Open Banking Embracing the new banking paradigm

whitePaper | June 7, 2022

When the Bitcoin protocol came into existence in January 2009, it was introduced as a peer-to-peer version of cash that would eliminate the need for financial institutions and other trusted intermediaries. Many of the early adopters of Bitcoin and other cryptoassets that have come since have viewed these innovations as a means to disrupt the traditional banking system.

whitePaper | August 25, 2022

This paper studies the economics behind the investment in information technologies (IT) by U.S. commercial banks in the past decade. By linking banks’, IT spending to their lending technologies, we analyze the distinctive natures of banks’ dealings with information across various lending activities. Investment in communication IT is shown to be associated more with improving banks’ ability of soft information production and transmission, while investment in software IT helps enhance banks’ hard information processing capacity. We exploit polices that affect geographic regions differentially to show causally that banks respond to an increased demand for small business credit (mortgage refinance) by increasing their spending on communication (software) IT spending. We also find that the entry of fintech induces commercial banks to increase their investment in IT—more so in the software IT category.

whitePaper | February 2, 2020

The ability to close the books, consolidate results, publish financial disclosures, and provide insightful performance reports in the least amount of time possible is widely regarded as a proxy for good corporate governance. However, the financial close and reporting process is weighed down by inefficiency and unnecessary information. Accounting and finance professionals must fight to manage and optimize an increasingly complex and disconnected ecosystem. The available amount of data is only going to increase, and CFOs are tasked with leading financial transformation initiatives to address the disparities. The pressure is on finance teams to modernize and improve.

whitePaper | October 6, 2021

ESG investing has grown exponentially in the last decade and is estimated to be somewhere between 35.31 to 40.52 trillion USD (according to the GSIA, 2021, and OPIMAS, 2020). The ESG investment industry is constantly in transition, with rapid developments across ESG strategies, approaches, and technologies reshaping the industry towards best standards of practice. This transition is leading to variations in the scale and growth of sustainable investment in different regions, according to GSIA. Many regions continue to see strong growth in sustainable investment assets under management – most notably Canada, the United States and Japan. Other regions are slowing down their rate of growth or have seen a reported reversal – in particular Europe and Australasia. In both cases, this is largely due to changes in how sustainable investment is defined, either by law as in the case of the EU, or by new industry standards as is the case in Australasia.

whitePaper | April 13, 2022

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whitePaper | April 14, 2022

The world of digital payments and finance has made considerable strides in the wake of the global pandemic. As a result, the shifting market has seen a rise in innovations that improve the customer experience while supporting the growth of businesses, both big and small. Buy Now, Pay Later is one standout approach that has exploded in popularity in the past few years and is rightfully taking its place as the frontrunner in innovative digital financial services