Gonzobanker

MAY 17, 2022

As technology buyers, banking executives need to up their game on tech purchases and technology performance management. For regional and community banks there has never been a more frustrating time to be a buyer versus a builder of financial technology. Tech companies trying to support a bank stack have no easy task.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Turn up “Whole Lotta Love” and let the pure adrenalin rush of Jimmy Page’s intro accompany this year’s Acquire or Be Acquired recap … In the ever-evolving world of banking, Bank Director’s Acquire or Be Acquired Conference remains a constant. Old Ways Won’t Open New Doors While we can’t predict the future, we sure can prepare for it.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 31, 2022

For example, not only are payee and payor matched up correctly, but the name string is consistently in the format: Title, First Name, Middle Name/Initial, Last Name, and suffix. The challenge is that most of the data in documents are “dark data” or unstructured data that is hard to find, analyze and manipulate.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Meanwhile, technology changes continued at a breakneck pace, with generative AI the biggest topic around management tables. The specifics are unclear, but bankers recognized that this will be an absolute game-changing technology in future years, and delivery will change in ways we can’t even conjure yet. We are in awe.

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Gonzobanker

JANUARY 18, 2024

Fintechs have an increasing appetite for new products, better tech integration and diligent compliance. That adds up to opportunity for larger banks (>$100 billion in assets) to get into the space more aggressively. Big surprise, eh? Bank-offered BNPL will grow significantly. The response has been tepid, at best.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

In 2022, things changed with whiplash speed, as the Fed hiked interest rates to quell inflation, the mortgage refinance market dried up and the effects of macro changes, from the Russian invasion of Ukraine to a talent shortage, began to be felt keenly. Illustration by Jill DeHaan. By Elizabeth Judd. Quick Stat.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 7, 2022

As the pace of banking innovation speeds up, the OODA Loop, and its supporting concepts, can help a bank’s management team have a common framework to make decisions faster and more effectively. He is regarded as one of the best military strategists the world has known up there with Sun Tzu, Genghis Khan, and Napoleon.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

All of you with your hands up… … uh huh. It would have required a few trips to the local dispensary to dream up what bankers have endured this year. 1 issue raised by CEOs in our surveys, bankers had to craft a new and compelling post-Covid value proposition to attract it. OK, show of hands. Pull ’em down. Nobody did.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

FinTechs, especially younger firms, might have robust technology as well as strong solutions to problems. However, they may not have been able to provide the next level of technology to address the problems of their customer bases. Depending on their lifecycle stages, however, they may have less credibility and access to the market.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

THE BANKER AWARDS. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. Doug Larson. Gonzo readers, 2021 was just plain schizophrenic.

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Alex Jimenez

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

FinTech Revolution and AI: The overarching trend was the continued evolution and revolution in the FinTech industry, including the adoption of AI and emerging technologies. While most people talking about AI seemed to be annoyed about the buzz that generative AI has wrought, they understand that we are seeing a new phase in AI technologies.

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Abrigo

MARCH 21, 2023

With signs continuing to point toward additional rate hikes, albeit smaller, many financial institutions are uncertain how they can and should manage their balance sheets to effectively combat interest rate risk both in the present moment and to come in 2023 and beyond. You might also like this video on managing interest rate risk.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 22, 2022

Add to that a bank’s resource constraints, compliance demands, budget goals, legacy IT infrastructure and talent gaps, and innovation for a bank is extremely difficult. Many banks don’t think in terms of innovation and are not set up for innovation. Every bank wants to be “innovative,” but the truth is innovation is difficult.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 4, 2016

Too many of us underutilize the technology we have available because our days are filled with “putting out fires” rather than discovering ways to make the most of these current resources. Take your smartphone, for example. On the job, it’s the same way. Here are five ways you’ll benefit from attending this ALLL User Pre-Conference: 1.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The necessities of a digital-first approach were greatly magnified during the pandemic, with many banks having to close branches and rapidly adopt new digital technology to address the needs of the PPP [Paycheck Protection Plan] loan. Offer the ability to speed up the entire process. By William Atkinson. Benefits of digital lending.

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Abrigo

JULY 25, 2023

How offering FedNow instant payments affects fraud & AML/CFT compliance What financial crime staff can do to prepare fraud and AML functions for implementing the FedNow Service for instant payments. Would you like other articles on fraud and AML/CFT compliance in your inbox? Instant payments service What is FedNow?

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Abrigo

MAY 20, 2022

Fraud on Alert for 2022 A review of SAR data , government agenc y releases, a nd fraud findings found these f raud c oncerns and trends to wat ch in 2022. Would you like other articles like this in your inbox? Takeaway 1 An Abrigo review of SAR data, government agency releases, and fraud findings revealed fraud trends to watch for.

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Gonzobanker

OCTOBER 15, 2014

For a long time, these rock-solid bankers have seen loan officers patronize them with passive encouragement while rarely referring a customer their way and never taking the time to understand their product offerings. -Anonymous. Yet for more than a decade, cash management professionals have shown their resiliency.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2018

In addition, we saw more and more B2B FinTech models proving out at the banks, coupled with larger and later-stage investments as the FinTech world scales up.”. where slower economic growth and industry uncertainties due to Brexit have been an issue, it is an encouraging sign.”. Much of the growth, particularly in the U.S. Blockchain.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Premium benefits packages, professional development and TLC during the pandemic—this year’s winners do everything in their power to keep their community bankers happy and fulfilled. Keeping up communication. We asked both leaders and staffers to tell us what makes their community banks stand out as employers. LESS THAN $250 MILLION.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 28, 2014

2014 is turning out to be a year in which many financial institutions are considering replacing aging or inadequate loan origination technology. Let’s just get this out of the way right up front: most bankers rank going through a formal system selection process right up there with a trip to the dentist.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 31, 2022

For example, not only are payee and payor matched up correctly, but the name string is consistently in the format: Title, First Name, Middle Name/Initial, Last Name, and suffix. The challenge is that most of the data in documents are “dark data” or unstructured data that is hard to find, analyze and manipulate.

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FluentBanking

APRIL 18, 2020

Banking diploma is a very common and recognized professional certification from The Institute of Bankers, Bangladesh (IBB). Though there are so many contradictions about this course, every banker wants to pass this certification. Today we are going to provide you a better insight into IBB, Bangladesh, and their banking diploma course.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 16, 2022

I call this "pulling into the pits" in my book: Squared Away-How Can Bankers Succeed as Economic First Responders. And I am weary of the persistent "get big or get out" mentality of many industry pundits. If their platitudes about scale are correct, then the largest FIs should logically demonstrate better shareholder returns, right?

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Curry offers a brief update about a few current regulatory issues on his mind, including his agency’s concerns about signs of growing credit risk throughout the banking industry. IB: What steps should community bankers take to ensure their institutions are secure from cyberattacks? Comptroller of the Currency Thomas J.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

A deep mistrust is growing for anything that feels bureaucratic or obfuscated, and bankers stand at a crossroads as to where they may fall in this shakeout. In the post-Wells-scandal world where the shift from people and bricks to machines and digital is getting very real, bankers are scrambling to build new generations of their businesses.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

A deep mistrust is growing for anything that feels bureaucratic or obfuscated, and bankers stand at a crossroads as to where they may fall in this shakeout. In the post-Wells-scandal world where the shift from people and bricks to machines and digital is getting very real, bankers are scrambling to build new generations of their businesses.

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Gonzobanker

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Robert told the banking industry to embrace compliance as “the hard thing to figure out” that investors look for in startups. Tripodi told bankers to look for the functional, emotional and societal benefits of our brands and to tell better stories to broaden appeal. Main Sessions: Welcome to the SharkTank! Oracle’s Innovation Lounge.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

The Garb: Despite the exhortations in the conference guide that attendees should be in resort casual, it never ceases to amaze me that bankers still take themselves so seriously. Bankers, it’s time to think about a bit more diversity, with the board room being a good place to start. Spoiler Alert: All the attendees are in on the game.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 31, 2015

Bankers spend 75% of their time during the new customer/account process on the computer versus building relationships. It could stem from an overreaction to a regulator or an overzealous compliance employee with too much power. Let’s dig into the details for a minute and research the causes and solutions for each of these.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Debit and credit cards, direct deposits, paper checks, online and mobile bill payments and other technologies have changed the role of cash in our economy. Nevertheless, cash—and coins for rounding up transactions—still plays a primary role in many millions of transactions every day on America’s Main Street. “The

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

For 35 years, Wilmers led M&T with creativity, integrity and the “old-school” wisdom of a community banker who created a $26 billion market cap company. Endless CRM and data management projects that shook our foundations and gutted our PMOs. Well, you can cross the last one off your list, because THE AWARDS ARE HERE.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2014

We are seeing it show up lots of places, it’s real and it’s great for this industry. That’s one helluva move up. Cornerstone: Okay, let me back up a second. We could hand you a load of bull about skewering the guilty and praising the exalted, etc., but let’s just dive into it! THE BANKING AWARDS. Buena suerte, Bradley!

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Sure, we bought some December options on west Texas crude at $100 a barrel, but it was only with a third of the 401(k)—plenty of time to make that up, right? It’s hard for any banker to avoid gulping at the sheer long-term performance of George Gleason II and his team at the Bank of the Ozarks. ” – Tom Armstrong. That’s two.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Download now Takeaway 1 AML/CFT and fraud professionals often keep up to date on industry trends by reading Abrigo's blog. Abrigo, a leading technology provider of software solutions for financial institutions, published more than 30 risk management articles on its industry-focused blog in 2023.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

At the same time, financial upstarts have built technologies that could eventually cut into the relationship-driven work that investment banks are used to doing. But there’s no question that the way these institutions function has shifted, pushed along especially by the financial crisis and technology trends. Some banks have collapsed.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Takeaway 3 Insights related to risk rating processes, ag lending, and signs of contractor failure were also popular. Abrigo’s team of former bankers and other experts produced dozens of webinars , whitepapers, and blog articles in 2023 to help lending and credit staff.

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