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Rachel Koning Beals

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Experienced writer and editor covering financial markets, banking, fintech, payments technology, personal finance, financial planning, real estate, fraud, risk and insurance with a deep skillset in news reporting, features, content marketing, editing, ghost writing, social media, project management and strategic planning.

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How a prolonged government shutdown could hit banks

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By Anna Kooi, Rachel Koning Beals
| BAI Banking Strategies
The federal budget logjam reached day 14 and faced another procedural vote as a narrowly divided Senate remained at odds over health care spending in particular. The government shutdown has delayed select federal payments, small business loan processing, and economic data releases, while shuttering other activity vital over the long run to the U.S. economy and to the banking sector.
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Navigating the role of cards within payment platforms

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By Rachel Koning Beals, Joe Schmithorst
| BAI Banking Strategies
Key Takeaways: Think through your program goals. Develop vendor relationships that reflect bank card program goals. Is your program a revenue play? Used for interchange? Meant to build brand awareness and loyalty? This determines who controls the risk, the data, and other considerations, and helps you establish a beneficial partnership. Select a vendor that favors scalability.
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Turn SMB lending economics around with updated credit risk pricing and other tech advantages

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By Rachel Koning Beals, Laurence Stock
| BAI Banking Strategies
Key Takeaways Tip of the spear. Small businesses need access to capital. And banks want to expand beyond retail customers. Lending banks see advantages with small business loans. It’s a tip of the spear product. Start with loans, and typically, you can bring in deposits, thus creating a banking relationship. The key is getting the economics right, says Moody’s Senior Director Laurence Stock. More efficient servicing.
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