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Category >> Beyond the Bank

Oct 13
2010

Thumbs can be a bad thing!

Posted by Dan Fisher in Beyond the Bank

Most of you own a cell phone and chances are you have lost or misplaced your charger causing you to look all through the office, car and home, only to be forced to purchase a replacement. I, too, have fallen victim to this syndrome.
Sep 22
2010

We make things too easy!

Posted by Dan Fisher in Beyond the Bank

Wanting to simplify life, given modern day complexities and challenges we face is a noble goal. After all, most of us would like to think less about things and just get the job done. In our quest for simplicity we oftentimes inject an unknown variable that changes the game.
Sep 02
2010

You're more like Blockbuster than you think

Posted by Dan Fisher in Beyond the Bank

Channel change is not channel strategy
Aug 12
2010

Customer Service? An Unforeseen Risk!

Posted by Dan Fisher in Beyond the Bank

Okay, this is a rant, but there are at least two takeaways from this nightmare

Jul 22
2010

Feeling glum? Get to work! It's a great time for an RFP

Posted by Dan Fisher in Beyond the Bank

Lately, I have been reading and hearing that the financial industry is reeling from a fear of regulatory reform, deteriorating credit quality, slow loan growth, less-than-expected earnings, and a slowing, but still-growing economy. Would you agree that this has been the drone of nightly news?
Jul 15
2010

Are you Photo Album Financial?

Posted by Dan Fisher in Beyond the Bank

Remember the photo album? Before the 21st Century, it was the de facto storage device used to chronicle events of a lifetime. Photos would be arranged in these albums and placed on the shelf in order of events—a child’s birth, vacation travels, a wedding—just waiting for their story to be told. The best pictures would be reserved for a picture frame and placed on the wall.

Jun 25
2010

One Giant Leap for ACH!

Posted by Dan Fisher in Beyond the Bank

Could a new Fed settlement option create an ACH end-run around Visa and MasterCard?
May 26
2010

BP, Information Security and DRP

Posted by Dan Fisher in Beyond the Bank

The ongoing oil catastrophe has lessons for banks' disaster recovery plans and testing, especially if you've never had a test fail
May 06
2010

Community banks can do this too!

Posted by Dan Fisher in Beyond the Bank

More than one of my readers have mentioned that some of my blogs suggest technology possibilities that are beyond their ability or too sophisticated to get done. To them I say, “Au contraire, mon ami!”  Implementing a digital native centric technology is not hard. It just requires a little homework, some preparation and the confidence that you too can do it! Being a community financial institution means you have tremendous flexibility to try new things.
Apr 13
2010

Exam tide is changing. IT will be key focus

Posted by Dan Fisher in Beyond the Bank

We have not yet fully emerged from the financial fog generated by the meltdown and collapse of the industry, but I can see clarity and improved stability coming. The Dow Jones closed above 11,000 and market volatility has moderated in comparison to the huge swings we have observed in the past eighteen months. Broader profitability numbers are returning to the industry, job losses are leveling, and factories are starting to increase production.
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