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Podcast: Laser-focused on the customer experience

October 17, 2024
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Podcast: Laser-focused on the customer experience

Pamela Montpelier
SVP, Growth and Experience Officer
Ballston Spa National Bank

How do community banks balance the need for cutting-edge technology and the human touch? On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast — sponsored by Alkami — Pamela Montpelier of Ballston Spa National Bank talks about how a laser-like focus on customer experience can help drive growth. Among other topics, Montpelier discusses the use of AI-based tools to improve decision-making and help bank employees replace manual processes with time spent engaging clients. She also talks about her experience working with a variety of banks as a service provider executive, prior to which she was the youngest female bank CEO in Massachusetts.

This episode is presented by Alkami.

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Pamela Montpelier
SVP, Growth and Experience Officer
Ballston Spa National Bank

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