Thu.Jul 18, 2024

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Opponents of Capital One-Discover merger to air grievances

Payments Dive

Consumer advocates say the merger will stifle competition and give the combined company an easy avenue to raise fees on card payments.

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Driving the Future of Wealth Management

Perficient

Wealth management is evolving rapidly, driven by generational shifts, changing advisor roles, new business models, regulatory demands, and a growing preference for low-cost passive products. In response to these changes, our fintech client partnered with one of the world’s largest financial institutions to develop a next-generation, open-source, front-to-back wealth management platform.

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CFPB to apply lending laws to EWA

Payments Dive

The federal agency weighed in Thursday with a proposed rule to oversee the burgeoning earned wage access industry.

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9 Steps to Kill Checks and Check Processing

South State Correspondent

Sometime soon, one of the banks reading this will likely be the last bank to handle paper checks. Last week’s announcement that Target, one of the nation’s largest retailers, will not take personal checks past July 15 th has made bankers take notice. Target joins Whole Foods, Aldi, and Lululemon as major retailers that have found that checks eat up too much margin.

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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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Positive pay systems: Pros and cons for FIs

Abrigo

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Canary Wharf Group to carve chunks out of HSBC tower after bank leaves

TheGuardian

Revamp of 42-storey block when bank moves out in 2027 will include new terraces and leisure facilities Business live – latest updates Canary Wharf Group has unveiled plans to remove large chunks from the HSBC tower as part of a revamp of the 42-storey office block when the bank moves out in 2027. The property company said it would carve out sections of the tower’s facade to create terraces as part of plans to transform the office block – a skyscraper in the east London financial district – into

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CFPB proposes earned wage access rule

BankInovation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed an interpretive rule affecting earned wage products, or paycheck advance products, ensuring that employees are aware of costs and fees for these services, according to today’s CFPB release. Paycheck advance products allow employees real-time access to earned wages.

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New AI tools aim to save Wall Street research analysts time

American Banker

FactSet, Brightwave and Bloomberg are among those offering generative AI models that do research legwork. But Wall Street firms have lately been taking a harder look at the cost and return of generative AI.

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Bank of England warns CHAPS payment system experiencing delays

BankInovation

The Bank of England warned that its CHAPS service — one of the largest high-value payment systems in the world — has been affected by a global payments issue, causing some large, time-sensitive payments to be delayed.

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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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Why is JPMorgan banning credit cards for BNPL payments?

American Banker

The bank plans to turn away transactions for apps like Afterpay, Affirm, Klarna and others. Its move comes as these third parties face increasing scrutiny from regulators and industrywide concerns over risk.

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Ajman Transport taps BPC to digitalise public transport payments

The Paypers

The UAE Ajman Transport Authority has partnered with payment solutions provider BPC to digitalise public transport payments through O-CITY.

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Bank earnings woes, Discover lawsuit and other issues facing investors

American Banker

Mixed earnings results at Wells Fargo and the ongoing merger proposal between Discover Financial Services and Capital One Financial are creating added pressure for investors.

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70% of Citizens applications will be cloud-based by 2024

BankInovation

Citizens Bank is deploying generative AI and migrating operations to the cloud as part of its cost-saving and efficiency measures. The bank reported that 70% of its applications will be on the cloud by the end of 2024 and it aims to deploy generative AI to increase efficiencies at its call centers.

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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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Texas Capital misses on earnings, executives cite weak loan demand

American Banker

The Dallas-based company, whose earnings per share fell short of consensus by 6 cents, lowered its revenue forecast and raised its expense outlook. Its stock price fell more than 8% on Thursday.

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Credit Card Tech: 5 Integrations You Need to Know!

BankBazaar

Here’s a sneak-peek into some technologies that are going to shake up the world of Credit Cards. Enhanced convenience, bolstered security, the advantages are endless… The question is, are you ready for the revolution? In the ever-evolving landscape of financial technology, C redit C ards are no longer mere pieces of plastic / metal. Sure, they have made payments easy and rewarding.

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Synovus posts loss on securities sale, but bolsters fee income

American Banker

The Georgia-based bank recorded a $257 million hit after unloading a bundle of securities that it expects to redeploy into higher-yielding assets. It also forecast a resumption of loan growth in the second half of the year.

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UK banks told to treat politicians more fairly after Farage debanking row

TheGuardian

The FCA says financial firms should not disadvantage people running for office and their families The UK’s biggest banks have been told by the City watchdog to do more to ensure parliamentarians, senior public servants and their families are treated fairly in the wake of the Nigel Farage debanking row. In a warning to financial firms – including banks, payment firms and lenders – the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said they should not disadvantage people running for office or taking senior pu

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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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Synapse's failure shows that regulation is no substitute for knowledge

American Banker

Financial services supervisors should revisit the concept of regulatory sandboxes. Doing so would allow fintechs to gain needed experience in the world of banking, while fostering innovation.

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Banks and payments hit as faulty CrowdStrike update | OpenAI debuts mini version of its most powerful model yet | Stripe valuation hits $70bn

Bussman Advisory

This week’s must-know stories in the FinTech, AI and Digital Asset space. The latest edition of the FinTech Ecosystem Newsletter is here: The post Banks and payments hit as faulty CrowdStrike update | OpenAI debuts mini version of its most powerful model yet | Stripe valuation hits $70bn appeared first on Bussmann Advisory AG.

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Podcast: M&A outlook with Paul Davis

ABA Community Banking

At the midpoint of the year, what's the M&A outlook like for community banks? The post Podcast: M&A outlook with Paul Davis appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Earned wage access providers rebuke CFPB, plan to sue over proposal

American Banker

The $22 billion-dollar earned wage access industry is vigorously opposing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's plan to classify paycheck advances as consumer loans requiring disclosures of fees and costs, and says it will fight the rule in court.

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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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FIS integrates Lendio's technology

The Paypers

Global financial technology company FIS has integrated Lendio ’s technology to introduce its new SMB Digital Lending solution and support small businesses in accessing funding.

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House weighs bank AI legislation in bipartisan report

American Banker

Reps. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., and Maxine Waters, D-Calif., who run the House Financial Services Committee, today released their report on artificial intelligence in the financial industry.

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OneCard joins forces with Razorpay

The Paypers

India-based credit card fintech OneCard has entered a collaboration with Razorpay to optimise the Indian credit card market through improved repayments.

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How Banks Accelerate Transformation with Composable Technology

The Financial Brand

This article How Banks Accelerate Transformation with Composable Technology appeared first on The Financial Brand. Composable technology is gathering momentum among banks as they pursue the technologies and systems that will drive revenue and resolve application complexity. This article How Banks Accelerate Transformation with Composable Technology appeared first on The Financial Brand.

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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.