Financial Management, Investment Management

Capitalising on volatility in the motor finance market

July 8, 2022

Capitalising on volatility in the motor finance market
The motor industry is facing a perfect storm of difficulties: lower consumer spending power; drivers rethinking how they use their cars and even whether they need a car at all; an increase of available data; the growing popularity of diverse fuel options – all of this has created greater volatility within the market.

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Investment Centers of America

Investment Centers of America, Inc. (ICA) is part of one of the largest broker-dealer networks. We are also a registered investment advisor and are affiliated with Jackson National Life Insurance Company - one of America's largest life insurance companies with nearly $107 billion in assets. Based in Bismarck, North Dakota, ICA has been a leading provider of investment and insurance products through community banks and independent offices since 1985. With almost 400 professionals, ICA uses a client-focused approach to support independent financial institutions in meeting their customers' goals. ICA provides a variety of solutions and services ranging from securities and mutual funds to life insurance, long-term care, and annuities. ICA serves over 200 financial institutions with an array of sales and marketing tools designed to solve client needs.

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The future role of banks

whitePaper | October 6, 2022

Financial services are undergoing a shift today that is changing the face of banking. Gone are the days of monolithic banking, in which products and services are siloed off from each other, and banks manage their own mainframes. The future of banking is digital, and this demands agile, instant and intelligent IT infrastructure. Established banks will no longer be expected to act alone in developing and distributing products. New models like open banking and real-time payments incentivize banks to collaborate with partners, new start-ups and established players within and beyond the financial services industry. But this future path also poses risks, as any potential collaborator could also be a competitor. Established banks will have to think more like fintechs and challenger banks, while continuing to ensure security, compliance and a full suite of services for consumers and businesses alike.

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The future of local banking services and access to cash

whitePaper | August 8, 2022

Technological and social change have led to decreased reliance on both physical cash and traditional bank branches. While cash accounted for 45% of all payments in 2015, five years later it was used in only 17% of transactions in the UK. The coronavirus pandemic reinforced this tendency. Similarly, the number of bank and building society branches in the UK fell by about 34% between 2012 and 2021.

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Everything You Should Know About Contactless Payments

whitePaper | February 15, 2022

For years, shoppers in Europe and Asia have been paying with contactless methods such as mobile wallets and contactless cards. While U.S. consumers have traditionally been slow to adopt this payment method, they’ve recently begun making up for that delay.

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Best Practices for Purchasing Bank or Credit Union Software

whitePaper | March 4, 2023

Software, and the automation it provides, can allow financial institutions to scale and manage risk more efficiently, yet the process of buying new software is infrequent for many banks and credit unions.

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3 CFO Communication Strategies to Create Powerful Manager Partnerships

whitePaper | January 3, 2023

It’s not taught in universities or business schools. At public accounting firms, it’s a “nice to have” but not especially relevant for their young, technically proficient auditors. And for the many today who then land corporate jobs at venture-backed startups, it generally takes a back seat to a cavalcade of seemingly more pressing priorities.

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How to think strategically about digital transformation and data privacy in financial services.

whitePaper | February 1, 2020

Traditional financial services firms around the globe — banks, insurers and asset managers — need to embrace both digital transformation and data privacy simultaneously to thrive in the coming decade. These two objectives are deeply intertwined because the success of digital transformation programs is highly dependent on an organization’s ability to engage with personal data, including data privacy compliance and ethics issues.

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Investment Centers of America

Investment Centers of America, Inc. (ICA) is part of one of the largest broker-dealer networks. We are also a registered investment advisor and are affiliated with Jackson National Life Insurance Company - one of America's largest life insurance companies with nearly $107 billion in assets. Based in Bismarck, North Dakota, ICA has been a leading provider of investment and insurance products through community banks and independent offices since 1985. With almost 400 professionals, ICA uses a client-focused approach to support independent financial institutions in meeting their customers' goals. ICA provides a variety of solutions and services ranging from securities and mutual funds to life insurance, long-term care, and annuities. ICA serves over 200 financial institutions with an array of sales and marketing tools designed to solve client needs.

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