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MARCH 12, 2025

The payments pioneer is counting on merchant tech upgrades, its buy now, pay later offering and Venmo to re-energize its flagship business, a top executive said this week.

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Abrigo

MARCH 13, 2025

The basics of verifying checks for government-issued payments Fraudsters target government checks at tax time and beyond. Banks and credit unions have several tools, including a new one, to fight fraud through U.S. Treasury check verification. Key topics covered in this post: The growing need to verify Treasury checks Security features to help validate U.S.

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Payments Dive

MARCH 6, 2025

The Senate backed a resolution to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that gave the agency oversight of big tech companies offering payment tools.

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Abrigo

MARCH 11, 2025

How to prevent internal fraud at your bank or credit union Of the many fraud risks banks and credit unions face, one of the most costly comes from within the institution itself. Employees in positions of trust may manipulate accounts, conceal information, or abuse their authority for personal gain. Learn how to prevent internal fraud in banks and credit unions.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 10, 2025

The 5S Framework is a methodology for solving banking problems that banks can apply to determine the best strategic path forward. We outlined the background and the first couple of steps of the framework in Part 1 ( Here ). In this article, we cover the remaining three “Ss” of “Solve,” “Stress,” and “Sell” while looking at some timely applications.

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BankUnderground

MARCH 6, 2025

Michal Stelmach , James Kensett and Philip Schnattinger Economists frequently use the vacancies to unemployment (V/U) ratio to measure labour market tightness. Analysis of the labour market during the current inflationary period often assumes the V/U ratio is constant and compares this measure with a supposed pre-2019 equilibrium. However, the V/U ratio has trended upwards over recent decades.

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Payments Dive

MARCH 7, 2025

Payment players and large banks might enjoy lighter regulation if the agency disappears, but should be careful what they wish for, a former CFPB executive says.

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Abrigo

MARCH 12, 2025

Protecting customers from disaster fraud In the aftermath of hurricanes, wildfires, floods, and other natural disasters , vulnerable communities often see an uptick in disaster fraud schemes designed to steal personal information or relief funds from would-be donors. As trusted financial partners, banks and credit unions play a critical role in helping customers recognize and avoid these scams.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 10, 2025

We are staunch advocates that banks should avoid risks that they do not get compensated for. One such risk that banks take without compensation (or revenue) is on-balance sheet, fixed-rate loans. With the current flat or slightly inverted yield curve, plus the current volatility of the market, borrowers have a pricing advantage to lock in long-term, fixed-rate loans, leaving lenders with the interest rate risk without appropriate compensation.

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Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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MARCH 6, 2025

Digital banking solution provider Alkami has announced it will acquire account opening solution provider MANTL for $400 million. Here’s my 5-point gut take on the deal Deposit origination: Job #1. Ron Shevlin’s Whats Going On in Banking research shows deposit gathering is still the #1 challenge for banks while new member growth (requiring deposit accounts) is the #1 challenge for credit unions.

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TheGuardian

MARCH 6, 2025

Treasury committee finds disruption a result of 158 IT incidents affecting millions of customers Customers at Britains major banks and building societies suffered the equivalent of more than one months worth of IT failures in the last two years, MPs have said. Enquiries by the House of Commons Treasury committee have found that nine of the top banks and building societies operating in the UK accumulated a total of at least 803 hours, the equivalent of more than 33 days, of unplanned tech and sys

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Payments Dive

MARCH 6, 2025

The payment processor’s CEO designate, Mike Lyons, has won over analysts and investors with his experience at bank clients and payment peers. He’s expected to take over from Frank Bisignano later this year.

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Abrigo

MARCH 7, 2025

Learn the ins and outs of Regulation E Even if youre not in the banking industry, you've likely heard the term Regulation E compliance (Reg E). Reg E was created to protect consumers using electronic payment systems. While it may sound complex, understanding its requirements is essential for avoiding costly penalties and protecting your financial institutions members and clients.

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Automation is changing the game for commercial lenders, offering a clear path to competitive advantage in 2025. Rising costs, outdated workflows, and manual data entry slow growth and impact borrower satisfaction. Automation addresses these challenges, reducing costs, speeding up loan cycles, improving accuracy, and elevating borrower experiences. With market uncertainty easing, now is the time to act—waiting until loan volumes rebound leaves lenders unprepared and struggling to compete.

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MARCH 13, 2025

With the many threats faced by businesses today, leaders must be vigilant about protecting their cyber liability policies. These policies are critical in mitigating the risks associated with cyber threats, but sharing their details can inadvertently expose your organization to further risk. This article aims to educate on the importance of safeguarding the terms of cyber liability policies and explain why others may be reluctant to share detailed policy information.

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Jack Henry

MARCH 13, 2025

Explore how modern technology ecosystems can strengthen banking relationships, build trust, and drive growth for financial institutions and their communities.

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American Banker

MARCH 7, 2025

The Internal Revenue Service holds a massive trove of sensitive data about American taxpayers that would be of inestimable value to a company operating in the private sector. Protecting it is a matter of national security.

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TheGuardian

MARCH 11, 2025

Potential FCA scheme could mean banks proactively inform borrowers if they were mis-sold car loans Business live latest updates Banks could be forced to proactively tell customers they have been mis-sold car finance, as the financial watchdogs plans for a compensation scheme affecting potentially millions of Britons moved one step closer. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said on Tuesday it would announce its decision on such a scheme which could result in redress totalling billions of pou

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Remote Deposit Capture (RDC) clients are more likely to use additional treasury services and maintain larger deposits. However, poor customer experiences—particularly if they delay deposits—can compel RDC clients to take their business elsewhere. This eBook makes the case for outsourcing RDC operations to a proven managed services partner. This approach helps Treasury Departments with limited resources provide excellent client experiences that result in higher retention and productivity rates.

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Jack Henry

MARCH 6, 2025

You may have recently heard that Early Warning Services has decided to decommission the Zelle Common Mobile Application (CMA), also known as the Purple App or the Zelle standalone app, for out-of-network transactions. This significant change will impact how users send and receive money, particularly those who rely on the standalone app because their institution is not a Zelle Network participant.

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American Banker

MARCH 11, 2025

A new order requires certain non-bank financial companies in certain ZIP codes to report transactions over $200, much lower than the previous $10,000 threshold.

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Payments Dive

MARCH 11, 2025

The financial software company says it’s focused on devising new methods for small business owners to be paid faster.

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Abrigo

MARCH 10, 2025

This article covers these key topics: Genuine oversight of the CECL model Q factor support Attention to disclosures and stress testing Preparing CECL models for a merger What CECL topics are auditors and examiners focusing on? Institutions must show robust governance,ongoing monitoring, and meaningful analysis of both quantitative and qualitative factors (Q factors).

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Have you ever felt the pain and loss of a client suddenly going silent, leaving you questioning everything? Ghosting can cause heartbreak; in business, it drains resources, and emotionally, it shatters your confidence. A modern credit card program can give you the tools to deliver the digital-first experiences your customer’s demand. Our eBook, “5 Signs Your Credit Card Offering Needs an Upgrade,” will help you identify key indicators that your current card platform may be holding you back and w

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TheGuardian

MARCH 6, 2025

Bank says it has fixed mobile and telephone service outages after people unable to make payments Santander has fixed the problems affecting its banking services after many customers were left unable to access their accounts. The bank apologised for any inconvenience caused and said no customers would be left out of pocket as a result of the outages.

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The Paypers

MARCH 7, 2025

The Paypers covers the latest global news on payments, ecommerce, fintech, and the digital economy, along with the most relevant updates in specific topics such as payments infrastructure, Metaverse,

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American Banker

MARCH 13, 2025

As the Senate Banking Committee meets to consider landmark stablecoin legislation today, the banking industry is beginning to wake up to what some experts say is an existential threat.

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Payments Dive

MARCH 13, 2025

Payments players, including Green Dot and Flywire, have potentially put their businesses up for sale and larger companies have shown their appetite for acquisitions as an uncertain economy increases financial pressures.

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It's the time of year to give our close process some TLC. Join us in this one hour webinar where we discuss how to adopt leading practices and infuse technology into the month-end close process to improve our experience and increase our productivity during month-end and quarter-end close. Learning Objectives: This course's objective is to understand how the month-end close can be improved with automation and adoption of leading practices.

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