The Purposeful Banker

Most banks know they should revisit their treasury pricing annually—but few actually do. Why? Because the process is so complex, manual, and error-prone that it often gets pushed aside. In this episode of The Purposeful Banker, we talk with Todd Klapprodt from Q2 about the real cost of doing nothing, why annual repricing is more strategic than you think, and how automation can unlock both efficiency and growth.

Related Links [LinkedIn} Todd Klapprodt https://www.linkedin.com/in/tklapprodt/

[Website] Q2 PrecisionLender https://www.q2.com/products/relationship-pricing-and-profitability

What if we could digitize the end-to-end journey for small businesses? What would that look like, and what would we need to take into consideration? This panel discussion from the CONNECT 25 customer conference tackled that question and revealed some big opportunities to serve this segment better.

Related links:

[Blog] https://hub.q2.com/blog/serving-small-businesses-starts-with-listening-to-them

[LinkedIn] Dean Jenkins https://www.linkedin.com/in/dean-jenkins-4b69438/

[LinkedIn] Deidre Barret https://www.linkedin.com/in/diedre-barret-75a77110/

[LinkedIn] Ryan Hill https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanbhill/

[LinkedIn] Kevin Miyamoto https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinmiyamoto/

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What do upper middle market and large corporate clients really need from their financial institutions? Get the inside scoop from industry experts and banking leaders as they draw from recent research and real-world experiences to discuss market trends, competitive dynamics, and the evolving expectations of sophisticated commercial clients.

Related Links

[Blog] Leveraging the Power Trio of Serving Large Commercial Clients https://hub.q2.com/blog/leveraging-the-power-trio-of-serving-large-commercial-clients

Dean's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dean-jenkins-4b69438/

Christine's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-barry-2852351/

Alan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/koenigsberg/

Chad's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadparramore/

Rob's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-n-5642541a2/

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In this episode, John Min, chief economist at Monex USA, joins the podcast to talk about how community banks are missing out on an opportunity to strengthen business relationships while impacting the bottom line by not offering foreign exchange services.

Related Links:

Q2 Innovation Studio: https://www.q2.com/products/digital-banking/innovation-studio

Monex: https://monexusa.com

John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-min-4941634/

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In this episode of The Purposeful Banker, Sara Seguin from Alloy joins Jim Young to talk about the increasing threat of account takeover and email compromise and how financial institutions can help their business customers fight back.

Related Links

Sarah's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/saraseguin/

Ongoing Fraud Monitoring from Q2 https://hub.q2.com/product-overview/ongoing-fraud-monitoring

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In this episode, Dave Brebner returns to The Purposeful Banker to continue discussing how financial institutions can boost their small business portfolio using a strategic framework.

Related Links

Small Business Strategy Scorecard: https://hub.q2.com/whitepapers/small-business-strategy-scorecard

Dave's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-brebner-9a2543/

Mary Gilmeister, the CEO of PaymentsFirst (formerly MACHA), joins the podcast to talk about the organization's Instant Payments Cookbook, who needs to read it, and how it came together.

Related Links:

The Instant Payments Cookbook (Use promo code Q22025 for discount)

PaymentsFirst website

Mary's LinkedIn

Joe Cody, principal digital solutions strategist at Q2, joins the podcast to talk about three important focus areas for winning and keeping commercial business in the current financial landscape.

Related Links

[Webinar] The Commercial Banking War Room: Tactics That Win

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This episode, featuring Dave Brebner from Q2 Strategic Advisory Services, is the first of a two-part series that details how financial institutions can boost their small business strategy -- or any portfolio strategy -- based on a proven success framework.

Related Links

Small Business Strategy Scorecard

Dave's LinkedIn

Cheryl's LinkedIn

In this episode of The Purposeful Banker, Jim Young welcomes Sara Seguin from Alloy to talk about some of the important takeaways from Alloy's 2025 State of Fraud Report.

[Report] Alloy's 2025 State of Fraud Report

[LinkedIn] Sara Seguin

[Solution Information] Q2/Alloy