Wed.Dec 04, 2024

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Bank Failure and Predictors of Performance

South State Correspondent

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York published three articles on why banks fail (the first one here ). While the aim of the research was to identify the cause of approximately 5,000 US bank failures over the course of 160 years, the research also infers what factors bank executes can influence to not only avoid failure but to improve performance. In summary, the research finds that bank failure is caused primarily by rapid asset growth, that then causes rising asset losses, deteriorating solven

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Global Payments spots 6 trends for next year

Payments Dive

The payments processor predicts fraud-fighting tools, embedded payments and comprehensive point-of-sale systems will be center stage in 2025.

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Zero-day options and financial market vulnerability

BankUnderground

Bowen Xiao Zero-day options have exploded in popularity in recent years, accounting for approximately half of S&P 500’s total options volume, a ten-fold increase from just 5% in 2016. Their flexibility, low premia and underlying leverage appeal to all market participants ranging from conservative investors hedging against intraday market volatility to aggressive traders speculating for quick profit generation.

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FedNow racks up nearly $246M in annual expenses

Payments Dive

The Federal Reserve projects the real-time payment system’s costs will climb slightly next year, from the $245.5 million it expects to spend this year.

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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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2024/25 ATM & Self-Service Software Trends

ATM Marketplace

Despite their dwindling numbers, most ATM owners are still finding plenty of uses for them. In the 17th edition of the ATM & Self-Service Software Trends survey, about 57% said their reliance on ATMs remained the same, while about 31% said they were more reliant on their ATMs.

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The Psychology Of Wedding Spending

BankBazaar

Weddings are more than just ceremonies. They’re larger-than-life productions steeped in traditions, emotions and societal expectations. From keeping up with the Sharmas to chasing Instagram-worthy moments, the pressure to spend big can be overwhelming. But why do we spend so much? Ah, weddings! The grand, glitzy spectacles that could rival even the most extravagant Bollywood sets.

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Rise of low-cost accounts fuels decline in the unbanked population

American Banker

The availability and visibility of Bank On-certified accounts, which aim to expand banking access, is contributing to a decrease in the percentage of U.S. households that are unbanked, according to bankers and government officials.

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La Banque Postale, WWF France introduce impact bank card

The Paypers

French postal bank La Banque Postale has teamed up with WWF France to introduce an impact bank card to advance the ecological transition in the region.

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Texas court halts enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act

American Banker

A federal judge in Texas has blocked the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act, a key U.S. anti-money-laundering law that would require companies to report ownership details by January.

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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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The Bank of Bhutan partners with TCS in order to upgrade its core banking system

The Paypers

The Bank of Bhutan has partnered with Tata Consultancy Services ( TCS ) in order to upgrade its core banking system using the TCS BaNCS Global Banking Platform.

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Your AI credit models are fine, but their training data is problematic

American Banker

Artificial intelligence systems built to assess creditworthiness are trained on data that implicitly accepts past discriminatory lending decisions as legitimate signals about borrowers today.

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Coinbase introduces Apple Pay for fiat-to-crypto transactions

The Paypers

Coinbase has integrated Apple Pay into its Onramp tool, aiming to streamline fiat-to-crypto purchases for eligible users.

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TCH's real-time payments can be larger; Mastercard to pay $254 million UK settlement

American Banker

The Clearing House increased its transaction limit from $1 million to $10 million; Mastercard settled a card fee lawsuit; and other news from the world of payments.

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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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CBN to prioritise Open Banking in 2025, among others

The Paypers

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled its strategic priorities for 2025, focusing on transformative initiatives to improve the country's financial services landscape, according to Nairametrics.

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Patrick McHenry punts AI legislation to next Congress

American Banker

Rep. French Hill, R-Ark. — one of the leading contenders to chair the House Financial Services Committee next year — focused on 'debanking' of crypto and other companies in his questions to the witnesses.

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Dtcpay to adopt a stablecoin-only payment model by 2025

The Paypers

Singapore-licenced cryptocurrency payment platform Dtcpay has announced plans to discontinue support for cryptocurrencies in favour of stablecoins.

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Regulators remind banks how to fight elder fraud

American Banker

The FDIC, OCC, NCUA and Fed each signed onto a letter that detailed strategies for mitigating financial crimes against older Americans.

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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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Plumery launches UI/UX Factory to optimise mobile banking applications

The Paypers

Plumery has expanded its banking capabilities through the launch of UI/UX Factory, a software that was designed to accelerate application development for banks.

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How SEC chair nominee Atkins could shape housing policy

American Banker

Paul Atkins, a noted critic of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, will join the Financial Stability Oversight Council, where he will play a role in shaping housing policy.

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Mastercard to settle collective UK lawsuit

The Paypers

US-based multinational payment card services corporation Mastercard has now gotten an agreement in principle to settle a UK lawsuit over card fees.

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Emerging Social Media Platforms To Keep an Eye On

Image Works Direct

Well, it happened again – the election had a massive impact on social media. While there’s been a steady downturn in users on the social media platform X since it was purchased by Elon Musk, the last few weeks have seen the largest exodus of users to new platforms.

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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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Wells Fargo to sell San Francisco headquarters, stay in city

American Banker

The building at 420 Montgomery St. could be put on the market as soon as this month, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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authID joins forces with Berify to redefine biometric authentication

The Paypers

authID , a provider of biometric identity verification and authentication solutions, has partnered with Berify , an organisation specialising in authentication, consumer experience, and signal harnessing.

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Citigroup faces $26 million in losses on Australian block trade

American Banker

The U.S. bank was unable to fully sell a block of shares in Australia's Goodman Group it had underwritten for China's sovereign wealth fund.

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Atome partners with Valiram to expand payment solutions

The Paypers

Atome , a digital financial services platform in Southeast Asia, has partnered with Valiram to enhance payment checkout options for customers in Singapore and Malaysia.

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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.