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Wealth
How to Help Customers Navigate the Great Wealth Transfer
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Every family has a different approach when it comes to talking about money. Sometimes it comes up in conversation at every family gathering. Others know it will lead to arguments over the Thanksgiving turkey and avoid the topic all together. According to a Wells Fargo report, an estimated 26% of adult children would rather deal...
Banking
Peoples Bank Leverages Salesforce and nCino to Evolve Technology with Rapid Growth
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Peoples Bank started in 1910 in Northwest Indiana as a small community bank and has grown to an asset size of $2.1 billion. Headquartered in Munster, Indiana, Peoples Bank serves customers and communities across Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland with a wide range of consumer, business, and wealth management products. Lacking visibility across disparate systems Over...
Salesforce
7 Steps for Crafting an Effective AI Implementation Strategy
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September 19, 2016 is a significant date in Salesforce history. That’s when Salesforce Einstein was launched and brought the power of artificial intelligence to every Salesforce user. Skip to almost seven years later, and today Einstein runs more than 1 trillion predictions per week. Plus Salesforce has recently added even more AI capabilities with its...
Insurance
How to Improve Customer Experiences in Volatile Markets
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Look up “volatile” in the thesaurus, and you’ll likely see synonyms like unstable, unpredictable, and precarious – all of which are perfect adjectives for the flux of today’s markets. Rising inflation and other financial crises are wreaking havoc on the interest rate environment and impacting the insurance industry. Rates had been at historic lows, but...
Banking
3 Barriers Holding Back Your Bank’s Marketing Growth
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According to a BCG survey of 759 global C-suite executives, nearly three-quarters expect macroeconomic uncertainty to be the key challenge facing their businesses in 2023. The survey’s report cites that “the recent failure of Silicon Valley Bank and others shows how difficult it is for executives to anticipate/predict the future, even in the near-term.” To...
Insurance
7 Salesforce Features Empowering Insurance and Underwriting
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In the fast-paced world of insurance, staying ahead of the curve is crucial. Salesforce, a leader in customer relationship management (CRM) platforms, has introduced several game-changing features in 2023 to enhance insurance and underwriting claims processes. These cutting-edge tools leverage Salesforce’s expertise in technology and customer-centric solutions to streamline operations, improve efficiency, and deliver exceptional...
Financial Services
How Plaid Helps Customers Securely Connect Financial Accounts
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According to Plaid’s third annual Fintech Effect report, consumers rank convenience (54%) and security (38%) as the top factors impacting their decision to adopt a new fintech app. Consumers feel more secure when a fintech app asks them to verify their identity (70%) and prefer them over apps that don’t (80%). Silverline partner Plaid makes...
Financial Services
How OwnBackup for Salesforce Maximizes Data Protection
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Silverline is always searching for ways to optimize our financial services clients’ Salesforce journey. One of the ways we do this is by partnering with leading companies that provide highly specific fintech solutions that augment Salesforce’s functionality. Silverline’s partnership with OwnBackup, a SaaS data protection/backup platform for Salesforce customers, helps clients manage and protect the...
Banking
Monit and Salesforce: Helping Banks and Businesses Grow Together
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According to a survey by Monit of SMB owners, the recent turmoil in the banking sector has influenced how they manage their bank accounts. The survey found that 90% of owners relooked at how they manage their deposits, with 38% opening and funding accounts at new institutions. Chances are that your bank is getting just...
Banking
Automate Identity Verification and Decisioning with Alloy and Salesforce
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Many financial services companies still rely on highly manual processes for onboarding, transaction monitoring, and credit underwriting. And while Salesforce automates much of the process, banks often need extra support to aggregate data to automate identity verification and risk decisioning. Silverline partners with Alloy, an identity verification and decisioning platform that integrates with the Salesforce...