Category: Digital Banking Resources

  • Digital Banking Automation: Make the Manual Review Process a Thing of the Past

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    by Marty Aquino For many banks and credit unions, manual reviews are a mixed bag. Sure, they are sometimes entertaining for the reviewers, but as anyone who has ever experienced the process knows, they are often unnecessary. And in this increasingly digital world, traditional, analog manual reviews may not only be inefficient for your banks…

  • A Roadmap to Predictive Analytics Tools in Digital Banking

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    Banks and credit unions are not only repositories of money, but of business and consumer data. Predictive analytics tools help your organization more effectively use your data to enhance business decisions, gain competitive advantages, improve satisfaction and fortify user loyalty by personalizing their experiences. Regarding user satisfaction, McKinsey indicates that U.S. retail banking end users’…

  • How To Manage Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) Features

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    If the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) feature isn’t standard yet, it won’t be too long before it is. When customers make large purchases — and even some smaller ones — they often look for this option. And it’s not just customers who are excited about the choice. Some of the largest retailers, like Amazon…

  • Why Banks and Credit Unions Should Care About Sustainable Banking

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    by Marty Aquino Sustainable banking is an opportunity to strongly appeal to the largest, most populous generations. In 2019, according to the Pew Research Center, millennials outnumbered boomers. Further, according to the Brookings Institution, more than half of Americans are millennials or younger. Two of the unifying values that millennials and Gen Zers share are…

  • 5 Types of Banking Fraud Schemes and How To Prevent Them

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    by Marty Aquino Wherever there is money, there will be bad actors trying to take it from your users. According to Business Insider, nearly 800,000 internet crimes were reported to the FBI in 2020, worth a loss of over $4 billion. The banking fraud numbers can be staggering, and they’re likely to keep rising as the world becomes…

  • What Is Personalized Banking and How Can It Improve Customer Satisfaction?

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    by Marty Aquino Personalized banking isn’t optional for financial institutions to survive in the digital age. With previously unknown startup fintech companies devouring once untouchable bank and credit union market share, it’s clear that end-users prefer more custom solutions. Accenture’s Banking Consumer Study, one of the largest of its kind, with 47,000 participants in 28…

  • Software Supply Chain Attacks Are Up — What Does This Mean for Digital Banking?

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    If you’re an online business, highly organized hacker teams could be coming for your code. Software supply chain attacks on public and private codebases surged by an astonishing 650% in 2021. That’s a serious threat for digital banks and credit unions, especially since it comes at a time when they are pushing ahead with digital transformation to keep…

  • The 7 Most In-Demand Mobile Banking Features to Consider for Your User Experience

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    With most major banks and credit unions now offering a mobile banking platform, end-users are already accustomed to digital banking from their smartphones. Leading the pack are the younger generations, with 88% of Gen Z and Millennials choosing to bank on mobile.  However, by no means does usage tail off among older bankers. In fact, some 40%…

  • Credential Stuffing Prevention: Identity Theft and Fraud Require Better Solutions

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    Collecting and holding information on your clients is part of the banking industry’s DNA, because it made good business sense even before “know your client” laws made it mandatory. In the middle of the last century, computerization made record-keeping easier and more cost-effective, with the predictable result that institutions kept ever-larger quantities of client data. …

  • How to Foster Community Through Your Bank’s Digital Experience

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    Your users are the lifeblood of your financial institution. They choose local banking services because of the institution’s investment in the region. Unfortunately, community-building goals stagnate when in-person visits decrease. Yet, there are steps you can take to infuse the human touch into online interactions.  Moreover, taking these steps helps your bank or credit union deliver…