Austin skyline from Lady Bird Lake.

Banking operations consultancy

The turning point for banking operations.

Firm overview

Independent operations expertise. Built inside the banks.

Pivotal Financial Resources provides independent reviews of internet banking, back-office technology, and ACH — for banks, credit unions, and financial institutions that want the work done right the first time.

Gregg Bennett has spent decades inside the rooms: installing systems, writing procedures, sitting through exams, and making ACH behave. The firm still works the way that history suggests — close to the operations, allergic to theater.

A grand marble bank lobby.

20+

Years of banking operations

AAP

Accredited ACH Professional

NACHA

Rules, audits, origination

TX

Texas-rooted, nationwide

A contemporary bank branch lobby.

Electronic banking

Internet banking, examined with care.

Independent reviews of internet and electronic banking — policies, security, vendor support, and consumer compliance — with written findings and a path to strengthen the program.

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A bank operations room.

Back office

Technology and operations that earn their keep.

Hands-on evaluation of back-office operations, imaging, vendor selection, process flow, and disaster recovery — designed around the institution you have, not a template.

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Payments

ACH operations. NACHA-ready, AAP-led.

Annual ACH audits, originator agreements, risk assessment, cash management, and exam preparation from an Accredited ACH Professional.

ACH operations

ACH posture

How ready is the program?

A quiet inventory. Check what is already true.

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Talk through the gaps

A remote ACH audit is often the shortest way to close them.

Leadership

Gregg A. Bennett

Principal · Accredited ACH Professional

A banker who stayed close to the operations, then opened the door for the rest of the industry. Senior management for more than twenty years. Instructor, IBAT technology consultant, and the person who still writes the procedures himself.

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A conversation

Tell us what the exam, the conversion, or the board is asking.