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Deposit snapshot: Money-in-motion comes to a rest, but the Fed watch heightens

Mar 26, 2025

By Isio Nelson, Tom Hoscheidt, Rachel Koning Beals
Research leaders Isio Nelson and Tom Hoscheidt join the BAI Banking Strategies podcast for an early 2025 update on the State of U.S. Deposits.
Consumer Banking

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3 key focuses for the fraud front line in 2025

Jan 27, 2025

By Rachel Koning Beals, Jim Houlihan
On the BAI Banking Strategies podcast, learn from Paladin Fraud's Jim Houlihan about a wider front for attacks, a growing strategy by fraudsters to overwhelm regulators and new oversight priorities.
Fraud Prevention

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Quality deposits and a clearer digital picture

Dec 17, 2024

By Rachel Koning Beals, Isio Nelson, Tom Hoscheidt
The BAI Banking Strategies podcast explores a cautiously improved deposit outlook, stubborn margins and the real story on primacy and digital accounts.
Business Banking / Consumer Banking
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Preparing banking’s front line for a deepfake future

Dec 11, 2024

By Rachel Koning Beals, Sara Seguin
Advances in AI already boost voice-based deepfakes. Sara Seguin from the fraud-focused fintech Alloy joins the BAI Banking Strategies Podcast to discuss the growing threat and how FIs can protect themselves and customers.
Fraud Prevention

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Unmasking fraud in the age of AI

Dec 3, 2024

By Rachel Koning Beals, Diana Rothfuss
SAS’s Diana Rothfuss joins the BAI Banking Strategies Podcast to explore the sinister rise of deepfakes, identity theft and elaborate scams, plus how generative AI can be a curse and a blessing when it comes to fraud.
Fraud Prevention

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Fight fraud on all fronts: Check protections to cloud-based solutions

Nov 21, 2024

By Rachel Koning Beals, Brian Keefe
From reviving anti-check fraud efforts to engaging the cloud for your defense, there are smart ways to stay ahead of financial crime, says NICE Actimize's Brian Keefe.
Fraud Prevention

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‘Right-sizing’ deposits and the challenge of short-term CD books

Nov 18, 2024

By Tom Hoscheidt, Isio Nelson, Rachel Koning Beals
U.S. bank deposits have not yet returned to their health of a few years ago, but they are improving. Tom Hoscheidt and Isio Nelson join the BAI Banking Strategies Podcast to explain.
Business Banking / Consumer Banking

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Practical AI-informed decisioning in the bank

Nov 7, 2024

By Rachel Koning Beals, Stephen Greer
SAS’s Stephen Greer joins the BAI Banking Strategies podcast to offer his insight on how fast-emerging generative AI can improve decisioning at your financial institution.
Technology

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Fight check fraud with a strategic mindset 

Sep 23, 2024

By Rachel Koning Beals, Greg Kanevski
ServiceNow’s Greg Kanevski joins the BAI Banking Strategies podcast to talk about check vulnerabilities, funding fraud recovery and why you can market your defenses as a competitive asset.
Fraud Prevention

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State of Deposits: What’s on the horizon

Aug 20, 2024

By Rachel Koning Beals, Isio Nelson, Tom Hoscheidt
BAI’s Tom Hoscheidt and Isio Nelson join Senior Editor Rachel Koning Beals on the BAI Banking Strategies Podcast to dig deeper into a midyear snapshot of BAI deposit research.
Consumer Banking

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Fight fraud collectively for the biggest impact

May 6, 2024

By Holly Hughes, Crystal Blythe
IDology's Crystal Blythe discusses in the BAI Banking Strategies podcast that the real-time fraud fight lies solidly with building out an information-sharing consortium across collaborators and competitors.
Fraud Prevention

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The fraud fight gets faster

May 2, 2024

By Holly Hughes, Brian Keefe
Brian Keefe of NICE Actimize joined the BAI Banking Strategies podcast to share his best ideas to leverage fraud-detection technology and real-time interdiction.
Fraud Prevention

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AI helps banks of all sizes think bigger

Apr 24, 2024

By Rachel Koning Beals, Lee Wetherington
AI has potential to be a competition leveler in financial services.
Technology

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AI means change in the bank, but where may surprise you

Apr 22, 2024

By Rachel Koning Beals, Greg Kanevski
AI and gen AI already have a call center role in some financial institutions. But ServiceNow’s Greg Kanevski tells BAI’s Rachel Koning Beals about the many more departments in which AI is expected to make its mark. AI can stretch human capital for higher-touch responsibility in compliance and it could lead to drive data-first M&A.
Technology

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Measure innovation in incremental wins

Dec 19, 2023

By Holly Hughes, Raghav Agarwal, Amy Radin
BAI Global Innovation Awards Lead Judge Amy Radin and Regional Head of Financial Services for North America at Infosys Raghav Agarwal join the BAI Banking Strategies podcast to discuss recent industry innovation trends and how banks can position themselves as leaders focused on customers, data, and collaboration.
Technology

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Maximizing digital marketing ROI: A deep dive into acquisition, retention and attribution strategies

Dec 19, 2023

By Holly Hughes, Robert Ropars
Robert Ropars from Vericast joins us on this episode of BAI Banking Strategies podcast to share his perspective on customer acquisition, retention and attribution strategies in the digital marketing space.
Digital Banking

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‘Tis the season for greater fraud awareness

Dec 5, 2023

By Terry Badger, Brian Keefe
On this BAI Banking Strategies podcast, Brian Keefe from NICE Actimize joins us to talk about heightened volume and patterns of fraud during the holidays, and what banks can do about it.
Fraud Prevention

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Winning the primary client relationship battle

Nov 14, 2023

By Holly Hughes, Marc Salinas, Eric Campbell
Marc Salinas and Eric Campbell from Bottomline Technologies join us on our BAI Banking Strategies podcast to share how recent industry events create an opportunity for financial institutions to position themselves as a valued resource for their business banking and commercial clients and win the battle for primary ownership of the customer relationship.  
Business Banking

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FedNow is live…now what?

Oct 3, 2023

By Holly Hughes, Brian Keefe
Brian Keefe from NICE Actimize joins our BAI Banking Strategies podcast to tell us about how FedNow can be safe and efficient, all while allowing for a wider range of innovative instant payment services in the near future.
Payments

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Fraud activity is increasing – how to protect your institution and customers

Sep 12, 2023

By Holly Hughes, Greg Kanevski
Greg Kanevski of ServiceNow joins the BAI Banking Strategies podcast to discuss the impact of increased fraud on financial institutions and how they can better protect themselves and their customers in their fight against fraudsters.
Fraud Prevention

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Fact vs Fiction: Debunking fraud and faster payments myths

Sep 11, 2023

By Holly Hughes, Mark Majeske
Mark Majeske of Alacriti joins the BAI Banking Strategies podcast to dissect and debunk some of the top myths regarding fraud and faster payments.
Fraud Prevention

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Creating better digital payments for businesses

Jun 20, 2023

By Terry Badger, Layne Kight
Layne Kight from Deluxe is our guest on the BAI Banking Strategies podcast and will share ideas on how banks and credit unions can improve the payments experience for their business customers.
Business Banking

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Easing the banking challenges for people with disabilities

Jun 13, 2023

By Terry Badger, Val Srinivas
Val Srinivas from Deloitte joins us on the BAI Banking Strategies podcast to share his firm’s recent research into the difficulties people with disabilities encounter while banking, and how banks can make things easier.
DEI & ESG

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Rethinking risk after the SVB collapse

Jun 6, 2023

By Terry Badger, Joan McGowan, Tom French
Joan McGowan and Tom French, both from SAS, join us on the BAI Banking Strategies podcast to talk about how the recent banking crisis has reframed how the industry contends with risk.
Compliance, Regulation & Risk