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5 Actionable Insights From 2Q 2022 Bank Earnings

South State Correspondent

With 100+ public banks reporting, we have more than a representative sample to see 2Q 2022 bank earnings trends and derive some operational insights on bank performance. We touched on the 33 Items That Stakeholders Want to Know , which highlights some of the industry’s concerns and serves as a good checklist of items to touch on for employee, shareholder, and analyst briefings.

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Banks hint at legal challenges to CRA rewrite

American Banker

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Can payments embrace both innovation and security?

Accenture

It’s an exciting time to be in payments—new technologies and business models are opening up more opportunities and markets. But that excitement is often tempered by concerns that efforts to capture compelling business opportunities may expose the new venture—and the firm—to unnecessary cybersecurity risk. But what if both the business and cyber teams were fully….

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Toast gets growth spurt in restaurant payments

Payments Dive

The restaurant software management company placed its digital tools at another 6,000 locations in the second quarter, for the biggest quarterly jump in that figure.

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Thinking About How To Lessen Your Burden During Month-End Close? Skystem Can Help!

Most people dread the nearing of the month-end close and reconciliation process, and who can blame them? It's typically a tedious, long, stressful process; but it doesn't have to be. Implementing automation into your month-end process can significantly reduce this headache by automating up to 40% of your reconciliation and saving nearly 30% of your time spent.

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Perficient Listed in The AI Service Providers Landscape, Q3 Report

Perficient

Finding the Right AI Service Provider in a Data-Driven World. It is not easy for even the most advanced enterprises to master modeling, data, applications, and digital expertise. Having the ability to take advantage of AI’s full potential as its capabilities expand is becoming increasingly important each day. A decision made using AI-driven intelligence will ensure that the best outcome can be achieved against change and disruption.

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Tricky Dick Is At It Again!

Gonzobanker

Does Dick Durbin’s new legislation mean bye, bye airline miles and cash back? Gonzobankers might want to warn their customers that their credit card rewards may go away because the merchants’ favorite senator is at it again! U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced legislation recently to require multiple networks for credit card transactions. Without trying to replicate the many articles that summarize this proposed legislation’s details, I want to discuss the potential impacts of this proposal

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Payments buyout burst in August signals more M&A

Payments Dive

A burst of acquisitions in the payments industry this month portend a jump in deal-making for the remainder of the year.

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3 Ways Financial Institutions Can Step Up for Underserved Communities

Perficient

The financial services industry has made major strides in amping up its overall customer experience game; however, there is still a deficit in the personalization and accessibility of products and services for many Americans. The financial services industry must consider its customer experience game while also grappling with a sense of distrust from many communities due to systematic barriers, maintaining utmost accessibility due to the essentiality of the business, and the lack of financial lit

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Cooler Inflation Numbers Continue to Roll In

South State Correspondent

Cooler Inflation Numbers Continue to Roll In. First, it was the cooler-than-expected CPI report on Wednesday. That was followed by July PPI yesterday that printed negative for the first time since April 2020. That was joined this morning by a better-than-expected Import-Export Price Index. Admittedly, this data series doesn’t carry the weight of the other two, but it does add to the story those reports told for the month.

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New York Lien Law Essentials: 5 Key Facts for Commercial Lenders

Dive into the complexities of New York lien laws with our comprehensive eBook, 'New York Lien Law Essentials: 5 Key Facts for Commercial Lenders.' In this detailed guide, we explore the critical formalities necessary for lenders navigating ground-up construction and fix-and-flip projects in the New York market. From documentation requirements to the implications of non-compliance, learn how to safeguard your lending position and prioritize legal adherence.

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NYDFS Announces Draft Amendments to Cybersecurity Regulation

CFPB Monitor

On July 29, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) released Draft Amendments to its Cyber Security Regulations. The Amendments, if adopted, would further regulatory trends and impose important new requirements on covered entities. The Amendments contain three significant changes relating to ransomware. First, the Amendment specifically adds “the deployment of ransomware within a material part of the covered entity’s information system” as a cybersecurity event requiring

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Green Dot battles Uber, loses contracts

Payments Dive

Green Dot disclosed in its recent quarterly report that it’s in a dispute with ride-share company Uber over their agreements. It also noted its failure to renew contracts with several other customers.

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Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs): You Never Forget Your First Time

Perficient

Would you trust an electrician who lived in the dark? A plumber who didn’t have indoor running water? A digital asset subject matter expert and program manager who didn’t own a non-fungible token? Toward solving that last one, I thought it would be helpful for our readers to see step-by-step, my screen as I acquired my first NFT. Hopefully, readers will see what an actual NFT is, and after seeing how easy it is to acquire one, be inspired to obtain their own NFT.

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Use These Tactics When We Have A Full Inverted Yield Curve

South State Correspondent

A yield curve is a relationship between yield and different maturity dates. The yield curve’s slope can provide insight into future interest rate changes and economic activity. There is much discussion in the market about the current inverted yield curve between the two and ten-year Treasury yields. However, for bankers, the critical dates on the yield curve are short-term rates (Fed Funds) and the ten-year rate.

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The State of Automation in Financial Services 2024 Report

In this report, you’ll find a comprehensive analysis of survey responses from executives at banks, credit unions, and insurance companies concerning their organization’s current and future use of automation. The report’s key insights include: Which types of automation are saving organizations the most time and money How to overcome the biggest barriers to automation implementation and adoption Why automation investments will continue to grow over the next few years How much you could save in 202

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CFPB issues report on emerging risks in BNPL, super app and embedded commerce payments

CFPB Monitor

In Director Chopra’s recent interviews with several news reporting organizations, a persistent theme was the CFPB’s concerns about the entry of big tech companies into financial services, particularly in connection with payments and the companies’ ability to collect and monetize data about consumers. Those concerns are the focus of a new CFPB report issued last week titled “The Convergence of Payments and Commerce: Implications for Consumers.”.

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BNPL faces headwinds from rising rates, inflation: Fitch

Payments Dive

Higher interest rates may make it more expensive for buy now-pay later providers to offer financing while inflation may put off lower-income consumers.

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Improving Your Accountholders’ Credit Scores for Better Financial Health

Jack Henry

With systemic factors at play that cannot be resolved by banks and credit unions alone, creating financial resilience and helping reduce reliance on expensive, alternative financial services is complicated. However, there’s a solid case for banks and credit unions helping accountholders improve their credit scores in the quest for overall financial health.

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Treasuries Shrug Off Strong July Jobs Report

South State Correspondent

Treasuries Shrug Off Strong July Jobs Report. Treasury prices are higher this morning as the downdraft created by the stronger-than-expected July employment report was short-lived. We remain hard-pressed to see a catalyst to materially higher rates in the near-term as the market interprets the hot jobs market as a reason for the Fed to remain aggressively hawkish which implies rate hikes until the economy falters.

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2024 Lending Outlook: Innovations and Evolutions in the Financial Sector

As we step into 2024, the lending landscape evolves rapidly with technology, regulations, and market dynamics driving change. For banks and financial institutions to stay competitive and meet the evolving needs of their customers, these drivers must be understood and engaged with. Lenders can anticipate significant transformation fueled by technological advancements, regulatory shifts, and changing consumer behaviors.

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CFPB Warns Failure to Safeguard Consumer Data May Be Unfair Act or Practice

CFPB Monitor

On August 11, the CFPB published a circular confirming that covered persons and service providers under the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) may violate the CFPA’s prohibition against unfair acts or practices when they fail to adequately safeguard consumer information. Pursuant to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the FTC and federal banking agencies have promulgated rules and interagency guidelines requiring financial institutions to establish appropriate administrative, technical, and physic

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Jack Henry & Associates buys Payrailz

Payments Dive

Jack Henry management expects the Payrailz purchase to help its bank, credit union and other financial institution clients modernize their payments services.

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Cryptoassets, the metaverse and systemic risk

BankUnderground

Owen Lock and Teresa Cascino. Cryptoassets could have important roles within the metaverse – a decentralised, immersive next generation of the internet. Cryptoassets enable verifiable ownership of digital items, and when built to common standards, can move interoperably between web applications – increasing the asset’s value proposition. They can also align the incentives of developers, content creators, users and investors on metaverse platforms, and are required to incentivise miners and

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Don't miss out on banking insights at the Bank Customer Experience Summit

ATM Marketplace

Financial industry leaders will gather at the Bank Customer Experience Summit in Chicago from Aug. 31 to Sept. 1 to hear from thought leaders on the pressing issues in the financial industry. Secure your spot soon, as online registration closes Aug. 26.

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Elevating Accounting Practices: The Power of Outsourcing and Automation in the Digital Age

Speaker: Nancy Wu, Head of Sales and Customer Success at SkyStem

Join us for an enlightening webinar as we delve into the transformative realm of modern accounting practices. In today's digital age, the convergence of outsourcing and automation has revolutionized how businesses manage their financial operations. In this webinar we will explore the synergistic potential of these two strategies to streamline processes, enhance accuracy, save cost and drive strategic decision-making.

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FFIEC Cybersecurity Maturity Assessment Tool

Cisco

Financial institutions have to be vigilant in the face of a continually evolving cybersecurity threat landscape. As these have attacks have evolved, regulatory bodies have updated their regulations to account for the increasing threat of cyber risk. In 2015, following a significant increase in nation state and hacktivist attacks on U.S. financial institutions, the FFIEC released new guidance and a Cybersecurity Assessment Tool for institutions to self assess their risks and determine their cyber

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Let the credit card battle begin

Payments Dive

Banks that issue credit cards and the retailers who hate their fees are lining up allies on Capitol Hill to fight over a new bill that calls for more competition in the industry. Visa and Mastercard are at the center of the conflict.

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Strategies for swollen balance sheets

ABA Community Banking

The solutions for near-term balance sheet challenges may pose greater problems in the long run. The post Strategies for swollen balance sheets appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Intix expands to Asia Pacific

Bobsguide

Intix expands to Asia Pacific and announces opening of Singapore office. We are delighted to announce that following our remarkable growth, we are expanding our global footprint with the set-up of our Intix office in Singapore. Marc Braet, co-founder and CEO of Intix explains the company ambitions: “Following numerous implementations with global banks, we have decided to expand our presence in Asia Pacific and set up a dedicated APAC team in Singapore”.

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Digital Transformation: Accelerating ROI and Growth in Commercial Lending

Now is the time for lenders to prioritize their digital transformation initiatives in preparation for the lending rebound. Rising competition and ever-increasing customer demands for speed and efficiency are forcing financial institutions to embrace digital transformation. This shift can feel overwhelming—where do you begin? This infographic illustrates automation demands and shows you how loan document automation serves as an essential step to increase profits and provide the best lending exper