INSURANCE SERVICES ON THE BLOCKCHAIN

whitePaper | April 15, 2022

The global consumer finance market has rebounded at pace from the turbulence of the pandemic, led by an accelerating shift online and an accompanying wave of investment and innovation. With many people managing financial uncertainty, the segment has seen a step change in its progress, supported by new approaches to credit decisioning and the emergence of buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) as a major force in the payments landscape.

whitePaper | June 1, 2022

Imagine a cruise line where a sales and marketing team has successfully booked every cabin. Yet, when passengers arrive at the dock, bags packed and ready to board, they are told to wait while their documents and identities are verified. Worse, this process happens at multiple points, slowing down the boarding process and frustrating customers before the ship even sets sail.

whitePaper | May 12, 2022

Over the past couple of years, our Collections practice at 2nd Order Solutions has expanded to not just include large banks and credit card issuers, but an increasing number of fintechs, both in the US and abroad. The fintech sector has grown tremendously over the last 2-3 years, and as their customer bases have grown larger, there is an increasing mandate to focus on default management, especially with delinquencies beginning to rise. This paper highlights emerging trends and recommends immediate focus areas for fintech leaders to quickly strengthen Collections practices.

whitePaper | January 8, 2023

Effective risk management has always been a pillar of good governance. Yet myriad disruptions over the past several years and their ensuing economic knock-on effects have heightened its importance. Leaders are now being forced to evaluate, monitor and offset a wide range of risks while still capitalizing on opportunities.

whitePaper | April 12, 2023

This crypto winter is another pivotal period in the history of blockchain. As with the last winter (2018-2020), the fear that crypto has peaked or that it was a quixotic trend is in the air. But a deeper conviction remains by many that blockchain is bound to change our financial system and even society as a whole.

whitePaper | October 9, 2022

Fintech has emerged as one of the most widely used if not poorly defined buzzwords in the finance industry over the past few years. Fintech players are becoming an increasingly important part of the financial services ecosystem, with leading banks scrambling to leverage technological advances by partnering with or acquiring fintech start-ups, to strengthen customer relationships and build scalable networks.