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OrboNation Newsletter: Check Processing Edition – August 2021

August 26, 2021

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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OrboNation Newsletter: Check Processing Edition – July 2021

July 30, 2021

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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Walmart: Taking On Banks For Consumer Business

July 29, 2021

Wal-Mart — already equipped with its own credit and debit/prepaid cards — has in recent months partnered with Ribbit Capital to start a fintech. Payments Journal reports that they are also looking at more financial services offerings via a branded all-purpose mobile app. Wal-Mart certainly has the audience to compete with banks. As reported in Barron’s:

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OrboNation Newsletter: Check Processing Edition – June 2021

June 29, 2021

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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News Release: OrboGraph Completes Market Launch of OrbNet Forensic AI

June 7, 2021

Billerica, MA, June 7, 2021 – OrboGraph, a premier developer and supplier of intelligent electronic and paper automation for check fraud detection, recognition solutions as well as healthcare payment electronification, announced the market launch of OrbNet Forensic AI as the core image analysis technology to the Anywhere Fraud software application version 4.1. Details are now available on recently modernized company’s website, www.orbograph.com.

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Modernization Pains Eased for Community Banks by Jack Henry & Associates

May 27, 2021

The Federal Reserve is actively exploring ways to streamline FinTechs’ access to the payment system, and pymnts.com reports that financial institutions will need sharpen their systems to retain a competitive edge.

The Federal Reserve could be taking steps toward a much more open and competitive financial services landscape as it considers allowing FinTechs to gain access to the payment system directly. The Fed announced last week that it is inviting comment on the proposal to develop guidelines for allowing non-banks to access accounts and payment services, rather than relying on bank partnerships to facilitate that connectivity.

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71% Call Check Deposit Critical or Important for Mobile Banking Capabilities

May 6, 2021

Forbes took a look at new research from Cornerstone Advisors and found that that more than three-quarters of Americans who have a smartphone are now mobile banking users. Mobile banking adoption is approaching ubiquity among Gen Zers and Millennials (ages 21 to 40) with 88% of each of the two generations accessing their bank accounts using a mobile device. The adoption rate dips just a bit to 78% among Gen Xers (41 to 55 years old), and then drops to 57% of Baby Boomers and 41% of smartphone-owning Seniors.

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AdvicePay Introduces Mobile Check Deposit For Enterprise Customers

April 21, 2021

Close on the heels of Venmo’s new check-cashing service for their mobile app, “Cash a Check,” fee-payment processing platform AdvicePay — which is designed specifically for financial advisors — rolled out a new mobile check deposit feature for large businesses, according to their mid-March announcement. This is great news for financial advisors and the like;…

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Venmo Adds Check Cashing as New Channel for Growth

April 7, 2021

Tried-and-true merges with new digital tech — Venmo recently announced that it will begin to offer a new check-cashing service, “Cash a Check,” in the Venmo mobile app. Via TechCrunch.com: The feature … can be used to cash printed, payroll and U.S. government checks, including the new stimulus checks, the company says. Though typically there will be fees associated with the Cash a Check feature, Venmo says these are being waived on stimulus funds for a limited time.

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Fintech Automation Will Only Increase in 2021

February 25, 2021

In a world where COVID-19 has made on-site collaboration a more and more distant memory — with no end in sight for the growth of remote work as the norm — PaymentsJournal reports: The need for automation has never been more pressing. Clients want quick, efficient solutions that enable them to do more with less. From lending decisions to payments risk management, only technology can provide the necessary support that businesses need.

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