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AI fraud challenges: How to guard against losses

Abrigo

Stay up-to-date on AI fraud trends to protect your clientele Emerging AI fraud schemes reveal holes in financial institution's defenses. Here are several suggestions for tightening security. Get more tips for managing the AML program from this webinar: "Conquering BSA challenges: Best practices for managing a successful AML program" DOWNLOAD Takeaway 1 AI can enhance our efficiency, but financial institutions must be on guard against AI fraud.

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A deep dive into the tech priorities of the banking industry

American Banker

We surveyed 164 professionals at banks and credit unions to find out their tech agenda for this year, including investment plans, tech priorities and thoughts on transformational tools. Here's what we found out.

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The FedNow® Service takes instant payments to a new level

Payments Dive

The Federal Reserve in July is launching the FedNow Service, an instant-payment service that will help banks and other financial institutions better serve consumers and businesses.

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Are Your Customers Cheating on You?

The Financial Brand

This article Are Your Customers Cheating on You? appeared first on The Financial Brand. Most consumers make cafeteria-style banking choices these days, establishing relationships with multiple traditional and digital providers. But now fintechs are turning these flirtations into primary checking account relationships at a rapid pace. This article Are Your Customers Cheating on You?

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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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How Large Banks Are Using Interest Rate Swaps

South State Correspondent

With an inverted yield curve, borrowers have a pricing advantage to lock in long-term fixed-rate loans, while lenders strongly desire to limit loan duration. One possible solution to this dichotomy is for banks to offer interest rate swaps to hedge individual loans. This article will review domestic banks’ adoption of interest rate swaps. Next week’s article will consider the challenges and possible solutions for community banks to adopt loan hedging programs.

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Banks, credit unions join in push for racially equitable underwriting

American Banker

Twenty lenders from across the country are participating in Underwriting for Racial Justice, a collaborative effort to develop new criteria that will enable marginalized borrowers to gain access to credit.

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Citi rolls out digital banking platform

BankInovation

Citigroup launched a digital platform for its commercial banking clients today as it continues to build out its digital offerings. The $2.

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Will Toast get burned by 99-cent fee?

Payments Dive

The restaurant payments software company’s rivals needled Toast over the addition of a fee to be paid by consumers.

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Commercial banks can benefit by transforming ops talent

Accenture

Well over a decade ago, I was fortunate enough to land a banking leadership role in commercial and corporate banking operations. I immediately noticed two things that have stuck with me ever since. First, the people in operations are some of the best and most well-intentioned, albeit often overlooked, employees in the firm. When we… The post Commercial banks can benefit by transforming ops talent appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog.

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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

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Joint Guidance Provided to Banks to Manage Risks Associated With Third-Party Relationships

Perficient

Introduction It’s not you. It’s the guidance. Perficient provides risk management to more than 500 financial services organizations, many of whom have multiple bank regulators. Often an organization will have a state-charted non-member bank, which has the FDIC as its primary federal regulator. The same organization will typically have a national bank charter, and the OCC is the primary federal banking regulator for that part of the organization.

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Data-driven strategies for banks and credit unions: Start here

Abrigo

Practical advice for using data to develop and support institution goals Answering three questions ahead of strategic development discussions can ensure data drives your financial institution's efforts. Would you like other articles like this in your inbox? Takeaway 1 Exactly what information is needed to evaluate the viability of identified short- and long-term goals?

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Fed touts FedNow’s fraud tools

Payments Dive

Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester in a speech this week spelled out tools the new instant payments system will have for thwarting fraud.

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Unleashing the power of Gen AI in Specialty Finance

Accenture

Generative AI: what’s in it for me? Everyone, including auto and equipment finance providers, wants to know. The way I see it, it’s a technology that will have far-reaching impacts on the lending and leasing business, bringing efficiencies and better experiences for those organizations that incorporate it across the value chain. A few weeks ago,… The post Unleashing the power of Gen AI in Specialty Finance appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog.

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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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Controlling the Narrative: How Financial Services Institutions Can Stay Ahead of Reputational Risk

Perficient

The trust placed in financial services organizations by clients, investors, and stakeholders is not only a reflection of reliability but also a significant driver of business success. But, as one of the most regulated and notoriously untrusted industries, the financial services industry is among the most vulnerable to being impacted by negative digital media, driving up its vulnerability to reputational risk.

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Prevent pig butchering scams: Safeguarding against investment fraud

Abrigo

Avoid fraud losses from pig butchering scams FinCrime professionals looking to prevent pig butchering scams in the age of cryptocurrency can follow these steps to tighten security. Would you like other articles like this in your inbox? Takeaway 1 Investment fraud schemes known as pig butchering scams contributed to $3.3 billion in fraud losses in 2022.

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Merchant Lynx Services acquires National Credit Card Processing Group

Payments Dive

The purchase gives Merchant Lynx Services a payment acceptance presence in the highway construction and large equipment sector, a Merchant Lynx executive said.

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Revealed: shares held ‘in secret’ by scores of MPs raise questions about vested interests

TheGuardian

Exclusive: MPs found to hold ‘in effect secret’ stock in listed firms from banks to housebuilders Wife of Tory MP who criticised windfall tax on oil firms has £50,000 in BP shares Attorney general and close family hold £130,000 in shares in six FTSE 100 firms Which UK MPs own shares in publicly listed companies? More than 50 MPs have owned stakes in publicly listed companies that raise questions about possible conflicts of interest and that until now have been in effect secret, the Guardian can

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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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Dissecting UK service inflation via a neural network Phillips curve

BankUnderground

Marcus Buckmann, Galina Potjagailo and Philip Schnattinger Understanding the origins of currently high inflation is a challenge, since the effects from a range of large shocks are layered on top of each other. The rise of UK service price inflation to up to 6.9% in April might potentially reflect external shocks propagating to a wider range of prices and into domestic price pressures.

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JPMorgan Chase shares First Republic Bank integration update

BankInovation

Overall expenses for JPMorgan Chase increased in the second quarter as the bank focused on hiring, tech investment and its integration road map for First Republic Bank. The $3.7 trillion bank acquired First Republic Bank on May 1 after regulators stepped in to facilitate the sale of the spiraling bank.

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Twitter snags money transfer license in Arizona

Payments Dive

That’s the fourth state in which the social media company has received a license, inching it closer to creating the payments tool and super-app envisioned by owner Elon Musk.

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Attorney general and close family hold £130,000 in shares in six FTSE 100 firms

TheGuardian

Exclusive: Victoria Prentis’s shareholdings not disclosed in registers despite potential for conflicts of interest Revealed: shares held ‘in secret’ by scores of MPs raise questions about vested interests Which UK MPs own shares in publicly listed companies? The attorney general, Victoria Prentis, and her close family members have shares in six FTSE 100 companies worth more than £130,000 that have never been publicly disclosed, the Guardian can reveal.

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Addressing Top Enterprise Challenges in Generative AI with DataRobot

The buzz around generative AI shows no sign of abating in the foreseeable future. Enterprise interest in the technology is high, and the market is expected to gain momentum as organizations move from prototypes to actual project deployments. Ultimately, the market will demand an extensive ecosystem, and tools will need to streamline data and model utilization and management across multiple environments.

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Gone Fishing (For Deposits)

Jack Henry

Summer is my absolute favorite time of the year. Growing up in south Florida, I spent many weekends fishing on my grandad’s boat, the Jack Pot. We’d go miles out into the Gulf of Mexico, searching for grouper. I learned quickly that fishing isn’t as easy as it looks – which is why it’s referred to as “fishing” and not “catching.” It requires a lot of patience, and like most things in life, you get better at it with practice and time.

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Ballard Spahr attorneys discuss implications for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs of SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action

CFPB Monitor

Our Ballard Spahr colleagues have released a new episode of the firm’s Business Better Podcast in which they discuss the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Students for Fair Admissions Inc.’s lawsuits against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, which challenged the constitutionality of their race conscious admission policies. .

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Apple debuts recurring payments

Payments Dive

The tech giant, now valued at $3 trillion, is continuing to expand its financial offerings after debuting a buy now, pay later feature and a savings account earlier this year.

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Andrea Leadsom held shares in Barclays when questioning bank’s ex-boss

TheGuardian

Exclusive: Revelation about Tory former minister raises questions about adequacy of transparency rules It was her robust questioning of the former Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond that first brought Andrea Leadsom to political prominence. During the Treasury select committee’s review of Diamond’s part, as head of the bank, in the Libor rate-fixing scandal , the Conservative MP was viewed as having been masterly in her command of the subject and her attack on the banking sector.

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Why Is CRE Lending Stuck in the Past? Top 3 Reasons for Digital Resistance

Commercial lending is on the verge of a resurgence, but traditional processes are an obstacle. Explore the top 3 reasons for resistance to digital transformation and how overcoming them can pave the way for growth and efficiency. Discover why embracing automation and digital solutions is crucial for success in today's competitive landscape. Discover how GoDocs helps commercial lenders in the digital era with seamless integration and a borrower-focused approach.