Knowledge Sessions | ABA Annual Convention

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM

Future-proofing Payments: Why Banks Should Embrace Next Generation Payment Hub Technologies

Staying competitive requires more than just traditional banking practices in today's evolving 24/7 payment landscape. In this session, we will discuss the critical need for banks to implement next-generation payment hub solutions. With these technologies, banks will remain at the forefront of innovation for their customers, ensuring your institution not only survives but thrives in the modern financial ecosystem.

Open Banking, Real Results: How Community Banks Can Compete, Win and Grow

As regulations evolve and customer expectations rise, open banking offers regional and community banks more than just a compliance mandate. This session explores how embracing first-party data access and secure API-based infrastructure can deliver immediate value. With concrete examples and insights, attendees will gain a practical roadmap to move beyond checking the box on 1033 and toward meaningful differentiation in a competitive landscape.

Balance Sheet Management: A Comprehensive Approach

This interactive session helps participants understand how other banks approach balance sheet management, including liquidity management, net interest margin, cost of funding and managing influence. Learn from up-to-date peer data, performance metrics including net interest margin and investment yield. Master using varied data and other information to evaluate your institution, improve risk/reward decision making and promote profitability.

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM

Building a Successful and Sustainable Talent Pipeline for Your Bank

Banks need talented, dedicated, highly trained staff to meet the evolving needs of the customers and communities they serve. For 25 years, Year Up United has been an industry steward of skills-first practices to transform the way banks find, hire and grow their talent. Learn how Year Up United equips young people with technical and professional skills and how banking partners are benefiting from its training and hiring resources. Additionally, hear from an alum whose banking career was transformed by the program.

Harnessing the Power of Data Analytics

Banks can't afford to guess when it comes to performance. Banks need data that is easily accessed, provides real-time insights, key metrics and trends that inform decisions and uncover opportunities for growth. Discover how banks are using data to unlock organizational insights and get a more comprehensive view of customers that can help tailor products and services to meet their needs.