Accenture

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The pace of change is not slowing down. Customers’ expectations have radically changed, and they expect much more from their banking products and services than ever before. To maintain relevance, banks need to be on the pulse of these needs and create products to solve them—to unlock value for both their customers and the bank.…. The post The Ultimate Guide to Product Innovation in Banking appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog.

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Accenture

JUNE 14, 2022

You can divide the history of money into five epochs, with each creating a new paradigm for the exchange of value. We are about to enter the next one—and it might just mean that the idea of money will come full circle. Direct exchange of the goods being traded is the oldest form of value…. The post Why money in the metaverse is a huge opportunity for banks appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog.

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Payments Dive

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The Clearing House, Swift and rivals are jostling to speed up cross-border payments, with collaboration and competition likely to emerge at an international conference this week.

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Independent Banker

MAY 31, 2022

Photo by Chris Williams. Community continuation is not about checking a regulatory box; it means putting a name to the people who will be the future of our banks. One of my favorite sayings my dad passed onto me is also a motto I live by: “How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong.

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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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Cisco

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The functioning of global economies is partially reliant on a secure and protected financial services infrastructure. It is the reason why financial services is one of the most highly regulated and highly fortified industries. Therefore financial institutions require a more resilient operating model, one that has the capability to reduce risk at scale and protect the business amidst unpredictable change.

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BankUnderground

AUGUST 18, 2022

Iryna Kaminska and Haroon Mumtaz. Since 2009, when policy rates reached their effective lower bound, quantitative easing (QE) has become an important instrument of central bank monetary policy. It is aimed to work via long-term yields. The literature confirms that QE helped lower long-term yields. But the yields have two components – expectations and term premia – and open questions remain: does QE reduce yields via expected rates or term premia ?

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TheGuardian

MAY 21, 2022

The banker and former regulator has seen many crises in his career, but war and political division have him worried Sir Howard Davies is a worried man. He is worried about political polarisation. He is worried about the long-term impact of Brexit on the City of London. And he is worried by the pushback against globalisation. One thing he is not especially worried about is the health of the bank he chairs, NatWest, which in its former guise as Royal Bank of Scotland was on the edge of collapse du

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ABA Community Banking

MARCH 3, 2022

On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, Ohio bank CEO Mike Vynalek discusses his own journey in community bank advocacy and how he's getting emerging leaders at his bank involved in advocacy. The post Podcast: Seeing Results from Community Bank Advocacy appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 4, 2022

CB Insights has unveiled the winners of the fifth annual Fintech 250 — a list of the 250 most promising private fintech companies worldwide. . Some of this year’s winners are building safer and more efficient ways to send and receive payments. Others are striving to make banking, loans, mobile wallets, and investing products available to historically underserved populations all over the world. .

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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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The Paypers

AUGUST 23, 2022

Japan’s JCB , JP GAMES , and Fujitsu have partnered for a year-long joint project to improve the security of distribution and sales of digital data in the metaverse and gaming world.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

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Accenture

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

As you read this, the internet is being reshaped. And it’s already transforming banking. We have not witnessed a topic explode quite like the metaverse. While extended reality (XR) technology has been around for some time, the topic’s momentum has recently accelerated with some analysts now predicting the metaverse to be an $8 trillion opportunity.….

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Payments Dive

AUGUST 19, 2022

The federal government’s new real-time payments system should be ready for use by the middle of next year, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said in a speech this week.

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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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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

Photos by Chris Williams. From credit union overreach to onerous overregulation, the 2022/23 ICBA board of directors has plenty on its to-do list. Executive committee members tell us what advocacy issues they’ll be focused on during their terms, while board members share their words of wisdom for up-and-coming community bankers: themselves. To sum it up, these leaders are all in and all heart for community banking.

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Cisco

JULY 26, 2022

It’s Blockbuster Night! Say that to any Gen-Xer and it should bring a smile and recollection of days gone by. Netflix took Blockbuster by storm and grew from mail order DVDs to the streaming behemoth they are today. One day, will we reminisce about brick and mortar financial services companies being replaced by digital-first financial services companies like Alipay, Block, Grab, Klarna and Paypal?

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The Financial Brand

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

This article Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover: Lessons for Bank Leaders appeared first on The Financial Brand. Whether or not you approve of how Elon Musk is changing Twitter, his high-stakes actions offer important leadership lessons. This article Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover: Lessons for Bank Leaders appeared first on The Financial Brand.

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BankUnderground

AUGUST 9, 2022

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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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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TheGuardian

MARCH 29, 2022

Paris, Frankfurt and Dublin are most successful in luring roles from UK, say consultants More than 7,000 finance jobs have moved from London to the EU as a result of Brexit, down 400 from the total anticipated in December, the consultants EY have said While the total is well down on the 12,500 job moves forecast by firms in 2016, when Britain voted to leave the bloc, more could follow, EY said in its latest Brexit tracker.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

OK, show of hands. Who saw 2022 coming and accurately predicted the headlines? All of you with your hands up… … uh huh. Pull ’em down. No, you didn’t. Nobody did. It would have required a few trips to the local dispensary to dream up what bankers have endured this year. A few modest examples of the 2022 roller coaster ride: The Fed rate hikes in 2022 totaled 425 basis points.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy protection on November 11 — the culmination of a steady stream of bad news for the company and a “bank run” that saw roughly $6B in customer withdrawals. A total of 134 affiliated companies were part of the filing, and there could be more than a million creditors involved. download The State of Blockchain q3’22 report.

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The Paypers

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The Government of the UK and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have signed a cross-country memorandum of understanding (MoU), deepening collaboration in fintech, and strengthening their financial cooperation.

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Speaker: Brian Muse-McKenney, Chief Revenue Officer & Matt Simester, Cards and Payments Expert

In today’s world of social media, dating apps, and remote work, businesses risk becoming irrelevant (or getting "ghosted") if they fail to meet the evolving needs of Gen Z consumers. Credit cards with flexible payment options, especially for young adults with little-to-no credit history, are a particularly important and valuable solution for this generation.

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American Banker

DECEMBER 14, 2022

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Accenture

MARCH 14, 2022

It’s important but not critical. That’s been the dominant narrative around sustainability. Until now, that is. There seems to be a definite shift to changing this narrative, a shift that could be worth trillions of dollars to the banking industry. In 2007, Google famously became the first major company to be carbon neutral. According to…. The post Shift to green could be worth trillions for banks appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog.

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Payments Dive

AUGUST 29, 2022

The nation’s biggest bank and bank trade groups stressed the risks of creating a central bank digital currency in comments to the Fed, and largely rejected the idea that a digital dollar would accomplish stated goals.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

Illustration by miakievy/iStock. The Social Bankers, a collective of community bank marketers, offers inspiration, information and professional development advice to community bankers focused on marketing and social media. We asked them for their need-to-know social tips. By Julie Kendrick. While so many things about banking have changed in recent years, social media continues to grow in its impact on prospects, customers and employees.

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Speaker: Gary Dmitriev

Our upcoming webinar aims to demystify the process of selecting and implementing automation tools for financial institutes. This session will provide your roadmap for vetting potential solutions, focusing on due diligence, vendor assessments, and aligning technology with strategic goals. We’ll also address the critical issue of innovation fatigue, offering tips on maintaining enthusiasm and momentum for new initiatives.

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