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Twitter Bank — or “X” Bank — Becoming a Reality?

August 3, 2023

Twitter – or X, which is its new name (and the subject of some “sign controversy” recently at X’s San Francisco headquarters) – has made it known they are entering the payments realm, having begun the process of applying for regulatory licenses and development of the software needed. This is no real surprise, as Elon Musk…

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OrboNation Newsletter: Check Processing and Fraud – July 2023

July 31, 2023

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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Jack Henry & Associates: Improving Operations and Customer Experience Through Automation & Digital Banking

July 27, 2023

Rob Loethen takes a walk down nostalgia lane on the Jack Henry Fintalk web page, remembering a life-changing tool introduced when he was in grade school: I remember when my dad bought our family’s first calculator. It was from Texas Instruments, and the numbers glowed red as you entered your simple mathematical task. I thought…

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Short and Long Term Perspective of AI and ML in Financial Services

July 20, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are all over the news lately — and for good reason. Almost every industry and endeavor can be touched by the existent and emergent tools that AI and ML make possible. And, as Finextra reports, the UK banking world is in step with the latest developments: The latest research…

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The Digital Pound: The Future of Payments in the UK?

July 13, 2023

Digital currency has been a topic of discussion for many years now. Most have heard of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies; yet no digital currency or cryptocurrency has made a strong enough case as a viable replacement for current payments. One major drawback — or advantage, depending on who you ask — is that cryptocurrencies are…

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Fintech Core Providers: Plug-and-Play Key for Bank & Credit Union Transformation

July 6, 2023

Core processing platforms are the lifeblood of the banking system. Without these systems, banks would be operating in the “stone age,” manually processing and tracking transactions. Over the past few decades, these platforms have been able to handle all types of transactions and payments, from credit cards to checks. However, with technology evolving, new payments…

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OrboNation Newsletter: Check Processing and Fraud – June 2023

June 30, 2023

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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Selecting the Right Technology: Generative AI vs. Traditional AI for Banking

June 29, 2023

Accenture recently released a report entitled A New Era of Generative AI for Everyone, which explains why generative AI is the ultimate “co-pilot” for human capabilities — and how it will “transform work and reinvent business.” ChatGPT has become a household name — and it’s only been known to the mainstream for six months. The Accenture…

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Modernizing Financial Services: More Than Just Automation

June 22, 2023

Automation is a key topic that we have talked about in the past. As noted in an article from Forbes.com, “many financial services organizations have already begun the process automation journey. For some, the pandemic was a forcing function to adopt digital services. For others, digital transformation drives a sense of urgency around automation.” Jakob…

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Australia Announces End of Cheques by 2030… Will History Repeat Itself?

June 15, 2023

For many, many years we’ve heard about the “imminent extinction of the check” — and, in the meantime, it remains a much-used payment vehicle. Predictions of the demise of checks from industry pundits have remained largely overblown, as 13B checks were written in 2022. But this is just for the United States. An article at…

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