Accenture

JULY 1, 2024

In part one of my blog, I explored how current macroeconomic events are akin to a solar storm and the Northern Lights are the manifestation of the banking industry’s reaction to uncertainty. In part two, I will discuss key areas banks should focus on to avoid becoming paralyzed by the challenges they face. Over the… The post Navigating the storm: Strategic focus areas for retail banks in uncertain times appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog.

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Payments Dive

JULY 2, 2024

Research from the investment bank Jefferies suggests generative artificial intelligence could be used in the payments industry to improve fraud detection and make transactions happen faster.

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American Banker

JULY 3, 2024

With the line between banks and fintechs growing ever blurrier, financial services supervisors ought to consider adjusting regulation to fit the kinds of activity an institution is engaged in.

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BankInovation

JULY 1, 2024

Data insights company S&P Global is developing internal- and external-facing generative AI tools to boost efficiencies — and it hopes to monetize the technology by offering it to customers.

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TheGuardian

JUNE 30, 2024

Exclusive: Rise in dealmaking likely to be reflected in spring bonus season as interest rate hike cycle ends London’s investment bankers are expected to rake in bigger bonuses this financial year, as the City begins to recover from a two-year slump in deals caused by surging interest rates. Demand for investment banking services – such as facilitating mergers and acquisitions, advising companies and governments on fundraising, and underwriting new stock and bonds – was hit by a sharp increase in

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Perficient

JULY 2, 2024

Navigating the complexities of cloud technology requires an exceptional partner. We are thrilled to announce that Perficient has been named a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Cloud Professional Services 2024 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US51406224, June 2024). What Does This Inclusion Mean for Perficient? “We’re honored to be recognized as a Major Player in this IDC MarketScape Report, a distinction we believe highlights our holistic approach to cloud strategy and our implementation exp

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ATM Marketplace

JULY 5, 2024

The payment industry has evolved significantly in the past 20 years and so has PCI. The aftermath of PCI DSS 4.0 is still being felt. Here are a few changes to make to ensure your ATM fleet stays up-to-date.

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BankInovation

JULY 5, 2024

ConnectOne Bank built its own data lake and data warehouse in-house to allow for access to insights for all departments. One of the first assignments for the $9.8 billion Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

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Payments Dive

JULY 3, 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has long wanted buy now, pay later loans to be listed on consumer’s credit reports. So why didn’t it include that in a March rule for the industry?

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Jeff For Banks

JULY 1, 2024

Financial Markets Update – Second Quarter 2024 A dream vacation! I went with family and friends to Holland and Belgium during peak tulip season during April. It was so beautiful and lots of fun. We saw so many fabulous places, including Amsterdam, Kinderdijk and its windmills, Keukenhof Gardens, Brussels, Bruges, and Antwerp. We learned how Holland keeps the floodwaters away.

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TheGuardian

JULY 2, 2024

Former chancellor cleared for role by body examining propriety of ministers taking jobs in private sector Sajid Javid, the former Conservative chancellor of the exchequer, is to become a partner at a London investment firm founded by a trio of his former colleagues at Deutsche Bank. The former banker, who held seven ministerial positions in a 15-year political career, confirmed on Tuesday that he was joining Centricus, a private equity and asset manager based in Mayfair.

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BankInovation

JULY 2, 2024

Robert Schulze, head of pricing and risk model infrastructure at UniCredit Bank, will speak at Bank Automation Summit Europe 2024 about AI in financial services. The summit takes place Oct. 7-8 at Hilton Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany, bringing together industry experts to discuss banking automation, AI, regulation, payments and more.

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Payments Dive

JULY 3, 2024

The tech company, whose tools are used by numerous stores, cut employees in its sales, engineering, professional services, data and product management teams last week.

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Automation is changing the game for commercial lenders, offering a clear path to competitive advantage in 2025. Rising costs, outdated workflows, and manual data entry slow growth and impact borrower satisfaction. Automation addresses these challenges, reducing costs, speeding up loan cycles, improving accuracy, and elevating borrower experiences. With market uncertainty easing, now is the time to act—waiting until loan volumes rebound leaves lenders unprepared and struggling to compete.

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American Banker

JULY 3, 2024

Circle, Stripe and Coindesk all make moves to add scale for digital asset transactions.

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Marketing Fintech Payments 97

TheGuardian

JULY 5, 2024

Metro Bank faces questions over safeguards and why victim was allowed to borrow such a big sum The family of a deaf man who was groomed by a gang into taking out a £28,000 business loan has demanded to know how a vulnerable person, with virtually no assets, could be marched into a Metro Bank, and allowed to borrow such a huge sum. Peter James*, who has special educational needs, and who only communicates through British Sign Language, was being chased by the bank’s debt collectors, and facing po

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ATM Marketplace

JULY 2, 2024

Here are three of the best self-service banking tools that can improve the bank experience.

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Customer Experience Tools 94

Payments Dive

JULY 1, 2024

A proposed Visa-Mastercard settlement failed partly because a judge overseeing the case determined large merchants wouldn’t benefit as much as smaller merchants.

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American Banker

JULY 3, 2024

In this month's roundup of top banking news: a cease-and-desist issued by the Federal Reserve, high CFO turnover, the end of Chevron deference and more.

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TheGuardian

JULY 5, 2024

After tracking down an ATM and navigating public transport, I went to all my usual spots – and had some surprises When my editor asked me to go old-school and only use cash for a weekend to test whether it’s impossible or a breeze to live without digital payments, my response was: “I don’t even know where my debit card is.” As I rifled around in the pockets of various pants and bags in search of it, I found $115 shoved into a red Christmas envelope.

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The Paypers

JULY 1, 2024

Sweden-based biometrics company Fingerprint Cards (Fingerprints) has partnered with paytech Valid to develop a biometric payment card for the Brazilian market.

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Payments Dive

JULY 1, 2024

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a case challenging a debit card interchange rate set by the Federal Reserve can proceed.

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American Banker

JULY 3, 2024

Former employees of the Austin-based City National Bank still recall the 1981 flood that deluged the city and Whole Foods, and they take pride in the lender's role in rescuing what was then a fledgling health food store.

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TheGuardian

JUNE 30, 2024

Agustín Carstens tells policymakers and politicians to be careful ahead of Frances high stakes election Rising government debt levels could disturb global financial markets, the boss of the body that advises central banks has said ahead of France’s high stakes general election. Agustín Carstens, the director of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), said the world economy was on course for a “smooth landing” from the inflation crisis, but he warned policymakers, especially politicians, ne

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Marketing Course 86

BankInovation

JULY 2, 2024

U.S. Bank is looking to fintechs to provide back-office management for its small-business clients.

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Fintech Strategy Management US 79

Payments Dive

JULY 2, 2024

Hopes for passing a 2024 buy now, pay later bill in New York state to regulate the nascent industry expired with the end of the legislative session last month. But next year could be a different story.

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