Consumer tastes and banking technology are evolving at lightspeed, raising pressing questions about how financial institutions can keep up. In this episode of Banking on Community, Saxon Prater and Tara Schultz chat with special guest Mary Wisniewski, Editor at Large at Cornerstone Advisors, about everything from creative tactics for winning Gen Z loyalty to the "date test" for credit cards. 

 Tune in to find out why your bank has to do more than just hold deposits —and why your card design might spark more conversation than you think! 

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There's just too much in our Banking Priorities Executive Report for one episode. So we did another!

In this episode of Banking on Community, our hosts dive back into the results of our annual survey of community bankers and explore their tech investment strategies for AI, APIs, data analytics, payments, and more. 

Plus: psychic quarter-zip coordination and black-market Christmas sweaters.

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It's the most wonderful time of the year: the results from CSI's 2025 Banking Priorities survey are available! In this episode of Banking on Community, our hosts are decking the halls with data and exploring key takeaways from CSI’s recently released 2025 Banking Priorities Executive Report, including bankers’ strategic priorities, top technology trends, industry issues and more.

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The financial world has been abuzz about CFPB’s Rule 1033 for more than a year, with renewed interest in October 2024 accompanying the issuance of the final rule. But what does Rule 1033 really mean for financial institutions? How will this rule affect consumers’ expectations about data use?

This episode features commentary from our three hosts and Jordan Wright, CEO and co-founder of Atomic Financial, on all things Rule 1033, including surprises in the final rule, conversations around the rule at Money 2020, benefits for financial institutions and more. 

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Our new podcast, Banking on Community: A Podcast for Community Bankers, is here! Hosted by Tara Schultz, CSI’s SVP of strategic insights and industry relations, Saxon Prater, CSI’s manager of PR and corporate communications and Brett Glover, CSI’s director of relationship management, Banking on Community will dive into how community banks are staying competitive, using technology to grow, making a difference in the lives of their customers and more. 

In our first episode, our hosts explore the current state of banking, from AI and open APIs to leveraging data and partnering with fintechs. We also highlight how Signature Bank of Arkansas met a need in its community by opening two Spanish-speaking branches to serving a growing population. Listen to our premiere episode now. 

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Increasing cyber risks mean financial institutions must up their game to protect their data, reputation and bottom line. How are institutions that want to innovate doing so with a strategic risk-based approach? And how does technology fit into it? We invited two industry experts to share their perspectives as well as the most significant trends and challenges in Cybersecurity Insurance and IT Governance. All this and more in this insightful episode of Fintech Focus.

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What can financial institutions and other regulated organizations do to stem the rising tide of fraud and money laundering? We invited two compliance experts to share their perspectives and offer insight into today’s trends. We discussed the risks, how organizations are merging their efforts into a comprehensive FRAML approach, today’s latest technology and more.

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As the release of the FedNow Service approaches and new business models like Banking as a Service  gain steam, there’s much for traditional financial institutions to consider in 2023. In this second part of our conversation with Shane Ferrell, CSI’s Vice President of Product Strategy and Innovation, we discuss these technological opportunities and ways to get the most from them, along with more key takeaways from CSI’s 2023 Banking Priorities Executive Report. 

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With the height of a pandemic in arrears, 2022 saw continued shifts in customer behavior, business models and economic concerns. So, what does 2023 have in store for the financial services landscape? We invited Shane Ferrell, CSI’s Vice President of Product Strategy and Innovation, to discuss the trends he’s seeing, plus some notable findings from CSI’s 2023 Banking Priorities Executive Report. In this first half of our wide-ranging conversation, we discuss the landscape as well as hot topics like employee churn, using data to its full potential and banks’ technology priorities.

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As sanctions increase at an unprecedented rate, so grows the list of risky entities that organizations should avoid doing business with. What's changed in recent years, which organizations should stay alert, and how should those organizations approach compliance? We discuss it all with Josh Shrager, Senior Vice President at Kharon, a leading data and analytics company focused on financial crimes compliance and risk management.

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