Abrigo

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Takeaway 2 Community banks may face challenges seeking reimbursement for breach of warranty claims filed with other FIs. Takeaway 3 Banks and credit unions should leverage new tools to improve check fraud prevention that can ease the burden on their staff and safeguard customers.

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Abrigo

MAY 30, 2017

One of the biggest obstacles for many community banks and credit unions with aggressive growth goals is staffing. Moreover, many community banks and credit unions are located in more rural areas. While these are wonderful communities to call home, it can be difficult to convince prospects to relocate to less central locations.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2019

MOXY bank , preparing to be one of the first new community banks to launch in the U.S. in decades, has announced that it is working with technology solutions company NYMBUS to integrate its core digital banking and payment services. Following approval by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Washington, D.C.’s

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Micro-merchants, such as grocers and “mom and pop” stores, operate largely in cash rather than through safe, secure and swift, digitally enabled transactions. And, without automated tools to accurately record business interactions, store owners struggle to build a credit history. This partnership is the start of something priceless.

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Abrigo

MAY 24, 2024

The FedNow Service enables community financial institutions to stay competitive by meeting instant payment demands. Fraud detection and AML systems: Ensure these systems are integrated and operational at your institution to stay on top of financial crime. Make FedNow work for your bank or credit union.

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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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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

While there’s been talk of an economic slowdown ahead, and declining optimism among the business community, the latest stats on small businesses (SMBs) are quite positive. “But as they grow, they are being stretched by operational issues and manual processes.” economy,” said SBA Acting Chief Counsel Major L. .

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2018

Community banking can be one of the most rewarding and most challenging areas of financial services in which to work — that’s the view, anyway, of Rebeca Romero Rainey, president and CEO of Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) , who recently joined the nation’s leading advocacy organization that exclusively represents community banks.

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PYMNTS

MAY 7, 2018

Whether robots will take our jobs or take over the mundane tasks for humans to shift to more strategic operations, one thing is for sure: Automation is changing the workforce. But as the tools SMBs adopt become increasingly sophisticated, the exact nature of how these technologies will change the small business workforce is unclear.

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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 terms look good on paper, but what do they mean in practice for operational innovation?

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Gonzobanker

MARCH 6, 2020

Addressing common loan and deposit operations process inefficiencies can help financial institutions deliver optimized value to customers and stockholders. In recent years, many financial institutions have been focused on improving their digital delivery capabilities, often at the expense of their operational groups.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

data software company Gresham Technologies has announced a collaboration with AccessPay to enable enterprise-to-bank data connectivity. A press release this week Gresham Technologies will deploy the collaboration to strengthen its Clareti Multi-Bank solution by integrating AccessPay’s enterprise-to-bank integration platform.

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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. Nevertheless, understanding the technology is crucial. Even if a financial institution isn’t yet using the technology, it can learn from peers.

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Abrigo

JULY 5, 2020

Key Takeaways Credit unions participating in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) found that the right technology helped them serve business members when they needed help and also gain new members. Technology can facilitate delivery on credit unions' brand promise of relationship-based services. get started.

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Perficient

JULY 30, 2020

Global pandemics may be rare, but crises of all sizes affect business operations in unforeseen ways. Smart businesses are rising to the top, providing new tools and processes to support their employees coming back to work. See open jobs or join our community for career tips, job openings, company updates, and more!

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

The good thing is, despite all of those negatively impacted to the point of failure, the businesses that have embraced digitization and new technology are actually more optimistic because they believe their client base has expanded. and around the world.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2020

The Clearing House’s RTP finds expansion within the community bank arena, while abroad, the Bank of Thailand is planning its own infrastructure development to accelerate B2B payments. RTP Gains Community Bank Traction. In the U.S., And when it comes to legacy rails, the U.S. ” HSBC Debuts Real-Time Direct Debit.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 28, 2024

These programs aim, in part, to mobilize the private sector by pairing its capital with public investment to stimulate American manufacturing and infrastructure improvement, creating new jobs plus innovating in industries like clean energy and technology. These acts impact more than 55,000 locations throughout the U.S.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 7, 2024

Microsoft’s Office 365 CoPilot, the integration of the Microsoft version of OpenAI’s Chat GPT into the Office suite, represents the fastest, and likely safest way, to integrate the latest technology within your bank. However, the technology is not without its risks. Should the bank start with a pilot program and how big should it be?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

And yet, sometimes community banks, opt to stick to their lending knitting, forfeiting the potential to earn non-interest revenue and cementing their ties with both individual and corporate customers. The community banking model is based on customer relationships and the allocation of capital and extending loans.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2017

Are community banks missing the chance to climb aboard the faster payments train? In late July, the Federal Reserve Faster Payments Task Force released its much-anticipated report on how to strengthen and operate the U.S. faster payments system. faster payment system.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2017

In his prepared remarks, CEO Mark Zuckerberg called out two main areas of focus: connecting communities and combating the fake news and violence that has taken center stage of late. “In Now, with that foundation, our next focus will be on building community. It’s clear we have more to do here,” Zuckerberg said.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Community bankers are embracing innovation like never before—with impressive results. But with so much emphasis placed on customer-facing products and technologies, innovating back-office operations can fall to the bottom of the priority list. Unbundle your end-to-end operations and conduct a SWOT analysis.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

Fortunately, community banks have greater access than ever before to advanced solutions and technologies to meet those needs. As small business operators and innovators themselves, community bankers have the gumption and vision to deliver the high-tech, high-touch services their customers want, and need, to succeed.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 18, 2017

As anyone advising business owners knows, clients are often so busy with day-to-day operations and management that they find it tough to gain a big-picture view of certain financial aspects, such as cash flow. SCORE , a nonprofit association that helps small businesses in partnership with the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2020

As many teams within businesses big and small had continued to rely on paper and manual processes, AP operations were tasked with migrating to a work-from-home environment quickly. ” Offering the Right Tools. But as Sigovitch highlighted, it’s not just about offering companies the right tools.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

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. Our technology, combined with the training that we provide, will result in a best-in-class solution.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Community bankers’ awakening to new possibilities has made for an impactful year and will help position community banks to flourish in 2022 and beyond. But I also wanted to recognize the widespread acceptance of innovation I’ve witnessed among community bankers during 2021, another challenging year. By Charles Potts, ICBA.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

Supply chain disruptions and economic volatility have elevated risk exposure for many enterprises, but for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) operating globally, that risk of exposure can be catastrophic. Recovery Through Technology. But it’s also important to take a local approach to supporting SMBs.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The value driver in cash management is that it is usually some sort of operating account at the bank. As such, operating accounts have low-interest rate sensitivity. Here, a tool like IBIS World comes in handy for setting bank strategy as you can look up any of the below industries to see their geographical dispersion.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

Bolt is striving to revolutionize transportation with its streamlined tools, Tzoumas said, adding that the expansion to new locales includes a presence on 18 university campuses and gives Bolt the ability to “empower local partners to expand the interconnectivity of cities and universities with multi-modal micromobility solutions.”.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 3, 2023

Because most community banks do not use a risk-adjusted return-on-capital (RAROC) loan pricing model, the only variable that some bankers focus on is loan yield – the most easily measured variable. Operating Leverage – Scale matters. Market segments – A bank is a compilation of its customers. Conclusion.

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PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2017

The May Payments-as-a-Service Tracker™ examines the ways new payment solutions and tools are helping merchants with their business operations and improving relationships with the customers and clients. News from the Payments-as-a-Service Landscape.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

Credit unions and regional or community banks have stepped in to fill the banking gap, making barriers to accessing much needed financial services lower than ever before for marijuana businesses. Muller explained that the technology augments existing rails like eCheck and ACH to enhance data capture and transmission to complete a transaction.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2020

“But at the same time, they have all lacked a credible tool to conduct an assessment of these [SMBs] in an independent way.” This presents a gap in the market and an opportunity for FinTechs to fill it with automated underwriting technologies, like an automated small business credit score. Expanding The Data Scope.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2020

“When our small businesses suffer, our nation suffers, so it is incumbent upon all to ensure that we’re supporting the businesses who are the lifeblood of our economy and pillars of our communities,” said Mastercard President Michael Miebach in the release. “We Mastercard said it will also provide U.S. The programs are free for three months.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 22, 2023

In this article, we detail the five steps to building a treasury management strategy, provide some tools to execute those steps, and then provide a complimentary survey to assess your strengths and weaknesses. For $6, a community bank can garner a lead that has an average of 9% probability of converting with over $33k per year in value.

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