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Automated Invoice Auditing | New Roads with Rochdale

Posted by Michael Carter on Nov 23, 2020 9:00:00 AM

SRM Rochdale

SRM recently announced a partnership with the Rochdale Paragon Group, incorporating SRM’s automated invoice auditing solution into Rochdale’s vendor management software and services portfolio. This alliance is an opportunity to deliver our 28 years of experience in high-dollar, complex invoice auditing to a broader segment of the credit union market as part of the best practice offering from Rochdale.  

The complexity of many critical vendor invoices makes it practically impossible for a financial institution to do a complete audit of them each month. Any auditing of these invoices is typically months after payment. Yet, over decades of auditing high-value critical invoices, our firm has discovered that 10 percent of them contain errors.  

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Connecting with Consumers | Contactless Payments Are Becoming Critical

Posted by Michael Carter on Nov 17, 2020 9:00:00 AM

Connecting with Consumers | Contactless Payments Are Becoming Critical

At the beginning of 2020, "contactless" was an obscure term typically associated with the new generation of debit and credit cards. Using near-field communication (NFC) payment technology, these cards are capable of being tapped instead of swiped or dipped - shedding several seconds from time in the subway turnstile or checkout line. However, despite Visa and Mastercard's heavy promotion, US adoption has been gradual, shaded toward frustratingly slow…until the pandemic hit.

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Topics: Contactless Payments, COVID-19

The Social-Distanced Playing Field for Modern Banking

Posted by Larry Pruss on Nov 9, 2020 8:00:00 AM

The Social-Distanced Playing Field for Modern Banking

I recently had the privilege of speaking on a Minnesota Credit Union Network’s panel with some of the region’s local leaders about what they’re facing as a consequence of the pandemic. Although the venue was tailored to credit unions, I believe the perspectives apply to all financial institutions.

Four key points that stood out are noted below - some completely novel; some we can’t say often enough.

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Topics: COVID-19

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