THE NEXT BIG WAVE: HOW FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS CAN STAY AHEAD OF THE AI REVOLUTION

whitePaper | August 22, 2022

The account-to-report process is an essential contributor to the finance function’s ability to reach peak performance. Analysis of our 2021 benchmarks reveals that account-to-report processes at digital world-class finance organizations significantly outperform more-typical organizations because they have simplified, standardized and automated a greater share of their activities. That, in turn, has freed up capacity to engage in knowledge-based work, e.g., transform raw transactional data into valuable information for other parts of the enterprise.

whitePaper | August 2, 2023

As immersive technologies evolve primarily powered by investments from big techs like Apple (Apple placing its most recent bet with Vision Pro), Meta in Metaverse, and related AR/VR technologies, the possibilities are further enhanced by the revolution in the Generative AI space by leaders like Open AI (ChatGPT) and Google (Bard).

whitePaper | October 31, 2020

Property management is an industry that has seen steady yet significant growth over the past year. Obviously, the industry has been affected by the recent economic downturn, and property managers have been placed in a demanding position. Investopedia1 informs us that property managers are routinely responsible for managing real estate assets held by another entity, either a business or a person. Thus, the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has left many people in the unfortunate position of not being able to meet their rental obligations.

whitePaper | August 19, 2022

Financial inclusion has, for far too long, remained confined to corporate social responsibility for Indian banks. This has led to a skewed perception, where financial inclusion is viewed as a social cause and not an economic driving force. India, aiming for a $5-trillion economy by 2025, treads on thin ice if over 190 million adults continue to remain unbanked. The picture grows grimmer as we compare metrics to China – whose bank credit to GDP is six times that of India.

whitePaper | October 1, 2022

In today's economic scenario, whatever key business purpose and strategy your company emphasizes; customer intimacy, technology optimization, cost optimization or disruptive innovation; workplace practices must reflect and actively drive behaviours to deliver on that purpose, strategy and your corresponding market positioning. Unless the two are integrated, financial institutions will realise that they are putting their businesses at high risk. Some of the risks that are specific to this sector include misaligned business processes, insecure work environment and information silos which affect both processes and information security. This whitepaper outlines the impact of technology failure and its crippling impact on a financial organization and how technology can help reduce risk, be more cost effective and provide strategic value.

whitePaper | May 16, 2023

Intercompany financial management (IFM) is a discipline for structuring and handling transactions within a corporation and between its legal entities designed to maximize staff efficiency and accounting accuracy while optimizing tax exposure, minimizing tax leakage, and ensuring consistent tax and regulatory compliance. According to Ventana Research, by 2025, one-half of large enterprises will have implemented IFM to achieve tax, risk management, and financial close benefits.