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Good business: Eco-friendly credit cards on the horizon

BankInovation

The plastic credit card consumers keep in their wallets may soon change. With more consumers demanding eco-friendly business practices, issuing banks could benefit from using more sustainable card materials, according to Aite Group’s report, “Eco-Friendly Card Material: Bringing Sustainability to Card Issuance.” “Not only is there approximately 150 million metric tons of plastic in the […].

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Contactless Payments Are Going Mainstream

PYMNTS

In a year that will see more than 25,000 retail stores blink out of existence, with an estimated 16,000 restaurants having closed permanently by August, people could use some upbeat news. It’s out there. Signs of economic recovery are visible, as are inspiring stories of SMBs successfully adapting and reinventing post-pandemic. You just have to know where to look.

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7 Steps: Do it! Get Ready for Microsoft Ignite #MSIgnite

Perficient

Next week is Microsoft Ignite. If you don’t plan for Ignite you’ll be tempted to work through it and say you’ll catch up on videos later… not the best idea. This is going to be different from previous years. In a lot of ways Microsoft is designing it such that it is focused on the most meaningful content in smaller chunks.

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Contactless cards tap into the new normal of physical distancing

Payments Dive

Contactless payments offer the same strong security as EMV cards but how do they stack up against the needs of consumers who are now dealing with the aftermath of COVID-19? Jaime Topolski, the director of payment card products at Fiserv gives his insight on contactless cards.

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Back to Basics with Reconciliations

Join us in this webinar, where we share best practices on how to think about the reconciliation work each month, when best to do reconciliations, how they should be prepared, and some common pitfalls to avoid. Learning Objectives: This course objective is to understand how to properly prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and its impact on the financial statements.

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Banks don’t have to be big to be bold

Accenture

I’m a person who likes to make a positive difference in everything I do. This blog is no exception. Beginning with this first post, I’ll share honest perspectives, creative solutions—and even a few bold ideas—for middle market banks to achieve their strategic agendas and differentiate in the market. For those who don’t know me, I…. The post Banks don’t have to be big to be bold appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog.

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Make Your Adobe Managed Services Migration a Success

Perficient

With companies looking to reduce costs and increase agility, many are looking to move their CMS to the cloud. Adobe offers two cloud solutions for. AEM, Adobe Managed Services (AMS), and AEM Cloud Service. For existing on-premise customers, AMS is a lighter lift as it is closer to on-premise architectures. Is AMS a Fit? The first question to ask is: is AMS a fit?

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Fintechs resilient in face of pandemic

Bobsguide

Fintechs are optimistic of their future prospects as the consequences of the pandemic provides favourable tailwinds. “[The sector] seems to be buoyant, there is no absence of continued investment and organisations are continuing to try to bring something new to the market,” says Ian.

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Alibaba is in talks to invest $3 billion in Grab

Payments Source

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is in talks to invest $3 billion in Southeast Asian ride-hailing giant Grab Holdings Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.

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Deloitte Becomes First Of Big Four To Break Up Business

PYMNTS

Deloitte will be the first of the “Big Four” auditors to break up its business after selecting a new auditing board to undertake the task, according to a report from The Telegraph. The company, along with fellow Big Four members EY , KPMG and PwC , had been warned by watchdogs that their businesses needed to break off their profitable consultancy arms from audit divisions.

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How a Managed Services Partner Can Reduce the Friction in Your RDC Program

Treasury teams at community banks face an ongoing challenge of delivering frictionless customer experiences as they support treasury products – especially RDC. This infographic focuses on the efficiencies community banks gain when partnering with a proven managed services provider. You’ll see the advantages you can gain when a managed services partner leverages online tools, skilled customer and technical support personnel, and fulfillment and logistics capabilities to streamline RDC fulfillment

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Prepare Your App for iOS 14

Perficient

Now that iOS 14 is available, there has never been a better time to get your app up and running with the latest operating system. With iOS ad option rates so high, at nearly 80% , most users will update their devices once given the opportunity. The sooner you update and begin testing your app the more time you’ll have to perfect your customer’s apps.

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Q&A: RTGS Global founder talks liquidity visibility for banks

Bobsguide

With financial institutions around the world facing liquidity challenges during the pandemic, efficient settlements and liquidity visibility have moved to the top of bank’s priority list. Bobsguide spoke to Nick Ogden, founder of Worldpay, ClearBank and most recently RTGS Global – a.

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PayPal merchants approach the holidays with no new staffing

Payments Source

PayPal released a survey of online small and medium-sized merchants that expressed caution about the upcoming holiday season, as 70% do not plan to hire new or rehire furloughed staff.

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Visa: Real-Time Settlement, Online Marketplaces Help Put SMBs Back On The Road To Recovery

PYMNTS

Online marketplaces are the digital storefronts helping small to mid-sized businesses survive — but adding real-time settlement into the mix can help them thrive. To that end, joint research between PYMNTS and Visa , in a study titled Marketplaces as Retail’s New Front Door , found that 60 percent of surveyed businesses that are not currently using online marketplaces would like to do so.

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Budget Playbook for Commercial Lenders — Bank and Credit Union Edition

Amid market uncertainty, banks and credit unions are faced with critical decisions about the future of their commercial lending. With fluctuating interest rates and rising competition from non-bank lenders, it's critical to allocate your 2025 budget strategically to optimize lending operations. Our Budget Playbook for Commercial Lenders delivers key strategies to help you navigate these challenges, ensuring your institution is well-positioned for the coming year.

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5 Consumerism Tips for Healthcare

Perficient

Consumerism has reached critical mass in healthcare. Consumers expect technology to work intuitively, regardless of its underlying complexity. And in healthcare – an industry that tends to segment consumers into patient or member experience silos – consumers increasingly expect a seamless, holistic, digital health journey. Today, entire industries such as healthcare, banking, insurance, and business-to-business (B2B) sales are being rewired around customers and end users.

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How To Save Up For Your Maternity Leave

BankBazaar

In spite of a six months’ paid maternity leave that you’re entitled to in India, there are still some exigencies that you will need to financially prepare for during your maternity leave. . Motherhood can easily be considered as one of the most momentous occasions that mark a woman’s life. Whether you’re opting for a natural birth, surrogacy or adoption, this period is likely to bring tumultuous changes to your life.

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Retailers are pushing mobile apps, but not always security

Payments Source

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic forced retailers and consumers alike to consider the benefits of shopping via a mobile app, providers of shopping and loyalty apps were seeking partnerships with security vendors to deploy fraud prevention technology.

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SWIFT To Create New Cross-Border Real-Time Rails

PYMNTS

SWIFT , a global provider of secure financial messaging services, announced Wednesday (Sept. 16) that its cross-border platform will be retooled to enable financial institutions to deliver instant transactions. Over the next two years, the Belgium-based cooperative said the initiative will provide transaction management services. The new approach promises to create new value-added services to support business growth.

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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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Take Your Apps and Processes from Good to Great!

Perficient

How long does it take you to accomplish some of your daily, routine tasks? Are you spending too much time on manual processes? What changes would you make to your current applications or systems? Perficient has helped our clients take applications and systems from good to great by innovating the customer experience, creating a new process or optimizing an existing one, or enabling a new service for the organization.

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Market Commentary: Week of September 14, 2020

SWBC's LenderHub

What Happened. Equities had their second tough week in a row as some of the biggest winners of the “COVID Rally” have given up a portion of their gargantuan gains. The pull back in the big tech stocks continued this week. As an example, Apple is now only up 78% from mid-March. The horror!

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Apple-Fortnite clash exposes a major weakness of digital payments

Payments Source

Apple's legal dispute with Epic Games, the publisher of Fortnite, has exposed a potential nuclear option that the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant can use against any company that sells online.

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Jacksonville Jaguar Fans Can Now Pay Via QR Codes

PYMNTS

The Jacksonville Jaguars are now allowing QR-based mobile payments at retailers and concessions at the TIAA Bank Field Stadium through a mobile Jags Pay wallet in the official team app, according to a report from NFCW. Supporters have already been using the app to access tickets on game day to enter the stadium. Android and iOS mobile phone users can link credit or debit cards to the Jags Pay wallet through the Jags App, and make mobile payments at any of the points of sale at the stadium.

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It Takes Two to Tango

With automation, you’ll reduce errors and save valuable time, allowing you to focus on what really matters: strategic analysis and insightful decision-making. Picture accurate financial reports ready at your fingertips, giving you the confidence to tackle business challenges head-on. Embracing automation not only boosts productivity but also elevates your role from number cruncher to closing rockstar.

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Announcing Perficient’s Forrester Consulting-Commissioned Study: Get Supply Chain Right!

Perficient

We are excited to announce the launch of our recent study, Get Supply Chain Right! Intelligent Fulfillment Boosts Customer Service And Return On Inventory Investment. This commissioned Forrester Consulting study includes the results from a survey of more than 200 supply chain professionals to gain insights on how intelligent order management and automated supply chains are being utilized throughout US companies.

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There's No Place Like Home: The Value of Adoption Marketing for Your Personal-Digital Banking

Jack Henry

People are searching for and willing to try digital banking services they didn’t know they needed until now. Let them know there’s no place like home, where you provide all the services they need. Online banking usage has surged during COVID , and this means people are looking for ways to accomplish their financial transactions digitally.

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Mastercard encouraging staff to begin return to New York offices

Payments Source

Mastercard Inc. is encouraging its staff to begin returning to its New York-area offices, joining other large employers seeking to bring workers back after months at home.

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eCommerce Spurs The Great Logistics Shift

PYMNTS

In the great digital shift, logistics firms are shifting, too. The ripple effects, of course, extend up and down the logistics and transportation chains, getting products where they need to go. As The Wall Street Journal reported, the rise of eCommerce giants is changing the way even the largest container firms are doing business. In one example, Rodolphe Saadé, chairman and CEO of the globe’s fourth-largest container firm, CMA CGM, said in an interview that “clients like Amazon and Walmart ar

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3 Ways Managed Device Services Help Community Banks Cut Costs

Community banks seek ways to leverage their technology infrastructure to drive productivity and growth. However, the sheer volume of technology devices, capital constraints, and lack of skilled resources stand in the way. This Strategy Brief explores how a managed device services partner can help bridge this resource gap. Managed device services partners empower community banks to take charge of mission-critical device management activities with: Logistics and installation services to support se