BANK TECHNOLOGY NEWS

banktechnews.com
August 2011 • Vol 24, Issue 8

Text and mobile alerts are the first impression many consumers have
when dealing with a financial institution. That’s what makes it surpris-
ing that so many are hard to read, peppered with banking jargon and
include either too much or too little information.
Alerts Need Attention

Personal financial management and tablets are both popular with
consumers, and the tablet’s larger screen is perfect for transactions
and budgeting. There’s an opportunity for banks to combine the two,
but time isn’t on their side.
PFM’s Imprint on Tablets

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The need to upgrade and replace core systems, to provide real-time transactions and cope with new regulations, has never been greater. But for some banks, the list of reasons not to take on such a project has gotten longer. CIOs are doing what they can to keep cores up to date.

The Core at an Impasse

CASE STUDY

Pleasing the Gearheads

Star One credit union’s membership base has t wo characteristics that make it tailor made for remote access banking—they’re located all over the world and they love new technology. For the credit union’s mobile banking strategy, a simple deployment wouldn’t do. BTN

takes an inside look at how the credit union is meeting its tech-savvy constituents’ need for high-tech, long-distance banking and hopes to stop them from mailing checks.