Sat.Sep 28, 2024 - Fri.Oct 04, 2024

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Coffee Culture And Its Impact On Personal Spending Habits

BankBazaar

On this International Coffee Day, as we breathe in the rich aroma that somehow makes every moment feel a little warmer, it’s hard not to reflect on how deeply coffee has woven itself into our daily lives. What was once just a simple cup in the morning has evolved into something much bigger—it’s a lifestyle, a social ritual, a small indulgence that we don’t think twice about.

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Unlocking Insights: What Recent Security Events Reveal About Protecting Your Data

Jack Henry

Unlock key takeaways from recent cybersecurity attacks to help you reduce the impact of breaches and outages with security awareness, robust incident response, and business continuity.

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Bank Community Engagement: Protecting teens from financial scammers

ABA Community Banking

Open communication and education with mindful, real examples are the best steps in demonstrating that scams and fraud can happen to anyone. The post Bank Community Engagement: Protecting teens from financial scammers appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Affirm may offer discounts after Fed interest rate cut

Payments Dive

The Federal Reserve’s interest rate reduction may give the company leeway to offer more consumers 0% interest or a lower APR, Affirm CFO Michael Linford said this week.

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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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Fintech funding: Citi Ventures cautious of AI hype

BankInovation

Citi Ventures is aware and wary of a potential hype cycle relating to AI and aims to avoid investing in overvalued startups. “The over-hype, under-hype cycle is something that happens continuously, and AI has not been immune to that,” Managing Director Luis Valdich told Bank Automation News. “We try to make investment decisions carefully […] The post Fintech funding: Citi Ventures cautious of AI hype appeared first on Bank Automation News.

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AI Adoption in Finance Functions Soared in 2024

Perficient

The buzz around AI’s potential to save time and boost efficiency has led many companies to quickly implement it in the workplace. While administrative functions like HR, legal, and procurement were early adopters, finance initially lagged behind. However, that’s no longer the case. “The adoption of finance AI by finance functions has increased significantly in the past year with 58% using the technology in 2024 – a rise of 21 percentage points from 2023 – according to a s

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Hurricane Helene aftermath prompts card, cash troubles

Payments Dive

After the storm ripped through the southeastern U.S., consumers and merchants have been left grappling with card network outages and cash shortages.

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How to End Price Your Deposit Accounts

South State Correspondent

You oversee pricing your checking accounts and you are trying to decide between $10.00 per month, $9.99, or $9.95. Which one do you choose? In a prior article where we tested “charm” account pricing, where we showed that conversion rates were almost twice as high when we used a $1.99 price point for a product compared to $2.00 ( HERE ). In this article, we go a level deep in pricing deposit accounts and look at various tactics around “pricing syntax” or “end price.” Pricing Tactics for Dep

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Shared AML case management: Optimizing your AML/CFT program

Abrigo

Streamline fraud and AML efforts Financial institutions that combine fraud and AML/CFT alerts into a single transaction monitoring system can strengthen defenses and improve efficiency. You might also like this 6-step guide for compliance with new AML/CFT program rules. DOWNLOAD Takeaway 1 Shared AML case management helps streamline processes, reduce duplication, and improve communication between fraud and AML/CFT teams.

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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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FDIC Digital Sign Requirement Deadline Fast Approaching – Part 1 of 2

Perficient

Just before Christmas in 2023, December 23, 2023, to be precise, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) Board of Directors gave a Christmas gift that was the equivalent of coal in their stocking. Since the 1930s, when the FDIC was founded as part of the New Deal, the black and gold official sign (shown below) displayed at bank branch teller windows has given bank customers confidence that their deposited funds are safe.

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Fiserv nets special banking charter in Georgia

Payments Dive

The payments processor is only the second company to win the special bank charter since Georgia made it available.

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4 Winning Loan Tactics to Improve ROA

South State Correspondent

In Q2/24 the average return of asset (ROA) for community banks (under $10B in assets) was 1.08%. But within the community banking sector, performance varied among banks significantly and a large swath of banks need to improve ROA. While the average ROA was 1.08%, approximately 5.7% of community banks reported negative ROA. Another 16.2% of community banks reported a positive ROA of less than 0.50% – these are troubling results because the economy is growing, and non-performing assets ar

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update- Third Quarter 2024

Jeff For Banks

Financial Markets Update – Third Quarter 2024 I had a fantastic September traveling to France and Luxembourg with my sisters. We joined my dear friend, Elisabeth, Thanks GIs Association, and other American families for the dedication ceremony of a new monument to the 11 th Infantry Regiment, who fought in the Dornot-Corny battle along the Moselle River in 1944 for their freedom.

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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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Creating the best retail banking experience

ATM Marketplace

A panel at the Bank Customer Experience Summit held in Charlotte, North Carolina from Sept. 9 to 11 did a deep dive into ideas and innovation for retail banking.

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P2P payments tools lack transparency, consumer group says

Payments Dive

Zelle, the popular peer-to-peer payment service, and rivals should be more upfront with consumers about the ability to ask for money back, Consumer Reports says.

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Bank of America mobile app, digital interface down

BankInovation

Tens of thousands of Bank of America clients reported outages of online and mobile banking services today. At 1 p.m. ET, more than 20,000 clients had reported issues with the $3.2 trillion bank, according to website Downdetector, which publishes the status of outages in real time. Many clients posted to social platform X to alert […] The post Bank of America mobile app, digital interface down appeared first on Bank Automation News.

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Monitoring UK bank accounts for benefits fraud would be ‘huge blow to privacy’

TheGuardian

Exclusive: privacy and rights groups fear government may resurrect Tory plan for mass algorithmic surveillance UK politics live – latest updates Ministers have been warned not to resurrect Conservative plans to tackle welfare fraud by launching mass algorithmic surveillance of bank accounts. Disability rights, poverty, pensioner and privacy groups fear the government is poised to deliver a “snooper’s charter” by using automation and possibly artificial intelligence to crack down on benefit cheat

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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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How Payment Solutions Can Help CFOs Overcome Economic Challenges

Cisco

IT payment solutions offer an alternative source of capital that will not impact a customer’s existing credit lines.

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Fed dissects consumer use of digital payments

Payments Dive

While most U.S. households have a bank account, just under half use a nonbank payment service, Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank research says.

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Mobile solutions offer competitive edge for credit unions

BankInovation

Credits unions tapping Dublin-based fintech Pulsate for mobile solutions see a return on investment with a major uptick in funded loans, engagement and transactions. It is imperative that “community financial institutions [are equipped with] the tools they need to not just survive in this digital-first world, but be competitive,” Sarah Martin, chief executive of mobile […] The post Mobile solutions offer competitive edge for credit unions appeared first on Bank Automation News.

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UK banks given extra three days to delay payments in effort to beat scams

TheGuardian

High street banks handed new powers by the Treasury to delay and investigate payments suspected of being fraudulent Bank payments can be delayed by an extra three days if lenders suspect consumers are being scammed, as part of a crackdown on booming levels of digital fraud in Britain. Under changes designed to protect consumers against online scams, high street banks are to be handed new powers by the Treasury to delay and investigate payments suspected of being fraudulent.

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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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Cost of funds shoots to top of community bankers’ concerns in 2024

ABA Community Banking

Amid persistent inflation and core deposit competition, community bankers expand their pools of funding sources, according to the Conference of State Bank Supervisors’ 2024 community bank survey. The post Cost of funds shoots to top of community bankers’ concerns in 2024 appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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OCC seeks to halt Illinois card interchange fee law

Payments Dive

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency blasted an Illinois law that prohibits credit and debit card interchange fees on tips and excise taxes.

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Can I Get SBA Loan to Buy an Existing Business for 1.9 M

Commercial Lending USA

Get expert advice on SBA loan to buy an existing business for 1.9m. Learn about Commercial Lending USA eligibility, application, and benefits.

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Data Analytics in the Cloud: It’s Not If, It’s When

Gonzobanker

Bankers are finally realizing that their first-generation approach to data analytics won’t serve them for long. Bluntly speaking, the banking industry is falling behind when it comes to leveraging and monetizing data strategically. With all the customer, transaction, credit, delivery channel and market data that banks hold, it’s ironic to hear executives lament, “We don’t have our arms around data yet, and we’re not using it to drive the business.

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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