The New Era of Financial Operations Management

whitePaper | July 31, 2022

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whitePaper | April 14, 2023

The importance of credit decisioning in the success of a credit business cannot be overemphasized. Credit businesses are heavily dependent on their business rules, mathematical models, and data to make profitable decisions. Customer behavior and expectations have been irrevocably transformed as a result of the pandemic, and the use of alternative credit products such as BNPL, peer-to-peer lending,

whitePaper | January 19, 2022

The coronavirus pandemic is one of the most challenging crises the world has faced, significantly impacting public health, the economy and businesses at large. The pandemic has also brought to light the finance industry’s understanding that climate change may upend the financial system. This underscores the urgency for the industry to facilitate the transition to a lower-carbon economy.

whitePaper | February 23, 2022

The race for European banks to offer Instant Payments (IP) is more urgent than ever before. COVID-19 has piled on the pressure to adopt: throughout 2020, the average daily SCT Instant transaction volume more than doubled due to new purchase behavior. In addition, by November 2021 European banks that are TARGET2 direct participants are also mandated to be TIPS reachable – one of the two major SEPA instant CSMs.

whitePaper | December 11, 2019

For at least five years, the wealth management industry has been gripped by one existential question about its future: to what extent should technology play a role in its relationship-driven business model? Across all industries, new channels and technologies are changing the service demands of the modern customer. These trends are by no means exclusive to wealth management, but they are being felt acutely by the firms that operate here. A sector that has thrived for decades on life-long client loyalty is now caught up in a perfect storm of margin compression and escalating digital expectations.

whitePaper | April 3, 2023

Every day, businesses send hundreds of billions of dollars in payments through the global banking system. But many organizations fail to recognize how inefficient – and costly – this process really is. Transaction costs may be relatively small on a per-transaction basis. But when one considers the sheer number and value of payments that are made each year, the tally of fees can reach into the billions of dollars.