Accounting for Bank Acquisitions

whitePaper | June 14, 2023

Manual accounts payable (AP) processes are costly, inefficient, and expose companies to unnecessary risk. With the rising call to reduce paper usage and lower costs, it’s time to explore alternatives that can help controllers and AP managers do more with less.

whitePaper | September 20, 2022

Banking has historically been one of the business sectors most resistant to disruption by technology. Since the first mortgage was issued in England in the 11th century, banks have built robust businesses with multiple moats: ubiquitous distribution through branches; unique expertise such as credit underwriting underpinned by both data and judgment; even the special status of being regulated institutions that supply credit, the lifeblood of economic growth, and have sovereign insurance for their liabilities (deposits). Moreover, consumer inertia in financial services is high. Consumers have generally been slow to change financial-services providers. Particularly in developed markets, consumers have historically gravitated toward the established and enduring brands in banking and insurance that were seen as bulwarks of stability even in times of turbulence.

whitePaper | May 20, 2022

They shape how people spend and save and many of their daily interactions. With the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the value of digital payments for individuals and businesses became even more apparent. In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) digital payments emerged as the preferred method of purchase: e-commerce grew 18% in 2020.

whitePaper | April 19, 2023

A key responsibility of every CFO’s role is forecasting cash position. Not only is this necessary to report to shareholders, but it’s also essential to building financial resilience for the long-term. To give an ongoing example, the recent global uncertainty has shown that understanding your working capital access is crucial to your ability to cope with disruption. But short of investing in a pack of tarot cards, how can CFOs accurately predict what’s next?

whitePaper | September 29, 2022

Over thirty years ago, people were talking about technology transformation in banking. Today, everyone is talking about digital transformation in finance. The discussions are the same, but the timing is different. Why is digital transformation so important today when, thirty years ago, it could have been ignored?

whitePaper | February 1, 2023

Digitization is more than just using digital technologies. As technology and customer expectations evolved, banks squeezed new systems into their existing infrastructures. The result was a complex set of barely connected systems. To make matters worse, many banks’ IT landscapes have become fragile, inflexible, and expensive to operate. If the use of digital technologies doesn’t make a bank TRULY DIGITAL, what does? There are several steps that must be considered before choosing the right tools to build the solution you need to create your banks’ digital future. Download this white paper to learn more.