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Beyond Disaster Recovery to Performance Improvement

Often it is an actual disaster that urges financial institutions to turn their attention to creating business continuity plans. In the aftermath of business interruption, banks have a fresh perspective on what did go wrong, what did go right, and what they can do differently for the future.

The Inevitable Conversion

Each year, nearly 1,100 banks replace their core systems, and countless others undertake less critical application transfers. Despite the prolific nature of conversions, it’s the unusual bank that achieves ROI as quickly as they hope.

Green Financial Services Marketing

Banks across the country are facing these same issues – much of their customer base is demanding a greener business practice, while an equal proportion resists it. Reducing the company’s carbon footprint is a much bigger undertaking than simply buying post consumer recycled paper and adding green to the logo.

New Standards for a High Performing Director

The purpose of evaluating the board is not to create a pass / fail “test,” but to ensure that the overall Board has skills and experience that align with the challenges facing the organization.

Understanding Wire Attack

Nearly 80% of cybercrimes originate internally from the bank’s local area network, which include the wires and devices that provide direct access to the core processor. Brintech’s Blue Paper reveals industry perspective on internal wire attack, as well as the best solutions for understanding and mitigating risk to the LAN.

Developing a Strategy for the Small Business Market

Small business banking represents a largely untapped area of potential productivity in the community banking industry. From building the lending portfolio and core deposits to maximizing non-interest income and creating market expansion opportunities, building small business relationships should become an area of focus for most organizations.