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stacks of paper with dollar signs

Why is the Price of Paper Going Up?

FSSI logo Kelly McConville on November 21, 2018

6 Factors Affecting the Cost of Paper In the last few years, there has been a combination of factors leading to increased overall costs for paper. With a combination of price hikes, increased demand, availability issues, and other related factors, the following dynamics are responsible for the recent shift in the pulp...

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person paying bills on multiple channels

Improve Payment Remittance and Collections with Multichannel Payments

FSSI logo Kelly McConville on October 30, 2018

Tips to Improve Payment Remittance for Customers In business, getting paid on time is very important to the success and health of a company. Most businesses provide a service, bill their customers, and await a remittance payment. When payments are delayed, the problem may be out of your control. According to...

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a commercial printer with printed statement examples

Benefits of Outsourcing Print and Mail for the Insurance Industry

FSSI logo Kelly McConville on October 22, 2018

How Can Outsourcing Benefit the Insurance Industry? Managing the myriad of policyholder documents involved in the insurance industry is no easy task. Many growing insurance companies are still printing their policyholder information in-house. While this method may seem more cost-efficient, in-house document processing...

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collection of cardboard boxes

Myth Vs. Fact – Should We Get Rid of Paper Packaging

FSSI logo Kelly McConville on August 1, 2018

Should We Stop Using Paper and Paper Packaging? Paper-based packaging is not only made of recycled material but it can also be recycled and has an excellent environmental record. The primary function of packaging in all its forms; plastics, tins, glass, and paperboard are to protect goods while in transit, storage, and...

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Computer with a mail icon on the screen

Myths Vs. Facts – Do People Want to Receive Their Critical Communications Electronically?

FSSI logo Kelly McConville on June 21, 2018

Myth Vs. Fact: Do Customers Really Want a Fully Paperless Society? Contrary to popular belief, the complete transition to a full paperless society is not always welcomed by consumers. A large percentage of people wish to retain the flexibility of paper-based, postal, and electronic communications. As North America...

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person holding their phone and credit card

Pay Via Text: The Future of Mobile Payments for the Finance Industry

FSSI logo Kelly McConville on June 8, 2018

How Do Text Message Payments Work? Text message payments are a straightforward process. The customer can pay by text message by sending a text message from their mobile phone to a number, known as a short code, assigned to your business. The payment is then added to the customer’s monthly phone bill or charged to a...

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bundles of shredded paper

Myth Vs. Fact – Is Using Paper Bad for the Environment?

FSSI logo Kelly McConville on May 3, 2018

Is Paper as Environmentally Damaging as People Think? There are a lot of misconceptions about paper and paper products. Our landfills are filling up fast, and it’s mostly with paper, right? Wrong. Most paper isn’t recycled, right? Wrong. Paper recycling isn’t all that efficient, right? Wrong. Making sure...

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Wordcloud of terms related to marketing automation

How Banks and Credit Unions Can Leverage Marketing Automation?

FSSI logo Kelly McConville on April 19, 2018

Marketing Automation Strategies for Banks and Credit Unions Engaging banking customers has become increasingly difficult in the last couple of years. The traditional marketing funnel of mass media advertising to a broad audience is long gone. The rise of new platforms such as Netflix, Facebook, and Instagram has only...

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