The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in unprecedented supply-and-demand shocks, not only increasing the uncertainty of the economic outlook, but also affecting the financial and operational capacity of manufacturing and supply systems. From lower cash reserves and higher administrative costs to capital disruption and lack of traditional sources of financing, in addition to a confluence of economic,
Telephone banking and chatbots unsurprisingly proved popular for customers during the pandemic because of how they allowed them to interact with people at their bank in a safe and convenient way. Research from GlobalData found that from 2017 to 2020, the number of active telephone banking customers almost doubled, and mobile usage saw a 15
Innovation in the financial services sector is thriving and a new trend is fast approaching. It has less to do with core banking technologies and much more to do with integrating tech services. This is the rise of banking marketplaces: one of the latest and most prominent innovations in banking. Read More
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In recent months the media has built a narrative that sees fintech’s fortune rise, while the City has been hit by a string of bad news stories: most notably the lack of a post-Brexit equivalency deal. The narrative isn’t just a media spin. Serious players, such as TheCityUK, an industry body representing the financial and
Many different verticals in the fintech landscape can benefit from open banking APIs – remittances, growth payments, and crypto. But the love story between open banking and startups is just beginning. Among the many benefits, open banking can scale startup processes and operations for onboarding, accounting, identity validation, and payments (by eliminating the delays and
FinTech is used to describe new tech that seeks to improve and automate the delivery and use of financial services. At its core, FinTechs help companies, business owners, and consumers better manage their financial operations, processes, and lives by utilizing specialized software and algorithms used on computers and, increasingly, smartphones. Read More
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Finance leaders know they must enable digital transformation across their organizations. The key is to determine which technologies and skills the enterprise needs, and how to get them. Join this complimentary webinar as Gartner experts explore how CFOs should tackle the talent and technology challenges that will determine the success or failure of their digital
Today’s economic uncertainty and rapid external change have finance organizations pushing to accelerate technology and talent development. Most finance leaders have set their transformation agenda around efficiency improvements in the “back office” (e.g., shared services), combined with investment in the analytic and partnership capabilities of the “front office” (e.g., FP&A). However, Gartner identifies several significant
Interest in Open Banking is strong in Canada, where conversations center around “consumer-directed finance” and an effort to deliver greater choice, control and personalization in financial services. An initiative driven by the Open Banking Initiative Canada (OBIC) seeks to regulate the protection of financial data, products and processes. According to the Manifesto published in April
