Categories
Blog

Employee Insights – Melinda Faulk

Pinnacle Bank is pleased to introduce Melinda Faulk as our latest branch manager. Originally from Augusta, Georgia, Melinda began her financial career in Raleigh, North Carolina, working in the corporate department of a large national financial institution. Today, Melinda brings over 30 years of combined banking industry experience to work for us, including a wide range of skills and capabilities.

Melinda studied accounting at Augusta Technical College in Augusta, Georgia, and Piedmont Community College in Roxboro, North Carolina. She combines her education with her common-sense approach and has a knack for coaching and developing a team. Theres no question how confident she makes her customers feel in her ability to address their individual financial needs.

Melinda treasures the relationships she forms with her customers and the members on her team. When she isnt managing the daily events at her local branch, Melinda enjoys gardening, hiking and boating. Pinnacle Bank has big expectations for Melinda!

Categories
Blog

Employee Insights – Lee Garrett

With over 28 years of experience working in financial institutions, D. Lee Garrett is Pinnacle Bank’s latest senior vice president – south market manager. Lee was born in Monroe, Georgia, and graduated from Loganville High School. He received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Georgia and was a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University.

An active member of his local community, Lee is a trustee and chairman of the Walton County Foundation, an adult Sunday school teacher and deacon at First Baptist Church Monroe, chairman of A Child’s Voice Child Advocacy Center, a trustee with the Walker Foundation, and numerous other benevolent, sporting and community organizations.

In his free time, Lee enjoys coaching youth sports, hunting, running, golf, tennis, following University of Georgia athletics and taking trips to visit his two adult children with his wife. Lee’s future at Pinnacle Bank looks bright for sure!

Categories
Blog

Treasury Management

Regardless of the size of a business, the seamless and efficient handling of assets, holdings and day-to-day transactions remains a top priority. Treasury management is vital to balance cash flow levels and maximize liquidity across a business. Recognizing this need for the clients and communities we serve, Pinnacle Bank proactively built a team with the capabilities and resources to equip various organizations with precisely what’s needed — and nothing more.

What is Treasury Management?

Proper treasury management creates a robust portfolio of tools, services and guidance that help streamline cash management, enhance transactions and vendor operations and ultimately reduce any risk across an enterprise. Additionally, it helps retain compliance with the regulatory and governing bodies of a company. Lastly, treasury management establishes and maintains procedures and policies dealing with overall cash flow such as accounts payable, receivable, the costs of borrowing and any exchange rates.

Within Pinnacle Bank, our Treasury Management Services team is a specifically trained, highly specialized group carved out to directly assess and address our business customers’ unique investment and risk coverage. Like any professional relationship, the Pinnacle Bank team first seeks to understand what those needs might be, often requiring a certain degree of consultation and discussion.

In summary, Treasury Management Services at Pinnacle Bank are available, however and whenever your business may need them. We’ll never try to sell you anything and will always suggest a product or service we think will truly benefit your organization.

What are Treasury Management Services?

In addition to the traditional business banking offerings we offer, like business checking and savings accounts, our Treasury Management Services include the following:

  1. Merchant Capture – We get it. When your establishment is open, you need all hands on deck tending to the business. It’s tough to get away and get to us, even if we’re across the street. With Merchant Capture, you can quickly and securely scan endorsed checks for deposit. We’ll handle the transmission and processing on our end so you can keep your business running. For more, visit:https://www.pinnaclebank.com/business/treasury-management-services/merchant-capture/
  2. Fraud Defense – Unfortunately, scammers and thieves have been targeting businesses for some time, thinking they can exploit any weaknesses for their own gain. That’s why we offer Positive Pay for Precision® to protect against check fraud, notifying you promptly should it determine any suspicious activity. Our Fraud Defense is crafted to give you more control over the payment of checks. For more, visit: https://www.pinnaclebank.com/business/treasury-management-services/fraud-defense-with-positivepay/
  3. HR, Payroll Merchant Services – At the heart of every organization is its people. That’s why good companies invest in this most important asset every day. We partnered with Heartland® to make payroll and HR solutions more streamlined and efficient. Talk to someone today who can help you help your people even more! For more, visit: https://www.pinnaclebank.com/business/heartland-payment-services/
  4. Business Credit Cards – These days, credit can help businesses secure the goods and materials needed before future payment. As part of our Treasury Management Services offering, we’ve sourced five different MasterCard® credit cards built specifically for business. With slightly different features and benefits, businesses may choose from a Platinum Classic, Platinum Payback, Platinum Preferred, World Elite and World Elite Plus Pinnacle Bank Business Credit Card. For more, visit: https://app.thecardservicescenter.com/SelectionBusiness/index/7990
  5. Business Online Banking – We invested in our financial technology to help individuals and business customers get ahead. With online business banking, your people can save time, enhance your cash flow and make cash management easy, all with the peace of mind in knowing your company’s information security is top of mind. For more, visit: https://www.pinnaclebank.com/business/treasury-management-services/business-online-banking/

The above summary only touched on what these products and services entail. We invite you to learn more about them by clicking on their individual links to determine how our Treasury Management Services can help your business today and tomorrow.

If you or someone in your company would benefit from an introductory discussion about our Treasure Management Services, feel free to reach out to any of our dedicated specialists here.

We’ve teamed up with Heartland® to offer you easy payroll and HR solutions to manage your greatest asset – your employees – while also protecting your business. Let us put you in touch with a Heartland Relationship Manager who can talk to you about fast, secure and simple solutions designed to help you better manage your business.