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Addressing Bank Risk When Economic Uncertainty Is At All-time High

South State Correspondent

During first-quarter updates, many US banks amended their expectations because of economic uncertainty and a possible business downturn. How should community banks interpret the current economic uncertainty, the possible reset to the business environment, and how should managers address risks? Economic Uncertainty We considered two bellwether indices that measure policy-related economic uncertainty.

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Man in the middle: Dealing with a big ATM threat

ATM Marketplace

Man in the middle attacks are increasing in intensity against ATMs. Here's what they are and how to prevent them.

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Instant Payments Strategy: How to Think About Being a Sending FI

Jack Henry

For the past two years, weve been advising financial institutions to add both the FedNow Service and RTP Network to their digital payments offering. From the start, our mantra has been, Receive now, receive on both, and decide later which network to send on. The rationale was simple: Why miss out today on easy deposits from receiving instant payments?

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The Rise of Generics: How Economic Pressure is Changing Household Healthcare Choices

Javelin Strategy & Research

Over the past year, the popularity of generic medications has surged as households worldwide seek cost-effective healthcare solutions amid rising living expenses. This trend is particularly evident in the market for treatments addressing conditions like erectile dysfunction (ED), where generic options such as Vidalista, Cenforce, and Kamagra offer affordable alternatives to brand-name drugs.

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Why Tech-Forward Tax and Accounting Firms Have the Inside Track to the Future

Speaker: Joe Wroblewski, Sales Engineer Manager

Automating time-consuming manual tasks can save your firm hundreds of hours–and thousands of dollars. But it can also have longer-lasting benefits, like helping you attract and retain the next generation of CPAs, and we don’t need to tell you how important that is amid the current generational staffing crisis in the tax and accounting profession. You'll want to save your seat for this new webinar with industry expert Joe Wroblewski, where we'll explore how to: Maximize ROI with Cost-Effective Te

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The chargeback conundrum: How banks can mitigate losses

American Banker

Chargebacks are a growing problem, but there are steps banks can take to keep losses from spinning out of control.

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MCPs in Banking: What Executives Need to Know

South State Correspondent

Larger banks have long relied on Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to streamline operations, enhance interoperability, and enable digital transformations. Yet, as we enter a new era dominated by agentic artificial intelligence (AI)AI that autonomously executes actions on behalf of userstraditional APIs are increasingly showing limitations. Banks need to begin thinking differently, considering the adoption of a Model Context Protocol (MCP) as either a complement or replacement to their ex

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Retail ATMs: 5 benefits to installing

ATM Marketplace

There are big benefits to installing retail ATMs. Check out five of them down below.

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A future full of AI agents will require a different payments system

American Banker

Legacy payment systems won't cut it as autonomous software agents begin transacting and collaborating at scale. New payment rails that take advantage of blockchain technology will be vital in the future.

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Warren prods DOJ to block Capital One-Discover deal

Payments Dive

The senator urged the Justice Department’s new antitrust czar, who's expressed concern over the creation of too-big-to-fail firms, to take action.

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Case Study: Anchor Loans Cuts Doc Prep Time by 90% with GoDocs Automation

Anchor Loans, one of the nation’s top private lenders, turned to GoDocs to modernize its document preparation process and keep pace with growing loan volume. By automating doc generation and integrating seamlessly with internal systems, Anchor Loans drastically reduced prep time and minimized risk—without adding headcount. Learn how GoDocs helped Anchor Loans begin finalizing loan packages in just minutes, enabling faster, more scalable lending with real-time compliance across 48 states.

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Calls for Russia’s frozen assets held in Belgium to be used in rebuilding Ukraine

TheGuardian

Brussels-based Euroclear holds most of Russias frozen assets, but some say confiscation could be an act of war The boxy glass and steel tower at a traffic-clogged junction on King Albert II Boulevard hardly stands out among the other buildings in the business district of north Brussels, the Belgian capitals answer to Manhattan or La Dfense in Paris.

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The Future of Data Analytics and AI in Financial Services | Jack Henry

Jack Henry

Emerging Trends and Innovations Data analytics and AI are evolving quickly, creating new opportunities across many industries especially in financial services.

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Boosted inflation – using machine learning to make sense of non-linear determinants of inflation

BankUnderground

Marcus Buckmann, Galina Potjagailo and Philip Schnattinger Disentangling the sources of high inflation, exceeding inflation targets in the post- pandemic period, has been a priority for monetary policy makers. We use machine learning for this task a boosted decision tree model that fits non-linear associations between many indicators and inflation.

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BNPL users struggle with payments

Payments Dive

Nearly half of U.S. adults who have used buy now, pay later services experienced financial difficulties, such as overspending or missing a bill payment, according to a recent survey.

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Live Demo - Supercharge your Month End Close

Automation generally supercharges any process and brings its value to the forefront. See how infusing automation such as ART (our month-end close solution), into your close can get you to the next level of closing. We will share a live demo of SkyStem's solution, ART and share the key elements of month-end close automation. Through ART, we'll take a look at: What month-end close automation entails Which process steps can and should be automated Benefits of achieving process automation, and Why i

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Best Places to Work in Fintech 2025

American Banker

The 29 companies that made this year's list offered flexible work schedules, generous amounts of paid time off and fun activities to keep employees happy.

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Mastercard partners with MoonPay to support stablecoin payments

The Paypers

Mastercard and crypto infrastructure provider MoonPay have announced a collaboration aimed at integrating stablecoin payments into the global card network.

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Throwing away my MAI

Realwired Appraisal Management Blog

I’ve always felt like an outsider in the Appraisal Institute. Maybe its because I rarely attended their meetings, never mingled with the right circles, or perhaps I just didnt see my values reflected in the organization’s leadership and education. Yet, despite that distance, I got my MAI. I built my career in the valuation space.

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Credit card delinquencies rise: NY Fed

Payments Dive

Meanwhile, U.S. credit card balances declined and credit card aggregate limits inched up from the prior quarter, the New York Fed said.

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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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Fed's Barr warns of long and lasting supply chain disruption

American Banker

Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr said tariffs could have an outsize impact on small businesses and hardships could outlive the trade policy debate.

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Atlar joins forces with TreasurySpring to improve cash investing

The Paypers

Global cash investment platform TreasurySpring has partnered with Atlar , a treasury management system, to provide clients with an optimal cash investment experience.

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Bankers urge lawmakers to ease regulatory hurdles for de novo bank formation

ABA Community Banking

The founders of two de novo banks shared with lawmakers the challenges of launching a new financial institution in the current regulatory climate, and they pushed for legislation to ease some of those burdens in the early years of a new bank. The post Bankers urge lawmakers to ease regulatory hurdles for de novo bank formation appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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FTA to defend open banking in court

Payments Dive

The Financial Technology Association will seek to protect a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau open banking rule after receiving a federal judge’s permission to intervene.

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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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JPMorganChase 'narrowing' its bitter Viva Wallet dispute

American Banker

The bank, which owns 48.5% of the Greek fintech, is battling with the company's owners over how to determine valuation, among other disputes. JPMorgan says it is reviewing aspects of the legal case but is still seeking a $1 billion claim in Greece.

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eToro obtains USD 620 million in upsized IPO and debuts on Nasdaq

The Paypers

Israel-based social trading-focused online broker eToro has secured USD 620 million in an IPO and announced its debut on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

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House committee advances tax package with ABA priorities

ABA Community Banking

The House Ways and Means Committee voted along party lines to advance a federal budget reconciliation tax package that includes several of ABA's policy priorities The post House committee advances tax package with ABA priorities appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Let’s scrap paper checks

Payments Dive

If the federal government can ditch paper checks, so can the private sector, one industry CEO contends.

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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.