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5 major trends impacting the financial services industry

BankInovation

The COVID-19 health crisis has forced organizations to pivot to new ways of working. Companies and government agencies are fighting to maintain business continuity while helping their customers, employees and other stakeholders cope with the stress of a health crisis. For banks and financial services institutions, the pandemic has had a major impact on both […].

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The Bank Legacy Is Dead: Long Live the Fintech Collision

Gonzobanker

While AOBA 2022 had its share of execs wanting to “fake it until they make it” with future innovation, credit is due to the bankers who are pouring real financial investment into new fintech experiments. It’s been a long two years since bankers and investment bankers nationwide made their annual pilgrimage to the Arizona desert for the Acquire or Be Acquired conference – and ohhh man, a completely different world has emerged since the January 2020 get-together!

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Transforming banking to adapt to the new world

Accenture

Ten years ago, the word “bank” evoked imagery of long lineups, heavy paperwork and months-long processing time. Fast-track to today, and customers want a one-stop solution to cater for an “on the move” lifestyle. Boundaries between differentiated services have blurred and customers’ expectations of banks go beyond their conventional financial needs to encompass all realms….

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7 Takeaways: “How GM Financial Elevates the Customer Experience With Journey Science”

Perficient

Perficient’s Kevin Colletti recently joined forces with Srini Alagarsamy and Patrick Daly from GM Financial, as well as Adobe’s Chris Young to present the webinar, “How GM Financial Elevates the Customer Experience with Journey Science.” In the webinar, the panelists discussed how having a firm grasp on journey science can help personalize the customer experience.

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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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FASB: No Delay for CECL Implementation Date

Abrigo

Firm deadline for CECL implementation set As expected, the FASB agreed to uphold CECL’s 2023 implementation date. You might also like " CECL Streamlined: A Webinar Series for 2023 Adopters". Register. Takeaway 1 The FASB agreed to uphold the 2023 implementation date for those that haven’t yet adopted the CECL standard. Takeaway 2 Some financial institutions had hoped for a delay, but a majority of members voted for a consistent accounting standard on schedule.

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Growth beyond digital banking: A new day dawns

Accenture

It’s time to stop talking about digital banking as though it’s an end game. Today’s digitalization is just the first step in the more holistic transformation to come. In the first of my focused insights on the Future of Banking, I’ll discuss a few of the meaningful changes banks need to undertake in order to…. The post Growth beyond digital banking: A new day dawns appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog.

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“Powering Hybrid Work” in Financial Services

Cisco

The question that I get asked most often by financial services CXO’s is “how do we move beyond just ‘supporting’ Hybrid Work to ‘powering’ Hybrid Work with the right technology stack so that we can address the challenges of attracting and engaging an evolving workforce and keep the organization moving forward in an agile and sustainable way.”. Throughout the pandemic, financial services firms have been prioritizing health and safety of their employees by implementing hybrid work while abiding by

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Beneficial Ownership & Due Diligence: Stepping Up Your Institution’s Information Collection Practices

Abrigo

AMLA will see changes in 2022 Now is an optimal time to evaluate the effectiveness of your beneficial ownership and due diligence program. . You might also like this webinar on the changes related to the AMLA. WATCH. Takeaway 1 In the aftermath of the Pandora Papers, AMLA heightened measures to discourage bad actors. Takeaway 2 Current beneficial ownership requirements emphasize the importance of knowing your customers.

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Market Commentary: Week of February 7, 2022

SWBC's LenderHub

Last Week. The best way to describe last week is, “the week of the hawk." On Thursday, the Bank of England became the first of the major central banks to raise policy rates 25 basis points with four members of the BOE’s committee calling for a 50-basis point hike. Not to be outdone, the uber-dove ECB signaled its readiness to remove extraordinary monetary accommodation, setting off a rout in European Government Bonds.

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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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Closing the cloud value gap with FinOps

Accenture

Cloud adoption across all industries accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic as organisations were forced to rapidly adjust their businesses and workplace models. As they move from a capital expenditures (CAPEX) model of IT spending to a more scalable and elastic operating expenses (OPEX) model, new functions and capabilities—as well as changes in culture—are required to….

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DOOH: A major opportunity for self-service still waiting to happen

ATM Marketplace

Owners and operators of self-serve kiosks, ATMs and vending machines are sitting on one of the biggest business opportunities that they may not even be aware of: digital-out-of-home advertising

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10 NBFI AML Compliance Essentials

Abrigo

What NBFIs Should Know About Their AML Programs NBFI AML compliance requirements are top of mind in today's regulatory environment. Here are 10 basics to ensure a sound program. You might also like this downloadable Customer Due Diligence Checklist. DOWNLOAD . Takeaway 1 NBFIs are agile and innovative and are competing head-to-head with traditional financial institutions.

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Sluggish deposit rates and the effects of monetary policy

BankUnderground

Alberto Polo. Could the slow response of deposit rates to changes in monetary policy strengthen its impact on the economy? At first look, the answer would probably be ‘no’ Imperfect pass-through of policy to deposit rates means that the rates on a portion of assets in the economy respond by less than they could. But what if this meant that the rates on other assets responded by more?

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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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Lawmakers appear unlikely to limit stablecoin issuance to banks

American Banker

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Examining the current state of payments, labor for ATMs in 2022

ATM Marketplace

A lot has changed in the past 50 years since the ATMs first came to market, especially in the last two years with the pandemic.

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Ben Ottum Joins Merchants Bank as Mortgage Lender

MerhantsBanks

Ben Ottum has joined Merchants Bank as a Mortgage Lender, according to Larry Accola, President for Merchants Bank in Eau Claire. “Having someone with Ben’s experience and knowledge of the local housing market on our team will be a huge benefit to our customers looking to fulfill their home dreams through buying or building,” said […].

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Banks need impactful new ideas they can execute

BankInovation

Digital transformation, digital innovation, future proof — the list of buzzwords for the digitization of banking keeps growing. But banks are heavily regulated and typically saddled by legacy technology and processes. As a result, they simply can’t innovate like startups can and shouldn’t try. When people hear the word innovation they imagine a world-changing invention. […].

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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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FICO Fact: How Alternative Data Enhances the Accuracy of Consumer Credit Profiles

FICO

When we talk about alternative data, we focus on how it can help bring millions more people into the mainstream credit ecosystem. An important benefit of finding new broad-based data sources and incorporating them into widely-used credit scoring models is the ability to provide greater visibility into the overall profile of an applicant population. FICO® Score XD 2 allows for exactly that.

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Looking back at ATM's past to find its future

ATM Marketplace

ATMs have been around for a long time and they have a bright future ahead of them.

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UK online shoppers face more identity checks as new anti-fraud rules kick in

TheGuardian

Under changes coming in on 14 March, retailers will have to verify customer is who they claim to be Online shoppers in the UK can expect more identity checks – and probably more card-declined messages – over the coming weeks, as retailers get ready for new anti-fraud rules that come into force on 14 March. Buyers have already started seeing more requests to verify their ID as payments providers and retailers adopt the new strong customer authentication (SCA) rules.

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Mass digital and mobile banking fosters surge in account takeover fraud

BankInovation

The surge in digital and mobile banking adoption has led to an increase in fraudsters deploying more account takeover (ATO) attacks. Digital is a low-risk, high-reward environment for cyberattacks, Andy Renshaw, senior vice president at fraud and risk management company Feedzai, told Bank Automation News. Account takeovers increased threefold between 2019 and 2021, according to […].

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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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30 banks, nonprofit team up to fight human trafficking at Super Bowl

American Banker

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Will countries adopt bitcoin as official currency?

ATM Marketplace

Will countries begin to adopt bitcoin as official currency? Some already are making the leap.

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CFPB highlights changes in VA medical debt credit reporting practices as precedent for broader healthcare industry

CFPB Monitor

In a blog post , the CFPB reported that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced a change to when it will report information on outstanding medical bills to consumer reporting companies. Under the new VA rule, the VA will only report medical debt that meets all of the following standards: The VA has exhausted all other debt collection efforts, The VA has determined the individual responsible is not catastrophically disabled or entitled to free medical care from the VA, and.

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KeyBank extends long-term partnership with migration to Google Cloud

BankInovation

KeyBank will use automations to migrate its platforms and applications to Google Cloud. The multiyear partnership announced last week will give the bank access to Google’s advanced data and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Migrations come with challenges, but the $186.3 billion bank already has established a program with several workstreams to manage aspects of the […].

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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.