Tue.Nov 14, 2023

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5 Key Advantages of Financial Spreading Technology

Jack Henry

In our digital age, financial institutions must facilitate swift and effortless business loan approvals, where lenders can make decisions without subjecting clients to lengthy delays. Fortunately, this is achievable through the use of financial spreading software, which not only expedites decisions but also reduces costs.

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The Clearing House nabs top Fed official

Payments Dive

The new hire is tasked with boosting adoption of The Clearing House’s RTP real-time payments system, as the new rival Federal Reserve FedNow system seeks to attract clients.

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How Your Bank Business Model Impacts Performance

South State Correspondent

You are likely in the process of finalizing your strategic plan. The good news is that strategy matters and your team’s time and effort in refining your strategy should pay off. The question is, how much will it pay off? That answer depends on the strategy your bank is pursuing and the underlying business model your bank chooses to leverage. In this article, we look at two very similar institutions, but ones with different bank business models, and show how their model impacts performance.

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Lightspeed aims to fend off rivals on international stage

Payments Dive

Competing restaurant point-of-sale players have set their sights on international growth, but they’re likely to find the European market tougher than the U.S. market, Lightspeed’s CEO said.

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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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The Most Powerful Women in Credit Unions 2023

American Banker

American Banker is proud to recognize the honorees for the second annual Most Powerful Women in Credit Unions.

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1972 Corvette, a restoration story

Realwired Appraisal Management Blog

Once upon a time, in a quiet neighborhood nestled on the outskirts of Macon GA is my friend Sam…true story. Sam was a car enthusiast with a dream – to restore a classic 1972 Corvette.

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First Citizens unveils revised SVB community plan worth $6.5 billion

American Banker

The agreement includes funds for small-business lending and mortgages for low- and moderate-income borrowers in California and Massachusetts. It puts an end to questions about the fate of an $11.2 billion plan that Silicon Valley Bank inked before it failed in March.

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Ballard Spahr attorneys and Cornell University law professor submit comments opposing CFPB rulemaking on post-dispute consumer arbitration agreements

CFPB Monitor

Ballard Spahr Senior Counsel Alan S. Kaplinsky and Mark J. Levin, and David Sherwyn, Professor of Law at Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration, today submitted lengthy comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opposing the recent petition filed by consumer advocates urging the CFPB to undertake rulemaking that would prohibit the use of pre-dispute arbitration clauses in consumer contracts in favor of arbitration clauses that would permit consumers to choose between arbit

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Banks embrace rewards, personalized tools for small businesses

ATM Marketplace

How can banks help small businesses? By taking lessons from consumer products and offering them rewards, tools and personalized services.

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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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How credit unions are still benefiting from the 2023 banking crisis

American Banker

Executives reflecting on the issues that doomed three banks say the closures stressed the importance of adapting quickly to change, and emphasized the advantages of the credit union business model.

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CFPB/Fed/OCC increase exemption thresholds for appraisal requirement, Regs Z and M

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB, Fed, and OCC have announced that they are increasing three exemption thresholds that are subject to annual inflation adjustments. Effective January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, these exemption thresholds are increased as follows: Smaller loans exempt from the appraisal requirement for “higher-priced mortgage loans” are increased from $31,000 to $32,400.

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The tech that helped this credit union get customers to answer its calls

American Banker

Arkansas Federal Credit Union in Little Rock launched a branded calling solution in June through a partnership with First Orion, also based in Little Rock. It has helped reduce declined calls by 21%.

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Zelle Offers Details on Its Solution to Protect Scammed Customers

CFPB Monitor

Last year, we blogged that Zelle was considering possible solutions for P2P customers on the Zelle Network who were the victims of scams. In an August 30, 2023 press release, Zelle announced that it was initiating new safety measures. It stated: All banks and credit unions on the Zelle Network® must implement Risk Insights for Zelle®.

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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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Inside the new, post-crisis market for startups' deposits

American Banker

Bank failures last spring forced many startup businesses to shift where they store their cash. JPMorgan Chase appears to be the top beneficiary, but other banks say they are just as eager to reel in deposits and do more business with the innovation economy.

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Podcast: IBM studies embedded finance

BankInovation

Embedded finance is a key strategy for financial institutions as consumers demand the integration of financial products within organizations that provide nonfinancial services.

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First Financial in Indiana buying Tennessee bank

American Banker

The deal for SimplyBank, scheduled to be completed in the second quarter, would give First Financial in Terre Haute, Indiana, additional branches in Tennessee and its first presence in Georgia.

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FIs deploy investing tech to stop deposit outflows

BankInovation

Financial institutions are deploying investment technology in a bid to stop customers from withdrawing funds from their accounts and depositing them elsewhere. According to an October Fitch Ratings report, deposits for all United States banks dipped 2.4% between December 2022 and September 2023. U.S.

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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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Heads must roll for the FDIC's sexual harassment culture. But whose?

American Banker

The bombshell investigation into pervasive sexual misconduct at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has spurred some senators to call for FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg's resignation. If he can't right the ship, then he should step aside.

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Credix secures USD 60 million credit facility

The Paypers

Credix has announced the raise of a USD 60 million credit facility in order to accelerate the expansion of credit access in the region of Latin America.

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Michelle Bowman and the Fed's history of dissent

American Banker

The Federal Reserve Board governor has emerged as a leading voice of skepticism on various regulatory rules and proposals. In doing so, she joins a long — and sometimes misunderstood — tradition of principled opposition at the central bank.

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Tamara secures USD 250 million in debt financing

The Paypers

Saudi Arabia-based Tamara has secured USD 250 million in debt financing from Goldman Sachs and Shorooq Partners , to improve its BNPL product and release new tools.

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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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While pervasive, the 'big banks v. fintech' narrative misses the point

American Banker

The future of financial services lies in collaboration between big banks and fintech, not conflict.

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Worldline enables Tap to Pay on iPhone for French businesses

The Paypers

France-based payment services provider Worldline has announced that it enabled Tap to Pay on iPhone for large French merchant customers.

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Why banks' retail units should care about small businesses

American Banker

Bankers should stop thinking of small companies as difficult to serve, Comerica's Brian Haney says; "How does succeeding in small business make the retail bank stronger?

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The Paypers launches the Fraud Prevention in Ecommerce Report 2023-2024

The Paypers

The Paypers has launched its latest edition of the Fraud Prevention in Ecommerce Report , the ultimate source for the latest trends in the fraud prevention ecosystem.

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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.