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OrboNation Newsletter: Check Processing Edition – July 2022

July 29, 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.

The Metaverse: The Next Frontier for Banking?

July 27, 2022

Brace yourself: It’s time for banks to begin planning their move to the Metaverse. Or Web3. Or Web 3.0. Or whatever they’re calling it today. If you’re not exactly sure what the Metaverse is, rest assured that you are not alone…but that hasn’t stopped banks from eagerly diving in. The Financial Brand had Mike Abbott,…

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

July 13, 2022

Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) has become a critical requirement as AI systems are increasingly used in high-stakes decisions across finance, healthcare, government, and enterprise operations. While modern machine learning models deliver impressive accuracy, many operate as black boxes, making it difficult to understand how decisions are made. This lack of transparency raises concerns around trust,…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…