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  • Stress Testing and Data Collection
    By Cathy Moore, Sageworks | May 23, 2013
    Exactly what kind of data do banks need for bottom-up stress testing?
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  • Electronic Signature — Part I: Challenges and Business Justification
    By Adrian Ungureanu and Tony Tummillo, Capco | May 22, 2013
    This article - the first in a two part series - looks at the successes some banks have had with e-signature adoption and examines some of the remaining barriers...
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  • The PayPal vs. Square Battle: Who’s Your Money On?
    By Jonathan Camhi | May 22, 2013
    After PayPal launched a program last week offering free transaction processing for merchants who switch to its point of sale card reader, Square hit back...
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  • Predicting Success In Banking & Politics: It's All About The Analytics
    By David M. Wallace, SAS | May 22, 2013
    At the recent SAS Financial Services Executive Summit, bankers gained insights into how to address the challenge of aligning technology and business in the age...
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  • How to Detect Wire Fraud When No Two Attacks Are the Same
    By Chris Silveira, Guardian Analytics | May 21, 2013
    Fraudsters have developed a variety of methods for initiating fraudulent wire transfers, but a security approach based on data and analytics from customer...
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  • The Evolving Branch Environment
    By Glen Fossella, CTS North America | May 20, 2013
    While many banks are rethinking their long-term strategy for expensive branch networks, there are steps banks can take now to reduce costs and inefficiencies in...
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  • Seven Ways Banks Can Leverage a 'Security Data Scientist'
    By Lynn Price | May 17, 2013
    Business leaders are striving to turn their Big Data into Big Returns.
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  • Q&A: Banks Must Take a Holistic Approach to Cybersecurity
    By Bryan Yurcan | May 16, 2013
    As cybercrime becomes more prevalent, due to the widespread access to technology that criminals now have, banks must remain eternally vigilant, says Booz Allen...
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  • Banks Must Approach Third Party Contracting Differently in Today’s Highly Regulated Environment
    By Michele Flynn, Hiperos, LLC | May 16, 2013
    Vendor management is becoming more important from a compliance standpoint as regulators scrutinize banks’ third-party relationships, and achieving that...
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  • Trust Revisited: How Banks Can Redefine Relationships One Swipe at a Time
    By Carl Tsukahara, Monitise | May 15, 2013
    Banks have lost a great deal of public trust since the financial crisis, but they can recover some of that trust by fulfilling consumers’ desire for...
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  • Improving Business Analytics Through A Single Customer View
    By Thomas Schutz | May 13, 2013
    While many financial institutions are relying more on business analytics and intelligence for decision making, they need to first ensure the accuracy of the...
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  • Don’t Break the Bank: Back up Your Files
    By Michael Krutikov, Symantec | May 10, 2013
    The loss of sensitive and confidential information, be it by theft, accident or natural disaster, can be devastating.
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  • More Bang for the FATCA Buck
    By Erick Christensen and Aaron Kahler, Capgemini | May 10, 2013
    In the final article in a three-part series on FATCA compliance, we explain why banks need to look for solutions that help them collect and analyze customer...
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