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Leveraging Digital Channels to Bank Small Businesses

Small Business. banks. digital channels. Sep 21, 2023 Ron Shevlin, chief research officer at Cornerstone Advisors, highlights the opportunity for community financial institutions to reinvent their business checking accounts in a recent research report titled What Do SMBs Want in a Small Business Bank Account?

Moving Money in Today’s Market

Money Talks News. Sep 21, 2023 Cornerstone Advisors President Steve Williams talks liquidity and more with Lendkey CEO Vince Passione

Shifting Sales Focus To New Point

Sep 20, 2023 Cornerstone Advisors' Sam Kilmer stressed it is no longer effective for credit unions to sit back and wait for consumers to come to them—whether that be through branch doors or digitally, saying such a wait-and-see posture is costly.

Sooner Or Later, Regulators Will Focus On Buy Now, Pay Later

Sep 9, 2023 I don’t doubt that Ron Shevlin was absolutely right to call it Apple's BNPL offering “a winner”

GoWest advocates share data combating interchange legislation

Sep 8, 2023 Two key resources in their toolbox are a comprehensive analysis by Cornerstone Advisors documenting the harmful effects of the CCCA’s predecessor legislation, the Durbin Amendment, and GoWest’s high-level infographic showcasing Cornerstone Advisors’ rich data.

Midwest energy sector strong but constrained by volatility

Sep 1, 2023 Cornerstone Advisors Senior Director John Meyer called wind energy a robust potential growth source for community banks with locations in regions with consistently strong gusts and significant temperature fluctuations. Meyer doesn’t expect bank regulators to scrutinize oil and gas lending immediately. Instead, he expects them to prioritize strengthening bank liquidity standards following the high-profile failures of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank.

Build membership in a down economy

The New Economy. Aug 30, 2023 Jim Burson, partner at Cornerstone Advisors, believes member experience is the key to gaining members. Amanda Swanson at Cornerstone ranks authenticity high.

5 things to keep in mind when choosing a core banking system

Core Processing. Aug 28, 2023 A slew of "unbundled" and "next-gen" cores, many of which come from overseas, are competing for market share in the U.S., promising cloud-native, digital-first and application programming interface-friendly environments, said Brad Smith, who leads Cornerstone Advisors' Transformation Services line.

Generative artificial intelligence and chatbots in financial services

artificial intelligence. Aug 24, 2023 With special guests Ron Shevlin, Chief Research Officer, Cornerstone Advisors, and Reggie Young, Product Counsel, Lithic