Bankers' Hotline, Volume 21, Number 6
June 20, 2011
A Connected World Will Redefine Banking
Advancing technology and the growth in social media is changing the financial industry and the way consumers view banking.
Electronic Payment by Small Businesses Could Be Area of Growth
Small businesses are slowly migrating more and more to electronic payments.
In The News
- ABA Extends Insurance to Social Networking
- U.S. Retiring Social Security Paper Checks
- Feds Offer Free Courses
- Concept Bank Opens in Greece
- New Service Allows Direct Gifts From Merchants
- ACH Payments Continue to Grow
- Putting "Teller" Back in ATM
- Taking the Card Away from ATM
- Banks Should Appeal to Social Media Moms
- Gift Cards for Paying Bills
Statistics, Facts, & Such
Technology Update
Optical Turnstiles
Training Page
How to Handle Threatening Phone Calls
Threatening phone calls must be taken seriously and properly evaluated, and call takers need proper trainining on how to handle these stressful situations.
Giving Mobile Banking a Boost
Many consumers shy aware from mobile banking and other technology simply because they don't know enough about it.
Bumping Phones to Pay
ING consumers now have a new way to make P2P payments.
From the editor's desk
Data Breach Notification Rules Are Long Overdue
In the absence of federal legislation, individual states have run amuck with data breach notification requirements.
War Stories
Questions & Answers
Other Bankers
- Executive Editor:
- Barbara Hurst
- Editor:
- P. Kevin Smith, CPP
- Contributing Editor:
- Genilee S. Parente
- Board of Advisors:
- John S. Burnett
Peter G. Djinis, Esq.
William Gearin
Lucy H. Griffin
Mary Beth Guard, Esq.
David McGuinn
Robert G. Rowe, III, Esq.
Barry Thompson
Dana Turner
Andy Zavoina