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Deborah L. Bianucci
President and CEO, BAI |
BAI?s Commitment to Payments
Since passage of the landmark Check 21 legislation in 2003 and increased adoption of new payments delivery technologies, the payments business has become one of the most exciting arenas in banking as transactions increasingly switch from paper to various electronic formats. And nothing exemplifies our commitment to payments like BAI TransPay Conference & Expo, to be held February 5-7, 2008 in Dallas.
BAI’s commitment is to help financial services companies of all kinds figure out how to navigate this fast-changing part of our business and make sound strategic decisions to drive customer acquisition, retention and profitability. One session, for example, will discuss the utility of integrating retail payments strategy with deposit growth and relationship strategies. We’ll also examine the healthy impact of remote capture on building a bank’s deposits—a critical issue when banks are struggling with deposit growth.
BAI TransPay has its origins in earlier BAI conferences that focused on check processing, float and image exchange. While check volume is on the decline, the changes associated with the check side of the business still have a big impact, particularly in the arena of image exchange. The BAI TransPay agenda includes speakers who will analyze this phenomenon and also look at current attempts to converge checks and ACH payments. Last year’s discussion of this issue helped establish BAI TransPay as a key forum for thought leadership in the payments space and this year’s sessions will build on that success.
Speaking of leading edge, BAI TransPay includes two sessions devoted to finding the elusive “R” in the ROI that banks are anticipating from their investments in mobile banking. Come to Dallas and learn how mobile banking can morph into a profit center or if it will remain another costly delivery channel.
Feel free to download the BAI TransPay agenda to see how it meets your needs as a professional in the payments business. And send us your ideas for topics that BAI should cover in our conferences, educational offerings and publishing vehicles at debbie.bianucci@bai.org. We want to hear from you!
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