December, 2022

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The Ultimate Guide to Product Innovation in Banking

Accenture

The pace of change is not slowing down. Customers’ expectations have radically changed, and they expect much more from their banking products and services than ever before. To maintain relevance, banks need to be on the pulse of these needs and create products to solve them—to unlock value for both their customers and the bank.…. The post The Ultimate Guide to Product Innovation in Banking appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog.

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Banking top guns can boost mortgages with new tech

Accenture

Let’s start with the elephant in the room. Yes, mortgage rates are at a 14-year high and volume is off by more than 80%. But that’s why I’m writing this blog series. I figure if you work in the mortgage industry you have a lot of free time on your hands right now and are…. The post Banking top guns can boost mortgages with new tech appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog.

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Visa pledges $1B investment in Africa

Payments Dive

The largest U.S. credit card network plans to make the investment over the next five years in a "commitment to Africa’s growth potential.

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Brad M. Bolton: Our greatest assets

Independent Banker

Photo by Chris Williams. One of our greatest assets is our reputation as relationship bankers. When things get tough, people want to be able to talk to their banker. I’ve always been a glass-half-full guy, and though 2023 is expected to be a challenging economic year, it also brings opportunity. We simply need to remember what makes us special as community bankers, and with that as our foundation, we can embrace this season of change in four primary ways: 1.

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The Executive Guide to Generative AI

Generative AI is taking the world by storm, but the questions that all CEOs, data leaders, and AI leaders are being asked are: What are we going to do about it, and what is our plan? The business and creative possibilities are practically limitless with generative AI. From productivity gains to finding new routes to revenue generation, generative AI is going to radically transform how we work.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

OK, show of hands. Who saw 2022 coming and accurately predicted the headlines? All of you with your hands up… … uh huh. Pull ’em down. No, you didn’t. Nobody did. It would have required a few trips to the local dispensary to dream up what bankers have endured this year. A few modest examples of the 2022 roller coaster ride: The Fed rate hikes in 2022 totaled 425 basis points.

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Surveying the 2023 Economic Landscape for Financial Institutions

SWBC's LenderHub

Without a doubt, the economic story of the past year has been the highest inflation in decades. Not only is it impacting current financial and economic activity, but it is dominating the outlook as well. In short, whatever happens with inflation will determine the trajectory of the economy over the next year and a half.

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Tired of seeing red? Learn how one lessor only saw green

Accenture

Adam and I were talking the other day about all the changes we’ve seen in the auto and equipment finance industry over the last two years. So many areas of the business have been affected by simply replacing in-person meetings with digital interactions. It’s also been a time of massive uncertainty, with climbing inflation and…. The post Tired of seeing red?

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Shift4 buys European payments provider for $126M

Payments Dive

The purchase of Online Payments Group will bolster Shift4’s international expansion plans, the company's CEO said last week.

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Supporting the Financial Services Industry Sustainability Journey

Cisco

As climate change and the impacts of the carbon-based economy are becoming a centerstage conundrum across the globe, driving shareholder value is no longer the only goal for financial institutions (FIs). There is pressure from shareholders, consumers, employees, and regulators for organizations to move towards a more sustainable future, and to set ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goals.

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8 Sins of a Manual Reconciliation

Speaker: Nancy Wu, Head of Sales and Customer Success at SkyStem

Business operations are getting increasingly complex, shareholders are demanding more, and your auditors are breathing down your neck like never before. In this high-pressure environment, it’s important to remember that reconciliation activity is your last line of defense against financial fraud and errors. Insisting on a manual process to handle month-end reconciliations is a risky endeavor that places an undue burden on your accounting team.

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Strategies for preventing hook and chain attacks

ATM Marketplace

ATM crimes are on the rise, especially hook and chain attacks. Some banks are putting up stickers warning criminals that ATMs have hook and chain blockers. But how effective are these stickers and what actually can prevent these attacks?

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Federal Reserve Board issues final rule on benchmark replacements for contracts that use LIBOR

CFPB Monitor

The Federal Reserve Board issued a final rule last week that establishes default rules for benchmark replacements in certain contracts that use the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as a reference rate. LIBOR will be discontinued in June 2023. The.

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Fakers, fast sign-ups and fraud: the crisis at the UK’s Companies House

TheGuardian

Britain’s register of companies was reformed in 2011 to allow incorporations within 24 hours for £12. Now the number of firms on its books has soared – and so have the complaints It was in June, when she went to get a credit check for a mortgage, that the 20-year-old employee at Japanese beauty brand Shiseido realised something had gone badly wrong.

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The Bank Underground Christmas Quiz 2022

BankUnderground

Before Bank Underground takes a festive break, it’s time for the Annual Bank Underground Christmas Quiz. Test yourself against our 10 festively themed questions on economics, finance and all things central banking…. 1) (Currency) Which festive object appears on the back of a commemorative UK 50p coin? Please view this post in your web browser to complete the quiz. 2) (Commodities) The lighting of the Menorah at the Jewish winter festival of Hanukkah recalls the miracle of a jug of oil burning lo

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A Modern Approach to C&I Lending: 8 Facts Lenders Need to Know

What to expect? The commercial and industrial (C&I) lending sector has been undergoing a transformation in recent years thanks to technological advancements and changes in customer expectations. The traditional way of lending, where commercial lenders relied on manual attorney processes and legacy software solutions, is slowly becoming obsolete.

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FIS CEO exits earlier than expected

Payments Dive

In a change of plans for the payments processor, Gary Norcross will hand off the CEO title to Stephanie Ferris earlier than expected and won’t become executive chairman.

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Glia adds CX capabilities to Jack Henry’s Banno platform

BankInovation

Digital customer service provider Glia has integrated its platform into Jack Henry’s Banno Digital Platform to provide clients with a more comprehensive customer experience. The New York-based Glia earlier this month directly integrated its digital customer service (DCS) technology into the Banno Digital Platform through Jack Henry’s existing APIs, according to a release from the […].

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What will differentiate winning neobanks from losing ones?

ATM Marketplace

As of today, more than 250 neobanks exist in the world. But as in any business, even some of the most established ones are experiencing difficulties. Over the next couple of years, the herd will be thinned, and those who vary their products will survive.

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Announce LIBOR Replacement Indices

CFPB Monitor

Following the adoption by the Federal Reserve Board of a final rule under the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have announced replacement indices for their legacy London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)-based loans and securities. For single.

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You Put in a Full Work Week. Shouldn’t Your Collections Software Do the Same?

Discover a modern, cloud-based collection system that never takes a rest day. MeridianLink® Collect is an intuitive platform with advanced customization options developed to simplify the collections process. Here are four ways MeridianLink Collect can support your team: Omnichannel communications Compliance rules & checklists Workflows & queues One interface with supporting integrations And that’s just the start.

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George Osborne to earn share of £26.5m payout in first year at City advisory firm

TheGuardian

Robey Warshaw did not specify how much the former chancellor would collect George Osborne will collect a share of a £26.5m payout for his first year working as partner at the City advisory firm Robey Warshaw. The former chancellor, who orchestrated the austerity drive after the financial crisis, is one of four partners at the Mayfair-based company, which announced on Friday it would pay out a total of £26,482,914 to four men.

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4 AI Predictions for 2023: From the Great Correction to Practical AI

FICO

Home. Blog. FICO. 4 AI Predictions for 2023: From the Great Correction to Practical AI. A pragmatic approach I call Practical AI will rise in 2023 like a phoenix from the ashes of years of irrational exuberance around artificial intelligence. JessicaButalla@fico.com. Tue, 07/19/2022 - 16:11. by Scott Zoldi. expand_less Back To Top. Thu, 12/01/2022 - 11:05.

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Shift4 CEO suggests company could go private

Payments Dive

The payments company, which went public in June 2020, isn’t ruling out a return to being private, its CEO said.

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Hyperpersonalization is vital to winning the SMB banking game

BankInovation

Financial institutions today are teetering into a Nash Equilibrium. A Nash Equilibrium, named for mathematician John Nash, occurs when players in a game can fully anticipate the choices of other players. When all players’ actions are considered, everyone is able to achieve their objectives. Every player wins. The concept was a groundbreaking contribution to game […].

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These Top Financial Services Marketing Trends Will Help You Stay Competitive

Today’s B2B clients have developed consumerized expectations, which means that financial services firms need to create a differentiated digital experience to grow a dedicated client base. Read three marketing trends — backed by data — that will give your firm a competitive edge in the digital era.

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How does remuneration regulation affect bankers’ pay?

BankUnderground

Ieva Sakalauskaite and Qun Harris. Following the Global Financial Crisis of 2007–08, some regulators introduced rules on bankers’ bonuses with an aim to mitigate incentives to take excessive risks, and in turn promote financial stability. In a recent paper we use detailed data on remuneration of staff in six large UK banks to look at how two of those rules – the bonus cap and deferral – affected bankers’ pay.

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SCOTUS agrees to hear second case challenging loan forgiveness

CFPB Monitor

On December 12, 2022, the Supreme Court announced that it would grant a petition for certiorari as to the separate loan-forgiveness challenge pending before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and calendar the matter for argument in February 2023. On.

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Government denies ‘race to bottom’ on regulation as Hunt loosens City rules – business live

TheGuardian

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is unveiling a 30-point package of City policy changes on Friday that rows back on regulations to boost competition and growth. Jeremy Hunt sets out sweeping reforms to financial sector The UK is to reform the regulations on the short selling of shares listed on UK market – the practice of borrowing shares to sell them, with the goal of buying them back cheaper in future.

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In-depth look at the distribution of average U.S. FICO® Scores in 2022

FICO

Home. Blog. FICO. In-depth look at the distribution of average U.S. FICO® Scores in 2022. The national average FICO Score did not go up for the first time in over a decade, a trend that’s seen at the city and state level across the nation. KristinaRobinson@fico.com. Tue, 08/30/2022 - 13:08. by Tom Quinn. expand_less Back To Top. Wed, 12/07/2022 - 13:00.

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ERM Program Fundamentals for Success in the Banking Industry

Speaker: William Hord, Senior VP of Risk & Professional Services

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is critical for industry growth in today’s fast-paced and ever-changing risk landscape. When building your ERM program foundation, you need to answer questions like: Do we have robust board and management support? Do we understand and articulate our bank’s risk appetite and how that impacts our business units? How are we measuring and rating our risk impact, likelihood, and controls to mitigate our risk?