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Alogent: “Checks Are Not Going Away”…with Data to Back It Up!

July 20, 2022

A post at Alogent starts with a very clear — and, by now, familiar — proclamation: The stigma around the use of checks was even the focus of an SNL sketch, where they joked about the amount of data needed before it could be tendered. What those script writers didn’t realize was the value and…

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Explainable AI (XAI): Challenges & How to Overcome Them

July 13, 2022

Artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies are making a big impact in the banking industry, as their ability to process millions and even billions of transactions in mere seconds is unparalleled. However, the astounding amount of data being processed means it’s not without its pitfalls, particularly when it comes to decision making for complex tasks.…

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Checks Still Hold Significant Share of Money Mobility

July 6, 2022

PYMNTS and Ingo Money have collaborated on The Money Mobility Playbook — an exploration on how Fintechs and FIs can provide clients and customers with optimal money mobility regardless of the type of payment or disbursement they choose to make. One of the many discoveries revealed within is that a considerable amount of payments made…

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Gartner Inc. Predicts $623B Tech Investments in 2022 by Banks and Financial Services Firms

June 29, 2022

In a press release by Gartner, Inc., the company boldly predicts that banks and financial firms will boost their technology products and services investments in 2022 to the tune of $623 billion. Gartner Inc. goes on to identify what they consider the top three tech trends emerging in banking and investment services. Generative artificial intelligence…

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OrboNation Newsletter: Check Processing Edition – June 2022

June 27, 2022

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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The Competition for Bank Deposits Requires More Than “Rate Ads”

June 22, 2022

Recent aggressive interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve, as well as geo-political uncertainties, have combined to create an environment wherein banks will be in high competition to not only gain new customers, but also retain customers — and, more importantly, their deposits. As we are all aware, deposits are crucial for banks in generating…

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Small Banks Reinventing Checking Accounts: Eliminating Overdraft Fees to Keep Up?

June 15, 2022

It’s no secret that bank consumers are not fans of overdraft fees. A number of big banks eliminated overdraft and/or non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees in 2021-22, responding to governmental pressure and competition from neobanks. While this might be welcome news to the consumer, The Financial Brand reports that smaller community banks and credit unions face…

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Digital Lockbox Networks: Addressing Paper Checks’ Challenges?

June 8, 2022

Chris Clausen, executive director of digital payment solutions for Deluxe Corporation, points out via an article at bai.org that, though almost all B2B checks begin and end as data, there remains a “messy middle” consisting of conversions from electronic to paper and back to electronic. That creates both time and monetary costs: on average, check…

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Check Deposits: Turns Out the Amount Matters

June 2, 2022

In a recent PaymentsJournal Podcast, guest speaker Chuck Doherty, Fiserv’s Director of Client Relations for Deposit Solutions, and Sarah Grotta, Director of Debit and Alternative Products Advisory Service at Mercator Advisory Group, discussed the growth in adoption of mobile deposits. Click the images above to enlarge. The podcast provided data points on customer behaviors and the need…

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OrboNation Newsletter: Check Processing Edition – May 2022

May 25, 2022

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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