PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

Corporates aren’t prepared to tackle the headwinds of market risks, according to two separate reports released last week. “More must be done to ensure sufficient infrastructure and processes are in place to proactively manage business threats in 2019.”

Management 145

Management Risk Management Survey Security 145

Abrigo

JUNE 12, 2015

Agricultural lenders are reporting increases in non-performing farms loans and decreased farmland values, according to the latest Agricultural Lender Survey conducted by the Kansas State University Department of Agricultural Economics. Lenders cited lower commodity prices, rising operating costs and the softening of cash rents.

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Abrigo

APRIL 25, 2024

Recent data and trends of the small business lending market SMB Lending Insights is a snapshot of current financial trends and metrics that impact small and medium-sized business (SMB) lending and financial institutions. At the same time, 59% pursued credit to meet operating expenses.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2017

A new survey from Citizens Bank explores how mid-market CFOs in the U.S. are anticipating new technologies and market trends for the year to come, with these professionals signaling interest in real-time and electronic payments. In an announcement Thursday (Dec. In an announcement Thursday (Dec. ”

Marketing 116

Marketing Payments Survey Taxes 116

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The pain points that accounts receivable (AR) teams most commonly experience can be boiled down to three underlying and related problems: continued reliance on manual AR management practices, and the resulting lack of speed and high operating costs associated with managing receivables.

Data 303

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2017

Procure-to-pay company Zycus is stepping into the middle market. The company announced Thursday it is launching a source-to-pay program for mid-market companies and small, high-growth firms looking to improve their procurement functions. The program is called Zycus Genesys. ”

Marketing 128

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2018

Microsoft and human resources management company ADP are partnering for a holistic business management solution that combines financial and human capital data analytics, the companies recently announced. added 178,000 jobs from April to May, slightly down from the 190,000 job gains estimated by economists surveyed by Bloomberg.

Management 124

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Small businesses, while they may struggle to have the resources to invest in the tools they want, can be more agile and flexible to handle changing markets. Where does the middle market fit in this spectrum? “Do middle-market companies feel vulnerable to disruption? ” Surveying 300 U.S.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 14, 2024

This all compares to about a 40%+ return invested in improving processes (loan, branch, cash management, etc.) Bank management should, of course, strive to increase cash flow as soon as possible. Now, with customers, and relationship managers switching banks at one of the highest rates, banks need to adapt to remain relevant.

Innovation 195

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2018

But according to a new report from EY, it would be unfair to say that regulation is the only driving force behind large banks’ changing market strategies. In its Global Banking Outlook 2018 survey , EY assessed 221 financial institutions across 29 markets. Optimism Up. But today, EY found, financial institutions are looking up.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

You might also like this resource, Abrigo's "2022 Loan Review Benchmark Survey Results." Takeaway 2 The top lending and credit blog posts focused on the benefits of banking technology, interest rate management, and developing risk ratings. They’ve also focused on managing interest rate risk in a rising rate environment.

Lending 221

Lending Risk Management Community Management 221

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

small businesses are losing billions of dollars every year because they aren’t properly managing company cash flow, a new survey finds. billion every year, collectively, because they spend so much time managing company finances like invoices, employee expenses and financial forecasting. Reports Tuesday (Feb. 14) said U.K.

Management 109

Management Survey Company Innovation 109

PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2021

Operators of U.S. private businesses reported that 2021 is off to a good start overall, but signs of inflation are on the rise, and the jobs market outlook is somewhat gloomy, according to a press release from research firm IHS Markit. Manufacturing PMI — an abbreviation of purchasing managers index — is 59.1, up from 54.8

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Support credit risk management Understanding loan covenants, when financial institutions should use them, and how to monitor them supports strong lending portfolios and credit risk management best practices. They also give the lender tools to monitor and manage the situation.

Risk Management 221

Risk Management Lending Policies Management 221

Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

A recent survey by Abrigo found that 87 percent of banks surveyed are working to win more small business loans in 2022. Another option is to make small business lending more efficient and borrower-friendly so that the financial institution can win, process, and manage more loans without big increases in staffing or other expenses.

How To 195

How To Lending Software Survey 195

Jeff For Banks

JUNE 25, 2020

The inability to connect Marketing activities to the bottom line is what I frequently hear from bankers that think the Marketing Department is a cost center. Yet Marketing is frequently held to account for the ROI of the checking or home equity campaign. Which leads me to my second way to hold Marketing accountable.

Marketing 78

Marketing Trends Survey Management 78

PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2017

Freshbooks VP of Strategy Matthew Baker highlighted these findings in a chat with PYMNTS to weave through the research and sound off on some of the survey results that most caught his attention. It’s a large responsibility, but as Freshbooks’ survey found, many small business owners are learning how to operate with a trial-and-error mindset.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

While “reselling” or “secondary market” are more likely to keep ownership of this burgeoning market, the reselling market is reinventing itself for 2020. It also manages resale programs for Arc’teryx, Eileen Fisher, Patagonia, REI and Taylor Stitch. Nordstrom joins other department stores in the resell market.

New York City 124

New York City Marketing New York Los Angeles 124

PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2018

The ebbs and flows of a volatile market are forcing small business owners to be flexible – so much so, says a new report from Direct Line for Business , that a new business model is forming. Analysts call it the “balloon business,” as companies expand and contract along with market pressures.

Marketing 100

Marketing Management Operations Report 100

Abrigo

JULY 15, 2015

The transition from compliance to consulting makes sense: tax season is just that, a “season,” and nearly 60 percent of respondents to a Sageworks survey indicated they saw an increase in total revenue by adding financial services to their accounting practice. The advantage of working capital is obvious to some degree.

Management 150

Management Resources Capital Taxes 150

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Between the rise of blockchain technology, the market debuts of faster payments initiatives and the advancements in virtual card capabilities, small businesses have more choice and power when it comes to their payments needs. and EMEA told surveyors that they access cash flow from their operations. From the U.S.

Management 100

Management Survey Capital Payments 100

PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2016

In a survey of CFOs within the manufacturing sector, Siemens Financial Services found that these professionals commonly cite the capabilities for their equipment to capture and analyze data, to automate order processing and to perform quality control as hallmarks of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Industry 100

Industry Management Survey Resources 100

South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

The irony here is that more than half the banks we recently surveyed had some goal and metric around asset growth. While the current growth rate needs to be left to each bank based on their capital cost, market, and risk tolerance, the general guide is that growth should be in the 3% to 5% range for this year.

Community Bank 195

Community Bank Capital Training Lending 195

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2017

Used to be that managing a company’s liquidity and cash position was a matter of reconciling disparate bank accounts at the end of the day. In the second annual survey conducted by C2FO focused on corporate treasurers based in Europe, responses showed that 75 percent of the 100 respondents wanted to invest in technology tied to trade finance.

Management 100

Management Lending Capital Survey 100

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Technology may be enabling automation in small business (SMB) accounting and financial management, but rather than cutting out the need for human accountants in the field, this tech disruption is supporting a change in the profession. This means that in the SMB FinServ space, there is a significant market opportunity to target the accountant.

Management 134

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

McDermott, previously a managing director for Goldman who was in charge of running the company’s internal funding operations, is a veteran of old-school financing markets, according to the network.

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Bitcoin blockchain Conference Survey 259

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

are increasingly linking into the real-time payments infrastructure of the RTP network, according to a new survey by The Clearing House. Researchers found that 70 percent of demand deposit accounts are managed by FIs with access to the RTP network. Financial institutions (FIs) in the U.S.

blockchain 264

blockchain Payments Survey Technology 264

Abrigo

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Takeaway 2 In an Abrigo survey, nearly 2 out of 3 FIs said at least some of the loan review process is performed in-house. Financial institutions with strong, independent loan review can react more quickly to changes in the market, according to Ancin Cooley , principal of Synergy Bank Consulting and Synergy Credit Union Consulting.

Risk Management 195

Risk Management Lending Survey Report 195

Abrigo

MAY 18, 2023

Considering the scope and depth of your financial institution’s loan review process is a great way to identify gaps in training and create more efficient operations. In a banking context, the scope is the number of different operations you do on the job and the frequency with which you do them.

Lending 195

Lending Training Guidelines Policies 195

PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

Cash flow management challenges can burden small business owners struggling to pay vendors and employees, but a new report from Kabbage finds that entrepreneurs often go unpaid themselves. Nearly all companies surveyed said they spend up to 20 hours a week on cash flow management, including payroll, invoicing and inventory procurement.

Survey 146

Survey Management Lending Operations 146

Abrigo

MAY 24, 2023

This lack of access to financial services hinders these businesses’ abilities to gain a market foothold and contributes to the flourishing of an unregulated, underground marketplace. As such, companies are forced to operate in a cash-only model, which can result in robbery, money laundering, and organized crime.

Lending 195

Lending Fraud Operations Ohio 195

Accenture

JUNE 20, 2019

I am pleased to once again have managing director Tim O’Donnell’s unique perspective and experience for this blog series. Payments executives surveyed in our 2019 Global Payments Survey cite customer experience as a top driver of customer disintermediation. Letting go of the status quo. From answers to advice.

Survey 150

Survey Customer Experience Payments Management 150

PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2019

The goal of the survey was to better understand their strategic roadmaps for the next three years, and the role that payments will play in driving those agendas. Approximately 75 percent of those surveyed reported intentions to integrate voice capabilities into their platforms. All of this is proving costly for digital platforms.

Payments 170

Payments Survey America Study 170

PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2018

Partnerships end up a win-win: Banks remain competitive with leading-edge services while FinTech companies score market reach and the solid reputations of their bank partners. For today’s financial services industry, it is very difficult to operate out of the cloud with customer-identifying data in certain jurisdictions.”

Compliance 109

Compliance Fintech Marketing Security 109

PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2016

The findings were detailed in the latest 2016 AFP Liquidity Survey , underwritten by State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). “Bank deposits continue to hold the majority of corporate cash and short-term investments, and banks also play a role as sponsor of both onshore and offshore money market funds held by organizations.”

Marketing 100

Marketing Survey Resources Industry 100

Abrigo

JUNE 5, 2023

Banking reports to inform risk management and strategy These reports on capital, growth, and liquidity help financial institutions spot warning signs. They help manage and shape strategy in volatile economic and industry conditions.

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Report Risk Management Capital Data 195

PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2018

Lyft made progress over its rival Uber this year when corporate travel and expense management firm Certify released data that found a 9 percent increase in the percentage of Lyft ride-hailing trips expensed on its platform. The ride-hailing and ground transportation competition in the U.S. “It just drives me crazy,” he said.

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