Sean Farrell

Sean has been in the business since 2003 and always aims to be an expert on whatever solutions QDS is providing. Sean has grown into a thought leader in the space through research and company growth. Sean holds strongly to his Christian faith and uses those principles to guide the business.

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Retail Cash Capture 2.0: The Future for Your Bank and Retail Customers

The perfect business opportunity awaits today’s local and regional financial institutions – the chance to cement your bank as a true value-added partner to your retail customers while creating additional revenue for your institution with minimal...

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Are Retail Managers Wasting Too Much Time in Back Office Counting Processes?

Have you ever spent time in your back office counting money or preparing a deposit and walked out front to see unhappy customers waiting for service?...

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Universal Tellers: Pros, Cons and Best Practices for Your Team

Automation Avenue Episode 12 - Universal Tellers: Pros, Cons and Best Practices for Your Team This podcast discusses the reasons why you should...

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Deposit Automation and Video ATMs: An Honest Review

Technology has revolutionized the banking industry, leaving financial institutions wondering which advancements make sense for their unique needs....

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Will Card Skimming Affect Your ATM?

Recently some high level Financial Institution CEO’s were interviewed on one of the major financial network morning news programs. One of the leading...

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Encourage Others Around You

We all need encouragement. I can’t imagine not having others that have encouraged me during times when I felt so all alone. Maybe it was an...

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Bill Changers: Are your employees giving out more change than receiving purchases?

As a business owner trying to make a sales goal and having enough money in your drawer, it can be quite annoying when people come into your business,...

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Unplug

I don't try to do this but after reading my devotion tonight I felt it was appropriate to share as we live in such a 24/7 plugged-in world where...

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Facing Challenges

We all face challenges each and every day. The challenges might be at home, in the workplace or perhaps socially. They might involve our place of...

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Should I Lease My New Banking Technology Instead Of Buying It?

In conversations with many of our existing as well as prospective customers, they indicate a common theme in the desire to continue to drive...

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Universal Tellers: Pros and Cons of Implementing Universal Staff

Our article about why Financial Institutions should look to implement universal tellers, has been very well received. But we still get asked the...

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Huge Cash Influx at Craft Breweries Causes Challenges in Cash Handling

There has been a revolution in the beer industry with the rise of the locally focused, craft breweries. North Carolina specifically has had a large...

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How Scales Dramatically Improve Till Operations In Quick Serve Restaurants

The technology has been around for years, but if you aren’t aware of the solution that is the currency and coin scale, your life may have just...

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How Much Does A FI Micro Branch Cost?

The presence of self-service and assisted self-service devices (think touchscreen kiosks) throughout the modern consumer marketplace is growing at a...

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High Capacity Cash Recyclers: Glory RBG-100 vs CIMA 7016 vs MoniSafe 500

Due to popular demand, we have taken the time to review the 3 best High Capacity Cash Recyclers on the market and allow you to determine which of...

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3 Keys to Successfully Deploying Deposit Automation at the ATM

You’ve just learned that one of your key competitors has been acquired and are bringing their ATMs near you. You have ‘Big Banks’ already in your...

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How Much Does A Cash Discriminator Cost?

We work with a variety of financial institutions to identify ways to gain efficiency through automation in the retail branch setting. After over 30...

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Process vs. Outcome

By: David Wade

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How much are Tellers costing your Bank or Credit Union?

In today’s banking environment, the non-interest expense is a major concern for most CFOs we work with. Costs, Regulatory Compliance, Security, ROA,...

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Teller vs. Technology: How They Can Co-Exist

With the increasing presence of the Omnichannel environment (a.k.a. technology) across the financial institution landscape, the role of the teller in...

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What you need to know about ‘Branch of the Future’

We are observing increases in consumer and commercial loan activity and new branch growth and ‘coming out of the downturn’. So how do you plan to...

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Keys To Making Your Financial Institution More Profitable

Profitability. It is a term with which we are all familiar but are challenged with how to achieve profitability and maintain it long term . In the...

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