November, 2020

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Emerging tech in equipment finance: Hype or reality?

Accenture

When it comes to whether emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain are practical for equipment finance, it depends on the application. That was the key takeaway from the recent ELFA 2020 Business Live! virtual convention panel discussion I had the fortune of being a part of. I joined host Deb Reuben of TomorrowZone and fellow….

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Holiday season 2020: Get ready for change

Payments Dive

Steve Villegas, VP of Payment Partnerships, North America at PPRO takes a close look at the upcoming holiday season and ways merchants need to pivot in order to stay competitive.

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Loan Admin 101 – Effective Loan Administration Crucial in Pandemic Era

Abrigo

Key Takeaways Effective loan administration will protect margins and balance sheets at banks and credit unions as they handle the effects of the pandemic-induced economic crisis. Sound loan administration software or systems will generate accurate, timely information in a secure environment. Your loan administration should help detect emerging problems and improve auditability.

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Why ISO 20022 is a seismic shift for payments

Accenture

There’s no two ways about it: ISO 20022 is a complex new standard for financial services firms of every description. Inside that complexity lie some operational hurdles for payments players—but also tremendous opportunities. We can see why by looking at the ISO 20022 message format, which neatly encapsulates the high-level impact of the new standard.….

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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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Can blockchain transform cross-border payments?

Payments Dive

Cross-border payments are fraught with difficulties from long paper trails to complicated contracts/ Blockchain has emerged as a possible contender to streamline the process, however, but is it ready to tackle cross-border payments?

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Western Union Expands Real-Time Digital Payments To 100 Countries

PYMNTS

Western Union just took another big step toward ramping up its growing digital payments arsenal. The legacy global remittance giant said on Monday (Nov. 23) that it has expanded its real-time digital payout capabilities in a move that encompasses billions of bank accounts in 100 countries. Western Union first unveiled the goal of expanding digital payments to 100 countries during its investor day event in 2019.

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Combining Satellite Imagery and Machine Learning In Banking

South State Correspondent

In the last five years, one of the new disciplines in banking that has emerged is the combination of machine learning and satellite imagery to gather bank intelligence on fraud, credit, and bank marketing. While this sounds daunting, in this article, we will show you some relatively simple applications of both artificial intelligence (A.I.) and satellite (sat) imagery to improve bank performance.

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Create Successful Marketing Automation Campaigns for Healthcare

Perficient

When most people think about marketing automation, they think about sending emails to contacts. But, what can you really do with the right marketing automation tool? You can send personalized emails, text alerts, nurture customers, save internal time and resources, and create an overall better experience between your brand and your customer. With that being said, how can marketing automation benefit the healthcare industry?

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[Webinar Recording] Oracle Clinical One Demo and Roadmap

Perficient

Recently, Dave Shuford, a sales consulting director at Oracle, and Caz Halsey, a director of life sciences at Perficient, presented an informative webinar on Oracle Clinical One, a new unified clinical development platform. During the webinar, the two discussed how Clinical One is different from the legacy applications most people know. Specifically, David explained the industry’s shift from individual point solutions to a suite of applications to an integrated platform and then finally to a uni

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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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Perficient Earns Title of Top Workplace 2020 in Detroit

Perficient

Perficient is excited to announce that our Detroit office has officially been named a 2020 Top Workplace in Michigan! This is the fifth Perficient office to be recognized for being a top place to work this year – showing that our people and our culture continue to shine, even during this difficult time. So what makes our Detroit office a top workplace?

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Perficient Listed Among Significant Computer Vision Providers in Forrester New Wave Report

Perficient

We are excited to be listed by Forrester in its recent report The Forrester New Wave : Computer Vision Consultancies, Q4 2020 – The 13 Computer Vision Providers That Matter Most and How They Stack Up. The New Wave report differs from the independent research firm’s traditional Forrester Wave report in the way that it only assesses emerging technologies (such as computer vision).

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Perficient and Lake Champlain Chocolates Win Award for Incredible Paid Search Results

Perficient

This year has been unpredictable, but one thing that has remained steady is Perficient’s commitment to delivering great results for our clients. Our Paid Search team earned some well-deserved recognition last week when their paid search campaigns for long-time client Lake Champlain Chocolates won Best Use of Search – Retail/Ecommerce (PPC) at the US Search Awards.

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Why Nearshore Development Will Boost Your Business in 2021

Perficient

Since March 2020, the stakes have never been higher for your business to adapt and evolve. But how do you accelerate and scale your digital transformation cost-effectively? The answer – optimized global delivery. Follow this series and learn more about our nearshore software development capabilities from members of our global delivery team in Colombia.

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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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Empathy: The Business Value of Experience Design (Part 1 of 8)

Perficient

This is the second in a series of blog posts sharing the results of our study on the business value of experience design. In this post, we explore the value of empathy: revealing how users think, perceive, and interact with digital products and how those product experiences help make their lives easier. The history of technology – especially digital technology – is filled with great ideas that didn’t quite work out as expected.

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Our Mission to Spread Kindness with ‘Make a December Difference’: A Q&A with Perficient Leaders

Perficient

Perficient is comprised of nearly 4,500 colleagues worldwide. Individually and collectively, we’re big believers in giving back to the communities where we live and work. At the end of a challenging year, we are excited to announce Perficient’s “ Make a December Difference ,” a campaign to spread kindness and joy through thousands of acts of generosity.

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3 Perficient Healthcare Projects Awarded for Consumer-Centric Excellence

Perficient

Perficient is pleased to announce that our work for Woman’s Hospital and Henry Ford Health System has gained recognition in the 2020 eHealthcare Leadership Awards. Woman’s Hospital Home Page Designed for All Women. Woman’s Hospital | Best Internet Home Page – Hospital, under 200 beds, Gold. Transforming content organization and leveraging a broader color palette, the Women’s Hospital home page is designed for clear navigation and mobile and desktop usability.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud: Introduction to Email Studio 101

Perficient

Salesforce provides different types of clouds and Marketing Cloud is one of them. Marketing Cloud is a platform that has multiple tools designed for an organization to interact with their customers or potential customers across various channels. Marketing Cloud provides various automations that makes the interactions with people more systematic, improve the reach and has increased the efficiency exponentially.

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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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The importance of “Branch Templates” within Episerver

Perficient

In modern day CMS systems we rarely create pages that have fixed layouts with zero flexibility. Often times we give the marketing team the power to define experiences by placing a number of configurable components on the page in the layout that they see fit. This is empowering, but can also be intimidating if you’re constantly starting with a blank slate.

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The advantages of blockchain over traditional payments

Payments Dive

By eliminating middlemen, cross-border blockchain payments can result in even faster transfers while significantly reducing costs for both merchants and customers.

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Make Your Boat Swing: Lessons in Leading Change from the 1936 Olympic Men’s Rowing Team

Perficient

During the past year, leaders have faced numerous challenges while leading their organizations through changes as a result of the pandemic, unrest, and uncertainty. A key challenge for organizations has been learning to effectively and efficiently collaborate in a virtual workplace where all members work together in unison. Rowing, also known as Crew, is a competitive sport that requires a higher degree of individuals working together as a team than in any other sport.

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The benefits of Click to Pay

Payments Dive

Jed Danbury, vice president at Computop, a global payments service provider, explains the benefits of using Click to Pay

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Is Your Current Card Platform Holding You Back?

Have you ever felt the pain and loss of a client suddenly going silent, leaving you questioning everything? Ghosting can cause heartbreak; in business, it drains resources, and emotionally, it shatters your confidence. A modern credit card program can give you the tools to deliver the digital-first experiences your customer’s demand. Our eBook, “5 Signs Your Credit Card Offering Needs an Upgrade,” will help you identify key indicators that your current card platform may be holding you back and w

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Location verification can prevent QR code fraud

Payments Dive

Mobile Payments Today interviewed André Ferraz, the CEO and co-founder of Incognia, a private identity company that provides fraud prevention by using frictionless identity location verification.

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COVID-19 – The Common Enemy to Manufacturing Companies?

Perficient

I recently had the pleasure to host a virtual roundtable with a couple dozen senior executives from Global 2000 B2B manufacturing companies. The topic was “How Have You Accelerated Your Digital Transformation Strategy as a Result of COVID-19?”. As many know, Digital Transformation has been a hot topic in manufacturing for years. Most manufacturers had it in their ‘near-term’ plan, but COVID-19 has accelerated companies to prioritize it now.

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The Business Value of Experience Design

Perficient

Whether you’re checking your bank balance, getting an oil change, or enjoying another curbside pickup for Taco Tuesday, everyone loves a great customer experience. And if you’re on the other side of that exchange, everyone wants to make their customers happy and coming back for more. But a great customer experience is not a matter of timing and luck.

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Android App’s Performance – Native vs Flutter vs React Native

Perficient

;Before analyzing the performance of Android apps developed using difference frameworks, lets just have a quick idea on these frameworks. Flutter. Flutter is a portable open-source UI development toolkit for building natively-compiled apps across mobile, web, and desktop from a single codebase. . Flutter was created & being maintained by Google.

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Top 3 Banking Secrets to Stay Relevant with Gen Z Consumers

Speaker: Brian Muse-McKenney, Chief Revenue Officer & Matt Simester, Cards and Payments Expert

In today’s world of social media, dating apps, and remote work, businesses risk becoming irrelevant (or getting "ghosted") if they fail to meet the evolving needs of Gen Z consumers. Credit cards with flexible payment options, especially for young adults with little-to-no credit history, are a particularly important and valuable solution for this generation.