Fri.May 03, 2024

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Pay-by-bank holds promise

Payments Dive

“The value proposition of pay-by-bank is clear: merchants win from drastically lower payment costs and consumers win from lower prices,” writes one fintech executive.

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Tech agility is key for M&A, Fiserv exec says

BankInovation

Financial institutions that have gained agility through long-term technology investments are better prepared to complete mergers and acquisitions with limited client disruption. Technology integration during M&A activity is a customer-centric issue for banks, Danny Baker, vice president of market strategy at technology provider Fiserv, told Bank Automation News.

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Automatic age verification comes to self-checkout

Payments Dive

Artificial intelligence is speeding up store checkout in a pilot by banking tech company Diebold Nixdorf using tech to verify a customer’s age.

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Bank of Thailand to launch QR code cross-border payments to India

The Paypers

The Bank of Thailand has announced its initiative to launch secure and fast QR code cross-border payments between Thailand and India by Q3 2024.

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Fall In Love With the Month-End Close

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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Block’s Dorsey rebuffs compliance allegations

Payments Dive

The head of the payments company began an earnings call Thursday with a defense against a former employee’s allegations of compliance improprieties.

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Small banks 'feel like hostages' to their core systems: OCC's Hsu

American Banker

A set of panels discussing minority depository institutions and digitization found that cost is a significant challenge to minority depository institutions, especially in the core processing space.

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Payments, cloud services contribute to Apple’s $23B services revenue

BankInovation

Tech giant Apple reported record revenue from its services businesses, which include payments and iCloud, and is going knee-deep in its generative AI foray. “We set an all-time revenue record in services with $23.9 billion, up 14% year over year,” Chief Executive Tim Cook said during the company’s second- earnings call May 2.

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Regulators' rhetoric about bank failures doesn't match their actions

American Banker

On both sides of the Atlantic, regulators have failed to live up to their promises about how they would approach bank failures. Until they do, the industry operates in legal limbo.

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Block shares CashApp, Afterpay integration update

BankInovation

Block’s Cash App profit and number of users grew in the first quarter as the payments provider integrated buy now, pay later provider Afterpay.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

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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Block CEO Dorsey touts stronger Q1, previews crypto plans

American Banker

Tighter merchant connections between Square and Cash App helped Block produce stronger-than-expected results during the first quarter, while Jack Dorsey said the firm will launch its first remittance product later this year leveraging decentralized finance.

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STC Bahrain integrates Samsung Wallet for contactless payments

The Paypers

STC Bahrain has expanded its contactless payment options for customers by integrating Samsung Wallet into its services.

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Geopolitical tensions and Covid crisis: Noel Quinn’s five years at HSBC’s helm

TheGuardian

CEO is making a surprise exit after successfully slimming down the global bank and winning over its tough chair HSBC’s chief executive, Noel Quinn, is seen by many as ending his five-year tenure on a high note. The 62-year-old stunned the banking world this week by saying he planned to retire after an “intense” five years in the role to get a better work-life balance.

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Avalanche integrates with Stripe

The Paypers

The Avalanche C-Chain network has integrated with payment firm Stripe , allowing verified Stripe users to buy Avalanche’s AVAX and send it to their wallets.

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The Role of Automation in Commercial Lending

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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Regulators issue guidance to community banks on third-party risks

American Banker

The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a 30-page guidebook on managing affiliate risks. The report builds on formal guidance issued last year.

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Iress partners with Nomo Bank

The Paypers

Iress has partnered with Nomo Bank , the UK-based Sharia-compliant digital bank, in order to incorporate the latter’s mortgage products in its suite of solutions.

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FirstSun to switch regulators due to delays tied to HomeStreet deal

American Banker

In talks with OCC officials, "it became obvious that we would not gain near-term approval given their recent experience with multifamily and CRE positions," FirstSun CEO Neal Arnold says. The companies announced other revisions to their deal, too.

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Adyen partners with Decathlon Hong Kong

The Paypers

Global financial technology company Adyen has entered a collaboration with Decathlon Hong Kong to become the latter’s payment solution provider.

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10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.

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Fed weighs expanding operating hours for Fedwire, NSS

American Banker

The Federal Reserve has proposed that the two payments services run seven days a week, meaning they'd no longer close on weekends or holidays. The public has 60 days to comment.

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dLocal partners with Open English

The Paypers

dLocal , a cross-border payment platform, has partnered with Open English , an online English-learning platform operating across more than 30 countries globally.

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Comerica hires former SVB risk exec, Huntington names wealth chief

American Banker

Former Silicon Valley Bank exec Floyd Kessler joins Comerica as executive vice president and chief business control officer; Melissa Holding succeeds Michael Robinson as head of wealth management at Huntington; Goldman Sachs' Alexander Mayer is set to take on a senior position at JPMorgan Chase; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

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ahlibank introduces Samsung Pay

The Paypers

ahlibank , a financial institution, has unveiled the launch of Samsung Pay , marking a significant stride in providing convenience and security to its clients.

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Outsource With Confidence for RDC Program Success

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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Columbia struggled after Umpqua merger. Is the math starting to work?

American Banker

The combination of two Pacific Northwest banks was supposed to create a regional powerhouse, but rising deposit costs have stung. CEO Clint Stein says he's "laser-focused" on making Columbia a top performer again.

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SumUp raises EUR 1.5 billion

The Paypers

SumUp has raised EUR 1.5 billion from private credit lenders in a round led by Goldman Sachs, to refinance existing debt and seize global growth opportunities.

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JPMorgan unveils IndexGPT in next Wall Street bid to tap AI boom

American Banker

In essence, it's a largely automated way to create so-called thematic indexes, which identify investments based on emerging trends, rather than on traditional industry sectors or company fundamentals.

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Brite Payments and Shopware team up for instant payments across Europe

The Paypers

Brite Payments , a provider of instant bank payments, has teamed up with Shopware , an ecommerce platform in Europe, to introduce Open Banking-based instant payments to businesses across the continent.

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Signal-Based Selling: How to Leverage 4 Key Buying Signals

As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.