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# Paladin Blog

## [My Million-Dollar Mistake: Why I Stopped Negotiating My Core Contract and Called Paladin](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/my-million-dollar-mistake-why-i-stopped-negotiating-my-core-contract-and-called-paladin)

## [Don't Be a Banker Daniel: The Million-Dollar Myth of the DIY Core Contract Negotiation](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/dont-be-a-banker-daniel-the-million-dollar-myth-of-the-diy-core-contract-negotiation)

## [THE MARKET BLOODBATH: What to do about Your Fiserv Contract NOW?](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/the-market-bloodbath-what-to-do-about-your-fiserv-contract-now)

## [Breaking Free: It’s Time to Rewrite the Rules of Core IT & Fintech Contracts | Paladin fs](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/golden-contract-coalition)

## [What do Paladin Hired Guns Do for Our Annual Business Meeting?](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/what-do-paladin-hired-guns-do-for-our-annual-business-meeting)

## [New Year, New Negotiations | Core IT Negotiations | Paladin fs](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/core-it-negotiations)

## [The Great Sunset: Core Vendors' Service Discontinuation - A Tragicomedy for Community Banks](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/the-great-sunset)

## [The Future of Customer Experience: 2023 Bank, Wealth Advisor, and Credit Union Trends to Watch](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/the-future-of-customer-experience-2023-bank-wealth-advisor-and-credit-union-trends-to-watch)

## [Can Fiserv's Service Level Get Any Worse?](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/can-fiservs-service-level-get-any-worse)

## [Fake SLAs: What They Are, Why They Matter, and How to Identify Them](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/fake-slas-what-they-are-why-they-matter-and-how-to-identify-them)

## [How Much are You Actually Overpaying Your Core IT and Fintech Suppliers?](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/how-much-are-you-actually-overpaying-your-core-it-and-fintech-suppliers)

## [5 Ways The Paladin Bluebook™ Can Help Save You Millions](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/5-ways-the-paladin-bluebook-can-help-save-you-millions)

## [5 Mistakes To Avoid When Doing Business with New Fintechs](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/5-mistakes-to-avoid-when-doing-business-with-new-fintechs)

## [The Importance of Timing in a Successful Negotiation Strategy](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/the-importance-of-timing-in-a-successful-negotiation-strategy)

## [CFO Exchange Peer Session Report 2021](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/aba-cfo-peer-exchange-session-2021)

## [How To Be Smarter Than Your Core IT Vendor](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/how-to-be-smarter-than-your-core-it-vendor)

## [How to Make a Merger Successful](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/how-to-make-a-merger-successful)

## [Why Switching Sides Was The Best Career Move I Ever Made](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/why-switching-sides-was-the-best-career-move-i-ever-made)

## [Evercore 2021 Technology Outlook](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/evercore-2021-technology-outlook)

## [What do COBOL and The Twilight Zone Have in Common?](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/what-do-cobol-and-the-twilight-zone-have-in-common)

## [Will the Cloud Based Core Fintech Messiah Ever Arrive?](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/will-the-cloud-based-core-fintech-messiah-ever-arrive)

## [WARNING: Don't Sign that Unsolicited Pandemic Deal](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/warning-dont-sign-that-unsolicited-pandemic-deal)

## [Timing is the Difference Between the Quick and the Dead](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/timing-is-the-difference-between-the-quick-and-the-dead)

## [FIS' Simple Contract - It's Complicated.](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/fis-simple-contract-its-complicated)

## [BANK NEWS REPORTS: Community Bankers Find Little To Love In Their Relationships With Core Providers](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/bank-news-reports-community-bankers-find-little-to-love-in-their-relationships-with-core-providers)

## [Credit Suisse: Core Banking Technology in Recessionary Environment](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/credit-suisse-core-banking-technology-in-recessionary-environment)

## [Is Exclusive Marriage to a Partner Necessary Anymore?](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/exclusivity)

## [What If Trump Negotiated Your Next Core IT Deal?](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/trump)

## [CSI Leads Push for 10 Year Technology Contracts](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/csi_10yr_contract)

## [How Your Bank Approval Process Hinders Innovation](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/bank_approval_process)

## [Bank Worker Productivity and The Technology Imperative](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/thetechnologyimperative)

## [This Month In Banking: Discussing The Future Of Open Banking](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/openbanking)

## [Forbes: FIS Retreats Under Pressure From GCC](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/forbes_fis_surcharges)

## [Our 7 Question Test To Prevent Bad Bank Technology](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/prevent-bad-bank-technology)

## [The Most Important Function You Need For A Digital Bank](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/most-important-function)

## [Here Is What Other Banks Spend On Technology](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/bankspendontechnology)

## [WSJ REPORTS:  Core IT vendors building tollways, not highways to bank-owned data](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/wsj-reports-core-it-vendors-building-tollways-not-highways-to-bank-owned-data)

## [Negotiating Like a Boss](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/negotiating-like-a-boss)

## [Terminate the Termination Fees: Banks must put an end to outrageous terms](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/terminate-the-termination-fees-banks-must-put-an-end-to-outrageous-terms)

## [Community Banks Discovering Advantages of AI, But Can They Actually Acquire It?](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/community-banks-discovering-advantages-of-ai-but-can-they-actually-acquire-it)

## [Impact of Core and IT on Mergers and Acquisitions: Protecting Shareholder Value](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/impact-of-core-and-it-on-mergers-and-acquisitions-protecting-shareholder-value)

## [Listen now: Evercore ISI interviews Aaron Silva](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/listen-now)

## [LISTEN NOW: Will open banking change banking-fintech partnerships?](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/will-open-banking-change-banking-fintech-partnerships)

## [Be Careful - That Quote May Be a Hand Grenade!](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/be-careful-that-quote-may-be-a-hand-grenade)

## [Cost Control: Ferreting Out Hidden Costs to Improve the Bottom Line](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/cost-control)

## [New Beginnings: Strategies to Avoid Mistakes of the Past with Core Banking Software Suppliers](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/strategies-to-avoid-mistakes)

## [Core IT Suppliers Join the Joan Crawford Fan Club](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/joan-crawford)

## [Paladin Gives Back](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/paladin-gives-back)

## [The Incentive of Doing Nothing](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/the-incentive-of-doing-nothing)

## [Oligopoly Affecting What You Really Pay for New Products?](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/oligopoly-affecting-what-you-really-pay-for-new-products)

## [No Such Thing as a 10-Year Core IT Contract](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/bid/317456/No-Such-Thing-as-10s-and-3s-in-IT-Contracts)

## [The M&A Analysis: The Impact of Core IT Contracts on M&A ](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/the-ma-analysis-the-impact-of-core-it-contracts-on-ma)

## [Will Core Providers Lead the Industry Forward or Into an Abyss?](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/will-core-providers-lead-the-industry-forward-or-into-an-abyss)

## [Wisely Restructuring Requires Strong Internal Management](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/wisely-restructuring-requires-strong-internal-management)

## [Cough! Cough! Are You Ready for the Financial Service Industry Plague?](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/cough-cough-are-you-ready-for-the-financial-service-industry-plague)

## [New Ideas for Achieving Unexpected Returns for Shareholders.](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/new-ideas-for-achieving-unexpected-returns-for-shareholders)

## [Clint Eastwood Designs Most Banking Events](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/bid/387210/clint-eastwood-designs-most-banking-events)

## [The Other M&A Discussion - Facts Vendors Never Share](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/bid/379204/The-Other-M-A-Discussion-Facts-Vendors-Never-Share)

## [The Real Impact of Core IT Vendor Consolidation on YOU](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/bid/355202/The-Real-Impact-of-Core-IT-Vendor-Consolidation-on-YOU)

## [Vendor Mergers: Resistance is Futile, You Will be Assimilated](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/bid/341270/Vendor-Mergers-Resistance-is-Futile-You-Will-be-Assimilated)

## [Why so much Fat in the Middle?](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/bid/317455/Why-so-much-Fat-in-the-Middle)

## ["Rope-a-Dope" used by Vendors to Beat Bankers](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/bid/317457/Rope-a-Dope-used-by-Vendors-to-Beat-Bankers)

## [Under $500M? Tips for Preparing for a Potential Sale](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/bid/316902/Under-500M-Tips-for-Preparing-for-a-Potential-Sale)

## [M&A Preparation: Old Wisdom vs. New](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/bid/316836/M-A-Preparation-Old-Wisdom-vs-New)

## [Finally an Industry Study Actually Worth Reading](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/bid/288123/Finally-an-Industry-Study-Actually-Worth-Reading)

## [Fiscal Cliff Negotiations Failure Looks Familiar](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/bid/283685/fiscal-cliff-negotiations-failure-looks-familiar)

## [The Age of Resentful Dependence](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/bid/283690/The-Age-of-Resentful-Dependence)

## [Hiring Naked Consultants](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/bid/286960/Hiring-Naked-Consultants)

## [More Negotiating in the Trenches with Core & IT Vendors](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/bid/286964/More-Negotiating-in-the-Trenches-with-Core-IT-Vendors)

## [RFP’s are D-E-A-D: The Rise of The Smart Vendor Selection Alternative](https://blog.paladin-fs.com/blog/bid/287384/RFP-s-are-D-E-A-D-The-Rise-of-The-Smart-Vendor-Selection-Alternative)

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