To attract and keep small business clients, banks should put digital payments front and center.

Focusing on home equity lending positions financial institutions to develop stronger, more comprehensive customer relationships

Financial institution executives are under pressure to manage the growing technology budget in a way that furthers their institution’s strategy and produces results.

Community banks, working with their core providers, can take advantage of application programming interfaces to launch new digital offerings that help retain deposits.

Some financial institutions are beginning to address hidden technology costs to improve efficiency.

Running pilot projects and experiments, and then measuring and sharing those lessons, has helped East Lansing, Michigan-based Michigan State University Financial Credit Union innovate, says Chief Innovation Officer Ben Maxim.

A few banks are using sidecar cores to experiment with alternatives and improve their capabilities.

Banks must prioritize five fundamental characteristics in their digital onboarding process to truly excel with customers.

Digital tools allow banks to move quickly and gather relationship deposits in a high-interest rate environment.

There are three steps community banks can follow to drive efficiencies in their small and medium business lending processes.