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Hone Your Edge: Why Digital Fluency is Key to Banking Performance

Accenture

Which musical artist has had the longest-running streak at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 list? If you guessed The Beatles, Madonna or Prince, guess again. The answer: Lil Nas X. The singer-rapper holds the record with “Old Town Road.” If you’ve heard the song, you’ll curse me for getting it stuck in your….

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Are We Reflating Yet?

SWBC's LenderHub

You can almost hear the nervous laughter reverberating across financial markets with the jump in yields on the longer end of the yield curve. Since the end of January, yields on the 10-year Treasury note have jumped over 25 basis points, blasting through the 1% barrier.

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[Podcast] The Plumbing Behind Your Analytics

Perficient

Business intelligence technologies are shaping analytics decision making across multiple industries. Hear how BI trends and best practices are the driving forces behind those decisions. In season 1 episode #4 of the Intelligent Data Podcast , host Arvind Murali and his guest Abhisek Majumdar, Perficient’s Business Intelligence practice director, discuss how to use data storytelling as a solution for a digital transformations.

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E-wallets guide for current and future trends

Payments Dive

Although initially viewed mainly as an alternative to a credit or debit card for online or in-store purchases, e-wallets have now expanded out into many different areas ranging from loyalty programs to direct-carrier billing.

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Fall In Love With the Month-End Close

It's the time of year to give our close process some TLC. Join us in this one hour webinar where we discuss how to adopt leading practices and infuse technology into the month-end close process to improve our experience and increase our productivity during month-end and quarter-end close. Learning Objectives: This course's objective is to understand how the month-end close can be improved with automation and adoption of leading practices.

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Europeans are skeptical about their banks. Here’s what the data tells us

Accenture

After surveying over 47,000 consumers across the globe, our recently released 2020 Banking Consumer Study surfaces important consumer trends, behaviours and beliefs. As the lead for Strategy and Consulting in Europe, I wanted to narrow the scope of our research to talk specifically about the region. In this post I focus on the theme of…. The post Europeans are skeptical about their banks.

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Building a Virtual Culture is the Key to Success to Becoming an Award-Winning Workplace

Perficient

Awarded as an employer of choice through designations including “Top Workplaces,” “Best Places to Work,” and others is an inspiring tribute to the workplace culture we have at Perficient, one that we continue to build upon each day. . In 2020, Perficient saw seven workplace wins — two more than the year prior — which proved even through a pandemic, the footing of our culture is unshakable. .

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Five key agile learnings for businesses during Covid-19

Bobsguide

The last 11 months have passed at a crawl, and yet it is hard to believe that for nearly a year – a whole year – the world has been in the grip of Covid-19, the deadliest pandemic since the 1918 flu. You do not need me to point out that our lives, in all aspects, have been irreparably.

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Four keys to boosting digital fluency (and bonus: becoming more agile)

Accenture

As I introduced in my previous blog post, digital fluency is essential for banks’ performance in the near-term (to support remote and hybrid working) and long-term (to unlock the full benefit of digital transformation). But what does it look like in practice? We worked with a large European bank to support its pivot to learning…. The post Four keys to boosting digital fluency (and bonus: becoming more agile) appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog.

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More than half of Square’s revenue now comes from bitcoin trading

Payments Source

The fintech that gave life to the mobile point of sale market is seeing that business overshadowed by the ever-rising popularity of cryptocurrency.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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[Podcast] Collecting and Connecting Data for Interoperability

Perficient

In the age of Covid-19, the healthcare industry has seen massive, accelerated shifts in digital transformations. This means that the meaning of interoperability now shifts to connected devices, data privacy, and more. With patient records becoming more and more accessible between systems, the organizational focus now lies on standards of regulation vs. standard of sharing.

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What Your Loan Pipeline Data Is Telling You

South State Correspondent

If you’re a bank that keeps a loan pipeline report, chances are you have some excellent data that will form the basis of making your bank more efficient. Of the key performance indicators (KPI), tracking length of time to close, approval rates, fall out rates and lost rates are likely on the top of your list to manage to. In this article, we look at some typical rates, what they might mean for your bank and how to improve the ever-important throughput.

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Take care of your people to take care of your bank

Accenture

Middle market banks have done so much to help their employees during the pandemic. They’ve reskilled branch workers to process PPP loans. They’ve helped call center staff transition to remote work. They’ve supported employee health and well-being. But none of this surprises me. Because taking care of their people isn’t something middle market banks do….

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BNY Mellon sees a global role for banks to manage digital dollars

Payments Source

Governments are digitizing money, creating a need for banks to provide rails to connect consumers and central banks.

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The Role of Automation in Commercial Lending

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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How Incorporating Motion Design on Websites Improves Overall Business

Perficient

When consumers visit a website, they expect to find the website designed to tell them who the company is and how its products and services can be beneficial to them, and businesses have a greater chance of accomplishing this when incorporating motion into its website design. Motion design can tell a business’ story at a deeper level, evolve the brand, enhance the user journey, and leave a lasting impact on the consumer.

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Market Commentary: Week of February 22, 2021

SWBC's LenderHub

Last Week: Last week was dominated by the surge in long-term interest rates and a steepening of the yield curve. The 10-year Treasury jumped 13 basis points, while the two-year remained firmly anchored. The sell-off in rates has been orderly, so far, as we have not seen much forced duration selling yet from the mortgage market.

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US Banks Resilient Despite Pandemic

Banking Exchange

Research from the Federal Reserve noted profitability and capital positions improved in H2 2020 Financial Research The Economy Feature Fair Lending Feature3 Risk Management Covid19 PPP.

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SEC heat on Ripple gives MoneyGram pause, even as digital channel grows

Payments Source

With the SEC probing Ripple, MoneyGram sidelines its partner to nurture online operations, which hit a milestone by surpassing in-store Walmart remittances in December.

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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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[Vlog] COVID-19 Vaccinations: Addressing Fears and Barriers

Perficient

Video Transcript: Paul Griffiths: Hey everyone, my name is Paul Griffiths. I’m a principal in the digital health strategy practice at Perficient. I am here today to talk about vaccines and why some people might not want to receive them. And hopefully what we can do to help encourage more folks to get the vaccine for COVID-19. I’m joined by really one of my favorite people, Chandra Craven, a senior healthcare strategist with us also at Perficient.

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Evolution of fintechs prevents Brexit headaches

Bobsguide

UK-based fintechs have largely been shielded from any negative Brexit side-effects by working with larger financial institutions and evolving their business models, according to Nicki Bisgaard, CEO and founder of fintech payments company EedenBull. There had been fears that Brexit would see the.

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Tax abuse and money laundering is trapping billions in poverty, says UN

TheGuardian

Report claims up to 10% of the world’s wealth could be hidden offshore and calls for global banking reform Billions of people around the world are being trapped in poverty by systemic tax abuses, corruption and money laundering, according to a UN commission report calling for a global crackdown. The UN panel on financial integrity for sustainable development urged governments to overhaul tax rules and the banking system to help end poverty and tackle the climate emergency.

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Amex offers restaurants a lifeline via National Trust for Historic Preservation

Payments Source

The organizations are working to deliver $1 million in grants to help some of the most treasured and vulnerable restaurants in the U.S. get through the pandemic.

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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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Byte-8: Agile transformation – Building Products

Perficient

Are you in the transformation phase from executing projects to building products ? Yes. Its a cultural shift which involves people, process and technology. It’s a journey, start with small and do a roadshow on how it works or how to make it work ? . In my view, Product Enablement within the organization requires . People’s mindset changes . Clear definition and understanding of the process. .

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Cloudy with a chance of tariffs: the impact of policy uncertainty on the global economy

BankUnderground

Ed Manuel, Alice Pugh, Anina Thiel, Tugrul Vehbi and Seb Vismara. Average tariffs on goods traded between the US and China increased by 15 percentage points from early 2018 to 2019. By making it more costly to buy goods from abroad, higher tariffs have reduced global trade flows and spending by households and businesses. But ‘direct’ effects of tariffs are not the only ways in which trade-related issues can affect global growth.

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Real Learning from Virtual Teaching

ABA Community Banking

COVID-19 forced traditional bank financial education classroom presentations online. Tips from financial literacy experts for delivering learning and value through video-conferenced lessons. The post Real Learning from Virtual Teaching appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Zelle teams with Clearing House to speed P2P payments — and woo small banks

Payments Source

Early Warning's person-to-person payment network predicts that faster settlement through The Clearing House's Real Time Payments will enhance its appeal.

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10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.