Banking Insights

February 24, 2021  |  by Diebold Nixdorf

Financial institutions are at a critical inflection point: evolve their payments and transaction systems or risk being outperformed by more agile providers. We spoke with PayX Group’s COO and our own Managing Director & VP of Banking Software on how the payments market is transforming.

January 19, 2021  |  by Diebold Nixdorf

We're living at the speed of digital banking these days, and the pandemic seems to be pushing the gas pedal to the floor. While the banking industry needs to continue to embrace digital banking, they also need to be mindful of how far to swing the pendulum to ensure they've got that equilibrium between what's best for the consumer and best for the bottom line

December 07, 2020  |  by Diebold Nixdorf

On this episode, DN's Simon Powley interviews guest Peter Wannemacher a Principal Analyst at Forrester Research. They discuss what they think the banking industry can learn from the retail industry to help support branch banking.

November 09, 2020  |  by B. Scott Harroff

While fraud comes in all shapes and sizes, during the pandemic, criminals switched up some of their tactics. With stay-at-home orders and travel restrictions in effect in-person, ATM attacks actually dropped. In contrast, online, cyber-based attacks increased. As we see economies reopen, stay-at-home orders expire, and travel restrictions lift, in-person fraud is beginning its uptick once again. And that means you need to be armed with the best possible protections.

October 26, 2020  |  by Oliver Chang

We’ve only just scratched the surface of what the cloud can do for the financial industry. To gain the agility to compete in the modern banking environment, financial institutions need to build and invest with the cloud in mind. If you’re not yet on the cloud path, now’s the time to create a roadmap. In part 2 of this blog series, we outline the steps that can help you get there.

October 19, 2020  |  by Oliver Chang

The paradigm shift from a legacy to a cloud-based environment is a significant one, and fear of the unknown can undermine comfort and confidence, quickly stalling cloud conversations. But for financial institutions to nimbly deliver the kind of experience consumers increasingly expect, they must embrace the agility that can be gained through the cloud. In part 1 of this blog series, we discuss the misperceptions and benefits of a cloud-based strategy.

October 12, 2020  |  by Octavio Marquez

From updated ATMs, to mobile apps, to virtual bank tellers, FIs are adopting new tools and technologies to drive innovation as they welcome customers back to newly-enhanced physical branches. This blog explores three of the emerging capabilities that may define the future of the physical bank branch.

September 09, 2020  |  by Terence Devereux

In every consumer experience, security must be at the heart of it all—securing the entire journey and maintaining trust with the consumer. Protecting your brand needs to be a top priority. Whether you take this on by yourself or you leverage a partner to carry some of the load – the table stakes are high and you need the right tools and partner to win.

August 03, 2020  |  by Matthew Phillips

Focusing solely on meeting the short-term needs of customers is a missed opportunity. FIs seeking opportunity in the challenges of today will be using this new, more digital-dependent retail banking landscape as a springboard to reimagine their entire customer journey. Successful initiatives will drive cost savings, a sharper competitive edge, and, importantly, the best possible service for customers.

July 27, 2020  |  by Jeff Bender

Microservices architecture enables a whole new landscape of specialty functions within standard app frameworks. Rather than doing a “rip and replace” of their entire app, FIs are finding niche third-party partners that provide open-based services—solutions that plug in to their existing apps without any disruption in the consumer experience. Some of the most common things we see are personal finance management (PFM) tools, remote check-deposit capture, card control, bill pay, and innovative identity verification solutions.