drove M&A last year are still in play in 2024.

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The Financial Brand

DECEMBER 27, 2023

This article Trends 2024: Four Banking Growth Strategies for a Challenging Year appeared first on The Financial Brand. Beset by threats on all sides, banks and credit unions need to focus their efforts in 2024 on a short list of priorities.

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The Financial Brand

MARCH 27, 2024

This article A Focus on New Products May Push Varo to Profitability in 2024 appeared first on The Financial Brand. This article A Focus on New Products May Push Varo to Profitability in 2024 appeared first on The Financial Brand.

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The Financial Brand

JANUARY 1, 2024

This article 2024 Trends: Prepare for Disruptive Activism from a Politicized CFPB appeared first on The Financial Brand. This article 2024 Trends: Prepare for Disruptive Activism from a Politicized CFPB appeared first on The Financial Brand.

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The Financial Brand

MARCH 28, 2024

This article The Clock is Ticking: Last Discounts for The Financial Brand Forum 2024 Will Be Gone in Just A Few Days appeared first on The Financial Brand. The last discount rate for The Financial Brand Forum will expire next week on April 4. Sign up now and save.

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The Financial Brand

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This article Top 2024 Trends in Fintech & Payments: A2A, Digital Currencies, Digital Identities appeared first on The Financial Brand. Juniper Research identifies the top ten global trends that will drive the banking industry in 2024 and beyond their latest report.

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The Financial Brand

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This article Trends 2024: How Fintechs are Balancing Growth with Compliance Risk appeared first on The Financial Brand. This article Trends 2024: How Fintechs are Balancing Growth with Compliance Risk appeared first on The Financial Brand. Are fines increasingly the cost of growth?

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The Financial Brand

JANUARY 7, 2024

This article Why Headwinds from Deteriorating Auto Loans Will Whip Credit Unions in 2024 appeared first on The Financial Brand. This article Why Headwinds from Deteriorating Auto Loans Will Whip Credit Unions in 2024 appeared first on The Financial Brand.

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The Financial Brand

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

This article 2024 Marketing Roadmap: More Customer Focus, More Streamlining & Fresh Takes on Life’s Milestones appeared first on The Financial Brand. This article 2024 Marketing Roadmap: More Customer Focus, More Streamlining & Fresh Takes on Life’s Milestones appeared first on The Financial Brand.

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The Financial Brand

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This article It’s All Happening: Why The Financial Brand Forum 2024 Will Be the Most Important Ever appeared first on The Financial Brand. Forum Preview: The biggest and best conference in banking is just 14 weeks away. Sign up now, before it’s too late.

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The Financial Brand

DECEMBER 6, 2023

This article Regional Banks Need to Prepare Now for More Earnings Pressure in 2024 appeared first on The Financial Brand. This article Regional Banks Need to Prepare Now for More Earnings Pressure in 2024 appeared first on The Financial Brand.

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The Financial Brand

JANUARY 16, 2024

This article Analysts Weigh Plans of Big 4 Banks as Leaders Sketch Their 2024 Outlook appeared first on The Financial Brand. consumer looms large for the major banks as they look ahead to a series of Federal Reserve rate cuts. The state of the U.S.

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The Financial Brand

JANUARY 11, 2024

This article Trends 2024: Consumers Will Drive Open Banking, Not Regulators appeared first on The Financial Brand. toward open banking. This article Trends 2024: Consumers Will Drive Open Banking, Not Regulators appeared first on The Financial Brand. Why that's good news.

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The Financial Brand

JANUARY 3, 2024

This article Washington Watch: 5 Issues Bankers Should Monitor in 2024 appeared first on The Financial Brand. This article Washington Watch: 5 Issues Bankers Should Monitor in 2024 appeared first on The Financial Brand.

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The Financial Brand

DECEMBER 24, 2023

This article Five of The Best: Top AI Guides and Case Studies for 2024 appeared first on The Financial Brand. This article Five of The Best: Top AI Guides and Case Studies for 2024 appeared first on The Financial Brand.

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The Financial Brand

DECEMBER 27, 2023

This article Five of the Best: BNPL Exploded in 2023, With More to Come in 2024 appeared first on The Financial Brand. Buy now, pay later hit banking hard in 2023, and its influence will only grow in 2024. Check out our top five stories on BNPL this year.

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The Financial Brand

JANUARY 22, 2024

This article The Great M&A Debate: Regional Bankers Argue the Need to Buy Scale in 2024 appeared first on The Financial Brand. This article The Great M&A Debate: Regional Bankers Argue the Need to Buy Scale in 2024 appeared first on The Financial Brand. Do regionals have to consolidate to thrive?

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The Financial Brand

MARCH 18, 2024

This article Intelligent Banks Do More with Less appeared first on The Financial Brand. As they face growing headwinds in 2024, banks and credit unions must double down on optimization and efficiency. This article Intelligent Banks Do More with Less appeared first on The Financial Brand.

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The Financial Brand

JANUARY 4, 2024

This article Why New Market Conditions Require a Refreshed Approach to Banking Innovation appeared first on The Financial Brand. There's good news: Banks and credit unions may be uniquely positioned in 2024 to pursue radical reinvention.

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The Financial Brand

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This article CEO Survey Finds ‘Cautious Optimism’ Among Banking Leaders appeared first on The Financial Brand. As 2023 comes to a close and we approach 2024, banking CEOs remain upbeat about growth despite inflation, disruption and regulators.

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The Financial Brand

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Economy appeared first on The Financial Brand. Will Federal Reserve policymakers pull off a 'soft landing' in 2024? Economy appeared first on The Financial Brand. Here are four surprising charts indicating sources of financial strength among consumers across the country.

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The Financial Brand

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This article Five of the Best: The Hottest Payment Trends from 2023 appeared first on The Financial Brand. New and hot trends in payments came hard and fast in 2023, and they're only going to gain more traction in 2024 and beyond.

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The Financial Brand

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

This article Climate First Bank: Keeping the Green Faith and Putting Politics Aside appeared first on The Financial Brand. Founder Ken LaRoe has resolved to forge ahead with green banking in spite of the outcome of the national elections.

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The Financial Brand

DECEMBER 31, 2023

This article Banking 2030, Part 1: The New Realities of Banking appeared first on The Financial Brand. Special Report: The first of a four-part series on the long-term future of the banking industry, looking past current challenges to future growth.

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The Financial Brand

JANUARY 2, 2024

This article Banking 2030, Part 2: The Seismic Forces Shaping the Industry appeared first on The Financial Brand. Special Report: In the second of a four-part series on the long-term future of the banking industry, we examine the four major industry transformations currently underway.

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The Financial Brand

MARCH 18, 2024

This article Why the Best Choice Between Growth and Risk May Be…Both appeared first on The Financial Brand. Dr. Wendy Smith argues that success in banking often requires the embrace of competing priorities, simultaneously.

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The Financial Brand

JANUARY 2, 2024

This article Banking 2030, Part 3: Banking Innovation is Paramount Even as Regulatory and Competitive Pressures Mount appeared first on The Financial Brand. Special Report: Why a challenging environment cannot distract banks and credit unions from the imperative to innovate.

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The Financial Brand

JANUARY 3, 2024

This article Banking 2030, Part 4: The Path to Delivering Fully Integrated Banking Experiences appeared first on The Financial Brand. Special Report: The tools banks require to deliver financial services everywhere, all the time, are at hand.

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