As an industry leader, CSI participates in professional discussions or provides insight into recent technology developments. Below is a list of recently published articles.
Bank Systems & Technology; Online; April 8, 2013
A core systems transformation is perhaps the biggest technology project a bank can undertake. Core systems do more than just run the business; many banks are replacing legacy systems with newer ones in order to provide better, more tailored customer service and become more efficient. There are many factors a bank must consider when looking at replacing or upgrading its core systems.
Independent Banker; Online; Feb. 28, 2013
Just about everyone’s done it—undertaken an IT initiative with soaring hopes only to sputter, stall, fail or never fully deliver on expectations. Unfortunately, as banking operations and IT systems converge, the consequences for faltering IT executions are rising steadily.
TechTarget; Online; February 2013
Credit unions and community banks represent a mixed market for IT solutions and services. Those small and midsized institutions face increasing financial pressure in the form of razor-thin net interest margins and increasing compliance chores. Some credit unions and banks have liquidated or sought buyers as a result. For the institutions soldiering on, the money crunch limits investment dollars available for IT, among other items.
MSPmentor; Online; Dec. 13, 2012
How does a growing bank balance the demands of an increasingly complex business with the need for IT solutions that scale to meet them? California-based Five Star Bank was struggling with a two-person IT team and consumer-grade equipment to manage its IT infrastructure. The bank’s overall IT infrastructure as not keeping up with what the company needed. Here’s how one MSP came in and helped the company create an IT plan to better suit its needs and save $120,000 at the same time.
IBS Journal; Online; Dec. 6, 2012
US-based Busey Bank, a $3.5 billion institution with 43 branches across Illinois, Indiana and Florida, is adapting to NuPoint, its new core banking solution supplied by CSI. Busey's Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer Leanne Kopischke believes the system's usability and functionality gives the bank a powerful tool. "The first part was to get the implementation done and taking advantage of our current system is now one of our main opportunities," she says.
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