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Bank of America has 23% fewer branches and 37% fewer workers than in 2009, the bank said in a recent presentation. Further, CNNMoney reports that they plan to cut another 8,000 jobs from their consumer business over time. Digital transactions are way less expensive and keep customers happy. In fact, BofA said it costs less than a tenth…
Read MoreWould you believe 31% of all providers are still handling denied claims with completely manual processes? Imagine how difficult that is with EDI 835 remittance files coming in? Even handling correspondence letters manually is outdated. According to a HIMSS Analytics survey, about a third of healthcare providers are still manually processing claim denials. “Given the complexities around submitting claims and…
Read MoreThe days of the ATM as simple “cash-dispensing machines” are over. In order for banks to remain competitive, they have to tailor the ATM experience to client needs and the physical context in which the ATM exists. Also, the definition of an ATM is expanding into the realm of “kiosk”… In an interview with Aravinda…
Read MoreIt’s not a live-in-person teller, and it’s not an ATM. But, based on conversations I’ve had with some of my older, more set-in-their-ways relatives, it may be the only way to get certain people to make use of a “machine” to do their banking. The interactive video teller machine certainly looks like an ATM, but the remote…
Read MoreFed. Government: “Technological and other processes exist that allow financial institutions to fully reconcile discrepancies in deposit accounts”
Read MoreIn an article ostensibly about a new mobile pay program introduced by a little company called Google, there is interesting challenge that mobile payments needs to overcome to go truly mainstream. Volume decline…
Read MoreIt should come as no surprise to security-obsessed online merchants that fraud is the leading concern of e-commerce merchants polled by the Merchant Risk Council, a Seattle-based worldwide association of e-commerce payments and risk-control executives. The MRC polled a total of 193 merchants in December and January at companies of varying industries and sizes (see their report…
Read MoreIf Manhattan’s top District Attorney Cyrus Vance is to be believed, consumers may have as much — or more — to fear from bank tellers than they do from accessing their accounts online or with a mobile device.
Read MoreEnd of the physical bank branch? Not at this rate!
Read MorePredicting Cloud Computing advantages… five years ago.
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