Business
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Cloud-Based Accounts Payable: Benefits & Considerations for Businesses
Nearly everyone uses the cloud in their personal lives, from storing photos and accessing financial accounts to sharing documents and watching movies. But when it comes to the business world, the
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Cybersecurity for Businesses: Strengthening Your Defenses Against Scams
In today’s world it’s not a matter of if an individual or business will cross paths with a fraudster, but when, so making yourself a harder target to scammers is key. It’s important to under
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Arizona's Rapid Growth: Impact on Housing & Business | [Your Company Name]
Research shows Arizona has more than 60,000 new residents from California alone each year, making it one of the fastest-growing states in the country according to U.S. News & World Repor
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Prioritizing Financial Goals for Beverage Distributors: A Strategic Guide
The only constant in life is change. Nothing stays the same, even for companies that have been established for decades. With that reality, business owners tend to closely watch how market co
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Business Fraud: Risks, Impacts & Proactive Strategies
The impacts of fraud can be damaging and include massive financial and reputational losses. Most organizations acknowledge the nature and severity of the threat of fraud. In many instances,
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Communicating Health Benefits: A Guide for Employers
Tip 1: How COVID-19 and the CARES Act may impact your healthcare benefits When there’s an unexpected disaster or pandemic like COVID-19, there is already plenty to be concerned about, so wor
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Business Continuity & Fraud Prevention: Adapting to Disruptions
The COVID-19 global pandemic has altered the way many businesses are operating for at least the near-term. Many companies have had to shut down or limit access to offices, encourage or manda
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Denver Business Growth: Insights from UMB's Paul Williamson
Even during the pandemic, Colorado saw a significant growth in both loans and deposits in 2020. We talk with Paul Williamson, Colorado regional president, to learn what factors contributed t
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Business Planning in Uncertain Times: Navigating 2021 & Beyond
As a business owner, you wear multiple hats. One moment you’re the accountant, another moment, you’re managing your team of staff, and still another moment, you’re working directly with clie
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Optimizing Excess Liquidity: Strategies for Cash ManagementWhether your business is building capital or in a growth cycle, effectively managing excess liquidity is vital to a successful cash management strategy. Many solutions are available to meet both short...
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Top 8 Easiest Online Bank Accounts to Open in 2026Opening a bank account online has never been easier than it is today. However, with so many banks, credit unions, and financial institutions offering financial services online, choosing the right o...
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Overconfidence Bias: Understanding Its Impact & How to Mitigate ItOverconfidence bias is a tendency to hold a false and misleading assessment of our skills, intellect, or talent. In short, it’s an egotistical belief that we’re better than we actually are...
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Preparing Your Home for a Real Estate Appraisal: A Comprehensive GuideAn appraisal is performed by a licensed appraiser and places a value on a home that is used by a lender to determine how much money they will lend for a sale or refinance. Getting a house ready to be ...