financial technology

Customers now expect the same level of service on social media from financial firms, insurance providers, and other regulated enterprises as they receive from technology and retail companies. But without the right compliance controls in place, your organization could violate customer privacy rules and other regulatory guidelines. Are you taking the right steps to ensure compliance?

Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) professionals have witnessed evolutionary changes in budgeting, planning, forecasting, and analysis processes. Through innovative advancements in technology and the application of big data within these processes, the FP&A function is empowered to transform into a strategic business partner. In “The Rise and Rise of FP&A,” a paper written by FSN and sponsored by Anaplan, you will learn about: -The evolution of the FP&A function -How FP&A teams harness big data and close the talent gap -Why FP&A can become a top contributor to forward-focused decision-making

This framework will help you decide which MSSP best meets the needs of your financial institution

"71% of consumers do some digital research before buying an insurance policy, and 26% of those surveyed had purchased their policies online. Insurance companies are investing in interactive websites, mobile apps, and analytics software to help them optimize their processes, increase sales, improve customer service, and boost their financial standing. But is this enough to keep up? As technology continues to advance, leading insurance companies are already looking ahead to the next big advance that will transform the industry: cognitive computing."

For financial business leaders and other c-level executives, moving away from unclear or ambiguous “improvements” to quantifiable measurements is crucial to the overall organization. Hard, meaningful data substantiates the execution of strategic, long-term business decisions. As technology is rapidly changing, executives can be challenged to find the right systems that drive business performance, provide competitive advantages, and increase the bottom line.

Download this white paper to understand the six key capabilities that separate Workday Financial Management from old-world business apps.

"Today’s procurement leaders are using technology to achieve greater procedural and financial efficiencies, secure the best products and services, and improve vendor relationships. However with the lack of technology to boost efficiency and strengthen the partnership with vendors and employees, saving costs and speeding up procurement processes can be quite cumbersome. Industry experts predict that successful businesses will soon become 100% digital for all transactions. The challenge is how to “go digital” in the right ways. Download this best practices paper to learn the eight important ways that procurement teams can make meaningful progress in their digital transformations. "

It’s probably no surprise to you that the financial services industry is changing rapidly. Digital technology is redefining the possibilities with automated processes, AI insights, customized experiences, new operating models and next-generation applications — yet global industry profits are stagnating. As the number of disruptors in the space rises, many banks are being asked to innovate while lowering structural costs and improving capital returns — and many traditional banks are falling behind.

Learn about the challenges involved in combating first-party fraud and emerging best practices

The financial collapse of 2008 had the greatest impact on the financial services industry since World War II, resulting in consolidation and extensive regulation. The crisis coincided with increased competition from emerging economic powers, nonbanks and fintech organizations. Consumer behavior, from the adoption of mobile banking to P2P payments, forced banks to retool and respond with innovative products and investments in new delivery channels. Technology changed rapidly as well. In the capital markets, trading became fully automated, with pricing, risk decisions and settlement across exchanges made in milliseconds

The following insights should be used as a resource for Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) as they lead or support their organisation through a cloud adoption journey. It is designed to provide an overview of cloud adoption drivers, costs, risks, and benefits, as well as raise important questions about staffing and technology decisions that are critical to success. It is also intended to help inform business cases, while surfacing measurements and indicators specific to cloud environments that impact the bottom line. The foundational guidance provided is a collection of insights captured and distilled from direct conversations and engagements between Amazon Web Services (AWS) and customer CFOs representing an extensive range of industries.

"Three key market dynamics are currently driving the need for transformation in almost every industry: 1) The need to leverage digital technologies to drive the core business 2) Next generation online consumers and socially networked buyers 3) The financial crisis Companies are under tremendous pressure to bring digital technologies at the center of their business to remain competitive, innovate, create new revenue streams, and drive greater customer intimacy. As a result the need to leverage technology to significantly reduce the cost of going to market while driving growth has led to increasing interest in software-based business models. "

Three key market dynamics are currently driving the need for transformation in almost every industry: 1) The need to leverage digital technologies to drive the core business 2) Next generation online consumers and socially networked buyers 3) The financial crisis Companies are under tremendous pressure to bring digital technologies at the center of their business to remain competitive, innovate, create new revenue streams, and drive greater customer intimacy. As a result the need to leverage technology to significantly reduce the cost of going to market while driving growth has led to increasing interest in software-based business models.

Creating predictive analytics from alternative data has become the current focus of the biggest quant trading firms in the industry The democratization of financial services data and technology, together with more intense competition, makes the needs of today’s market participants vastly different from those of previous generations. Firms must locate untapped sources of data for both public and non-public companies. This alternative data, such as payment data and other non-public information, from sources beyond the common channels, can be a predictive indicator of market performance; a difference maker in assisting firms as they develop models to evaluate their investments. By combining our unique data sets with advanced analytics, traders, analysts and managers can seek predictive signals and actionable information utilizing their own models. View our research report to learn how alternative data, our 'Information Alpha,' can help you earn differentiated investment returns.

Ready to communicate IT cost and value in terms your business unit partners understand? The Apptio TBM Unified Model® (ATUM®) standardizes the financial information necessary for IT leaders to manage their technology business. Use this poster as a resource to: • Establish better alignment between IT, Finance, and other business units by using common language around IT costs • Confidently manage the business of IT with the backing of peer-derived best practices • Understand 10 essential metrics you should track to communicate the business value of IT

This person clearly didn’t work in the financial sector and clearly didn’t use real-time data management technology to power innovative financial apps. When it comes to numbers - specifically, money numbers and customer interactions - you really don’t want to leave your data at the mercy of a legacy system that doesn’t let you mine your data for all the instant insights it can offer.

Resistance to change is futile. Financial services are becoming more embedded in the banking customer’s everyday life, driving unprecedented levels of change across the industry. The unfolding digital economy is ushering a new era of technology adoption in banking. From cloud to open banking APIs, these play a defining role in enabling banks to create new digital products and services, refresh the bank branch, find new customer segments, and monetize underutilized data and information assets.

Most organisations have had to supplement their IT capability with some form of external help at one time or another. However, as financial pressures mount and technology continues to evolve and its relationship with the business becomes increasingly complex, how does this change the expectations and needs of those external relationships? Learn more today!

Identity theft is a major obstacle financial organizations must overcome to maximize the potential of online banking. USB strong authentication tokens with built-in smartcard technology combat identity theft and fraud, while helping banks meet regulatory compliance.

The financial industry is facing unprecedented market disruption. Technology is changing the way institutions and consumers alike consider and conduct transactions, expanding the breadth of opportunity on both sides of the counter.

The financial industry is facing unprecedented market disruption. Technology is changing the way institutions and consumers alike consider and conduct transactions, expanding the breadth of opportunity on both sides of the counter.

Examine the three broad challenges that Financial Services Institutions (FSIs) face today: compliance and risk management, consolidation and innovation. To address these effectively, FSIs require an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure that offers both the security and reliability of their legacy communications systems as well as the flexibility and scalability that new generation networks provide, in order to adapt and innovate in the highly competitive financial services environment.

While we predict a burgeoning market for payment services hubs, we see a growing market for payment frameworks. Celent has often said that, in most instances, moving to a single hub is perhaps the aspirational goal, but is unlikely to be the short-term answer. Celent believes that, for many banks, a combination of a hub and a framework may be the right solution.

During this webcast, you will learn: Why the traditional financial close process is so challenging How to begin the conversation about process improvement How technology improves accuracy and saves time

In the arena of corporate governance and compliance, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) has commanded considerable attention; in the healthcare industry, it's  HIPAA; similar regulations target the financial services and energy sectors. Organizations can use technology to meet compliance demands in a cost-effective way.