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5 Lessons Bankers Can Learn From The West Wing
As summer ends in the Northern Hemisphere, I've been re-watching The West Wing and thinking not of politics - but about banking.
Aug 22 • 
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New Tools for Evaluating Your Cybersecurity Solutions & Vendors
I saw down with Richard Stiennon to talk cybersecurity, what FIs area doing well, and what they can improve on -- and how he can help.
May 29 • 
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A Perfect Storm is Brewing
Search engine product rot, TikTok/socialsearch & FI friction & failure to orchestrate create the perfect storm for agentic AI to make your bank…
May 14 • 
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Politics of Payments
Got customers still using paper checks? All FIs must also dig deeper into what customer problems they are trying to solve to move them to new payment…
Apr 23 • 
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Fintech Book Club: Customer-Centric Innovation & Banking
Don't miss our discussion of why fintechs, FSPs & VCs should be using human insights to identify and create innovative products & services.
Apr 17 • 
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Treasury Payment System Takeover: Implications for FIs & Everyone Else.
Feb 4 • Stessa Cohen
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Stop Failing at Transformation & Deliver Small Innovations
Feb 16, 2022 • Stessa Cohen
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New Life for Branches: Pillars of Entrepreneurship & Financial Empowerment
Jul 7, 2022 • Stessa Cohen
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The End of Digital Banking Transformation
Jul 2, 2024 • Stessa Cohen
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Rotting Products? Don't Whine, Innovate!
Decoupled products & services is a sign of product rot - whether they are your FI's products or someone else's. FIs can also view these examples - and…
Apr 1 • 
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Is Your Financial Institution Creating Rot?
In its pursuit of growth, is your financial institution creating value or product rot?
Mar 20 • 
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Financial Services, Customers & Neighborhoods: Old Story, New Solutions
As they pursue SMBs, FIs discover that a local, physical presence is essential. But FIs should not do the same old thing to meet this challenge.
Mar 4 • 
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Treasury Payment System Takeover: Implications for FIs & Everyone Else.
Taken over by DOGE, the Treasury payment system processes over 1 billion payments a year. What are the implications for financial institutions …
Feb 4 • 
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