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PayPal elicits skepticism from analysts

Payments Dive

Analysts have soured on PayPal’s prospects, at least for now, noting competition is encroaching on the payment pioneer’s turf as a new CEO tries to make gains.

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A Guide to Fortify Your Institution Against Senior-Level Embezzlement Risks

Perficient

This blog, the first in a series by Perficient’s Risk and Regulatory Center of Excellence (CoE), provides actionable measures your company can adopt to safeguard against senior-level embezzlement risks and maintain the integrity of your institution’s financial transactions. Background On October 19 th , 2023, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published an article highlighting new enforcement actions and clarifying explicit rules regarding misconduct, particularly as it relates

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Amex to sell fraud prevention firm Accertify

Payments Dive

The card issuer is selling the business, which offers online fraud monitoring services to merchants, to the joint venture investment firm Accel-KKR.

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Risk of Derivatives – The Fall of an Index

South State Correspondent

There are many historical examples of some sophisticated and some less sophisticated entities imploding from the risk of derivatives. Barings Bank, Orange County (CA), Enron, Long-Term Capital Management, and other entities misused derivatives or didn’t understand the difference between hedging and speculating. Some bankers will soon hear about another example of banks using derivatives that, unfortunately, will lead to losses.

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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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Apple, Google face legal challenges to their payments businesses

Payments Dive

Both tech giants will spend this year fighting off rivals hungry for a piece of their payments revenue.

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Maximizing the value of B2B payments

Payments Dive

Here are three ways that B2B payments can be a source of growth.

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New York Governor’s 2024 consumer protection agenda targets “unfair and abusive” business practices and BNPL

CFPB Monitor

In remarks to the press and public on January 2, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced “a sweeping consumer protection and affordability agenda”, including proposed actions to “strengthen consumer protections against unfair business practices” and “establish nation-leading regulations for the Buy Now Pay Later loan industry”. The Governor vowed to pursue “the first major expansion to New York consumer protection laws since 1980” to curb “predatory” business practices and “exploitative t

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How have neobanks changed banking?

ATM Marketplace

Customers have the choice of using traditional banks, neobanks or both, but their choice is dependent on their needs and how well the bank can respond.

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Lights, Insurance, Action: An Epic Financial Adventure

BankBazaar

Lights, camera, action! Welcome to the blockbuster world of financial planning, where your future takes centre stage and financial security is the ultimate hero. In this Bollywood-inspired script, we’ll weave together a tale of money, dreams and the importance of insuring your future. Get ready for a rollercoaster ride of emotions, drama and dance numbers – all while learning the essentials of financial planning!

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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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SCOTUS to hear oral argument on February 20 to determine timing for facial challenges to federal regulations

CFPB Monitor

The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral argument for Tuesday, February 20, 2024 in Corner Post, Inc. v Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The question that the Supreme Court will decide is when a right of action first accrues for an Administrative Procedure Act (APA) Section 702 challenge to a final rule issued by a federal agency—when the final rule is issued or when the rule first causes injury.

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Fraud cost $500B, illicit money topped $3T in 2023: Report

American Banker

Payments fraud is the most expensive kind, at $450B; anti-financial-crime execs are the most worried about real-time payments, a survey from Nasdaq and Oliver Wyman found.

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A special podcast episode: Will Chevron deference survive in the U.S. Supreme Court? An important discussion to hear in advance of the January 17th oral argument.

CFPB Monitor

This special podcast episode, hosted by Senior Counsel and former Consumer Financial Services Practice Leader Alan Kaplinsky, sets the stage for the upcoming oral argument in the two U.S. Supreme Court cases where the fate of Chevron deference hangs in the balance. This episode provides an essential roadmap for anyone who will listen to the oral argument or is following this critical challenge to this important doctrine.

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How Amazon uses generative AI to reinvent retail

American Banker

When the e-commerce giant designs and revises new store models like Just Walk Out, it faces a challenge: How do you train technology that requires real-world data that doesn't yet exist?

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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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PNC to spend $425M on improvement plan in 2024

BankInovation

PNC Financial plans to spend $425 million this year on its ongoing improvement plan, which funds business and technology investments. As the Pittsburgh-based bank looks to continue to improve operations, it is pulling back on spending in other areas, including headcount, Chief Financial Officer Robert Reilly said during today’s fourth-quarter earnings call.

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Walls are closing in on the Basel capital reforms

American Banker

In official comments on bank regulators' Basel III endgame capital proposal, concerns are being raised by a wide array of stakeholders — including civil rights advocates and consumer advocacy groups — suggesting major amendments or re-proposal may be necessary for the rule to cross the finish line.

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Goldman Sachs tech spend up 5% to $1.9B

BankInovation

Investment banking behemoth Goldman Sachs ramped up technology investment while pulling back on retail banking operations during the fourth quarter. The $538 billion bank’s communication and tech spend increased 5% year over year to $503 million during Q4 while its annual tech spend increased 6% YoY to $1.9 billion, the bank said Jan.

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Rebound in dealmaking could boost Goldman Sachs after rocky 2023

American Banker

The Wall Street giant did a lot of backtracking last year, abandoning its plans to become a bank for everyone. Now it's refocusing on growing its tried-and-true businesses of dealmaking and asset management.

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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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PNC tech leaders join Bank Automation Summit U.S. 2024

BankInovation

Technology leaders from PNC Financial Services will speak at Bank Automation Summit U.S. 2024 to discuss automation and creating a culture for AI. The speakers are Scott Kinross, senior vice president and software engineering director, and Anuj Shah, head of intelligent automation. Kinross will speak Monday, March 18, at 4 p.m.

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New Morgan Stanley CEO trims outlook, pledges to stay the course

American Banker

Two weeks after Ted Pick rose to CEO, the company slightly revised its long-term targets for efficiency, return on tangible common equity and other metrics. Yet, Pick says, "there's not a change in strategy" after the departure of his predecessor, James Gorman.

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Opening Doors to the Appraisal Profession

Realwired Appraisal Management Blog

On my Indispensable Appraisers podcast, I spoke with Dr. Randy Flowers, the President of Operations at RSDS Appraisal Diversity. He just broke the 200th appraiser in his company in 55 cities. He’s graduated almost 45 trainees in the last year.

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As charge-offs rise, PNC says it's positioned to weather the cycle

American Banker

The Pittsburgh-based regional bank reported a jump in soured commercial and consumer credits during the fourth quarter. Still, PNC executives said the company is appropriately reserved for a mild recession.

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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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Plooto launches enhanced all-in-one payment automation solution

The Paypers

Plooto has launched a payment orchestration offering support to the complex workflows and security requirements of scaling businesses.

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'We are picky': Inside Amex's fintech strategy

American Banker

American Express has built platforms to help smaller brands quickly bring credit cards to market and for B2B software companies to embed virtual cards.

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Venezuela terminates petro cryptocurrency programme

The Paypers

The government of Venezuela has ended the Petro (PTR) cryptocurrency, founded in 2018 to support the nation’s currency due to an overwhelming economic crisis.

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HomeStreet to sell itself after tough year

American Banker

The Seattle bank's stock price fell in 2023 amid concerns over rising interest rates and its concentration of multifamily loans. The buyer is FirstSun Capital Bancorp, which raised $175 million as part of the deal.

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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.