Each year you go through the same grueling, arduous process…formulate your inputs, crunch the numbers, run the outcomes, revise the data. It takes months of preparation, only for it to be outdated the minute you get into the new year.
As defeating as that might feel, there is an easier way. There are steps to streamline the process, save time and have more accurate information on which to base your business decisions.
2025 is full of uncertainties for banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions. Analysts predict the industry will benefit from regulatory changes and the expansion of new technologies. At the same time, the impacts of economic factors — such as tariffs and interest rate changes — remain unknown.
One word adequately describes the current banking environment: turmoil. From a decreasing number of banks, high interest rates, emerging non-traditional competitors, and increasing regulatory burdens fueled by recent bank failures, financial institutions face monumental challenges.
“It feels like we’ve been in a crazy environment since 2020,” said Chelsea Stephens, Director of Finance and Corporate Development at Origin Bank. Stephens was one of three finance leaders to speak at a recent panel discussion hosted by Syntellis.
Colleges and universities’ financial performance depends largely on tuition revenue, but forecasting this revenue source accurately is a challenging and complex process in a constantly changing environment. In fact, tuition as a percentage of revenues at public colleges has doubled since 1980, reaching 42.1 % in 2021. At some institutions, that number rises to 79%.
In this webinar, we’ll share essential strategies for accurate tuition revenue projections, including:
How agile is your institution? With high interest rates and inflation, it’s vital to prepare for market shifts by using key business drivers to identify short- and long-term scenarios.
In this webinar, we walk through a use case demonstrating:
The rising popularity of neobanks threatens to draw valuable customers away from traditional banks, credit unions, and other financial services companies.
At the same time, many financial institutions continue to battle the repercussions of rising interest rates and waning consumer trust fueled by the high-profile bank failures of early 2023. Consumers are more cognizant of where they keep their hard-earned dollars as a result.
How agile is your institution? With high interest rates and inflation, it’s vital to prepare for market shifts by using key business drivers to identify short- and long-term scenarios.
Join our live webinar where we’ll walk through a use case to demonstrate:
Are you equipped to get through this year’s planning process?
With a changing business environment and ever-increasing regulatory constraints, predicting margins and improving scalability can be challenging. A comprehensive tool, like Syntellis’ AxiomTM Planning solution, can help ease this unpredictability and pave the path to a better budgeting season.
Watch this on-demand webinar to learn how to easily summarize and identify data trends and plan variances to help take your planning to the next level.
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Join us Aug. 23 at 12 p.m. ET to learn how to easily summarize and identify data trends and plan variances to help take your planning to the next level.
