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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AI-powered avatars: Next stage in banking CX?

ATM Marketplace

Digital avatars, could hold the key to unleashing a new era of AI-powered excellence in customer service, especially at the digital banking level.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Cashflows updates Developer Portal to enhance merchant onboarding

The Paypers

Cashflows has launched the new Cashflows Developer Portal, an enhanced portal for a one-stop-shop to empower merchants and partners with access to all of Cashflows’ products and services.

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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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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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EU Parliament to institute additional AML laws

The Paypers

The European Parliament has passed a suite of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations that target several financial services and entities, including cryptocurrency.

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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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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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American Banker news quiz: May 3

American Banker

In this week's edition of the American Banker news quiz, test your knowledge on Colorado banking legislation, the failure of Republic First Bancorp, acquisitions and more.

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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.