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3 Tips to Head Off a Digital Banking Conversion Nightmare

Gonzobanker

Ticking these best practice boxes will help keep the monsters at bay on conversion day. It’s one of a banker’s worst nightmares: the digital banking conversion that was designed to improve the customer experience fails – locking users out of their accounts, not showing balances, making wire transfer features inaccessible… It recently happened to a $25 billion bank in the Midwest.

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Cash Or Credit Card For Your Travels Abroad?

BankBazaar

B ig wad of cash or a sl eek Credit Card ? Let’s help you figure out the pros and cons of both when travelling abroad , along with a few pro tips on using Credit Card s overseas. Business or leisure? You do not have to state the purpose of your visit to us, but we know for sure that you are going to spend when in a foreign country. Handling finances could be as daunting as figuring out the many nuances of a new country.

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How to protect ATMs from advanced threats

ATM Marketplace

As the technical capabilities of ATMs have increased, so has the sophistication of physical and digital attacks looking to access the cash and consumer data that ATMs store. To protect ATMs, businesses must fully understand the current global and regional-specific threats to both physical and digital bank property.

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Visa rattles ISOs with surcharge plan

Payments Dive

Payment processors and their merchant clients are bracing for Visa’s surcharge cap next week. “Don’t fight Visa right now – you’re not going to win,” advises one consultant.

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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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Credit review systems: Does yours make the grade?

Abrigo

Building a strong credit review process A critical element of monitoring is an organization’s credit risk rating system. This blog will examine credit review in more detail. You might also like this whitepaper: "2022 Loan Review Benchmark Survey Results." DOWNLOAD Takeaway 1 Loan review, or credit review, must be timely, thorough, and accurate to meet regulatory requirements.

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Avoiding Client Remediation With RCSA (Part 3 of 3)

Perficient

In our first blog in this series, Getting Started With Client Remediation (Part 1 of 3) , we discussed how to get a client remediation program started, what levels of an organization should be involved in the client remediation program, and how ultimately positive outcomes, such as lower risks, improved technology, and risk monitoring, may result from a successful client remediation program.

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Pavilion Payments plots growth

Payments Dive

The gaming payments service provider, previously part of processor Global Payments, aims to increase business by investing in technology and more staff.

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Fair Value Accounting for Loans

South State Correspondent

Fair value accounting measures assets and liabilities at current market value instead of historical or amortized value. Most agree that attempt to fair value certain financial instruments would still not approximate the settlement of that instrument between a motivated buyer and seller – for example, there are many unpredictable or unknown factors to be able to value instruments like loans and deposits.

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Protected: Becoming the UK’s best digital bank through customer centricity

Accenture

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. The post Protected: Becoming the UK’s best digital bank through customer centricity appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog.

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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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CFPB Director Rohit Chopra Addresses FDIC Deposit Insurance and the Banking Industry

CFPB Monitor

On April 11, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra spoke with the Washington Post regarding the banking industry after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank. Director Chopra, who is also a board member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, focused his messaging on the need to better educate consumers regarding when their deposits are and are not insured by the FDIC.

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SF tech worker charged in murder of Cash App founder

Payments Dive

San Francisco police arrested an IT worker in the murder of Bob Lee, who was knifed to death in the early morning hours of April 4. Police declined to discuss a motive at a Thursday press conference.

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CRE Credit Risk – What You Need To Know Now

South State Correspondent

The current banking crisis has put a magnifying lens on all non-Too-Big-Too-Fail banks. While the market focuses on deposits and liquidity, media pundits and analysts are waiting for credit problems to appear. Of all the credit risks within banks, one of the largest is in commercial real estate exposure. When CRE credit risk arises, it will likely spark a new round of bank failures.

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Examining best practices for ATM security

ATM Marketplace

With crime rising nationwide, ATM operators need to be vigilant to protect their assets. At the same time, new Payment Card Industry standards require operators to update their payment equipment to prevent fraudulent transactions. These are just some of the issues confronting today's ATM industry.

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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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What if it’s a perfect storm? Stronger evidence that insurers should account for co-occurring weather hazards

BankUnderground

John Hillier, Tom Perkins, Ryan Li, Hannah Bloomfield, Josie Lau, Stefan Claus, Paul Harrington, Shane Latchman and David Humphry In 2022 a sequence of storms (Dudley, Eunice and Franklin) inflicted a variety of hazards on the UK and across Northwest Europe, resulting in £2.5–4.2 billion in insured losses. They dramatically illustrate the potential risk of a ‘perfect storm’ involving correlated hazards that co-occur and combine to exacerbate the total impact.

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Why card networks should embrace gun codes

Payments Dive

Using the new merchant category code for gun and ammunition sales “could help identify dangerous patterns,” one advocacy group lawyer argues.

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Podcast: The just-do-it mindset in community bank innovation

ABA Community Banking

How can community bank emerging leaders take initiative in innovation? Tim Shangle advises bankers to take small steps and explore what new technologies can do. The post Podcast: The just-do-it mindset in community bank innovation appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Doing More With The Bare Necessities Of Life!

BankBazaar

Did we successfully put the ‘Baloo song’ in to your head? Good …n ow you’ll be singing it all day long. So n ow that that’s done, we have an interesting r ead ahead. It’s going to make you catch those lessons you probably missed growing up. Presenting , ‘ T he Jungle Book – The F inance S equel! ’ We all know who Mowgli is, don’t we? The Jungle Book hits home for children and adults everywhere, giving us that familiar feeling that is so easy to go back to!

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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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This week’s podcast episode: Performance-based regulation: a new approach to consumer financial regulation, with special guest Lauren Willis, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research, LMU Loyola Law School

CFPB Monitor

Professor Willis advocates the adoption of a performance-based approach to regulation to replace or supplement the current approach of disclosure and design regulation. We first discuss how benchmarks would be used in a performance-based approach and discuss the shortcomings of the current disclosure and design approach as well as behavioral economics in designing regulations. .

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Visa forges new tie to PayPal

Payments Dive

Visa will help connect PayPal and its Venmo unit via a new P2P tool that will also draw in other payments players, including DailyPay and Western Union.

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3 Ways to Hedge Your Auto Portfolio Against Losses

SWBC's LenderHub

Financial institutions and their borrowers are up against challenging times. Many households are facing financial difficulties in the face of high inflation, while financial institutions are struggling to maintain profitability due to economic uncertainty and rising interest rates. As a result, many are focusing their 2023 efforts on reducing costs to maintain returns and supporting their borrowers during these difficult times.

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BankBazaar’s Co-Brand Model Powers FY23 Revenue Up 60% to Rs.160 Cr

BankBazaar

National, March 30, 2023: BankBazaar.com , India’s leading fintech co-branded Credit Card platform and online provider of free Credit Scores, closed FY23 with net revenue of ₹160 crore. The company grew its net revenue for FY23 by 60% over FY22 on the back of a 60% growth in its Credit Card issuances. The growth is driven by its completely paperless and contactless offering of digital-first, co-brand Credit Cards in partnership with leading banks that enable consumers to track and improve their

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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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CFPB Consumer Response Annual Report highlights increasing complaints about credit reporting and student loans

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB has issued its “ Consumer Response Annual Report ,” which analyzes patterns and trends in the approximately 1,287,000 consumer complaints submitted to the Bureau in 2022. The annual report is required by the Consumer Financial Protection Act. The CFPB indicated that the largest increase in complaints, accounting for more than 75% of all consumer complaints, was related to dissatisfaction with credit reporting, including inaccurate information on credit reports and improper use of rep

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Walmart sues Capital One to end credit-card deal

Payments Dive

Capital One failed to meet standards outlined in the contract, such as issuing replacement cards and promptly processing payments and posting transactions, Walmart alleged.

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PR and Media Relations in the Age of ChatGPT

William Mills

By now you’re almost certainly familiar with the concept of generative AI and more specifically, OpenAI’s ChatGPT – what it is, what it isn’t, what it can (and can’t) do….yet. From its formal introduction late last year to now the release of the next generation, ChatGPT 4, generative AI and its potential impact on our society has consumed the attention of the media, the investment community, the business community, our political leaders, you name it.

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Demand for banknotes at lowest level in 20 years, says De La Rue

TheGuardian

World’s largest commercial printer of money issues profit warning after downturn causes ‘significant degree of uncertainty’ Demand for paper money has fallen to its lowest level in more than 20 years as consumers switch to card and contactless payments, the world’s largest commercial printer of banknotes has said. De La Rue , the 200-year-old British firm responsible for a third of all banknotes worldwide – including the new King Charles III design being produced for the Bank of England – said t

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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