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whitePaper | March 22, 2023

It’s been said that “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” The adage certainly applies to banking crises in the US: every crisis, however unique the cause, has typically been followed by a new wave of regulations. This trend is likely to continue in the wake of the current crisis. In fact, reporting from the Wall Street Journal and other sources indicates that the Federal Reserve and other banking regulators are already in discussions about changes to the US regulatory regime, especially for midsize banks.

whitePaper | March 30, 2022

Sustainability has, in recent years, become more intrinsically linked to the financial performance of a business as consumers have steadily changed their purchasing decisions based more on environmental and social factors. Four out of five Singaporeans said they cared about the environment while half of those polled said carbon emissions and climate change were their top concerns. Importantly, 41 per cent said they were largely motivated by sustainability features when making purchasing decisions. This can have a significant impact on the bottom line for organizations that fail to keep pace with the evolving market and invest in more sustainable and environmentally friendly practices.

whitePaper | October 9, 2022

Fintech has emerged as one of the most widely used if not poorly defined buzzwords in the finance industry over the past few years. Fintech players are becoming an increasingly important part of the financial services ecosystem, with leading banks scrambling to leverage technological advances by partnering with or acquiring fintech start-ups, to strengthen customer relationships and build scalable networks.

whitePaper | October 3, 2022

By taking advantage of today’s technologically advanced world, there are many opportunities for financial institutions to innovate and enhance customer experience, beginning with building meaningful and authentic connections with customers. Exceptional customer engagement is an important component of quality customer experience as a whole, it directly impacts the way in which your customers interact with your organization. While a negative customer experience, such as an unpleasant interaction with customer service representatives or failure to accommodate a customer’s urgent needs, can easily tarnish the reputation of your financial institution (FI) and detract from the entire customer experience. Consequently, it is important that FIs not only seek out new ways to communicate with customers, but also exceed their expectations entirely.

whitePaper | May 23, 2022

The need to accelerate the journey to financial operations excellence has seen the emergence of packaged, purpose-built Financial Operations Management solutions to elevate persistently manual processes that are ripe for transformation. They typically include workflows and automation, intelligence, analytics, and collaboration. These are all proven to deliver predictable returns, from speeding up the close, to reducing DSO, to streamlining netting and settlement processes. A purpose-built approach accelerates delivery and reduces delivery risk while realizing predictable returns on investment.

whitePaper | August 1, 2022

The Office of the Chief Accountant (OCA) is pleased to present the August 2022 edition of the Bank Accounting Advisory Series (BAAS). The BAAS expresses the OCA’s interpretations of accounting topics relevant to national banks and federal savings associations (collectively, banks or institutions, unless otherwise specified). We hope that you find this publication useful and that it continues to be a practical resource for bankers and examiners. The BAAS is updated annually to address ongoing accounting questions, newly issued and updated accounting standards, and emerging issues observed through March 31. Consistent with prior editions of the BAAS, the 2022 update does not focus on questions related to the impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and does not reflect policy statements and rules issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 policy statements and rules address specific challenges and are not intended to be used by analogy in non-COVID-19 situations.