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Nick Shah

Nick Shah Head of CFO Business Architecture at Aptitude Software

With the emergence of dynamic and on-demand reporting, are the standard Finance reports dead?

A favourite movie line of mine is, “I want that report on my desk tomorrow morning!” I always felt it was a phrase stolen from the Finance office at the end of the 20th century! In a typical Finance function, this reporting request would entail a team of financial professionals (quite possibly all qualified accountants) extracting data from Finance...

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Justin Silsbury

Justin Silsbury Product manager at Finacle

SME Banking: Then, Now and Next

In 2017, the United Nations General Assembly declared 27th June as Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day (MSME Day) recognizing the economic and social contribution of these enterprises, which account for 90 percent of firms, 70 percent of jobs, and 50 percent of GDP, worldwide. So, it was a matter of great concern that MSMEs, the backbone...

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Rolf Hauge

Rolf Hauge CEO at Commercial Banking Applications (CBA)

Don’t delay: now’s the time to migrate your IT systems to a SaaS-based model

Although we’ve seen increased appetite from banks globally to accelerate the pace of digital transformation over the last two years, many players have focused solely on updating customer-facing systems at the front-end and have put off the more complex need to update their core infrastructure. As a result, many established banks remain encumbered ...

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Steven Rackham

Steven Rackham CTO for Financial Services at NetApp

Consumer trust is crucial for banks to undergo successful digital transformation

In an era rife with conspiracy theories fuelled by the pandemic, trust in government and large organisations has become more fragile. It’s an issue which is ever so delicate for the financial services (FS) sector. And because interactions are increasingly digitally-led, the custodians of personal data are having a precarious time. Digital transfor...

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Why banking infrastructure is broken blog #4 – how will the fabric of money change?

The increasing digitalisation of our world is impacting all of our everyday lives - and money is no exception. At its core, what money is and its capabilities are. We’re seeing government, big tech, traditional banks, fintechs and crypto firms exploring and harnessing the potential of CBDCs, stablecoins and other forms of digital money that rely on...

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Antti Karjalainen

Antti Karjalainen CEO at Robocorp

Financial Institutions Should Introduce Automation – Just Make Sure it’s the Right Kind

Over the past several years, the intersection of finance and technology has grown, helping to expand markets and drive innovation. While this presents an exceptional opportunity to automate companies and streamline processes, unfortunately, far too many financial institutions, accounting departments and other financial professionals are still spen...

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Financial Innovation Success: Building a Metrics Framework

The financial industry is no stranger to innovation investment. Even before the onset of the pandemic, banks and their fintech partners had unveiled many successful innovations – from digital wallets to effortless peer-to-peer transactions. But innovation in fintech continues at a breakneck clip and traditional fintech institutions are playing cat...

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Campbell Shaw

Campbell Shaw SVP Publisher Partnerships at Cardlytics

Purchase intelligence could be the key to helping consumers through the cost-of-living crisis

Energy bills, food prices, national insurance and inflation are all on the rise causing mounting financial pressures and concerns for consumers. As the cost of the weekly food shop goes through the roof and the price of filling up the car creeps, consumers are looking for better ways to manage their finances and find the best savings options possi...

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Why banking infrastructure is broken blog #3 – who will run the payment rails of the future?

In this instalment of ‘Why banking infrastructure is broken’, we’ll take a look at payment rails. We’ll explore the issues with payment rails today, what needs to change and setting the right foundations for creating payment rails which are fit for purpose. Payments are the part of the banking system that people touch every day. This exchange of ...

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Why banking infrastructure is broken blog #2: why banking infrastructure must change

As technology has evolved and opened up new possibilities for the way businesses and consumers interact with their financial service provider, neo banks, fintechs and increasingly non-financial brands have paved the way for innovation. However, much of this technology rests on traditional banking infrastructure, which is largely outdated and not fi...

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