By: Gene Fredriksen, Security Strategy Consultant It’s Monday morning. You hit the office early, logging in to your computer expecting to get a jump on the day. However, this time something is different. Your computer is slow, error messages are popping up, and,...
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How DEI Can Transform Workplace Culture – Part I
By: Lynn Heckler, EVP, Chief Talent Officer Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is a complex movement that, in many ways, is bigger than us, and we are constantly acquiring new information that challenges our assumptions and helps guide us forward. To highlight this...
The Buy Now, Pay Later Trend: What FIs Should Know
By: René Clayton, Innovation Strategist The fintech market is seeing a flurry of activity for buy now, pay later (BNPL) lending options, and it is critical for financial institutions to understand the impacts. With online purchases growing exponentially, consumers are...
Preparing Your Marketing Strategy for Consumer Spending Changes
By: Kenna Smith, VP, Advisors Plus Marketing Operations Now that U.S. consumers are coming out of their COVID-19 cocoons and the new term “revenge spending” is in motion, financial institutions may be wondering what categories they should focus on when it comes to...
A Winning Combination: Capitalizing on the Power of Data and Marketing Technologies
By: Sankul Seth, Vice President of ITS Enterprise Data Data is a key competitive driver of success for financial institutions. You may have heard the phrase “data is the new oil.” Whereas oil used to run the world, today, data plays a pivotal role in technologies...
Synthetic Identity Fraud Defined – Improving Risk Mitigation for Financial Institutions
By: Jack Lynch, Chief Risk Officer and President, The Loan Service Center Synthetic identity fraud is reported to be one of the fastest-growing types of financial crimes in the U.S., costing financial institutions billions in losses annually. To help better identify...
Integrating Data Insights and Analytics to Drive Consumer Insights and Growth
By: Tom Gandre, EVP, Chief Operating Officer Financial Institutions (FIs) are challenged more than ever with increased competition and changing market dynamics. To remain competitive and meet consumer expectations, they need powerful tools to understand and anticipate...
Zero Trust: A Model for Multi-layered Cybersecurity
By: Gene Fredriksen, Security Strategy Consultant I’m sure you have moved to a new town or started a new job at one time or another. At first, you might not have trusted everyone with open arms. Maybe you had to develop trust with people, stores or restaurants in the...
Understanding Marketing Delivery Channels to Provide the Optimal Cardholder Experience
By: Kenna Smith, VP, Advisors Plus Marketing Operations Times are changing quickly in B2C marketing for the financial industry. New approaches and terms are surfacing on a regular basis. Over the past year, the drive has been even greater as financial institutions...
Defining Open Banking and How It Will Affect Financial Institutions
Vladimir Jovanovic, Manager, Innovation Currently, there are many different definitions of open banking in our industry. Depending on the motivations of the reviewer, it can be defined as “an attempt to democratize financial data exchange by allowing access to a...