Fri.Sep 22, 2023

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Payments processing can get complicated, so let this primer be your guide.

Payments Dive

How many companies does it take to process a credit card payment?

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The Unsung Heroes of Mortgage Lending

SWBC's LenderHub

In a vast—and largely digital—lending landscape, big banks and FinTechs often hog most of the financial glory. They’re more visible and have slick advertising that suggests they’re the best and safest bet for a person’s financial future.

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Holiday spending to increase 3.7%: Mastercard

Payments Dive

Consumer outlays for electronics and at restaurants are expected to boost expenditures this year, according to the card network.

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Has the import price shock been worse in the UK or euro area?

BankUnderground

Josh Martin and Julian Reynolds How much have higher import prices increased consumer prices in the UK and euro area? This post explores this question using a framework grounded in some fundamental economic and national accounting concepts. Starting with the GDP price, we adjust for relative import and export prices to arrive at a consumer prices measure – this gives us a sense of the impact of import prices and the terms of trade shock on consumer price inflation.

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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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Is the metaverse worth it?

ATM Marketplace

What is the metaverse good for? A panel at the Interactive Customer Experience Summit debated this topic.

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JPMorgan shutters 14 First Republic branches, more closures expected

American Banker

The nation's largest bank, which acquired the remains of San Francisco-based First Republic following its failure this spring, has completed its plans to close 21 offices this year. But the consolidation effort is likely to continue.

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Loan Trading – Then vs. Now

Jack Henry

All new technology is born out of purpose. For example, search engines were created to sort through the massive amounts of data online. And with every upgrade or enhancement, technology compounds itself to create something better. And on and on it goes.

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A new trend in regtech is a gift to money laundering criminals

American Banker

The move to create data consortia and proprietary information networks is creating exactly the kind of information silos that money launderers exploit today.

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Fintech Funding: Curve raises $163M as fintech funding dries up

BankInovation

Financial super app Curve raised $163 million in a series C round this week, even as global fintech funding has dropped significantly. Not only has funding dropped due to uncertain macroeconomic conditions and rising global interest rates, but the number of deals has also decreased.

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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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Fed governor calls for transparency, accountability in AI models

American Banker

Federal Reserve Board Gov. Lisa Cook said artificial intelligence holds great promise for the economy, but stressed the importance of human choice in decision making, both financial and otherwise.

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Scotiabank sees gen AI potential via citizen coders

BankInovation

AI development has traditionally been reserved for specific coders with advanced training, but with generative AI, financial institutions can look to citizen coders. According to research and advisory group Gartner, citizen developers, or citizen coders, are employees of a company, in this case bank, that innovate outside of the traditional IT setting.

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Wells Fargo hires a D.C., Wall Street insider as its latest vice chair

American Banker

Thomas Nides, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel and longtime Morgan Stanley executive, will take over the megabank's public affairs division as its work to fix regulatory concerns continues. He succeeds Bill Daley, the former chief of staff to President Barack Obama, who recently announced his retirement from Wells.

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Wise launches Apple Pay and Google Pay for cardholders in Malaysia

The Paypers

UK-based remittance platform Wise has integrated Apple Pay and Google Pay for cardholders in Malaysia.

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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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'Job security forever': Bank leaders on AI and cyber defense

American Banker

At the Sibos conference this week, cybersecurity leaders at banks and other experts debated how to train employees to thwart threats that are intensified by AI.

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As UK mortgage interest rates fall, should you choose a two-year or five-year fix?

TheGuardian

Bank of England halts run of base rate rises but borrowers still have much to ponder This week’s decision by the Bank of England to hold the base rate at 5.25% after 14 back-to-back rises has left borrowers sighing with relief. It was a close-run thing, with almost half of the monetary policy committee voting for a further increase, and it is not clear if it heralds an end to these or only a pause.

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20 banks with the best reputation among noncustomers

American Banker

The top five banks have an average reputation score among noncustomers of 70.7 in 2023.

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Podcast: Credit card rewards are for all people

ABA Community Banking

With the availability of credit card rewards at stake under the Durbin-Marshall credit card bill, bill sponsor Sen. Roger Marshall dismisses consumer concerns about their rewards. The post Podcast: Credit card rewards are for all people appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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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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Why PayPal's stablecoin whiffed out of the gate

American Banker

The company's scale has helped it become a force in many payment niches, but that wasn't enough to make its PYUSD coin an immediate threat to Tether's USDT and Circle's USDC.

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Shufti Pro partners with Newton Global

The Paypers

ID verification solution provider Shufti Pro has partnered with Newton Global to enhance the latter’s online security and KYC compliance.

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Northwest's CFO search, Plains State's new small-business portfolio

American Banker

Northwest Bank starts search for new CFO; Plains State Bank acquires wealth management, tax businesses; Bank of America names new heads for North America industrials banking; and more in the weekly banking news roundup.

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Fireblocks partners with Asset Reality

The Paypers

Asset Reality , an end-to-end seized asset solution platform, has integrated with Fireblocks , a platform to manage digital asset operations and build businesses on the blockchain.

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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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How Banks and Fintechs Can Get the Best Results from Their Partnerships

The Financial Brand

This article How Banks and Fintechs Can Get the Best Results from Their Partnerships appeared first on The Financial Brand. Bank and fintech leaders share advice on what makes for an effective collaboration with strong results. Both sides have a lot to gain. This article How Banks and Fintechs Can Get the Best Results from Their Partnerships appeared first on The Financial Brand.

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Vero Technologies raises USD 8.5 mln in Series A funding round

The Paypers

Vero Technologies , a wholesale financing technology and loan servicing platform, has announced the close of its Series A funding round, led by venture capital fund BankTech Ventures.

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Goldman Sachs, Citadel Securities pay SEC millions over trade labeling

American Banker

Recordkeeping lapses lead to fines as looming government shutdown threatens SEC workload.

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VendorInfo launches its Automated Bank Account Verification tool

The Paypers

US-based VendorInfo has announced the launch of its Automated Bank Account Verification tool, in order to prevent fraud for its management portal.

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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.