Mon.Sep 23, 2024

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Amazon, Google stake out bigger foothold in payments

Payments Dive

The tech giants are inserting themselves into more retail transactions to build loyalty and harvest customer data.

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10 Lessons from the National Public Data breach for consumers and financial institutions

Abrigo

Critical practices for individuals and organizations to protect their data The National Public Data breach serves as a reminder to all of us that proactive measures are necessary to safeguard our personal information. You might also like this whitepaper: "Protecting banking customers starts with you." DOWNLOAD Takeaway 1 The National Public Data breach exposed over 2.7 billion records and is a reminder to be proactive when safeguarding your data.

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Love’s adds digital payment method

Payments Dive

The convenience store operator turned to Relay Payments to allow truck drivers to pay securely at most of their fueling locations.

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Abrigo Lending Insights: Current interest rate trends for banks and credit unions

Abrigo

Recent loan rate trends from Abrigo Connect Carefully monitoring interest rate trends for loans will help financial institutions remain competitive as rates drop. Would you like other articles like this in your inbox? Data for banks & credit unions Real-time pricing trends for loans Now that the Fed has lowerered interest rates , financial institutions will want to carefully monitor current loan interest rate trends in their markets to remain competitive as rates drop.

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If It Aint Broke, Don’t Fix It: A Dangerous Mindset

Time and time again we tell ourselves and others NOT take action on something that is not "broken." We apply that mindset at home and at work. Sometimes, it doesn’t work out so well. Because when it's truly broken, it's usually an emergency, costs more and causes stress. Join us in this webinar where we share ways where you are able to anticipate your needs, understand benefits that you will get from getting better now instead of later, and relieving your team of tasks that they don't need to be

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DailyPay to offer service outside US

Payments Dive

Earned wage access provider DailyPay plans to begin offering its services outside the U.S. for the first time later this year.

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BNP Paribas to acquire HSBC's Private Banking activities in Germany

The Paypers

Financial services company BNP Paribas has announced its agreement with HSBC to acquire its Private Banking activities in Germany, aiming to further solidify its position in the industry.

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Auto lenders lean into AI for customer service

BankInovation

Auto lenders are incorporating artificial intelligence into their processes to improve customer service automation and credit decisioning while eyeing uses for underwriting. Subprime auto lenders can use AI to ensure staff and resources are assigned to tasks that help navigate affordability challenges, operational costs and credit risk, Harvey Singh, chief operating officer at Veros Credit, said during a […] The post Auto lenders lean into AI for customer service appeared first on Bank A

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Fintechs need to get proactive about setting industry standards

American Banker

If companies want to keep partnering with banks to build innovative financial services, they need to stop thinking about regulation as their partner banks' problems and start being part of the solution.

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Citizens invests in gen AI training

BankInovation

Citizens Bank is training employees on generative AI, engineering, cloud application and development, security and operations. “We have a targeted approach to upskill colleagues in roles that support or use generative AI, with a focus on our use cases that have launched,” Michael Ruttledge, chief information officer and head of technology services at Citizens, told […] The post Citizens invests in gen AI training appeared first on Bank Automation News.

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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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Spreading out the asset risk

ABA Community Banking

By Christopher DelporteA fintech startup has created what it claims is the first online bank-to-bank marketplace designed to help financial institutions mitigate asset risk. The goal of the Miami-based firm — Capstack Technologies — is to create a national platform to sell or buy loans and deposits, giving small and regional banks access to national […] The post Spreading out the asset risk appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Merchants are key as Zelle's sibling Paze seeks growth

American Banker

The new bank-led digital wallet is signing up financial institutions, but payment experts say broadening its merchant base and reaching consumers will be an uphill climb.

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Survey: Cybersecurity, customer acquisition top challenges for community banks

ABA Community Banking

Community banks see cybersecurity as a top challenge, with customer acquisition and retention a close second, according to a recent survey of community banks by BNY. The post Survey: Cybersecurity, customer acquisition top challenges for community banks appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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FDIC bank-fintech recordkeeping rule leaves questions unanswered

American Banker

The new rules on custodial account records could address the widening issues that the Synapse bankruptcy caused in the fintech world, but could make relationships between banks and fintech partners complicated, experts said.

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How Unify Turned Month-End Mayhem Into a Growth Party With Automation!

By ditching paper and manual checklists, UNIFY embraced ART’s cloud-based solution for seamless automation. The robust dashboards, exception reports, and completion date reports allowed the team to easily track progress and resolve bottlenecks. ART’s flexible access for auditors ensured tight deadlines were met effortlessly. With competitive pricing and a rapid setup, ART cut costs and minimized disruptions, enabling UNIFY’s team to concentrate on high-impact tasks.

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Directors Briefing: How boards can prepare banks for disasters

ABA Community Banking

A well-crafted plan provides a strategic framework for decision-making and helps institutions recover. The post Directors Briefing: How boards can prepare banks for disasters appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Do packaged bank accounts deliver value for money?

TheGuardian

As banks raise fees customers pay in exchange for a range of perks, it’s time to ask: Are you are really getting your money’s worth? Consumers with packaged bank accounts are being urged to scrutinise how much they pay for the benefits they receive after another leading provider increased its fees. Nationwide has become the latest big name to announce it was upping the cost, in this case by almost 40% – prompting calls for users to ensure they are getting the best value for their money.

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Big banks back tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050

American Banker

Some of the country's largest banks, including Bank of America, Citi and Morgan Stanley, said they support efforts to triple global nuclear capacity, highlighting nuclear energy's role in the clean energy transition.

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Bank of Japan maintains its monetary policy rate

The Paypers

The Bank of Japan has announced that it plans to retain its current monetary policy stance, keeping the rate at approximately 0.25% and supporting the short-term interest rates.

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Is Your Current Card Platform Holding You Back?

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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Why megabanks are seeing the value in new branches

American Banker

Bank of America said Monday that it's planning to open 165 new branches by the end of 2026. As brick-and-mortar locations remain critical for adding new customer accounts, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo are also making targeted additions to their branch networks.

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Boshhh Partners with Yapily to launch a new AI tool

The Paypers

Boshhh has partnered with Yapily to introduce Boshhh.io, a new platform designed to enhance affordability and risk assessment reporting for the financial services and legal sectors.

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As banks adopt AI, here are 3 climate techs that could lessen its energy toll

American Banker

Investors and startups see the AI boom in financial services and across the economy driving the necessity for cleaner power.

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Vista and Evercore collaborate on selling Finastra's capital markets arm

The Paypers

Global investment company Vista Equity Partners has announced its collaboration with Evercore , with the two firms focusing on selling Finastra ’s treasury and capital markets business.

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Auditpalooza: Rocking the Month-End Close Audit

Speaker: Nancy Wu, Head of Sales and Customer Success at SkyStem

A good, fast, clean audit leads to a happy work life. Join us in this one-hour webinar, where we share the best ways to prepare and conduct your audit process to maximize audit satisfaction and minimize administrative time in month-end close and financial reporting. Learning objectives: This course objective is to review leading practices to maximize audit success.

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BofA settles N.J. lawsuit over customer accounts frozen during pandemic

American Banker

The suit was filed by three New Jersey residents who alleged that BofA froze their prepaid debit cards during a pandemic-era fraud wave, blocking them from accessing unemployment benefits.

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Walmart partners with Fiserv to offer Pay-by-Bank services

The Paypers

US-based Walmart has announced its partnership with Fiserv in order to enable Pay-by-Bank payments for online purchases, an initiative that is set to start in 2025.

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What banks can do to fight pig butchering scams

American Banker

While it can be difficult to recover the funds victims lose to the scams, the U.S. has created a legal safe harbor banks can use to share intel that can prevent them.

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Safaricom and Mastercard expand remittances and payments in Kenya

The Paypers

Telecommunications company Safaricom has partnered with Mastercard to accelerate the adoption of payment acceptance and cross-border remittance in Kenya.

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3 Ways Managed Device Services Help Community Banks Cut Costs

Community banks seek ways to leverage their technology infrastructure to drive productivity and growth. However, the sheer volume of technology devices, capital constraints, and lack of skilled resources stand in the way. This Strategy Brief explores how a managed device services partner can help bridge this resource gap. Managed device services partners empower community banks to take charge of mission-critical device management activities with: Logistics and installation services to support se