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Competing in the treasury management space is becoming more challenging as technology expectations grow. It’s also a highly desirable (and profitable) space for the FI to play in. So, what can the FI control when serving the all-important treasury management client base? They can provide a client-centric experience from start to finish. Control and streamline […]
No aspect of the financial ecosystem is more dynamic than the payments space. FIs who choose to continue doing what they have always done without closely examining their needs and desired strategy will find themselves in a poor competitive position. “While community bankers are necessarily dependent upon their vendor relationships to deliver services to their […]
Technology has been a catalyst for fundamental change in financial institutions for more than a decade. The pandemic accelerated these changes, especially in lending and operations. The most significant trend in lending in 2021 will be increasing digitization. At the onset of the pandemic, many FIs scrambled to address the need to process PPP loans […]
With the current economic environment and the impacts still being felt from the COVID-19 pandemic, many FIs are focusing inward and analyzing their efficiency as an institution. Increasing an institution’s efficiency results in three key outcomes: Enhanced Customer Experience. Efficient organizations offer a much better customer experience. Particularly on front-facing activities, customers prefer to resolve […]
Improving the customer experience is a top-of-mind issue for FIs in today’s ultra-competitive environment. How do we compete with the big banks? How can we separate ourselves from our competition? How can we improve our internal efficiencies? These are all questions that Customer Journey Mapping can help solve. The essence of a Customer Journey Map […]
Amazon Prime Day is October 13! But what does that mean to you and your financial institution? It’s time to remind customers to use your debit card. Here are some tips to increase interchange income for Prime Day (and any day!): – Remind all cardholders that the biggest deals on Prime Day are on electronics, […]
Developing a digital strategy is all about using the tools currently available to improve both the customer and the employee experience. There are ways of achieving both as part of a Financial Institution’s digital transformation journey. Most digital transformation efforts begin with customer-facing services, such as mobile features and online account opening. This is […]
Financial institutions have experienced new transaction volumes in the past three months due to the pandemic. Many customers are approaching their bank or credit union in new and different ways, and as digital transactions increase, FIs must be ready to respond with the appropriate core solutions. These new volumes can help predict future product mixes, […]
Customer behavior has changed and will continue to change during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. The longer the pandemic lasts, the more significant the behavior change is likely to be and the more likely those changes are to endure beyond the end of the crisis. Over the last several weeks, we’ve been connecting with many […]
Deposit growth is not what it used to be. Not only is the U.S. population growing at a slow rate at just under 2 percent annually, it’s also getting more white hair. In most American counties, younger folks are not expected to replace aging residents, and they are packing up and taking their population growth […]
