Guides
Bank automation blog: guides for operations teams
Long form guides on the standards, the processes and the controls behind bank operations automation. Written for the people who run the queue, not for a press release.
ReconArt alternatives for banks and credit unions: pricing and fit compared
ReconArt is a solid mid-market reconciliation platform with real bank and credit union references. Which alternatives fit which workload, and what each costs where the price is published.
reconart alternatives
IntelliMatch alternatives for banks: FIS Data Integrity Manager replacements compared
IntelliMatch is now FIS Data Integrity Manager, and the move to SaaS is a re-implementation. Which platforms replace which part of it, and what each costs where the price is published.
intellimatch alternatives
SmartStream TLM alternatives for banks: 7 reconciliation platforms compared
Upgrading TLM Reconciliations Premium, moving to the cloud or facing a renewal: which platforms replace which part of TLM, and what the move really involves.
smartstream tlm alternatives
Trintech alternatives for banks and credit unions: 7 reconciliation platforms compared
Adra, Cadency, ReconNET or Frontier: what to shortlist when a Trintech renewal or migration is on the table, and what each option costs where the price is known.
trintech alternatives
BlackLine alternatives for banks: 8 reconciliation platforms compared
BlackLine is built for the corporate close. Banks reconcile daily, by value date, across correspondents and networks. Who fits that work, and what each costs where the price is published.
blackline alternatives for banks
ISO 20022 explained, for people who have to operate it
What the standard actually is, which messages you will meet, why structured data changes matching, and the operational traps during and after migration.
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Anti money laundering program: structure, evidence and the honest limits of automation
The pillars, what an examiner asks to see, and a blunt list of what should and should not be automated in an AML program.
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SWIFT ISO 20022 and CBPR+, after the coexistence window closed
CBPR+ is the usage guideline that makes ISO 20022 usable across correspondents. Here is what it constrains and what still lands in the exception queue.
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Bank reconciliation automation, step by step and without the sales pitch
How to automate a reconciliation without losing the control: choosing the first account, setting tolerances that hold up, and making breaks into work.
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Fedwire ISO 20022 and FedNow, from an operations desk
Fedwire moved to ISO 20022 in a single cutover, FedNow was born on it, and CHIPS runs its own. Three rails, three shapes, one reconciliation.
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Nostro account reconciliation, the daily process explained properly
What a nostro reconciliation actually consists of, hour by hour, and why the differences are structural rather than accidental.
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Lockbox automation and the exceptions nobody photographs
Capture is the easy half. The value is in what happens to the payments that do not match an invoice, and to the deposits that do not match the ledger.
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