Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Financial institutions standing in 2030 will have completed a significant and gut-wrenching transformation of their leadership talent. Every year, digitization further rattles the relevancy of the traditional hierarchical banking organization. In the throes of managing balance sheets and loan portfolios and at the same time executing daily “run the bank” operations, bankers are faced with the need to continuously develop new customer experiences and scale enterprise capabilities.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Bankers are hopeful that several factors could strengthen profits next year, including higher loan demand and more stable funding costs as the Fed holds the line on — or even lowers — interest rates.

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ABA Community Banking

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

"When we're able to take banking the them, at a place where they already have trust with their employer, that's a bridge," says Jennifer Huffman of Atlantic Union Bank's workplace banking product. "From there we're able to grow that relationship." The post Podcast: Building trust by bringing the bank into the workplace appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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SWBC's LenderHub

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In our modern, digital world, the financial landscape is evolving—and fast. Today’s money moves at the speed of the Internet, which means banking isn’t what it used to be.

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Jack Henry

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The benefits of a multilingual digital banking system go far beyond expanding a Financial Institution’s customer base. Click to learn more.

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TheGuardian

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

I think people everywhere, even on juries, have had enough of our leaders’ failure to tackle the climate crisis In 2021, I was arrested with eight other women for breaking the windows at HSBC’s headquarters in London. On Thursday, after just two hours of deliberation, a jury of our peers found all nine of us not guilty of nearly half a million pounds in criminal damage.

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BankInovation

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Deutsche Bank is exploring generative AI within its operations as it looks to third-party startups to develop the technology. “Artificial intelligence is one of the most important technology trends for the financial industry, with significant potential to make business processes more efficient,” a Deutsche Bank spokesperson told Bank Automation News.

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TheGuardian

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Rising interest rates have boosted profitability but are likely to limit demand and increase risk of bad debts, says central bank The balance sheets of eurozone banks are showing “early signs of stress” after a rise in loan defaults and late payments by customers, the European Central Bank has warned. Higher interest rates have boosted banks’ income and profits for the time being, the ECB said, but lenders are facing pressures from higher funding costs, worsening asset quality and lower lending

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Payments Dive

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The company plans to cut about 8% of its workforce over the next year as Jack Dorsey steps up his efforts to improve efficiency and revive profits.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

To develop an effective, low-cost deposit growth strategy, take some tips from the high performers. Deposit retention and growth is strategic priority #1 in the banking industry today. But although financial institutions need a long-term strategy for a near-term challenge, playing the “rate game” is a race to the bottom. Finding growth has been a rough slog for banks and credit unions throughout 2023.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission recently prevailed on summary judgment in a case against Jonathan Braun and his company RCG Advances, LLC. The product at issue, merchant cash advances, generally provide small businesses with critical and timely financing, and there was no dispute that the defendants gave these businesses upfront lump-sums of money in exchange for the right to collect future receivables. .

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BankBazaar

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

If your job satisfaction were a pizza, would it be a delicious p epperoni or a sad, limp slice left on the counter overnight? Your career should be more satisfying than waiting for a pizza delivery on a Friday night, agree? Money – the ultimate puzzle that keeps us up at night. We’ve all wondered whether we are making enough or just collecting colourful paper for a high-stakes Monopoly game.

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BankUnderground

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Ambrogio Cesa-Bianchi, Richard Harrison and Rana Sajedi Recent increases in interest rates around the world, following a multi-decade decline, have intensified the debate on their long-run prospects. Are previous trends reversing or will rates revert to low values as current shocks subside? Answering this question requires assessing the underlying forces driving secular interest-rate trends.

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ATM Marketplace

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The ATM and self-service industry is here to stay, but it’s no longer business as usual. We are at the cusp of a self-service revolution where market players are required to be more efficient, innovative and customer-centric than ever before. Download this report to learn more about ATM and self-service trends in 2023.

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Payments Dive

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Better spelling on fake merchant sites and more advanced card skimmers are among the latest schemes that will be deployed by fraudsters during the year-end holiday shopping season.

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TheGuardian

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Historian and Sapiens author says sophistication of technology makes it difficult to forecast its dangers Artificial intelligence could cause a financial crisis with “catastrophic” consequences, according to the historian and author Yuval Noah Harari , who says the technology’s sophistication makes forecasting its dangers difficult. Harari told the Guardian a concern about safety testing AI models was foreseeing all the problems that a powerful system could cause.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

This is our third blog post on the final rule issued on October 24, 2023 by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency amending their regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) (the “Final Rule”). .

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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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Realwired Appraisal Management Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

If you know your potential exceeds your current results, take pause. Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life by Arnold Schwarzenegger provides a roadmap to improve our personal and professional lives. “Be hungry for success, hungry to make your mark, hungry to be seen and to be heard and to have an effect.

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BankUnderground

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Gabija Zemaityte and Danny Walker Inflation has been high in many countries since 2021. Some have said that companies have increased their profits over that period: so-called ‘greedflation’. We use published company accounts for thousands of large listed companies to look for signs of increased profits in the data. Consistent with previous analysis of aggregate incomes , price indices and business surveys , we find no evidence of a rise in overall profits in the UK – prices have gone up alongsid

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ATM Marketplace

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The APC Gen Z study found that Gen Z has five top demands from businesses and brands: 1. Authenticity. 2. PhysiDigital. 3. Experiential. 4. Custom. 5. Rewards.

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Payments Dive

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

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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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.

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TheGuardian

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As chancellor during the financial crisis he showed great wisdom and courage, and he played a huge part in keeping the UK intact in the Scottish referendum The news of Alistair Darling’s death on Thursday came as a terrible shock to us all. A statesman of unimpeachable integrity and a man driven by a deep sense of social justice, twice in his career he stepped up when his country needed him and demonstrated a level of wisdom, courage and calmness that is granted to only the most exceptional of p

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

On November 27, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) published proposed Automated Decision-Making Rules to be discussed by the CCPA board at its upcoming meeting on December 8, 2023. While the proposed rules are far from final—indeed, they are not even official draft rules—they signal that the CPPA is considering rules that would have significant impact on businesses subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

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Realwired Appraisal Management Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

When your bank says “no new initiatives” does that mean all productivity ideation halts? Reframe “no new initiatives” into a “train in the off-season” mindset. Be a leader for your team. Limited resources can curb banks’ innovation and competitiveness. Your appraisal management technology partner is potentially key to bridging the gap.

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BankUnderground

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Fergus Cumming and Danny Walker Bank Rate has risen by more than 5 percentage points in the UK over the past couple of years. This has led to much higher mortgage rates for many people. In this post we analyse another potential source of pressure on mortgagors: the potential for falls in house prices to push borrowers into higher – and therefore more expensive – loan to value (LTV) bands.

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Speaker: Gary Dmitriev

Our upcoming webinar aims to demystify the process of selecting and implementing automation tools for financial institutes. This session will provide your roadmap for vetting potential solutions, focusing on due diligence, vendor assessments, and aligning technology with strategic goals. We’ll also address the critical issue of innovation fatigue, offering tips on maintaining enthusiasm and momentum for new initiatives.

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