Jeff For Banks
APRIL 27, 2023
Finovate Spring 2023 is coming up in late May and the social medial buildup is palpable. Industry pundits in the know about everything financial technology and financial technology firms will soon be clinking martini glasses saluting each other and telling stories about their profitability and number of bank installs they have under their belt. I was actually joking about the last two things.
BankBazaar
APRIL 25, 2023
Planning is an indispensable part of your financial journey. It is what helps you align your finances with your life goals, thus helping you achieve them. Planning is an indispensable part of your financial journey. It is what helps you align your finances with your life goals, thus helping you achieve them. As we start the new financial year, now is a good time for you to take stock, assess, and plan your finances for the year ahead.
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South State Correspondent
APRIL 24, 2023
Just when you were getting your bank’s head around how you will operationalize ChatGPT (our breakdown HERE ), AutoGPT, an application built on top of ChatGPT, gets released and takes the technology to a new level. We have played with this “AI agent” for the past two weeks and can report that it will be a must-have tool to be included in any generative AI initiative.
South State Correspondent
APRIL 23, 2023
Analysts, regulators, legislators, and bankers have been attributing the root cause of SVB’s failure in the past month. Some blame the dilution of the Dodd-Frank provisions, others the lack of oversight by regulators, and others still blame social media for exacerbating the deposit run. The root cause of Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) failure is poor risk management – plain and simple.
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Abrigo
APRIL 26, 2023
M&A implications of FASB decisions Some recent, tentative FASB decisions on the accounting treatment of purchased financial assets will impact acquisitive institutions when finalized. You might also like this whitepaper, "Valuation and purchase accounting in a dynamic environment." DOWNLOAD Takeaway 1 The FASB is moving ahead with a plan to eliminate the PCD and non-PCD distinctions for acquired assets.
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Accenture
APRIL 24, 2023
Banks have the opportunity of a lifetime. And if they don’t act now, it’s going to slip from their grasp. I’ve just returned from speaking with senior bank executives around the US and Europe. The topic of our talks? One of the many pressing issues facing commercial banks today: sustainable credit—using banks’ capital resources to… The post Banks can no longer stall on sustainability appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog.
BankBazaar
APRIL 25, 2023
It’s been a crazy year with Home Loans. As the RBI pumped the repo rate up from 4.0 to 6.5. Home Loans became costlier at a pace not seen in years. Voluntary EMI hikes are a great way to reduce Home Loan tenure and get out of debt faster. Read on to know more! Consider someone who may have borrowed at the rock bottom rate of 6.50 last year. With a 2.5 percentage points increase taking their rate to 9.00, their per-lakh EMI on a 20-year loan would rise from ₹746 to ₹900 – a 20% leap within a year
Abrigo
APRIL 25, 2023
How and when to end a banking relationship If your financial institution's AML/CFT program spends valuable time filing repeat SARs on customers, read on to learn how and when to end the relationship. You might also like this webinar, "Best Practices for Writing SARS." Watch Webinar Takeaway 1 Getting stuck in a cycle of repeated SAR filing for the same customer can be a strain on your financial institutions' time and resources.
Payments Dive
APRIL 28, 2023
The Justice Department’s antitrust division issued a civil investigative demand to the card company as part of a debit card probe that has also entangled its larger rival Visa.
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.
Accenture
APRIL 27, 2023
The growing threat of climate change has spurred banks and other financial services companies to step up efforts to become sustainable. Many have pledged to fight climate change and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to net zero. Far fewer firms, however, have begun the vital task of arresting the destruction of our natural environment. Without… The post Nature is key to banks’ sustainability ambitions appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog.
Gonzobanker
APRIL 26, 2023
The banking industry has been trying to define digital transformation for the past decade. The thing that everyone seems to have finally agreed on is that digital transformation is a journey – a phased approach focused on continuous improvement across various systems. This article defines the critical nature of payment systems along a financial institution’s transformation journey and explores when a payment hub makes sense as a solution to an oft-fragmented collection of systems for processing
ATM Marketplace
APRIL 28, 2023
Data breaches are a massive issue for banks. How can they prevent them? One solution is maintaining better identity security.
Payments Dive
APRIL 25, 2023
Fiserv bested FIS in the competitive payments processing market last year, handling more transactions with a larger value, said an industry consultant.
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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.
Accenture
APRIL 24, 2023
In February 2023, the UK government released a consultation on draft legislation for Buy-Now Pay-Later (BNPL) services, which outlined the scope of the proposed legislation as well as some exemptions. The proposed legislation aims to prevent consumers getting into unmanageable debt while still allowing them the option to spread the cost of their purchases over… The post BNPL regulation and its potential impact on UK banks appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog.
TheGuardian
APRIL 25, 2023
Bank now faces tough options to turn around its business with the creation of a ‘bad bank’ or asset sales possibilities First Republic Bank’s shares closed down 50% on Tuesday, a day after the mid-sized US bank announced a dramatic slump in deposits. On Monday the San Francisco-headquartered reported a more than $100bn plunge in deposits in the quarter in the aftermath, sparking fears that it could be the third bank to fail after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.
BankInovation
APRIL 24, 2023
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank opened a door of opportunity for fraudsters to take advantage of bank clients who have recently moved money or switched bank accounts — and banks are warning their clients to be cautious.
Payments Dive
APRIL 26, 2023
The mega processor has a handful of bank customers in the Federal Reserve’s real-time payments pilot, and a pack signed up for services after the system’s July launch. It’s part of the company’s growth strategy.
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ATM Marketplace
APRIL 26, 2023
Recently, a new ATM jackpotting malware variant, dubbed FiXS, has been identified as a new threat infecting ATMs to steal large amounts of cash. What exactly is the modus operandi of this new malware and how can banks defend against it?
TheGuardian
APRIL 22, 2023
Finance sector workers are deserting the UK for the Italian city, lured by the weather, the way of life and tax breaks It wasn’t so long ago that Milan was cast aside as a grey, uninspiring industrial city, with the only sprinkle of colour coming from its fashion sector. But the northern Italian powerhouse now has a newfound energy and confidence – and it’s partly driven by Brexit.
BankInovation
APRIL 26, 2023
Google focused on three areas of AI in the first quarter: developing large language models, empowering developers with Google tools and enabling organizations to benefit from AI advancements.
Payments Dive
APRIL 24, 2023
Explaining three reasons why declined transactions are turning customers on to Buy Now Pay Later services for a friendlier purchasing process.
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CFPB Monitor
APRIL 27, 2023
Third-party debt collectors, first-party creditors, and debt buyers face an ever-evolving federal and state regulatory landscape as well as ongoing private litigation. We first look at the impact of the CFPB’s most recent rulemaking agenda on debt collectors. We then discuss compliance and licensing issues under District of Columbia, California, Utah, and New York debt collection laws and the Wyoming “debt buyer” licensing requirement. .
BankBazaar
APRIL 25, 2023
There is distress among home owners. Home Loan tenures have shot up rapidly in the last year. We enjoyed two years of rates as low as 6.40. But such has been the inflation that barely three quarters later, many borrowers are now paying upwards of 9 per cent. As a result, Home Loan tenures have shot up dramatically! Given the inflation rate, it’s quite possible a 20-year loan taken in 2020 has become a 30- or 35-year one now.
Dataconomy
APRIL 28, 2023
If you are a podcast creator, you might have heard of Adobe Podcast AI, a new tool that promises to make your podcast production easier and faster. But what exactly is Adobe Podcast AI, and how can it improve your podcasts? AI models will change the world. Wait, are you new to AI? Don’t worry, you can still get on the AI train! We have created a detailed AI glossary for the most commonly used artificial intelligence terms and explain the basics of artificial intelli
Payments Dive
APRIL 25, 2023
The technology that allows a contactless payment using a customer’s palm is being tested at the first stand-alone convenience stores.
Speaker: Raul Perez, VP and CFO of Lancaster Leaf
Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Co Inc. is a subsidiary of Universal Corporation, the leading global leaf tobacco supplier. Lancaster Leaf supplies virtually all the major cigar manufacturers in the U.S. with filler, binder, and wrapper, and exports filler, binder, and wrapper to international cigar manufacturers. This all could mean a complicated month-end close - before automation.
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