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Webpages
Feb 20, 2025
Help your business customers with international businesses save by locking in foreign exchange rates for a future date through FX Forward Contracts. All while your institution generates fee income
Podcasts
Mar 20, 2025
As the cannabis industry grows, community financial institutions face a pivotal decision—should they step into the Marijuana-Related Banking (MRB) space? In this episode, we explore the evolving landscape of MRB, breaking down the risks, rewards, and regulatory complexities of taking on cannabis-related business customers.
May 21, 2025
Give commercial customers a central place to connect with all their financial matters and you may improve the odds of becoming their primary bank.
May 20, 2024
The banking subscription model is gaining traction. We discuss some of the benefits of a subscription service for both CFIs and their business customers and suggest ways in which to ensure a successful implementation.
Apr 24, 2024
CFIs looking to grow their business may want to focus on the growing needs of small- and medium-sized businesses that are also looking to scale. We spotlight three financial institutions that are doing just that.
Apr 23, 2024
For small business customers, waiting for payments can take a while — often at least 30 days. Checks and invoices get lost or go to spam folders and vendors charge fees to transfer funds. Doing more to remove these pain points can help strengthen existing relationships and allow your small business clients to have better cash management. We discuss ways to help small business customers get paid quickly and easily.
Mar 26, 2024
Small business customers have no shortage of financial service options, from traditional banks to fintech offerings. Fostering loyalty among this group not only requires providing them with added value, but with the sense that your CFI understands their individual businesses and their unique needs.
Mar 21, 2024
Providing added value for business customers can be as simple as sharing existing resources within your organization such as conference room space or wi-fi. We discuss some options of nontraditional benefits you can provide to help your small business customers.
Mar 5, 2024
Higher interest rates and the cost burden they impose are driving a cycle of deleveraging and cash conservation at many companies. Small business owners are balancing the need to offset higher interest expenses and lessened credit availability while also addressing competing demands for strategic growth. We provide tips for how CFIs can help their business customers align their capital with their strategic plans.
Jan 23, 2024
A new study from Capgemini shows that business customers are increasingly in need of help with cash management. We discuss the biggest cash flow challenges for businesses and what solutions CFIs can offer those customers.
Jan 8, 2024
Business banking is most CFIs’ bread and butter. But many businesses have more than one banking relationship. To become a customer’s primary provider, CFIs will have to develop the ability to provide full cash visibility, multibank reporting, and multibank transactions.
Dec 13, 2023
Business customers are switching financial institutions for a variety of reasons, but the new FI may end up being the same as the old FI — or worse. We detail the pros and cons that business customers weigh when they consider a switch — and what your CFI can do to make sure you’re the winner on either side of the equation.
Nov 27, 2023
At a time of economic uncertainty, businesses can use more help managing their money. CFIs are responding with new and expanding treasury management services. We provide examples of CFIs that have launched these services.
Sep 7, 2023
Many CFIs have invested substantial time, energy, and capital in improving the banking experience they offer to retail customers. Unfortunately, they haven’t paid the same attention to the business banking experience, says a recent study. A full 68% of respondents thought the digital features of business banking were lagging behind those for retail customers. Here’s how your CFI can take another look at the experience you offer, from a different perspective.
Jul 11, 2023
Small businesses form the backbone of not only the US economy but the client lists of many CFIs. But almost a third don’t think their banking institutions understand their needs. We look at some ways financial institutions can better support small businesses throughout their growth lifecycle.
Apr 28, 2025
Amid the current economic uncertainty brought on by tariffs, stagflation fears are rising. We discuss expert analysis and what CFIs can do to support their small business customers in these unsettled times.
Feb 20, 2025
The Federal Reserve has extended the ISO® 20022 implementation deadline for the Fedwire® Funds Service to July 14, 2025, giving CFIs more time to prepare. Benefits include enhanced payment efficiency, stronger fraud detection, and improved interoperability. With the deadline approaching, we explore how CFIs can use this extension to refine systems, train staff, and support business customers.
Sep 25, 2024
Ongoing advancements in biometrics have added convenience and additional security for consumers and retailers alike. As demand for biometric payment options increases, it gives CFIs another opportunity to provide additional services for business customers.
Aug 27, 2024
Top CFI lenders actively help their small business customers and borrowers navigate headwinds. We explore successful lending strategies from several CFIs and highlight the importance of giving business customers advice.
Jun 24, 2024
CFIs of all sizes employ various strategies to successfully prevent and detect check fraud. But could another strategy be to go upstream and encourage business customers to adopt digital payments?