January, 2025

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Transaction monitoring: Data quality in banking makes the difference

Abrigo

Transaction monitoring ensures more than just compliance Without reliable client and transactional data coming into your monitoring system, either manually or automatically, you could miss crucial suspicious activity. This could put your institution at regulatory and reputational risk. Transaction monitoring in financial institutions Financial institutions operate in an environment where even the slightest data discrepancies can create outsized risks.

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X teams with Visa on new digital payments tool

Payments Dive

Billionaire Elon Musk’s social media site has forged an alliance with the card network giant to launch a new digital payments tool later this year.

Tools 461
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The Perils of Interest Rate Risk in Loan Pricing

South State Correspondent

Banks often lose 5% of a loan’s value before a loan is even booked due to interest rate risk in loan pricing. Persistently high inflation and the unknowns in the new administrations implementation of stated policies have translated to rapid increases in long-term interest rates. In a period of rapid change (or high volatility), we see some banks fall into a trap of mispricing their commercial loans.

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Top 5 Digital Trends for Insurance in 2025 – P&C, Life, Annuities, Reinsurance

Perficient

The insurance industry in 2025 is at a pivotal point, with key digital insurance trends leading the charge in transforming how carriers operate and interact with customers. Carriers must innovate, adapt to these changes, and leverage new technologies to maintain a competitive edge. Insurance Trend #1: Building Business Resilience Underwriting actions in response to increased claim frequency and severity are expected to stabilize combined ratios across most property and casualty insurance lines i

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Commercial Lenders, Playing It Safe Is the Real Risk

Why Legacy Lending Workflows Are Costing You More Than You Think Legacy systems and manual workflows might feel familiar, but they come with growing risks—compliance gaps, costly delays, and lost opportunities. This guide breaks down why clinging to traditional processes is no longer sustainable and how automation can help lenders regain control, improve efficiency, and reduce risk across the closing process.

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6 things banks look for in gen AI models and companies

American Banker

At banks like Citi and SouthState, generative AI models are put through additional rounds of testing before they make it into the pilot stage.

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Improving bank branch safety, security

ATM Marketplace

Bradley Cooper, podcast host, spoke with Felix Nater, security expert and owner of Nater Associates LTD, about how banks can successfully implement safety plans.

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Bank of England delays rules designed to avoid banking crash by a year

TheGuardian

Latest setback, after talks with Treasury, blamed on lack of clarity about implementation in US Business live latest updates The Bank of England has delayed the introduction of tougher global banking capital rules by a further year to prevent another 2008-style crash, blaming the second delay on a lack of clarity about its implementation in the US.

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Resources for banks to assist customers, employees affected by California wildfires

ABA Community Banking

The ABA Foundation offers resources for bank customers and employees on how to recover financially from disasters and on how to avoid scammers who prey on disaster victims and people seeking to donate to recovery efforts. The post Resources for banks to assist customers, employees affected by California wildfires appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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European central banks to advance instant payments between currencies

The Paypers

The ECB , together with the Riksbank and Danmarks Nationalbank , have been focusing on an initiative that facilitates instant payments between currencies.

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Leverage Trellis Court Data To Identify More Investment Opportunities

Finance teams find Trellis to be particularly effective in conducting comprehensive due diligence on both individuals and businesses. With our court data solution, financial experts can access critical litigation insights, making it an invaluable resource for informed decision-making in the financial sector.

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5 Ways suspicious activity monitoring services can bring staff relief

Abrigo

Taking a vacation is often a well-deserved break, but for financial crime professionals, it can trigger significant stress. Fraud and AML/CFT suspicious activity monitoring is a cornerstone of any AML program and a critical part of a financial institutions safety and soundness. However, compliance departments are frequently understaffed. Unexpected disruptions like turnover or family leave can exacerbate an already challenging workload for staff.

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How To Use Gen AI for Strategic Planning in Banking – Part I

South State Correspondent

As you approach strategic planning season, one topic that will surely come up is your strategy for generative AI (gen AI). Luckily, you can turn to gen AI to help you in your planning, as the strategic process is just one of the many bank processes that bankers can improve with this technology. This article presents our six-step framework for getting started, discusses using AI for strategic planning, and looks at some of its strengths and risks.

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Expertise as Currency: How Thought-Leadership Helps You Close More Deals!

Perficient

Its difficult, in the consulting services industry, to explain the requirement for existence of a core thought leadership group to augment the sales and marketing teams that are tasked with collection of logos. In todays hypercompetitive and fast evolving marketplace, the lines between thought leadership and sales are increasingly intertwined… Thought leadership, when done right, isnt just about looking and talking smart (though thats nice).

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AI promises 2025 advances for payments industry

Payments Dive

The emerging technology will help merchants process payments faster and provide customers with more ways to pay, those who follow the payments industry say. It will also increasingly offers a defense against rising fraud.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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JP Morgan Chase requires all workers to return to office five days a week

TheGuardian

Executives acknowledge not everyone will agree with this decision as bank calls time on remote and hybrid working JPMorgan Chase is summoning all staff back to the office, becoming the latest corporate giant to call time on era of remote and hybrid working sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic. The USs largest bank, which has some 316,000 employees worldwide, announced on Friday that all workers on hybrid work schedules will be required to return to the office five days a week from March.

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Podcast: How boards can position their banks to navigate change

ABA Community Banking

From AI and crypto to complex regulatory challenges and increasingly diverse markets, bank executives face increasingly complex strategic decisions, and so do bank boards. Veteran bank board members and executives Jenn Docherty and Virginia Varela discuss how bank boards can position their banks for success in a challenging environment. The post Podcast: How boards can position their banks to navigate change appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Trends in commercial real estate (CRE) lending and risk

Abrigo

CRE origination, refinancing, and pricing challenges Experts from Trepp and Abrigo describe recent origination and delinquency trends in commercial real estate portfolios. They also share tips for managing risk and pricing. Key topics covered in this post: The big-picture view of CRE from Trepp Trepp bank consortium originations are 58% below pre-COVID averages Rising delinquency rates, especially in specific markets How to manage CRE risk and pricing Changes in the commercial real estate marke

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Using Gen AI for Bank Strategic Planning – Part II

South State Correspondent

In Part 1 ( HERE ), we explained the why and how to use generative AI (Gen AI) for bank strategic planning. We highlighted how Gen AI changes the planning process and provided sample prompts. In this article, we cover the remaining five steps and detail how to build a Monte Carlo model to test your initiatives. Lets continue to the next step in using gen AI for bank strategic planning.

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Book of Secrets on the Month-End Close

Based off SkyStem's popular e-Book, the book of secrets to the month-end close will be revealed in this one-hour webinar. Learn leading practices when it comes to building a strong and sustainable month-end close that has room to grow and evolve. Learn about the power of precise estimates, why reconciliations are critical to closing the books, how and when to automate, and how the chart of accounts play into your close process.

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Top 5 Digital Trends for Insurance in 2025 – P&C, Life, Annuities, Reinsurance

Perficient

The insurance industry in 2025 is at a pivotal point, with key digital insurance trends leading the charge in transforming how carriers operate and interact with customers. Carriers must innovate, adapt to these changes, and leverage new technologies to maintain a competitive edge. Insurance Trend #1: Building Business Resilience Underwriting actions in response to increased claim frequency and severity are expected to stabilize combined ratios across most property and casualty insurance lines i

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Block agrees to pay $255M to regulators for Cash App deficiencies

Payments Dive

The digital payments provider agreed to pay penalties to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a group of states under settlements that alleged the company violated banking laws.

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Reeves bids to intervene in car finance case that could cut lenders’ £30bn bill

TheGuardian

Shares in Lloyds and Close Brothers rise as Treasury seeks to tell court that lawsuit could cause economic harm Business live latest updates The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has launched a rare bid to intervene in a supreme court hearing in the car finance commission scandal that could reduce the 30bn-plus compensation bill lenders currently face. Shares in Lloyds and Close Brothers, two of the biggest providers of motor finance, surged on Tuesday after the Treasury submitted an application to th

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The Secret To Achieving Your Financial Goals This Year!

BankBazaar

New Year, new goals. Thats what we always say, isnt it? Every January, we start with the best intentions: This is the year Ill get my finances sorted!. But by March, those goals often fizzle out as life takes over. So, how can we set financial goals that actually stickones that survive the chaos and still make a real impact by the end of the year? Start With A Money Audit Before setting any financial goals, its essential to understand where your money is going now.

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Future-Proof Your Firm: Smarter Tech for Stronger Returns & Simpler Workflows

Speaker: Joe Wroblewski, Senior Sales Engineer

Is your tech stack working for you—or are you working for it ? 🤖 In today’s world of automation and AI, technology should simplify workflows—not add complexity. Seamless integration and interconnectivity are key to maximizing productivity, optimizing workflows, and improving collaboration. Join expert Joe Wroblewski for a practical and insightful session on how you can build a smarter, more connected tech stack that drives efficiency and long-term success!

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The role of core deposit intangibles in banking

Abrigo

This article covers these key topics: What is a core deposit intangible? Why are core deposit intangibles important? Using core deposit intangibles in mergers and acquisitions Using the core deposit intangible to assess value at banks & credit unio ns When evaluating a potential acquisition, banks must assess the core deposit intangible (CDI). Read on to learn about the importance of this metric, especially in today's dynamic environment.

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Are Credit Tenant Loans Profitable?

South State Correspondent

A credit tenant loan (CTL) is typically structured as a loan secured by the real estate pledged as collateral, with or without personal borrower guarantees, and, most importantly, the obligation of a credit-rated tenant of that real estate to pay rent. These loans have both bond and loan qualities. They are like a bond in that the credit-rated tenant has an obligation to pay rent and this is typically a senior obligation of the tenant.

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Business Banking vs Treasury Management: Why You Need Both | FinTalk

Jack Henry

In an increasingly complex financial world, small businesses and large corporations face distinct challenges when it comes to managing their finances. While small businesses may focus on day-to-day operations, cash flow, and financial planning, larger enterprises typically require more sophisticated tools for handling complex treasury functions such as liquidity management, risk mitigation, and large-scale payment processing.

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Shift4 makes $4.7M in undisclosed payments to executives’ relatives

Payments Dive

The payments were made over a three-year period beginning in 2020, and were not listed in some filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result, the company agreed to pay a fine under a settlement last week.

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Outsource With Confidence for RDC Program Success

Remote Deposit Capture (RDC) clients are more likely to use additional treasury services and maintain larger deposits. However, poor customer experiences—particularly if they delay deposits—can compel RDC clients to take their business elsewhere. This eBook makes the case for outsourcing RDC operations to a proven managed services partner. This approach helps Treasury Departments with limited resources provide excellent client experiences that result in higher retention and productivity rates.