By Ron Daly, President/CEO
Virtual StrongBox, Inc.
Source: https://www.cbinsight.com/trying-boil-ocean-theres-better-path-digital-transformation.html

Your bank and our clients have a lot in common. They’re financial institutions and other high-risk companies that know future success is tied to new technologies; yet, implementing a full digital strategy can seem overwhelming. They have talented, energetic people who work hard. And, in common with your bank, our clients face challenges like:

Satisfying customers who want – no, demand – to do banking on their own terms while also expecting a consistent, easy and low-stress experience every single time

Weighing the drawbacks of legacy systems and inefficient workflows against the high cost […]

At the turn of the century, American philosopher William James said, “A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.” James was thinking ideologically, but it reminds me of “Red Rover,” the playground game we all played as kids. Remember how teams sent out a player to try to break through the weakest part of the opposing team’s circle? That’s how hackers and cyber thieves look for vulnerabilities in your credit union’s security system.

Find the chinks in the shield

Thanks to the worsening epidemic of online fraud, ID theft and other scams, it’s getting harder to safeguard consumers’ personally identifiable information (PII). […]

By Ron Daly, President/CEO
Virtual StrongBox, Inc.
Source: https://www.cbinsight.com/banks-corporate-immune-system-killing-innovation.html

While today’s technology is disrupting all industries, those of us in financial services think of it mostly in terms of digital bank services and marketing. We ask, How do our customers want to interact with us? Which digital strategies will make us most competitive? When will see a bottom-line benefit from our investment?

But when I recently got my annual flu shot, I started thinking about the ways new technologies are put to use in other areas, like fighting disease. The first flu vaccine was developed in 1945, and now researchers are closing in […]

By Ron Daly, President/CEO
Virtual StrongBox, Inc.
Source: http://www.cutoday.info/THE-feature/Pitfalls-Of-Delaying-Key-Tech-Decisions

Members have no complaints about the credit union’s tech offerings, so it’s all good, right?

Wrong, says one expert.

“It isn’t wise to mistake radio silence for member satisfaction,” said Ron Daly, president and CEO of Virtual Strongbox, who added that it is essential to get out ahead of any potential issues before members start walking out the door due to dissatisfaction over the CU’s digital service delivery.

Daly underscored the urgency of sound technology decisions, pointing to digital banking milestones that show the shift toward mobile is now happening at an ever increasing pace, leading […]

By Ron Daly, President/CEO
Virtual StrongBox, Inc.
Source: https://www.cbinsight.com/banks-customer-experience-really-3-questions-consider.html

It’s a sad fact, but the financial industry has a history of being slow to adapt to new technology. While many banks have spruced up their branches with customer Wi-Fi bars and touch-screen banking stations, most still use legacy core systems. But beyond the cost, core vendors, themselves, haven’t been very responsive to changing demands, so financial institutions mostly follow a “chewing-gum-and-bailing-wire” approach – tacking digital apps onto existing systems designed for physical branches.

Who’s in charge now?

The add-on approach may have worked when banks’ only competition was each other, and it was hard for […]

By Ron Daly, President/CEO
Virtual StrongBox, Inc.
Source: http://www.cutoday.info/THE-tude/Time-For-Reinforcements-Against-Cyber-Attacks

Today, anyone with an Internet connection (and that’s pretty much everyone) is worried about identity theft, hackers and ransomware, and with good reason. Following a Reuters report in May, the Federal Reserve announced it had detected more than 50 breaches of its computer systems from 2011 and 2015, while denying that any critical operations were affected.

Meanwhile, the Fed issued more guidance on assuring adequate levels of security at financial institutions. And more recently, the OIG said it is auditing current exam processes to see if they accurately assess whether institutions are meeting those […]