Exploring quantum computing use cases for financial services

whitePaper | December 7, 2022

Financial inclusion can be characterised as a means to an end. By ensuring access for households and small and medium enterprises to safe, essential financial services, financial inclusion is a key facilitator of inclusive economic growth. Not only does financial inclusion promote regional economic objectives, it is also considered as an enabler for 7 of the 17 sustainable development goals defined by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

whitePaper | January 23, 2023

Accounts payable (AP) leaders know that paying suppliers with paper checks is costly. But transaction costs tell only part of the story. The costs associated with manually executing payments can significantly change the equation. Whether it’s time spent processing checks and ACH transactions, reconciling payments, or fielding inquiries from suppliers, these manual, repetitive tasks can have a major impact on AP business outcomes.

whitePaper | January 6, 2020

Finance’s role is evolving. Following the 2008 financial crisis, it guided the business through extraordinarily difficult economic times, relying on cost management and lean practices to keep their organizations afloat. Today, finance must switch gears and find ways to navigate sustainable and profitable growth.

whitePaper | May 1, 2023

Coordinating regulatory frameworks across jurisdictions is a complex task for almost any sector. With crypto-assets – given the unique features of the underlying technology as well as the boundless opportunities that it presents – it is often contended that global coordination is not just desirable but necessary.

whitePaper | May 23, 2022

The need to accelerate the journey to financial operations excellence has seen the emergence of packaged, purpose-built Financial Operations Management solutions to elevate persistently manual processes that are ripe for transformation. They typically include workflows and automation, intelligence, analytics, and collaboration. These are all proven to deliver predictable returns, from speeding up the close, to reducing DSO, to streamlining netting and settlement processes. A purpose-built approach accelerates delivery and reduces delivery risk while realizing predictable returns on investment.

whitePaper | June 11, 2022

Prudent cash and liquidity management is critical in times like these. Cash management practices can make or break a business. Businesses that managed cash and liquidity prudently before the pandemic have remained resilient, while less-prepared businesses faced existential threats in the face of a liquidity crunch. As businesses emerge from the uncertainty of the pandemic and chart paths to revenue and profit growth, senior executives have a rare opportunity to rethink the way their business manages its cash. Modernizing the underlying accounts receivable (AR) systems and processes that a business uses to apply, manage, and forecast its cash can create a culture that can result in long-term cash excellence.