Jeff For Banks

JANUARY 14, 2021

In June of 2008 I gave a speech titled "The Death of the Community Bank" and in that speech I made predictions. Much like the General Store fell victim to the supermarket and the lumber yard fell victim to Home Depot, I predicted the community bank that did not pick targeted customer niches or develop product expertise will meet it's doom.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

But what about the entrepreneurs who are still hanging onto their dreams of starting a retail business? Pandemic crisis or not, Brennan says his interactions with applicants and program alumni are grounded in good business ideas, marketplace reality, life experiences and a desire to give back to underserved communities.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As community banks grow, their vendor partnerships usually also do, which can lead to challenges with organization, data security and more. To address these issues, some community banks have turned to artificial intelligence. In finance, too, AI has been held up as the answer to any number of challenges that community bankers face.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

Quick: Who’s the biggest retailer in the U.S.? In terms of sheer size and locations, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is the biggest retailer in the country, with 31,000 locations covering pretty much every town. Now, a new report is asking a good question: What if the post office expanded its retail offerings?

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 1, 2022

To have a true impact on the needs and expectations of today’s consumer, financial institutions must adopt successful practices from retail sectors, such as e-commerce, travel and entertainment that successfully deliver on expectations for consistent, personalized experiences through every stage of the buying journey. Gaining Trust.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The mall and outlet center real estate investment trust managed to post a profit despite a 91 percent occupancy rate and collecting on only 85 percent of its rents. Simon addressed several issues on the company’s earnings call from tax relief to the pandemic to its joint venture with Brookfield Properties to take over operations at JCPenney.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

High-level market intelligence about the $18 billion expected to be invested over the next three years is a major focus of the March 2020 Automated Retail Tracker™ from PYMNTS , which serves as a bimonthly breakdown of developments in this rapidly growing business sector. Amazon Go’ Cashless. And Amazon and 7-Eleven aren’t alone.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The banking industry has faced many challenges in 2020, from transitioning to CECL, managing Paycheck Protection Program loans, and navigating an unprecedented economic recession. More than 500 banking professionals across the country gathered for a two-day 2020 ThinkBIG: Manage Risk. Plan for new technology and innovations.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Community banks use dozens or even hundreds of vendors—making it critical that they have an efficient way to stay compliant, track performance and more. There’s a host of regulatory guidance when it comes to vendor management, but community banks also have wiggle room to craft their own policies. By Cheryl Winokur Munk.

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Insights on Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Operational innovation is vital in a highly competitive financial services sector, with a new community of digital banks and other firms vying for market share. Drivers for Operational Innovation. These include driving growth, reducing costs and managing financial risks in a volatile business environment.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 28, 2024

The various programs are wide ranging, complicated, and impactful which is why now is an excellent inflection point to provide financial advisory to both your retail and commercial customers. By taking a leadership role, banks can assist customers and their communities and generate loans, deposits, and fees in the process.

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Every Bank Has a Certain Level of Small Business Banking Channel Confusion While few said it, almost every major bank implied some level of channel confusion with small business banking as it overlaps with retail, commercial, and specialty lines of business. After the seventh-month mark, conversion rates sharply decline.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Brick-and-mortar retailers are testing convenience store designs that let consumers skip the checkout line and pay for their purchases with their mobile phones. 7-Eleven President and CEO Joe DePinto said in an announcement , “Retail technology is evolving at a rapid pace, and customer expectations are driving the evolution.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 12, 2022

We feel that as community bankers, we can learn much from Jamie Dimon (Chairman and CEO of JPM) and from Warren Buffet. As usual, it was full of insight that every community banker should consider. Our focus is on information that pertains to the community banking industry. 3) Community Focused. 4) Employee Focused.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Community bankers need to understand their competitive landscape. Who the competition is, what the lending competition is offering, their delivery channels, and service levels can help community banks differentiate their services and enhance their competitive advantage.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 8, 2022

With 100+ public banks reporting, we have more than a representative sample to see 2Q 2022 bank earnings trends and derive some operational insights on bank performance. Fees at banks dropped, primarily driven by mortgage operations, and net interest margin increased by approximately 25 basis points to 3.12%.

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PopularBank

MAY 1, 2020

A Message from Chief Operating Officer Manuel Chinea. Dear Customers, Partners and Community Members, Thank you for being part of our Popular Bank family. As we face the immediate and serious health concerns as a community, we are also seeing a much wider impact on all our lives as well as our local, national, and global economies.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

The banking industry has seen a steady stream of media attention since 2008, much of it in the form of stories about data breaches linked to major retailers or mega banks’ profits. Two recent surveys addressing the community banking landscape have pointed to increasing regulations as the primary cause of stress for these institutions.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

For all the talk in the UK about disruptors and fintechs and new entrants to the credit market, and about how banks and card issuers need to manage customers in arrears, there’s one group that seems strangely absent from this focus: retailers. It is estimated over £200 billion of UK household debt is in unsecured retail credit.

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ABA Community Banking

OCTOBER 6, 2021

CEO survey reveals banks’ resilience, commitment to employees and communities. The post How Community Banks Survived the COVID Pandemic appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Abrigo

APRIL 25, 2024

At the same time, 59% pursued credit to meet operating expenses. Generally, small business loans benefit business owners, they also benefit communities, according to 2021 research for the SBA. Other industries with double-digit declines in average loan size are hotel and food, retail, transport and warehousing, and construction.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Retail stores are rarely built by accident, particularly in the real world, if for no other reason than retail is sort of an intentional thing. But Recology CleanScapes — an operating company under Recology — is different from most of what is out there in retail. What does one buy at a Recology CleanScapes store?

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Celent Banking

MARCH 6, 2015

Next week I will be moderating a panel discussion at American Banker´s Retail Banking Conference in Austin about the competitive pressures of community institutions. It’s an important topic that Celent discussed in a report published last year: And Then There Were None: The Disappearance of Community Banks.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

P2P payments are significantly up this quarter, like 250% up,” Robb Gaynor, general manager of digital banking for Malauzai, a […]. Bank-backed payment service Zelle crossed $32 billion in transactions in the last quarter, almost twice that of Venmo, but the P2P provider is not as omnipresent among banks as one would expect it to be.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

P2P payments are significantly up this quarter, like 250% up,” Robb Gaynor, general manager of digital banking for Malauzai, a […]. Bank-backed payment service Zelle crossed $32 billion in transactions in the last quarter, almost twice that of Venmo, but the P2P provider is not as omnipresent among banks as one would expect it to be.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

Fallout from recent global events presents an obstacle to generating revenue for community banks. Since COVID-19, profitability planning for community banks has mainly hinged on how the government was coping with the pandemic and the key role financial institutions played in keeping the economy afloat. By Elizabeth Judd.

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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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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2017

It has advantages for retailers, too. Data Enabler VoltDB helps retailers carry that load, with broad, deep, and most importantly, fast data reporting that enables them to adapt to fluctuating inventory needs on the fly. 100 percent accuracy – Data managed by VoltDB is always accurate, all the time, for all decisions.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Among the names cited in the report, retailers WHSmith has payment terms that have stretched between 90 days to 120 days, and Boots has terms that range from 75 days to 120 days. A House of Representatives report has found that businesses are unable to invest, boost employment or grow operations. By way of example, Boots has a 2.5

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ABA Community Banking

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Business conditions were most often called the single biggest challenge facing community banks, according to an annual survey released yesterday by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors. The post For Community Banks, COVID-19 Brings Existential Concerns to Fore appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2019

The flagship was designed to build connections with customers, businesses and the local community. More importantly, located in the heart of central London, it will serve as a vibrant hub – for both visitors to our great city as well as a variety of different local communities – to come and play, learn, create and discover.”.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

The innovation of fintech is not limited to retail banking, according to the UK Investment Association, which today said it would launch an accelerator for fintech starts focused on AI, ML, DLT technologies in the asset management sector. Investment Association is a 240-member community.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

The beauty retailer also reported 555 percent digital growth in Sally U.S. & The retailer said it has finished a large portion of its wholesale and retail store reopening procedure in the United States, Britain, the European Union and Canada. Amid its ongoing digital commerce transformation, Sally Beauty Holdings Inc.

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Abrigo

MAY 24, 2023

Bipartisan support The SAFE Banking Act's long road to the Senate Many in the AML/CFT community have been watching the unfolding of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act for some time now with no significant progress. Similarly, it needlessly jeopardizes the safety of retail staffers, who are susceptible to robbery.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2019

We are thrilled to expand Rebag’s retail footprint to the Miami community. Its retail footprint will encompass standalone locations in addition to “a continued presence” in luxury malls. The company recently brought Geronimo Chala on board as VP of retail to help oversee the expansion. It’s a great fit for us.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Restaurant management platform Toast unveiled a $400 million Series F funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Greenoaks Capital, Tiger Global Management and TPG. Toast’s revenue, for its part, rose 109 percent over the course of last year as “tens of thousands of new restaurants joined the Toast community” per the company.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Managing inventory, B2B payments and a plethora of food and beverage vendors can be a headache for any kind of restaurant, bar or retailer. Retailers that sell alcohol must be able to understand exactly which products they have in stock, and which products are generating the most revenue for the business. Managing The Invoice.

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