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REPORT: Payment Tech Tops FIs’ Innovation Agendas

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However, financial institutions (FIs) are getting better at separating vital areas of innovation from the hype. Banks are increasingly focusing on the fundamentals when determining their innovation agendas. Payment technology is in many ways the flagship among the fleet of innovations that banks are pursuing.

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Why Drive, Not Size, Is Key To FI Innovation

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When it comes to technological innovation, however, the smaller players have long been outgunned by larger FIs and their sizable IT budgets. Today, small banks are more aggressive and ambitious in their innovation strategies than medium-sized and large FIs. This is changing — in a big way. On average, these FIs designate 45.7

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Deep Dive: How Loyalty Innovation Improves Member Relationships, Boosts Brand Awareness

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Although CU members want innovation in member loyalty and rewards, most credit unions are not delivering these programs up to the desired standards. Credit union members’ high expectations when it comes to loyalty innovation do not necessarily make or break their banking relationships. Loyalty Innovation Strategies .

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In Banking Innovation, Eyeing The Needs Of The ‘Digital Native’

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Depending on where you look, the chasm yawns wide when it comes to innovating with new technologies or features. In a PYMNTS interview with Karen Webster, Joe DeRosa, EVP of Global Sales at i2c , discussed the findings of the July 2019 Innovation Readiness Playbook , subtitled “Leveling the Playing Field for Different-Sized FIs.”

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Where Credit Unions Invest To Get The Best ROI

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This means CUs must be carefully attuned to member’s financial needs and the innovations they want most as CUs invest in new products and services aimed at improving the way members engage with their FIs. Most CUs strive to delive r a simple, personalized user experience. Around the Credit Union World. About the Tracker.

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How Innovation Priorities Are Evolving for FIs

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But how much are FIs really investing in blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) compared to more foundational innovations? The latest Innovation Readiness Playbook looks at where FIs have been focusing over the past three years and what their plans are for the near future. Data analytics is ready for a surge in interest, however.

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FinServ At The Intersection Of ‘Expertise, Functionality And Experience’

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For Fiserv, a focus on financial services innovation means a focus on the end-user experience. Last year, the company won not one but two awards at the PYMNTS Innovation Project 2016 Awards, nabbing Gold for Best Check Innovation and Gold for Best Debit Innovation.