5 Pro Tips for Taking Control of Your Core Processor Negotiation
Artisan Advisors’ Steve Heckard and Matt Bergman, share their top 5 pro tips for taking control of your contract negotiation: Steve and Matt have a lot more insight to share. Both have worked with top industry core processing providers and have extensive backgrounds in selling financial technology services to financial institutions. This experience uniquely […]
June 13, 2024
Artisan Unfiltered Podcast: True or False – Core Vendor Technology Belongs in Your Bank’s Strategic Plan
TRUE. And absolutely essential. In the latest episode of Artisan Unfiltered, “Core Vendor Technology and Your Strategic Plan,” our team of experts – Steve Heckard, Matt Bergman, Jim Adkins and Jeff Voss – dive deep into the complexities of negotiating the core processing vendor agreement that will drive your strategic plan. Listen Now.
May 21, 2024
Artisan Unfiltered Podcast: Cyber Security Risk and How to Manage It
Get a reality check about the risk and liability associated with data security and listen now to the Artisan Unfiltered podcast, Cyber Security Risk and How to Manage It. Panelist and data security expert Chad Holstead notes that for banks of any size, “the hard part is management’s ability to rally and champion a security […]
May 6, 2024
The Artisan Advisor Q1 2024: Your Guide to Economic and Real Estate Outlook for the Upcoming Quarter
The Artisan Advisor Q1 2024: Your Guide to Economic and Real Estate Outlook for the Upcoming Quarter. Read Now.
April 22, 2024
Not Sure How to Find a New Core Processing Vendor or Evaluate Your Current One?
Artisan’s Virtual RFP Can Help When a small community bank realized they needed to find a new core processing provider, they quickly discovered they were inadequately prepared to undertake the search effort. They knew little about the provider market – who the players were or what provider would be the best fit for a bank […]
March 30, 2024
The Artisan Advisor Q4 2023: Your Guide to Economic and Real Estate Outlook for the Upcoming Quarter
The Artisan Advisor Q4 2023: Your Guide to Economic and Real Estate Outlook for the Upcoming Quarter. Read Now.
January 8, 2024
Managing Your Core Vendor is Key to a Successful Relationship
With increasing frequency, we are encountering banks that, for a variety of reasons, no longer have a productive relationship with a technology vendor, primarily their core vendor. As this relationship falters, many bank leaders consider converting to a new vendor, which is neither easy nor inexpensive. But remaining in a dysfunctional relationship is very disruptive […]
November 8, 2023
Artisan Unfiltered Podcast: Making Sense of CECL
The latest episode of our Artisan Unfiltered podcast series, “Making Sense of CECL,” is now available for download. It focuses on the important and timely topic Current Expected Credit Losses, or CECL. A credit loss accounting standard that was issued by Financial Accounting Standard Board in 2016 that replaced the Allowance for Loan and Lease […]
October 12, 2023
The Artisan Advisor Q3 2023: Your Guide to Economic and Real Estate Outlook for the Upcoming Quarter
The Artisan Advisor Q3 2023: Your Guide to Economic and Real Estate Outlook for the Upcoming Quarter. Read Now.
October 8, 2023
Artisan Unfiltered Podcast: Core Financial Technology 101.
The newest episode of Artisan Unfiltered has dropped! “Core Financial Technology 101” features an interview with Stephen Heckard and Matt Bergman – the two newest additions to the Artisan team – who are leading Artisan’s newest service offering. Steve and Matt are deeply knowledgeable technology solution professionals with decades of experience in selling and evaluating […]
October 6, 2023
Artisan Advisors Adds Core Financial Technology Consulting to its Service Portfolio
With the addition of industry veterans Stephen Heckard and Matt Bergman, Artisan Advisors is adding a new practice to its portfolio: Core Financial Technology Consulting. Strategic Consulting, Risk Management and Organization & Talent Assessment round out Artisan’s portfolio, providing banks, credit unions and non-bank financial institutions with a robust slate of critical support services. Artisan can also assist in building Fintech partnerships. Core […]
September 6, 2023
Podcast: Making your Marketing Work Harder with Data-driven Insights
Two bank marketing experts share their opinions and insights on how to market to your customers more effectively and achieve better, more measurable results, using the power of data analytics. Listen Now
August 6, 2023