The Evolving Branch EnvironmentMay 20, 2013While 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 the branch while providing a better customer experience.
Branch Closures Revved Up in Late 2012, Study FindsJanuary 22, 2013The pace of branch closings in the U.S. more than doubled in the last quarter of 2012 as banks looked to cut costs, a new report by SNL Financial found.
Durbin and the Future of PaymentsSeptember 30, 2012Although banks lost interchange revenue because of it, the Durbin Amendment also provides opportunities for banks in cost savings and customer convenience.
Strategic IT Cost Reduction Can Preserve Core Strengths January 06, 2009Banks must take a strategic approach to IT cost cutting and preserve core strengths in order to emerge from the downturn in a healthy competitive state.
Discipline and GrowthFebruary 01, 2007The biggest challenge in 2007 will be to cope with the global growth of the banking industry while maintaining cost, risk, capital and regulatory discipline.
Reconciliation, Investigations and Exceptions Management Take Center StageJanuary 11, 2007Effective exceptions management and reconciliation can improve transaction speed, cut costs, reduce risk and improve customer satisfaction. But banks first must break down payments processing silos to gain visibility into the transaction life cycle.
ABN AMRO Hikes Efficiency Via Captiva February 26, 2003ABN AMRO uses InputAccel, a document capture system from Captiva Software, to boost processing efficience.
Opening Gambit February 10, 2003Major financial institutions now see the wisdom, and savings, in outsourcing significant portions of their IT infrastructure.
Allfirst Bank Lowers Image Defect RatioDecember 10, 2002Allfirst Bank records its lowest IDR, as measured by the amount of missing or blurred check images per checks processed.
