Sat.Sep 06, 2014 - Fri.Sep 12, 2014

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Wearables in Banking: Google Glass

Celent Banking

'Not too long ago I was at a client event and had the pleasure of trying on Google Glass for the first time. The presentation used a simulation of how it might work to make a payment using the voice commands of the device. I found the experience to be much less intrusive or distracting as I expected, but the applications within banking were still too immature to be useful.

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Making Progress on Making News

Finer Points

'What a difference a year makes. Last summer I embarked on a media tour of New York City. Joined by ICBA’s media expert, Senior Vice President of Media and Public Relations Aleis Stokes, I met with representatives from several of the nation’s preeminent financial news outlets. It wasn’t exactly a Hillary Clinton book tour, but […].

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Banker Quotes As Told To Me v8

Jeff For Banks

'I learn a lot from bankers and industry experts as I visit their offices, speak to them on the phone or at industry events. Occasionally they will offer an insight that I think my Twitter followers would find interesting. Since I estimate my Twitter community only reads a fraction of their tweet stream, and so many of my blog readers do not follow Twitter, below are selected quotes that I tweeted since version 7.

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Developing an Information Security Wellness Program for your Financial Institution

Jack Henry

'Author: Karen Crumbley, karenc@gladtech.net. Ask someone how they achieve optimal physical health and you will likely hear about the following three components: exercise, diet, and annual physicals. The combination of these three items provides a straightforward approach to preventing poor health or identifying any warning signs before they have an opportunity to progress.

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Digital Transformation: Accelerating ROI and Growth in Commercial Lending

Now is the time for lenders to prioritize their digital transformation initiatives in preparation for the lending rebound. Rising competition and ever-increasing customer demands for speed and efficiency are forcing financial institutions to embrace digital transformation. This shift can feel overwhelming—where do you begin? This infographic illustrates automation demands and shows you how loan document automation serves as an essential step to increase profits and provide the best lending exper

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Braveheart or need a brave heart?

Celent Banking

'A somewhat topical post, if mildly parochial, but which serves to highlight something more broadly. On September 18 th , a new nation could be born, as Scotland goes to the polls to vote whether it should become independent from the rest of the UK. The debate has raged for months, if not years. The latest polls suggests a Yes win, with a flurry of activity now from the No camp.

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This Week’s Reads: Cloud, Millennials, iPhone

Banking 2020

'Below are interesting stories the Banking.com staff has been reading over the past week. Why giving mobile apps banking info isn’t as risky as it seems – CSO. Why Two Banks Are Turning To The Cloud – Forbes. How Millennials Spend – The Atlantic. Hackathon Helps Omaha Bank Land Tech Talent – American Banker. Looking Out for Customers’ Financial Well-Being Is Table Stakes for Banks – Gallup Blog.

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Yes we KANZ

Tomorrow's Transactions

'The discussions around digital identity and digital money down at the KANZ Summit in Auckland left me convinced that they remain mobile-centric for the foreseeable future. They also left me convinced that this whole Internet of Things thing hasn’t really been thought through. Lots of conversations about the relationship between digital identity and digital money this week, some of which reminded me of the terrific interaction around this topic at the Korea-Australia-New Zealand Technology Summi

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Apple Enters Payments

Celent Banking

'Yesterday Apple announced entering the payments space with Apple Pay, a new way to pay in physical stores and mobile apps. The move was not unexpected – the question of when and how Apply would do something in payments was subject to much speculation in recent months. At Celent we also published a report in March this year called Apple in Payments: What to Expect?

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10 Keys to Apple Pay: The Quick and Dirty Analysis

Javelin Strategy & Research

Overall Analysis: Apple Pay is the most important mobile payment system to be released to date.

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The State of Automation in Financial Services 2024 Report

In this report, you’ll find a comprehensive analysis of survey responses from executives at banks, credit unions, and insurance companies concerning their organization’s current and future use of automation. The report’s key insights include: Which types of automation are saving organizations the most time and money How to overcome the biggest barriers to automation implementation and adoption Why automation investments will continue to grow over the next few years How much you could save in 202

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Launching: Allre Will Help You Sell Your House for Zero Commission

Fintech Labs Insights

'So far, the U.S. real estate industry has maintained its 6% standard commission despite mass adoption of the Internet for researching available properties. And the run-up in housing prices in many areas has made real-dollar commissions much larger than they were in 1995. Certainly Redfin and others rebating commissions on the buyer''s side have made inroads.

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Protected: CEO Workshop Report – Summer 2014

The Raddon Report

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Mobile Monday: Craft Silicon

Bankelele

'Kamal Budhabhatti, the CEO of Craft Silicon was the guest at Mobile Monday this evening and spoke about his company and it’s platform – Elma. Craft Silicon build mobile communications tools that talk to core banking systems. They are a financial software company with a view that anywhere that there is a financial exchange (money changing hands), their software can be the enabler and get a piece of the exchange.

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Launching: Self Lender Helps Build Credit with Digital "Credit-Builder" Loans

Fintech Labs Insights

'Ever since the financial debacle of 2008, it''s been harder for consumers to establish their first credit account. Therefore, with no credit history or score, it becomes even harder to get credit. That''s created a Catch-22 around new credit that Denver-based startup Self Lender looks to address. The company launched today at TechCrunch Disrupt ( see full presentation here , at bottom of post ).

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Register Now: Sneak Peek Into Close Automation SkyStem Web Demo

Technology is rapidly changing the way accountants perform and manage month-end activities. Spreadsheets, email, and shared drives no longer have to slow us down. Join us as we present a "sneak peek" recorded demo of SkyStem's month-end close solution – ART. In under four weeks, your team can start reaping the benefits of month-end close automation by vastly reducing spreadsheets, cut down on reconciliation work, speed up the month-end close, and better manage your remote team.

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FinDEVr 2014 Last Chance for Early-Bird Tickets!

Fintech Labs Insights

'FinDEVr San Francisco 2014 -- our first event focused on fintech developers -- is less than three weeks away and we are getting very excited! After months of anticipation, we''ve announced the full presenter roster and action-packed two-day agenda. The show is going to be an incredible showcase of the tools, platforms and APIs that are being used to build the next generation of fintech innovation.