ALTERNATIVE FUNDS: THE RACE FOR PERFORMANCE

The alternative fund industry is changing rapidly, with increased regulatory burdens, shifting investor expectations and new fundraising competition. These dynamics are adding up to a new standard of success for alternative fund managers. But for those willing to evolve, there are opportunities to thrive in this new landscape as our recent research reveals.

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Vistaar Financial Services Pvt Ltd

The idea of Vistaar dawned on the minds of two first generation entrepreneurs, who truly believe in supporting and creating new economic opportunity through credit provisioning, to deserving micro- entrepreneurs, to enhance and enrich their lives and the community they live in. The Company targets the missing middle segment, which is not effectively served by the formal financial system. Our objective is to make finance available at a reasonable cost, which is delivered in a transparent manner. In the process, we aim to continuously attract mainstream capital and human resources, to serve the chosen segments effectively. The overall market potential for financing micro-enterprises is largely untapped. The micro-enterprises such as dairy, power loom, handloom, home based industries, handicrafts etc continue to be drivers of growth. The microfinance players have focused on the people who are close to the bottom of the pyramid, with smaller ticket sizes. As requirements of financing for d

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Make Big Data Your Big Advantage in Financial Services

Infographic | December 1, 2021

But what is Big Data? In a nutshell, it is the ability to retain, process, and understand data like never before (Zikopoulos, 2015). Big Data is when you have challenges that cannot be handled by traditional database systems. Challenges in the context of Volume, Variety, Velocity, Veracity. These can be found in Financial Services. In fact, technology is so integral to banking that financial institutions are now almost indistinguishable from IT companies. This article looks at the Financial Services industry to examine Big Data and the technologies employed. It further covers ROI, Big Data analytics, regulation, governance, security, and storage as well as obstacles and challenges that have made the industry what it is today.

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How To Create And Manage A Budget?

Infographic | January 23, 2020

Have you heard about BUDGET YOUR MONEY? Most of us heard about this for thousand times. If your organization or your family wants financial security, a budget is the only answer. Let’s know What is Budget? The budget is the estimate of income or expenditure for a period of time. In simple words, a budget is a financial plan based on finance and expenses. The budget involves revenues, resources, quantities, expenses, assets, etc. Some people opt to write the budget by hand, while others use a spreadsheet or budgeting apps.

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State of the Fintech Industry

Infographic | December 24, 2019

Tech firms have enjoyed a deluge of funding in the last few years. As discussed in our State of Venture Capital report, 2018, in particular, was a bumper year, with a total of $254 billion invested globally into ~18,000 startups through venture capital funds—a sharp increase of 46% from 2017’s total. Figures for 2019 are not yet completely finalized, but initial reports point to a slowdown in funding levels in the first half of the year and a mild rebound in Q3.

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Three Best Areas for Automation in Finance

Infographic | March 30, 2022

Automation has a critical role to play in managing the financial processes. Fraud prevention: Financial teams need best practices to manage and detect fraud in financial activities.

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7 Banking Customer Experience Stats you Must Know

Infographic | December 1, 2019

In its latest research, Forrester reveals how Customer experience (CX) improvements drive revenue growth by creating loyal customers. The findings highlight that a single point improvement in a retail bank’s CX Index score could result in $124 million in increased revenue. These findings strengthen our conviction that fast, accurate and friendly customer service delivered as part of a unified banking experience across every interaction is a business imperative for banks.

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HOW AI IS TRANSFORMING THE BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY

Infographic | November 1, 2021

37% of Financial Services firms globally adopt AI to reduce operational costs AI is poised to give the banking industry an aggregate potential savings of $447 Billion by 2023 A Juniper research predicts that 90% of interactions in banks will be automated by 2022 using chatbots As per research, AI will reduce banking operational expenditures by 22% Automating middle-oce tasks with AI has the potential to save North American banks $70 Billion by 2025.

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Vistaar Financial Services Pvt Ltd

The idea of Vistaar dawned on the minds of two first generation entrepreneurs, who truly believe in supporting and creating new economic opportunity through credit provisioning, to deserving micro- entrepreneurs, to enhance and enrich their lives and the community they live in. The Company targets the missing middle segment, which is not effectively served by the formal financial system. Our objective is to make finance available at a reasonable cost, which is delivered in a transparent manner. In the process, we aim to continuously attract mainstream capital and human resources, to serve the chosen segments effectively. The overall market potential for financing micro-enterprises is largely untapped. The micro-enterprises such as dairy, power loom, handloom, home based industries, handicrafts etc continue to be drivers of growth. The microfinance players have focused on the people who are close to the bottom of the pyramid, with smaller ticket sizes. As requirements of financing for d

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