Kristin Alexander

Avalara • 08/28/2025

Reinventing Finance and Tax: Leaders see AI and e-invoicing as agents of change

Finance and tax teams are embracing a new era: one where artificial intelligence and automation are not just tools for improving efficiency but serious powerhouses in ensuring compliance across an increasingly complex regulatory landscape. Today’s businesses face growing pressure to comply with global e-invoicing and live reporting mandates. These challenges are added to an already overflowing plate of international and domestic tax compliance obligations.

Avalara, Inc. • 11/25/2024

The future of AI in finance and tax compliance

Finance and tax professionals are under increased pressure to operate more efficiently while remaining strategic business advisors. The growing importance of their ability to shape the overall direction and success of their organizations is demonstrated by how companies worldwide are investing in technology to improve how finance and tax teams perform their jobs.

Avalara, Inc. • 06/26/2024

Build a world-class finance function with tax compliance automation

Automation is a necessity for growing your business in today’s world and is vital for informed decision-making, collaboration, and agility. That was the key takeaway from a panel of finance, technology, and tax compliance experts who presented at a recent symposium hosted by CFO Magazine in Sydney, Australia.

Quantivate • 06/30/2023

Quantivate & RiskScout enter strategic partnership to enable banks and credit unions to confidently enter higher-risk markets

Compliance technology leaders Quantivate and RiskScout are banding together to best meet the needs of banks and credit unions entering higher-risk markets. The companies announced their long-term partnership today.

Quantivate • 04/04/2023

Quantivate launches GRC solution built to scale with financial institutions as they grow

Quantivate today announced the launch of Quantivate® Now™, the only governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solution built to scale with the unique needs of banks and credit unions at the beginning of their GRC maturity journey.

Quantivate • 01/27/2023

Regulators Crack Down on Compliance in Financial Services

It’s a tough time to be a compliance professional in the financial services industry. A growing number of U.S. financial institutions have been hit hard with regulatory fines and lawsuits due to compliance failures. Meanwhile, federal regulators are imposing new rules on a level unseen in the past decade, underscoring the importance of guarding against non-compliance in financial services.

Quantivate • 05/17/2022

Kinecta Federal Credit Union: Cohesive GRC Strategy Strengthens Risk Assessment & Complaint Management

Kinecta Federal Credit Union needed a cost-effective governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solution. The credit union wanted a better handle on complaint management and expanded capabilities that its previous solution couldn’t provide. With the Quantivate© GRC Suite, Kinecta streamlined GRC management across the organization, eliminated manual processes, and reduced costs.

Quantivate • 08/30/2022

Quantivate teams up with LexisNexis to make tracking compliance changes easier for financial institutions

Quantivate, a leader in governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software, today announced a new collaboration with LexisNexis® that provides compliance professionals with the content necessary to stay on top of constant regulatory changes.

AWS • 05/18/2022

Credit unions turn to the AWS Cloud for backup and disaster recovery

Today, credit unions are at an increased risk of cyberattacks that threaten their data, their customers’ data, their reputation, and their bottom line. A look at recent cybercrime trends and the challenges credit unions face responding to these threats explains why many are turning to the cloud to safeguard critical systems.

AWS • 05/18/2022

Unitus Community Credit Union: Meeting members where they are with a virtual branch

With Glia’s Digital Customer Service solution, powered by AWS, Unitus achieved the goal of meeting its members wherever they are through any internet-connected device.

Palo Alto Networks • 05/18/2022

Investors Bank optimizes the customer journey by moving branches to the cloud

Investors Bank wanted customers to have a consistent experience whether they were interacting with the bank online, at a branch, or at an ATM. The East Coast US bank gains a single-pane view, prioritizes high-ranking traffic, and cuts support costs in half with Palo Alto Networks Prisma® SD-WAN.

Quantivate • 04/19/2022

Vantage West Credit Union: Improved Vendor Oversight & Visibility

Vantage West Credit Union sought a more efficient approach for vetting vendors through proper channels and tracking existing contracts. With Quantivate Vendor Management Software and Vendor Due Diligence Services, the credit union gained visibility over vendor relationships, saved time, and increased the efficiency of its third-party management and due diligence processes.

Quantivate • 01/13/2022

Quantivate announces enhancements to its award-winning Business Continuity software

On the heels of winning two awards for its Business Continuity solution, Quantivate today announced the launch of its newest update to assist bank and credit union customers in complying with ever-changing guidelines.

Quantivate • 04/01/2021

Bangor Savings Bank: Stronger Risk Culture, Streamlined GRC Management

Bangor Savings Bank recognized that in order to mature, it needed to integrate its approach to enterprise risk management (ERM). With Quantivate, the company not only connected risk data and processes bank-wide, but it also united executives and staff to work toward the same risk management goals. Through automated workflows and consistent processes, manual management tasks that used to take hours now take a matter of minutes.

Quantivate • 03/11/2021

Quantivate surpasses more than 1,000 deployments as financial institutions look to win amid sector disruption and consolidation

Growing banks and credit unions across the country are turning to Quantivate, a leader in software for governance, risk and compliance (GRC), to give them the edge they need to be market leaders. Demand for Quantivate’s SaaS platform has spiked, with the number of deployments climbing by more than 300% during 2020 to more than 1,000 today.

WSECU • 01/07/2020

WSECU contractor tips Facebook post

Tuesday Tip: You’ve chosen to finally install new hardwoods or remodel your master bath. You’ve picked out the perfect tile, but have you checked out the credentials of your contractor? You can verify whether a contractor is registered and see if they have any safety or construction citations on the Department of Labor and Industries website. With a little precaution, you’ll soon be enjoying your updated home!

WSECU • 12/20/2019

WSECU gift cards Facebook post

Holiday tip! Gift cards are popular for a reason. They’re convenient to give and delightful to receive. The good news is that under Washington law, gift cards issued by stores never expire or accrue expensive fees. But the law doesn’t apply to Visa and Mastercard gift cards. So when shopping, consider whether you want the flexibility of a card that can be used virtually anywhere or the reassurance of one that doesn’t expire. Remember to always keep cards in a safe place. Happy gifting!

WSECU • 12/03/2019

WSECU GivingTuesday Facebook post

We want everyone to be #warmforwinter. That’s why we’re donating $30,000 for #GivingTuesday to ensure more families in need are able to keep the heat on this winter. Supporting Puget Sound Energy’s Warm Home Fund and Project Share, administered by SNAP for Avista Utilities customers, is just one way we’re helping individuals achieve financial stability. You can help too by adding a little extra to your utility bill payment. Warming homes warms our hearts!

Attorney General's Office • 03/11/2010

Should you co-sign a credit card for your student?

As a teen, my mom instructed me in how to apply for my first credit card. We went to The Bon Marché, which at that time offered a “student” card with a low limit. Mom told me to buy a pair of socks with my new card. And then we right back to the register and made a payment on my account. One pair of socks. Charged and paid for that day. And then the card was tucked away in a safe place. Years later, that first credit card (now Macy’s) remains my oldest account – and factors into my credit history.