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4 trending social media tips to know

Independent Banker

The Social Bankers, a collective of community bank marketers, offers inspiration, information and professional development advice to community bankers focused on marketing and social media. We asked them for their need-to-know social tips. How to join the Social Bankers.

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Top 5 Banks #Winning Social Media

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE - For all the talk about appealing to millenials, not that many banks or FIs out there have figured out social media. Sure, most of them (if not all) use various social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, or even YouTube to promote their products and services, but it wasn’t easy to find ones […].

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Burger King, Steak-umm And Next-Level Social Media Marketing

PYMNTS

Brands have flocked to social media in an attempt to meet their consumers where they are and display a different side of themselves. Social media can be a terrific place to build bonds with one’s customers and show off a clever, avant-garde sense of humor – if a brand is good at it.

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HSBC To Staff: Stay Off Bank’s Social Media Accounts

PYMNTS

21) to stay off the bank’s social media sites after a report was leaked to BuzzFeed News and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). . Security & Fraud Financial Crime HSBC investigations News regulations scandals Social Media What's Hot

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Instagram Checkout tests power of social media for mobile commerce

Payments Dive

Instagram's new in-app shopping experience with PayPal is testing how social media can influence retail shopping and payment decisions

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Social Media Innovations And SMB Challenges

PYMNTS

Burberry has created a “mini program” with Tencent that provides exclusive content and tailored experiences that can be unlocked on WeChat, at a time when China has millions of mini-communities on the social media platform.

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Social media payments: An ally or adversary of banks

Payments Dive

As social media platforms increasingly play in the payments space, what does this portend for the banking industry

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Hawaiian bank recruits social media influencers to promote digital account

American Banker

Digital banking Social media

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Social media payments: An ally or adversary of banks

Payments Dive

However, the slow evolution puts banks increasingly at risk of disruption by their social media competitors

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Can CBANC Crack the Bank Social Media Riddle?

Bank Innovation

billion Facebook users (give or take a few million), it’s clear banks can’t keep their employees from social media. That opens bank systems to attacks via phishing and social engineering. But social media can also be useful for networking and tapping Read More. Capital Compliance Marketing Online Security Social Media Startups Technology CBANC FInect Nexchange social media banking Unience

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Social Media Network Nextdoor Eyes IPO

PYMNTS

a social media network that is something of a combined Facebook, Craigslist and Yelp and whose members connect only with neighbors, is exploring going public, Bloomberg News reported. IPO Investments IPOs News Nextdoor social commerce What's HotNextdoor Inc. ,

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Facebook Users Unfriending The Social Media Operator

PYMNTS

Facebook is losing its luster with some of its customers, as Pew Research finds that a “significant” share of its users have changed their relationship with the social media network during the past year. The survey also found that the majority of Republicans think that social media platforms in general censor political speech they don’t like, but an equal number of Democrats and Republicans use the social media network.

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How Does Ally Handle Trolls on Its Social Media Posts?

Bank Innovation

has a specific strategy for dealing with inappropriate comments on its social media channels -- do nothing. Daily Post 2 Exclusive Online Premium Retail Social Media Ally Ally Financial marketing social bankingAlly Financial Inc. This may seem unusual for a financial institution that must maintain a high standard of trust and not have its image sullied by associations with unsavory viewpoints.

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Banks turn employees into social media envoys

American Banker

Digital marketing Branding Social mediaTruist, First National Bank of Omaha and Peoples Bank in Washington state are finding creative ways for loan officers, financial advisers and others to become ambassadors on platforms including Facebook and Instagram.

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4 Reasons Your Financial Institution Should be Using Social Media

SWBC's LenderHub

It’s no secret social media has made its way into millions of Americans’ everyday lives. These days, it’s basically essential that businesses have a social media presence—and for good reason. billion active social media users, and that number is only expected to grow.

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Why mobile social media money transfers are going to be huge

Payments Dive

FIs and payment processors have a major opportunity to collaborate with FinTech pioneers such as Moneymailme to serve the growing market for mobile social media money transfers

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Bitcoin Joins American Express and PayPal on 2017 List of Social Media Darlings

Bank Innovation

American Express is the “most-loved” financial service on social media in 2017, according to a recent report, followed by PayPal, Vanguard and bitcoin. To find out which brand was the consumer favorite, at least on social […]. Cards Cryptocurrency DataBank Innovations Insurance Lending Mobile Open Fintech Payments PFM Social Media American Express Bitcoin cryptocurrency PayPal Twitter Vanguard

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Report: Sephora Lookin’ Pretty On Social Media

PYMNTS

In advance of Black Friday, Sephora is lookin’ pretty in terms of social media. That’s according to Shareablee , which measures social media audiences and released its annual Black Friday Retail Brand Edition of its Social Scorecard. While the leader of those three seems to be Instagram, Sephora does seem to have a knack for connecting with its audience through social media. Retail Facebook Instagram makeup Sephora social media twitter

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Standard Chartered adds mobile banking to social media platforms

Bank Innovation

Standard Chartered customers can now do their mobile banking through social media platforms. Starting this month, the London-based company is letting customers in Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe transfer money to friends, view account balances and pay bills through social media platforms, including Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp.

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Social media becomes more of a mobile commerce tool worldwide

Payments Dive

Michelle Evans, digital consumer manager for Euromonitor International, examines the impact social media platforms have on commerce, specifically in the Asia-Pacific region

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Is Social Media Key to Hitting the Trillions for (Fin)Tech Companies?

Bank Innovation

Analyst Michael Markowski seems to think so, citing the technology giant’s recent acquisition of professional social media site LinkedIn as the boost that pushed Microsoft into the race. Capital Mobile Online Social Media Technology Alphabet Apple Facebook Google LinkedIn market value MicrosoftCould Microsoft be the first technology company to earn a one trillion market value?

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Your Bank’s Social Media Strategy Needs to Drive the Consumer Experience (and Revenue), Says Regions Bank

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE—Social media strategy is a must for all areas of business in today’s world, including banks—who, fighting against entrenched perceptions of their legacy institutions, often rely on social media platforms to reach their younger customers. However, it’s not enough just to establish a presence on social media (the bare minimum of being considered alive, in.Read More.

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Casper Warns Social Media Celebs Could Pose Investment Risk

PYMNTS

mattress-in-a-box company Casper has underscored the increasing power of social media influencers to propel or hinder brands. Use of social media and influencers may materially and adversely affect our reputation,” the company said.

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Will Our Love-Hate Relationship With Social Media Ever Break?

PYMNTS

consumers and social media. Data breaches, marketing so targeted and specific that it can feel creepy, lack of privacy and regrets over wasted time – people complain constantly about how social media causes or enables all of that. Yet those same people find it hard to quit the Facebook, Twitter and social media platforms. It found that, in general, people think social media does more harm than good. Social Media Views.

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Deep Dive: Credit Unions Like And Subscribe To Social Media

PYMNTS

. Social media has become a cornerstone of everyday life over the last few decades, with 72 percent of Americans using social media today, a dramatic increase from the mere 5 percent that Pew Research Center first tracked in 2005. Social media is also useful for credit unions, providing them with cost-effective ways to establish online presences, recruit new members and gain insight into their needs. How credit unions leverage social media.

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Transformations In Social Media Commerce And Restaurant Technology 

PYMNTS

Social media platforms are aiming to harness their contextual commerce potential. Today In Data Commerce contextual commerce Domino's News payments QSRs restaurant Retail Social Media Technology TikTok Today in Data

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New Ransomware Uses Social Media, Demands Payment in Bitcoin

Bank Innovation

A new type of ransomware is targeting users through their social media accounts, most notably through Facebook and LinkedIn, before doing what ransomware does: locking the computer and demanding payment for access–in bitcoin. Online Payments Security Social Media Technology Virtual Currency Bitcoin BlockChain cryptocurrency cybersecurity ransomware virtual currency

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Chinese Social Media Startup Seeks Funds At $6B Valuation

PYMNTS

Chinese eCommerce and social media startup Xiaohongshu , also known as “Little Red Book,” wants to raise funds at a $6 billion valuation, according to Bloomberg. It eventually entered that field itself, and then it became a social media platform.

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How Social Media Data Drives Market Trend Analysis

Dataconomy

Social media gives analysts access to data that might otherwise be tough to collect. BI & Analytics Contributors Featured Marketing & Sales ecommerce market trend analysis marketing social media

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Banks Embrace Conservative Use of Social Media in Wake of Data Scandals

Bank Innovation

PREMIUM —Banks appear to have recoiled from the deep, detailed use of social media data in their marketing. Bank’s senior vice president of brand advertising and social media, Kelly […]. Compliance Exclusive Mobile Online Operations Premium Risk Social Media Facebook Provident Bank US BankOne taking a conservative approach is U.S. Bank tends to be more conservative than most banks, which can be frustrating for markets,” said U.S.

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Why AI Is Social Media Fraud’s New Best Friend

PYMNTS

It can be difficult these days to remember the almost idyllic promise of social media when it first entered the general consumer consciousness. That’s not to tempt one into nostalgia, or to suggest that social media has become marred beyond recognition. Like it or not, social media has evolved from a novelty or cool thing to an intimate part of daily life — with impacts on business, politics and culture that can hardly be overstated.

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Social Media Changes Foreshadow New Retail Developments

PYMNTS

Social media keeps on evolving, and that could bring big changes to the retail environment, especially as the preferences of younger consumers continue to evolve. It is a social media platform built from the ground up with a foundational concern for their safety and privacy when interacting online. Facebook is also reportedly in talks with major streaming services like HBO, Starz and Showtime about providing their content to watch on the social media channel.

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Will Our Love-Hate Relationship with Social Media Ever Break?

PYMNTS

consumers and social media. Data breaches, marketing so targeted and specific that it can feel creepy, lack of privacy and regrets over wasted time — people complain constantly about how social media causes or enables all that. Yet those same people find it hard to quit the Facebook, Twitter and social media platforms. It found that, in general, people think social media does more harm than good. Social Media Views.

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‘The first Twitter-fuelled bank run’: how social media compounded SVB’s collapse

TheGuardian

The speed at which Silicon Valley Bank collapsed has left experts questioning whether social media has opened up entirely new risks in the world of finance Shares in banks all over the world have plummeted in recent days as fears that the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) could precipitate a wider crisis in the sector. Silicon Valley Bank Banking Social media Twitter Credit Suisse Digital media

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Standard Chartered adds mobile banking to social media platforms

Bank Innovation

Standard Chartered customers can now do their mobile banking through social media platforms. Starting this month, the London-based company is letting customers in Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe transfer money to friends, view account balances and pay bills through social media platforms, including Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp.