Investing in Family Business: A Practical Guide

A Series of Unfortunate Events: Exploring Resilience with Abigail Sussman, Howie Jeon & Greg Golden

Business Succession Planning: 3 Steps for a Smooth Ownership Transfer

Equity Compensation for Millennials: A Guide for Entrepreneurs

Retirement Planning for Small Business Owners: Options & Strategies

Starting a Business: A Comprehensive Guide to Planning, Launching & Growth

Instant Payments: Transforming Business & Consumer Transactions

Ask anyone in the payments industry what the future of payments is, and they’ll likely have a very quick answer: instant payments. As businesses increasingly move operational systems online, inst

Launch Your Dream: Essential Steps for Starting a Small Business

Starting a small business is a uniquely challenging, exciting and rewarding experience. From researching potential industries and operational models, to digging deep into financing options,

Small Business Loans: A Comprehensive Guide to Application & Approval

The truth about bankers is that we love nothing more than helping people turn their dreams into reality. We entered this line of work to help others reach their financial goals and find thei

Modernize Your Business Payments: 5 Essential Strategies

Efficient payment systems are critical to the success of a business’ operation and these systems are ever-evolving. In the changing payment landscape, make sure your business is maximizing newly

Business Email Compromise (BEC): Detection & Risk Reduction

Business email compromise (BEC) scams are a type of online payment fraud that target businesses and can result in significant financial loss. BEC involves gaining unauthorized access to a legitim

Preventing Financial Fraud: Protecting Your Business in a Post-COVID World

According to the Association for Financial Professionals’ (AFP) 2021 survey‡, 65% of treasury and finance professionals believe that the COVID-19 pandemic is to blame for some of the uptick

Boost Employee Attraction: Why Employers Should Promote Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)

Healthcare benefits are becoming an increasingly more important component of employment as costs continue to rise and healthcare continues to be on the minds of many.  By continuing to focus

Leading Women in Dentistry: Insights from Practice Owners

Women in dentistry — especially practice owners — are on the rise and we are proud to be a part of the business journey of female entrepreneurs. To learn more about this trend, we talked wit

Protect Your Business: 5 Essential Fraud Prevention Strategies

Most companies are a target for fraud and knowing how to protect a business against fraud threats is critical in the digital landscape we are living in today. Use these five tips to help ens

St. Louis Growth: Insights from Peter Blumeyer on Regional Success

What factors contributed to the growth and success of the St. Louis region in 2021? First and foremost, our people are the reason we had so much success this year. We recently achieved a mi

Dallas Market Growth: Insights from a Banking Leader

Dennis Wright, Dallas market president, talks with the Dallas Business Journal about the bank’s growth in North Texas and the challenges and opportunities faced along the way. It’s a

Flexible Compensation: Key Insights from Employers Council Conference

ECFC is a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to helping advocate for employees and employers to have freedom of choice within the healthcare benefits marketplace and preserve and expan

Denver Botanic Gardens & UMB Bank: Fostering Community Connection During Challenging Times

With the onset of the pandemic in 2020, the Summer Concert Series took a hiatus. However, the Gardens and UMB Bank remained undeterred in their commitment to support the community—especially

Virtual Open Enrollment for Employers: Planning & Strategies

Open enrollment is right around the corner and this year poses different challenges for both employers and employees. COVID-19 has forced businesses to embrace technology and get creative no