Perficient

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The NYSDFS Part 500 amendments signal a crucial shift in the financial services regulatory landscape and underscore the importance of robust governance, risk management, and compliance frameworks. Issues and Findings Management: Document issues and gaps identified during risk assessments and control testing, crucial for compliance.

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Abrigo

APRIL 22, 2024

Small business lending is also a prominent line of business for many financial institutions, especially those driven by a mission to help their communities thrive. While small business loans inherently benefit business owners, they also benefit communities, according to 2021 research for the SBA. Louis Fed : [S]mall-business loans—i.e.,

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Lending St. Louis Community Marketing 244

Abrigo

JANUARY 17, 2023

Takeaway 1 Many financial institutions used a customer portal for PPP, but once the program ended, went back to old manual processes, Takeaway 2 Automating lending provides a secure portal between the bank and customer and automated workflows that speed origination. In my experience, community banks only do what they have to do.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In two articles in the past few weeks ( here and here ), we discussed how the “higher-for-longer” interest rate environment will affect the community bank sector – continued increase in the cost of funds (COF), steady yields on loans, and a decrease in net interest margin (NIM) will put severe pressure on ROE for new loan originations.

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Tools Community Bank Community Strategy 195

Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Relationship focus helps CFIs Small banks can leapfrog competitors and better serve their communities by combining their unique advantages with smart management and partnerships. Declining deposits, higher cost of funds, and ever-increasing competition are just a few challenges these executives are managing.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 31, 2023

Critical KYC Asking uncomfortable questions: the personal touch Senior management may view KYC as a regulatory obligation that burdens the client experience, thus affecting the relationship. From a community perspective, forcing individuals into culture-specific naming conventions strips customers of their identity.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 7, 2024

While it is tempting to sign the contract for Copilot at a starting cost of $30 per person and distribute the technology bank wide, bank management should understand the greater context of the strategy and investment. The application spans across a bank so data in multiple calendars, emails, Teams’ messages and documents can be accessed.

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Perficient

JANUARY 9, 2021

In today’s blog, we’ll cover some of the biggest updates around meetings, calling, management, and even security and compliance released in late December/early January! . Yammer communities and conversations in Teams. If you’re unfamiliar with the Communities app, you can learn more about it here.

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Video Meeting Community Compliance 532

PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

Today in B2B payments, the SBA releases guidance for the next round of PPP loans, while xSuite secures Peppol invoice certification. xSuite , a German provider of electronic document handling services, especially those integrating with SAP software, has won a key government certification in Singapore, according to a press release.

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Security System Guidelines Retail 139

Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Takeaway 2 AI can lead to more accurate and consistent outputs or predictions, better risk management, and improved customer experiences. The utilization of generative AI has sparked legitimate concerns about data security. Learn how technology helped a financial institution during uncertain times.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

During the pandemic, many community banks needed to change how they operated. For this and other reasons, now is a good time to review and refresh articles, bylaws and committee charters to ensure resilience and bolster risk management. But if they see it as a risk management tool, it’s a game changer. Poring over documentation.

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Oregon Community Bank Community Meeting 91

Perficient

JUNE 5, 2020

Secure software practices are at the heart of all system development; doubly so for highly regulated industries such as health-care providers. As a best-practice it is recommended to adopt automation of certain security audits, integration of compliance oversight into key development process areas (e.g. SonarQube Security Scan Result.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 10, 2023

CRE Risk Background While ten years ago, community and regional banks use to make up some 55% of the CRE market, in 2023, these banks now compose approximately 72% (below). The risk here is that community banks continue to take on an above-average amount of CRE credit exposure. This article explores the risk and what to do about it.

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Community Bank Community Los Angeles Regional 195

South State Correspondent

MARCH 21, 2023

The need for a known, reliable brand creates an excellent opportunity for community banks to help small business customers while building deposit balances. Community banks can now white label this same product to onboard and process employee retention tax credits for the bank’s small business customers AND prospects.

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Taxes Community Bank Community Operations 195

Abrigo

AUGUST 25, 2021

Many community financial institutions demonstrated their nimbleness on the commercial or small business lending side over the last 18 months with the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). In this competitive digital market, community financial institutions will have to lean into digital adoption to satisfy customer expectations.

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Lending System Community Retail 195

Abrigo

MAY 8, 2024

WATCH Takeaway 1 Understanding generative AI and how peers are using AI and genAI helps financial institution leaders and management vet the technology and related risks. Knowing how AI and genAI are being used by peers and fraudsters will help financial institution leaders and management vet potential solutions and watch for risks.

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Core connectivity and API providers CFM and NXTsoft merged, acquiring document workflow provider IMM and rebranding as Kinective. Treasury management provider Dragonfly Financial Technologies launched independently from an ACI Worldwide sale. Alogent acquired document imaging and tracking solution provider AccuSystems.

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Fintech Software Illinois Lending 103

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Payment service provider PayFort , which is based in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, has changed its name to Amazon Payment Services, a letter from Managing Director Omar Soudodi stated, and it will now offer installment payments. In June, PayFort debuted its #StartUpStayUp initiative for Middle Eastern small businesses.

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Payments Fraud Video Regional 199

Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Photo by Mike Ritter Spurred by social distancing and shutdowns during the pandemic, many community banks turned to virtual financial advisory services, and these new practices are expected to stick around. They are following a trend across the wealth management sector. in Milpitas, Calif.,

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Community Bank Video Community Meeting 91

Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Portfolio segments should be monitored and managed, not get buried in exception counts. This is particularly true of credit exceptions related to account management (e.g., Management may conclude that specific sections of the written policy are no longer relevant. learn more We can help you simplify portfolio management.

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Policies Lending Risk Management Examples 195

PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

The release states that former eBay employees arrested on Monday (June 15) included James Baugh, 45, of San Jose, California former senior director of safety and security, and David Harville, 48, of New York City, former director of global resiliency. They were both charged with conspiracy to commit cyberstalking and witness tampering.

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San Jose California New York City Massachusetts 182

Abrigo

MARCH 23, 2020

Having a cohesive business continuity plan (BCP) is part of the essential documents for most businesses. Financial institutions are required to include pandemics as part of their overall BCP describing how they will manage during such an event. How can we manage our BSA obligations while ensuring client and employee safety?

Security 195

Security Software Fraud Policies 195

Abrigo

AUGUST 28, 2019

When commercial bankers making $200,000 a year are driving all over town to pick up supporting documents just to get the completed loan application moving forward instead of calling on prospects, inefficiencies of a manual application system are personally frustrating. It’s a generational opportunity to enhance earnings.

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Lending Analysis Taxes Data 150

Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Community bankers tell us why. In early 2021, the $490 million-asset community bank launched its Finastra Consumerbot product, which offers online applications for consumer loans for items like boats and vehicles. Community bankers are increasingly recognizing that the future of digital lending is here. By Beth Mattson-Teig.

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Lending Community Bank Community North Dakota 91

Abrigo

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

That means it’s essential to ensure that awareness of risk and coordination efforts to reduce risk are documented within your institution’s AML/CFT risk assessment. If your institution has additional mitigation procedures laid out in other documents, be sure to include those policies and procedures in your risk assessment.

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Fraud United States Training Policies 195

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Businesses want fast, convenient and cost-effective financial management systems, so many opt for cloud-based solutions rather than those that exist on-premises. According to research, approximately half of businesses will use cloud-based financial management systems by 2022. Making Change a Community Effort.

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System Operations Management Data 153

Jack Henry

OCTOBER 22, 2014

This helps me understand the FI’s products/services, business culture, and face to the community. I also like to check for staff pictures on the chance that I can put a face with a name for the particular employee that I am working with on IT regulatory compliance and risk management efforts.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Venture capital appears to be picking back up in the B2B technology startup community. This week saw an impressive $324 million in combined funding for a range of B2B FinTechs and other solution providers, including alternative lenders looking to support small businesses as they manage working capital instability. FundingXchange.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Mastercard is launching a new digital resource that has the potential to instantly authenticate someone’s identity in a secure manner, the company said in a press release on Wednesday (Dec. The pilot program will assess an innovative approach to identity verification that makes it unnecessary for people to have numerous documents.

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Resources Security Community Strategy 139

Abrigo

MAY 11, 2020

One of the key values community financial institutions have always leaned into is their relationships with their customers, but these relationships have been put to the test amid the coronavirus pandemic. Manage PPP loans through forgiveness. learn more. No more “banker’s hours”.

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US Lending Community Technology 195

Abrigo

APRIL 14, 2020

Internal plans should document credit concerns and assess current liquidity. Managing through uncertainty. It is no secret that we are all trying to cope with and manage through the uncertainty due to the coronavirus and the health and economic impacts of COVID 19. Document plans for credit concerns.

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Community Lending Meeting Marketing 195

Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Kathy Strasser of IncredibleBank is evaluating marketing campaign management platforms. The digital world has opened vastly broader avenues for community banks to attract new customers—especially if they partner with fintechs in their endeavors. Fintechs know how to reach and work with the community. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert.

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Fintech Marketing Community Bank Community 136

Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

As consumers’ changing preferences prompt community banks to deliver new technologies, here are some of the top trends to keep your eye on. Let’s look at a few of these trends, how community banks can determine if they’re right for them and how to get on board. By Mary Yerkes. are now contactless.

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Trends Payments Community Bank Community 144

Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Digital banking provider Alkami acquired data analysis and marketing campaign management provider Segmint Digital banking and payments provider Bottomline was acquired by Thoma Bravo for $2.6B. Digital Engagement Had Great Attendance and Extracurriculars.

Fintech 182

Fintech Lending Software Compliance 182

PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2020

Security is an ongoing concern as well, with countless fraudsters set on hacking CUs to obtain customers’ data. One of the things that we often say is that we always have to be mindful of protection and security,” Anderson said. CUs need to ensure that their operations are secured if they want to maintain member loyalty.

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United States Security Innovation Mobile 174

Abrigo

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Bank management understand that the process small business owners go through to apply for a loan at most financial institutions is often archaic. You typically play document ping pong for days/weeks, potentially pulling in your accountant, to ensure the institution has all the documents required. Everything is so slow-moving.

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Lending Community Bank Meeting Community 150

PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

Investors continue to fuel the growth of the B2B technology startup community with another busy week in funding. In total, investors placed nearly $600 million for firms in the B2B payments, T&E, financial management and other B2B spaces. Malaysia's microLEAP has secured $3.3 PYMNTS rounds up all the latest deals below.

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