FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

FinTechnicolor: The New Picture in Finance

September 20, 2022

FinTechnicolor: The New Picture in Finance
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.

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Wesleyan

Wesleyan was founded in 1841 and has a long history of looking forward. The Society provides specialist financial advice to professionals - namely doctors, teachers, dentists and lawyers. As a mutual we have no shareholders, so we can focus on what’s right for our customers - not just for today but for the long term. This long-term view means that we can invest in growing our business to meet customers’ needs and to benefit our members.

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Eye of The Storm: F&A’s Role in Responding to Instability & Volatility

whitePaper | October 31, 2022

Finance and Accounting (F&A) has a reputation for remaining calm and pragmatic in a crisis. Most F&A professionals have worked through at least one recession and numerous peaks and troughs in company business cycles.

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A Guide to 3-D Secure 2.0 Payment Security

whitePaper | November 25, 2021

With a global e-commerce market value nearing $5 trillion in 2021, online shopping is no longer a short-lived trend but the norm. The advance of widespread internet connectivity combined with the proliferation of mobile devices has increasingly driven consumers to shop online in recent years. Now, amplified by the need for safety in the wake of a global pandemic, retailers have seen an unprecedented surge in e-commerce sales with U.S. consumers spending $791.70 billion online in the U.S. in 2020, up an incredible 32.4% from $598.02 billion the prior year.

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iGTB whitepaper Banking as a Service

whitePaper | October 26, 2022

BaaS is reshaping how banks are looking at distributing their products and services. In the simplest fashion, it can be understood as the partnership model between banks and non-bank businesses and/or fintechs where the latter embeds the financial service into its core offering.

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FINANCE AUTOMATION: Thriving in the Age of Change

whitePaper | June 25, 2022

While most accounting teams have replaced their manual accounting practices with an updated, digital version, many are still following the old rules, such as close-related tasks being completed on a certain day of the month. With the use of automated accounting software, those tasks can and should be completed on your schedule not the outdated manual accounting checklist’s schedule. Accounting software that provides order and transparency to your books also lets you spread out the workload over the course of a month. The idea is that close-related work can and should be done continuously, and the team should be preparing for the close for the entire month rather than waiting until the end of it. The resulting monthly close is shorter, and the daily flow of work can be smoother.

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The Fundamentals of a Personalized Digital Banking Experience

whitePaper | April 14, 2022

The expectations today's customers have towards personalized digital banking are directly impacted by their experience across other industries such as eCommerce, healthcare, gaming, retail, etc. This is particularly true across emerging markets in Africa, such as Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, and Egypt, where increased mobile penetration has created an obsession among customers for customized digital experiences, forcing institutions to align their offerings towards this trend.

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Connected Banking for a Connected World — and Why Low-Code is the Key to Realizing This Vision

whitePaper | July 13, 2022

Banking has long been at the forefront of technology innovation. From ATMs to mobile banking, financial institutions have been the harbinger of technology-powered interactions for consumers around the world. However, the price of that early innovation has been mountains of technical debt.

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Wesleyan

Wesleyan was founded in 1841 and has a long history of looking forward. The Society provides specialist financial advice to professionals - namely doctors, teachers, dentists and lawyers. As a mutual we have no shareholders, so we can focus on what’s right for our customers - not just for today but for the long term. This long-term view means that we can invest in growing our business to meet customers’ needs and to benefit our members.

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