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Financial Industry

Are Bank Branches Making a Comeback?

February 15, 2024

“In-person banking is fading away.” Wall Street’s biggest bank would beg to disagree. Bankingdive.com reports that banking giant JPMorgan Chase plans to expand its branch network significantly over the next few years, aiming to open over 500 new branches focused on underserved areas, according to a statement seen by Reuters and The Wall Street Journal. Some other banks…

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Visa’s Acquisition of Pismo Banking Platform Continues Trend of Major Companies Entering Banking

February 8, 2024

Not long after we saw Elon Musk’s X (ex-Twitter) make moves into payments, Visa has successfully completed its acquisition of Pismo, a global cloud-native issuer processing and core banking platform, for $1 billion in cash. Earlier reports said Visa was competing with at least one other firm to acquire Pismo. The collaboration aims to offer clients…

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OrboNation Newsletter: Check Processing and Fraud – January 2024

January 29, 2024

In case you missed it, over the past month, we have published incredible content on our OrboNation Blog and Modernizing Omnichannel Check Fraud Detection. Review the latest OrboNation Newsletter online or via PDF download.

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Mobile Banking

Securing Mobile Transactions: Proven Strategies to Combat Check Fraud

January 25, 2024

In recent years, increased use of mobile banking has opened new avenues for fraudsters to exploit. The same convenience and speed that has made  mobile check deposits a popular choice for consumers has also made them an attractive target for criminals. One common fraudster tactic is stealing checks from mailboxes and then selling them on…

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X Marks a Spot in Payments — Maybe

January 25, 2024

Elon Musk, who now owns Twitter (rebranded as X), plans to launch a peer-to-peer payments feature on the platform in 2024. Musk said he expected payments to launch by mid-2024 pending regulatory approvals from states. Approvals from California and New York are seen as particularly important for the payments launch. Back in April of 2023,…

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Alogent’s 2024 New Years Resolutions for Mobile Banking

January 18, 2024

Wendi Klein, VP of Marketing at Alogent, asks if 2024 just might be the time to take an even more serious look at mobile banking and suggests the best ways to take advantage of what has by now become an expected banking feature: With the kick-off to 2024, it’s an opportune time for financial institutions…

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Millennials and GenZ: The Newest Check Writers?

January 11, 2024

In the newest segment of their “I’ve Always Wondered” series, which addresses questions many of us have about the economy and spending habits, Marketplace tackles the question: “Why do we still use paper checks?” For insight, they consulted experts. There are a slew of reasons explaining our continued check use. Many check writers have had…

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OrboNation Newsletter: Check Processing and Fraud – The Best Articles from 2023

January 3, 2024

In case you missed it, over the past month, we have published incredible content on our OrboNation Blog and Modernizing Omnichannel Check Fraud Detection. Review the latest OrboNation Newsletter online or via PDF download.

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Reviewing the Top Headlines for ATMs in 2023

December 21, 2023

As we are all aware, the pandemic has changed the behavior of consumers when it comes to depositing checks — they’ve adopted mRDC and ATMs as their main deposit channels. In turn, ATMs have evolved over the past few years, offering new services to accommodate this change in behavior. As the year winds down, ATM…

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The Increasing Importance of Fintech Partners to Financial Institutions and Their Customers

December 14, 2023

McKinsey and Company sat down with leaders on the front lines to talk about the need for — and advantages of — third parties to help financial institutions with data analytics, modernization of core technology, and extension of customer reach beyond traditional banking channels. Joining the discussion were: Diego Caicedo, the cofounder and CEO of…

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