What Boards Should Be Asking About BSA/AML (But Usually Aren’t) Boards and executive teams know BSA/AML oversight matters. Most receive regular reporting, approve policies, and review exam outcomes. Yet in my experience, many boards still struggle with a fundament...
Treasury Management as a Growth Lever For many community banks and credit unions, treasury management has long been recognized as important—particularly for supporting business clients, stabilizing deposits, and strengthening relationship...
Digital Banking Strategy Is Not an IT Project Digital banking has matured past “channel upgrades” and vendor implementations. Today, it reshapes how value is created, how risk is controlled, and how resilience is maintained. Industry perspectives...
Passing Isn’t Proof: The Hidden Gap Between “Compliant” and “Effective” By Heather Williams, Director of BSA/AML Risk & Compliance, NEACH Payments Group For many boards and executive teams, a clean exam result brings relief. No findings. No major issues. No immediate foll...
Compliance, Audits, and Advisory Services | What’s the Difference — and Why It Matters In the payments and risk environment, the terms compliance, audits, and advisory services are often used interchangeably. While they’re closely related, they serve very different purposes. Understandi...
You’re Not a Bank — So Why Is Your Bank Asking About AML & OFAC? Payroll providers are not banks—but they play a critical role in how money moves through the financial system. In this brief, practical overview, NEACH Payments Group explains why banks request AML an...
Revenue, Reputation, and Regulatory Risk: Why Strong BSA/AML Governance Starts at the Top In NEACH Payments Group’s first quarterly client town hall, industry leaders explored the direct connection between BSA/AML governance and an institution’s revenue, reputation, and regulatory standing...
What I Wish Institutions Understood Before Their Next BSA/AML Exam I’ve spent more than two decades working inside financial institutions and alongside them—as a banker, a BSA officer, an auditor, and an advisor. I’ve supported institutions preparing for exams, respo...
NEACH Payments Group Announces Partnership with Propelr to Simplify Payment Processing BURLINGTON, Mass., March 18, 2026 — NEACH Payments Group (NPG) today announced a new partnership with Propelr, a full-service payments provider delivering secure, cost‑effective payment processing sol...
Why “AuditFirst” Thinking No Longer Works in Payments & Risk For decades, financial institutions have relied on annual audits as the cornerstone of payments risk management. Audits provide reassurance. They confirm compliance. They satisfy regulatory requiremen...
NEACH Payments Group Appoints Alex Campbell to Board of Directors BURLINGTON, Mass., March 11, 2026 — NEACH Payments Group (NPG) today announced the appointment of Alex Campbell to its Board of Directors. Campbell brings more than 27 years of experience in financial...
What Boards and Executives Actually Need from External Advisors (And Why It’s Not a 200-Page Report) Financial institutions don’t hire external advisors because they want more information. They hire external advisors because they need clarity, confidence, and control. Yet too often, advisory relation...