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The time for generative AI in commercial banking is now

Accenture

Spring is a time when most people, bankers included, take a fresh look at the challenges they face and tackle them with renewed vigor. Commercial banking should be on this year’s spring-cleaning list. While it is often the bank’s largest revenue generator, its processes continue to be highly manual, constraining the potential for profit growth.… The post The time for generative AI in commercial banking is now appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog.

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Global Payments to wrap review soon

Payments Dive

The payments processor plans to finish an assessment of operations in the next few months, aiming to streamline its business and pare units it can’t scale.

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Optimizing small business lending: Best practices and strategies

Abrigo

Boost your small business lending efforts from the bottom up Small businesses play a crucial role in our economy, and one of the critical factors in their success is access to funding. You might also like this guide for smarter, faster small business lending. DOWNLOAD Takeaway 1 Your loan policy sets the tone for the institution's approach to risk appetite, risk tolerance, lending philosophy, and organization of the lending function.

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Mastercard, Visa tap AI for fraud solutions

BankInovation

Card giants Mastercard and Visa leaned into AI and generative AI for fraud detection in the first quarter. “We continue to enhance our solutions with generative AI to deliver even more value,” Chief Executive Michael Miebach said during Mastercard’s May 1 earnings call.

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Back to Basics with Reconciliations

Join us in this webinar, where we share best practices on how to think about the reconciliation work each month, when best to do reconciliations, how they should be prepared, and some common pitfalls to avoid. Learning Objectives: This course objective is to understand how to properly prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and its impact on the financial statements.

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Goldman Sachs to scrap cap on bonuses for hundreds of UK staff

TheGuardian

Changes will allow the investment bank’s star performers to earn up to 25 times their annual salary Goldman Sachs has told hundreds of its top UK bankers that it is eradicating a cap on bonuses, in a move that will allow its star performers to earn up to 25 times their annual salary. Richard Gnodde, chief executive of Goldman Sachs International, made the announcement during a video message to staff on Thursday.

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JPMorgan details its invisible role with Amazon — and others

American Banker

The embedded banking services Amazon offers to third-party sellers come from the hidden hand of JPMorgan Chase's corporate payments arm, which markets its services to e-commerce platforms on a white-label basis.

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John Duff Lowe obituary

TheGuardian

John Duff Lowe, who has died aged 81, was a pianist on the first record that Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison made together, in 1958, as the Quarrymen. Despite his rock pedigree, Duff, as he was affectionately known, spent most of his life working in banking and financial services. His piano playing on McCartney and Harrison’s song In Spite of All the Danger featured at the start of Peter Jackson’s 2022 documentary The Beatles: Get Back.

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American Express unveils its approach to generative AI

American Banker

The financial services company has found that engineers report higher satisfaction and save time when using a copilot to assist with coding.

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Instant payment transactions to surpass USD 58 trillion worldwide by 2028

The Paypers

Juniper Research has published a new study showing that instant payment transactions are set to surpass USD 58 trillion globally by 2028, competing with card payments.

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How a Managed Services Partner Can Reduce the Friction in Your RDC Program

Treasury teams at community banks face an ongoing challenge of delivering frictionless customer experiences as they support treasury products – especially RDC. This infographic focuses on the efficiencies community banks gain when partnering with a proven managed services provider. You’ll see the advantages you can gain when a managed services partner leverages online tools, skilled customer and technical support personnel, and fulfillment and logistics capabilities to streamline RDC fulfillment

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'Well-capitalized' banks keep failing; it's time for a reality check

American Banker

What's the point of regulatory capital rules that ignore demonstrated problems, like unrealized losses? We need to rethink what banks' disclose to investors and regulators.

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Liquid Noble partners with iDenfy

The Paypers

Liquid Noble has partnered with iDenfy in order to leverage its KYC solution and stop digital asset fraud in line with the latest compliance regulations.

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These investors are raising $1 billion to be ready when a bank fails

American Banker

Nearly 15 years ago, Les Lieberman and other organizers of Porticoes Capital used a shelf charter to buy a spate of failed banks. Now they're hoping to replay the strategy.

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Outpayce secures e-money licence to provide regulated payments services

The Paypers

Outpayce , the venture launched in 2023 to revolutionise Amadeus ’ travel payments sector, has obtained an e-money institution (EMI) licence from the Bank of Spain.

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Budget Playbook for Commercial Lenders — Bank and Credit Union Edition

Amid market uncertainty, banks and credit unions are faced with critical decisions about the future of their commercial lending. With fluctuating interest rates and rising competition from non-bank lenders, it's critical to allocate your 2025 budget strategically to optimize lending operations. Our Budget Playbook for Commercial Lenders delivers key strategies to help you navigate these challenges, ensuring your institution is well-positioned for the coming year.

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Secrets of a 'turnaround guy'

American Banker

Banks maintain lists of consulting firms that they trust to help troubled commercial borrowers to fix their businesses. These specialists say they're getting more calls, especially in areas such as multifamily and CRE, from business owners who need help.

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Viva.com partners with Satispay

The Paypers

Viva.com has announced its partnership with Satispay in order to grow the alternative payment options for merchants in Italy, France, and Luxembourg.

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TD fined $6.7 million under Canada money-laundering rules

American Banker

Toronto-Dominion failed to submit suspicious-transaction reports in cases where it was reasonable to suspect the transfers were tied to money laundering or terrorist financing, along with other violations, according to the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada.

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PCI Security Council's Middle East expansion targets payment fraud

The Paypers

The PCI Security Standards Council (SSC) has announced plans to extend its operations to the Middle East, aiming to tackle the growing threat of payment card fraud in the region.

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It Takes Two to Tango

With automation, you’ll reduce errors and save valuable time, allowing you to focus on what really matters: strategic analysis and insightful decision-making. Picture accurate financial reports ready at your fingertips, giving you the confidence to tackle business challenges head-on. Embracing automation not only boosts productivity but also elevates your role from number cruncher to closing rockstar.

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JPMorgan details its invisible — and growing — role with Amazon

American Banker

The embedded banking services Amazon offers to third-party sellers come from the hidden hand of JPMorgan Chase's corporate payments arm, which markets its services to e-commerce platforms on a white-label basis.

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Airwallex and BILL team up to optimise SMB payment solutions

The Paypers

Airwallex has formed a partnership with BILL , a financial operations provider, to optimise its payment offerings for SMBs by integrating Airwallex’s local transfer capabilities.

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Hoodies and Suits: Can Banks and Fintechs Learn to Speak the Same Language?

The Financial Brand

This article Hoodies and Suits: Can Banks and Fintechs Learn to Speak the Same Language? appeared first on The Financial Brand. A good book title would be 'Fintechs are from Silicon Valley, Banks are from South Dakota.' But how can both sides write a happier next chapter? This article Hoodies and Suits: Can Banks and Fintechs Learn to Speak the Same Language?

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EU parliament passes laws strengthening AML measures

The Paypers

The European Parliament has recently approved a series of legislative measures aimed at bolstering the European Union 's capabilities in combating money laundering and terrorist financing.

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The 2024 Lenders Guide to Automating the Complex Loan

Download the latest edition of GoDocs' "The Lender's Guide to Automating the Complex Loan." This comprehensive guide offers financial institutions valuable insights into document automation for complex commercial loans. It unpacks the intricacies of complex loans and showcases how an automation platform like GoDocs — the leading commercial loan closing platform — delivers impressive benefits and ROI to any FI.

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April Banking People Moves: Who Stayed, Left and Got Promoted

The Financial Brand

This article April Banking People Moves: Who Stayed, Left and Got Promoted appeared first on The Financial Brand. Citi nabbed executives from Merrill Lynch and Blackrock, two CFOs were fired for nefarious reasons, Verve Credit Union recruited a KeyBank veteran and more. This article April Banking People Moves: Who Stayed, Left and Got Promoted appeared first on The Financial Brand.

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Sumsub partners with CODE to support crypto travel rule compliance

The Paypers

Global full-cycle verification platform Sumsub has partnered with Travel Rule compliance solution CODE.

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Lumin Digital taps Atomic to augment digital banking

The Paypers

US-based financial services provider Atomic has announced a reseller partnership with Lumin Digital , a cloud-native digital banking solution.

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Volopa integrates Microsoft Dynamics 365 for accounting

The Paypers

UK-based international payments and expenses provider Volopa has unveiled its latest endeavour: an integration with Microsoft Dynamics 365.

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Confronting the Change Challenge

Change is difficult, whether in our private or work life. However, without change, growth and learning are difficult not to mention keeping up with the market and staying competitive. We have all worked for or ourselves are the bosses that prefer to keep the status quo. We will discuss how to address the "change challenge" to enable you to be a changemaker and a graceful recipient of change.