South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Our teams just returned from back-to-back weeks at the Gartner Symposium in Orlando and Money 20/20 in Las Vegas. Gartner focused on technology infrastructure, while Money 20/20 was around fintech and payments. Despite those challenges, we pulled out the top ten needle-moving ideas and ten smaller, exciting ideas to bring to your organization.

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Abrigo

MAY 24, 2023

If signed into law, the SAFE Act would allow banks to provide services to cannabis-related businesses (CRBs) in states that have passed the legalization of marijuana in some form. According to a letter from the American Bankers Association (ABA) to the Senate Banking Committee, only about 11 percent of all U.S.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Kathy Strasser of IncredibleBank is evaluating marketing campaign management platforms. We asked several banking leaders how they’ve employed fintech to ramp up their marketing campaigns, hone their analytic strategies and gain new patrons in the process. Photo by Janimal Photography. Dick, Chairman and CEO, Mainstreet Bank.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 31, 2023

The concept that we allow the customer to choose how they want to bank often enables the bank to be passive in its position and give up agency. Despite that increase in profitability, banks need to be mindful of how they manage their branch and customer base to increase profitability further. This fact, however, is rapidly changing.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2016

California has joined in the lawsuit bandwagon, ordering an investigation into claims retail bankers at Wells Fargo signed customers up for life insurance polices without their consent. It also ordered Wells Fargo to refund $5 million in fees that the bank wrongly charged customers.

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Gonzobanker

OCTOBER 15, 2014

My heart goes out to the hard working professionals who run the Treasury Services or “Cash Management” divisions at community banks. Yet for more than a decade, cash management professionals have shown their resiliency. But lately, there are deeper lines and fatigued expressions on the faces of cash management professionals.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

All of you with your hands up… … uh huh. It would have required a few trips to the local dispensary to dream up what bankers have endured this year. 1 issue raised by CEOs in our surveys, bankers had to craft a new and compelling post-Covid value proposition to attract it. OK, show of hands. Pull ’em down. Nobody did.

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Abrigo

MARCH 24, 2021

Independent Banker Survey. The top banking challenges in 2021 are growing loans and earnings, according to Independent Banker’s recent 2021 Community Bank CEO Outlook survey. Technology sets up future lending success. Here's what they're doing. Would you like others articles like this in your inbox?

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

THE BANKER AWARDS. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. Doug Larson. Gonzo readers, 2021 was just plain schizophrenic.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Bankers started the year with good business plans, strong balance sheets, and optimism. Banks and credit unions had to fundamentally change their delivery, support and relationship management models at scopes and speeds that were unheard of. Even George Bailey would have given you the thumbs up. ” – Hunter Thompson.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Starting with the Cambridge Analytica scandal, which saw some 87 million Facebook users’ data end up in the hands of a political consulting group without their consent, CEO Marc Zuckerberg found himself on Capitol Hill. The Facebook Follies. It has not been an easy year for Facebook. Tap-To-Pay Inches Into The U.S. Outside the U.S.,

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 10, 2019

With no signs of dissipating, it is just a matter of time before an incident happens in your customer base, if it has not happened already. NCOA estimates the cost of elder financial abuse to older Americans up to $36.5 NCOA estimates the cost of elder financial abuse to older Americans up to $36.5 billion annually.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

And, man, did it ever … with the Aliens -esque signs of bankers getting their brains sucked out (or was it minds being blown by presenters, not sure?). After Retail Delivery had some mushy general sessions a few years ago, this is the second year in a row we have seen some provocative stuff on the main stage. General Sessions.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2021

Thus far, the numbers do not bear out a massive uptake of a business model, that for the stakeholders, is essentially free (There are roughly 38 banks signed on and 5 million users of CoDi, as measured in late 2020). There are some key differences in place between CoDi and what might be seen elsewhere. Solving For The Chicken And Egg Problem.

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Gonzobanker

OCTOBER 21, 2015

BAI Retail Delivery was at the Venetian in Vegas this year, sharing conference space with a travel convention called IMEX, which made things interesting in between sessions. Tripodi told bankers to look for the functional, emotional and societal benefits of our brands and to tell better stories to broaden appeal.

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Abrigo

JULY 25, 2023

Financial institutions will have different appetites, so they will have time to learn about it and learn from the activity of others.” - Russ Chacon, VP of Product Management, Abrigo Here are some fast facts about FedNow instant payments to help financial crime professionals get up to speed: Not mandatory; no implementation deadline.

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 31, 2018

So worries New Jersey Banker's Association CEO John McWeeney since state-owned bank advocate Phil Murphy was elected governor. When they bought Strong Asset Management. But they have over 76,000 customers that signed up already. Will the traditional retail and small business depositor be next? trillion this week.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

billion of assets under management. There is an understanding that technology and fintech are going to cause radical change, but the how, how big and when are still very unclear. Brutal competition is an everyday affair, as are product and price commoditization. They have a very simple answer to all of these headwinds: Bring.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 24, 2017

Live by the fickle consumer, and, if you’re a (very) aging retailer, possibly die by the fickle consumer. The Main Street storefront: Growing so rapidly, one must wonder if there are enough hammers, nails and plaster to keep up. The fitness industry was up 6 percent, driven in part by 7 percent employment growth. Sizzle .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Other Signs of Popularity. Venmo was up 64 percent year on year, said management. It is rolling out a cash-back rewards program for its Venmo Mastercard debit card at certain retailers, as announced in a press release. Recently released third-quarter financials show how this particular payment method is gaining traction.

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Perficient

MAY 21, 2021

Within mere weeks, 22 women are in the final stages of completing a Perficient-sponsored coding bootcamp in Detroit; their final project includes designing their own apps, all of which serve the world in various ways and all certain to make an impact. Learn More About Perficient’s Bright Paths. Celeste Rowe’s Bright Paths Project: Grow Better.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 28, 2016

Our senior management team and our employees are like family. Retail locations: 13. I personally sign every expense check and review every bill weekly, and we have saved hundreds of thousands of dollars by doing this. Any bank president or management team will only be as good as those they surround themselves with.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 28, 2014

Let’s just get this out of the way right up front: most bankers rank going through a formal system selection process right up there with a trip to the dentist. So, having dispensed with the pleasantries we’ll move right along and in the spirit of Kramer, just say “Giddy Up!”. Online Applications and Borrower Portal.

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2017

The British Bankers Association (BBA) reported 19.6 market, Atom Bank has been shaking up the traditional banking scene by offering banking services like a savings account and SME lending through its mobile platform. The digital-first approach appears to be resonating well with consumers. The trend is mirrored in the U.K. million U.K.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

A deep mistrust is growing for anything that feels bureaucratic or obfuscated, and bankers stand at a crossroads as to where they may fall in this shakeout. In the post-Wells-scandal world where the shift from people and bricks to machines and digital is getting very real, bankers are scrambling to build new generations of their businesses.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Curry offers a brief update about a few current regulatory issues on his mind, including his agency’s concerns about signs of growing credit risk throughout the banking industry. IB: What steps should community bankers take to ensure their institutions are secure from cyberattacks? Comptroller of the Currency Thomas J.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

The Garb: Despite the exhortations in the conference guide that attendees should be in resort casual, it never ceases to amaze me that bankers still take themselves so seriously. There were a handful of female executives, but they were few and far between and most I encountered were directors, not bank management. Dinner on your own.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

A deep mistrust is growing for anything that feels bureaucratic or obfuscated, and bankers stand at a crossroads as to where they may fall in this shakeout. In the post-Wells-scandal world where the shift from people and bricks to machines and digital is getting very real, bankers are scrambling to build new generations of their businesses.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2017

However, in his capacity as Safaricom’s CEO, Joseph saw that M-Pesa could play much bigger role on the larger stage of micro-transactions over and above lending — it could change the way people move and manage money. Of the 30 million users signed into M-Pesa today, Kenya (its birthplace) represents 18 million of its users.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Community banks, which will continue to face a growing number of senior customers with everyday cash needs and built-up home equity, should explore this niche lending opportunity, two community bankers providing these specialty loans suggest. who oversees 32 loan officers dedicated to providing the loans. FirstBank, which has $2.3

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Endless CRM and data management projects that shook our foundations and gutted our PMOs. For 35 years, Wilmers led M&T with creativity, integrity and the “old-school” wisdom of a community banker who created a $26 billion market cap company. Heavy core conversions weighing us down. FinTech threats and distractions. Payments chaos.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2014

We are seeing it show up lots of places, it’s real and it’s great for this industry. Rise of the Analytics Organization in a Dog-Eat-Dog World – Brush off your resumes Gonzoanalysts, at our client roundtables we heard about analytics organizations being formed and analysts and managers being hired to head them.

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Jeff For Banks

MAY 31, 2022

Covid-19 lockdowns in China have cut production of goods and ships are again lined up off the coast of China, meaning long delays in getting products to the US. Supply chain issues are the main culprit behind the huge inflation, and only now is demand beginning to fall to more normal levels. per gallon and a gallon of gas was only $0.86.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 21, 2016

In a prior life, I negotiated large scale enterprise resource management software contracts in the retail and logistics industries (SAP, PeopleSoft, Oracle and so on). In fact, up until the late ’90s one of the largest vendors didn’t have a list price. I’ve seen it all. Now it has one but I bet few banks have ever seen it.

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Javelin Strategy & Research

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Many digital and retail leaders are frustrated. Fast forward to the wobbly yet substantive financial recovery and nearly every banker had the same question: with CFOs reigning in budgets and mobile and digital commanding such a steep price, can banks or credit unions charge a direct fee for digital services? they ask. “ is another one.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 31, 2015

Bankers spend 75% of their time during the new customer/account process on the computer versus building relationships. Manage regulatory concerns accordingly and don’'t over-react. Let’s dig into the details for a minute and research the causes and solutions for each of these. CAUSE SOLUTION. The risk pendulum has swung too far.

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MyBankTracker

JUNE 12, 2020

A prepaid debit card is an excellent way to teach your children how to manage money. When you sign up for the Bluebird program, you can give up to four debit cards to anyone you choose. When you sign up for the Bluebird program, you can give up to four debit cards to anyone you choose. TD Go Card.

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