Building Something Great to Go Somewhere Great: HOW PRIVATE COMPANY FINANCE FUNCTIONS ARE Adapting to Scale for Growth, Exit Opportunities

whitePaper | March 14, 2022

The writing is on the wall. Disruptive technologies, evolving consumer behaviors and expectations, innovative new entrants, and a shifting regulatory landscape are all drivers behind the modernization of payments and banking. Current legacy systems are no match for these drivers of change, creating a predicament for financial institutions (FIs) who want to future-proof payments but face time and budget constraints.

whitePaper | July 12, 2022

Over the past 10 years, the cloud has grown from an idea into a significant reality. More and more organizations are using the cloud for increasingly more functionalities. Measurements by Quint together with Whitelane Research1 show that 64% of the 200 respondents predicted that by 2022, more than 30% of their applications will run in the cloud (and 33% even expected it to be more than 50%). And perhaps more importantly, cloud is currently rated higher than other forms of outsourcing: 79% of respondents are satisfied with cloud infrastructure and 74% with cloud applications (compared to an average of only 69% for other forms of outsourcing). If this trend continues, all IT will be running in the cloud by 2030.

whitePaper | June 27, 2022

Seldom is a whole landscape changed by a singular innovation, but when it happens, it’s undeniable. Online retail, smartphones and cloud computing have all profoundly impacted the way our society operates, both in our business and personal lives.

whitePaper | January 21, 2023

Central banks also rely on data to promote financial stability by supervising the banking system, as well as managing the reserves and financial assets of a nation. And in the process, they face many constraints such as tight budgets, strict oversight and regulations.

whitePaper | March 19, 2022

Both consumer and business payments have been moving full steam ahead, catapulted by innovations like big data, open banking, and other advancements in technology. Artificial intelligence (AI) has played a big role in the payments evolution thus far and will continue to be a main player moving forward. IDC projects that financial services companies will spend $11 billion on artificial intelligence next year. While financial services and payments certainly stand to benefit from the AI revolution, all industries will experience benefits from these developments. Accenture reports that AI can boost rates of profitability by 38% on average by 2035 and could lead to an economic boost of $14 trillion among 16 industries across 12 economies by that time, too

whitePaper | May 17, 2023

Cryptocurrencies are a type of virtual currency that are secured with cryptography and exist only in digital form on our computers and smart devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, etc. They allow users to trade easily and quickly, as the execution of a transaction, anywhere in the world, usually takes only a few seconds or minutes. Cryptocurrencies are becoming more popular and interesting for new users each day. Additionally, the blockchain technology itself is gaining popularity, which, besides the creation of cryptocurrencies, offers enormous opportunities for the progress and upgrade of many industries. Therefore, the number of users and the size of the market itself is growing steeply each year. Despite the market growth and the increase in the number of users, centralized exchanges still face challenges, one of the biggest of which is definitely that users have to blindly trust them with their funds.