Cloud - Long Reads, News, Articles & Research: Finextra

Hamish Monk Senior Reporter at Finextra

What is hybrid cloud?

Hybrid cloud is a computer programming architecture used by IT teams to reap the benefits of both the private and public hosting environments. These work in tandem to run an organisation’s workload and applications. Uses of hybrid cloud An example of a firm within the financial services industry which might find use for the hybrid cloud environm...

12 September 2024 /cloud

Hamish Monk Senior Reporter at Finextra

Understanding SaaS

Software-as-a-service, often contracted to ‘SaaS’, benefits consumers and businesses around the world daily. As one of the three constituents of cloud computing – infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) being the other two – SaaS, delivers software and applications over the internet, via a subscription model. This, in ...

19 August 2024 /cloud

ERP migrations and the pitfalls of decayed bank master data

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

ERP migrations and the pitfalls of decayed bank master data

In a data-rich world, financial institutions are already struggling with fractured bank master data. Add on top of that data decay and the drive towards migration as many ERP (enterprise resource planning) providers move towards the end-of-life dates for their traditional ERP systems, migration is becoming a herculean task. In the face of a loomin...

06 June 2024 /cloud

How to define cloud sovereignty and the quest for balance

Madhvi Sonia Head of Content at Finextra

How to define cloud sovereignty and the quest for balance

With the everchanging geopolitical landscape and new regulations coming to the fore, where data is kept, where it is shared, and who can access it are all considerations for financial institutions in a world where more data equals more power. As a growing amount of data is stored in cloud-based data centres, the EU, US, and China have issued regul...

24 April 2024 /cloud

Top technologies that will disrupt UK fintech

Karan Jain CEO at NayaOne

Top technologies that will disrupt UK fintech

The UK has made itself a centre for innovative technologies which evolve, disrupt and drive the global fintech ecosystem. This is an extract from the recently published report, 'The Future of UK Fintech - 2015-2035'. The UK fintech environment provides a perfect recipe to help foster innovations which are transformative, as well as impactful. T...

16 April 2024 /cloud

Embracing modernisation: Revolutionising the lending landscape with technology

Rashmi Sharma VP of Engineering at Mambu

Embracing modernisation: Revolutionising the lending landscape with technology

The lending landscape stands at the crossroads of tradition and innovation. As the VP of Engineering at Mambu, I've been immersed in the transformative journey of modernising lending practices. In collaboration with Microsoft, we have explored the changing dynamics of this space in our lending report, and the pivotal role of technology in reshapin...

26 March 2024 /cloud

What’s making AI hot for FIs now, and what’s next on the menu in 2024?

Scott Hamilton Contributing Editor at Finextra Research

What’s making AI hot for FIs now, and what’s next on the menu in 2024?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications are becoming much more common everywhere, for consumers to research and explore online resources, for developers to more easily write code, and in customer service scenarios to (hopefully) improve responsiveness and enhance support solution development. AI also offers broad value within various areas of fi...

17 January 2024 /cloud

6 IT trends that will increase competition in fintech in 2024

William Waid CPTO at FICO

6 IT trends that will increase competition in fintech in 2024

In the past couple of years, we have seen a real transformation in the banking space, driven largely by IT. Digital transformation projects appear to be gaining traction after years of wheel-spinning — major banks and insurers are getting their digital acts together. So, what is in store in digital technologies in 2024? 1. Accelerated digital tra...

16 January 2024 /cloud

How to move to the public cloud and achieve economies of scale

Madhvi Sonia Head of Content at Finextra

How to move to the public cloud and achieve economies of scale

Given perceived risks, the security and cost benefits of moving to a cloud-based system were often overlooked, with some financial institutions believing that cloud deployments will result in more overall risk than traditional systems. However, over the last few years, the more a bank takes the time to understand the cloud services available, the ...

22 November 2023 /cloud

How SaaS integration drives payment modernisation

Dominique Dierks Content Manager at Finextra

How SaaS integration drives payment modernisation

Our latest Finextra webinar, ‘SaaS migration: Why outsourcing to multiple providers is the key to SaaS’, hosted in association with Bottomline, explored the current challenges and benefits of moving to SaaS-based solutions in the race for digital payments transformation. Panellists Edward Ireland, joint head of commercial product management of fin...

26 October 2023 /cloud

Future of Fintech in Latin America 2023: Local tech industries to gain from increased cloud activity

Madhvi Sonia Head of Content at Finextra

Future of Fintech in Latin America 2023: Local tech industries to gain from increased cloud activity

This is an excerpt from The Future of Fintech in Latin America 2023 report. According to S&P Global Market Intelligence research, Latin America presented itself as a “propitious location for cloud industry developments” before the events of 2020. The article continued to explore how “the underserved status of the region, its large population (...

25 September 2023 /cloud

Future of Fintech in the Middle East 2023: Cloud connectivity at the centre of fintech innovation

Madhvi Sonia Head of Content at Finextra

Future of Fintech in the Middle East 2023: Cloud connectivity at the centre of fintech innovation

This is an excerpt from The Future of Fintech in the Middle East 2023 report. Alongside Dubai and Bahrain, Saudi Arabia has repeatedly been highlighted as a digital banking leader in the Middle East, with 76% of banking customers using online or mobile applications. According to McKinsey, top Saudi digital banking offerings include loyalty program...

22 August 2023 /cloud

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