The paradox of Banking 2015

Any serious discussion of the future of the retail banking industry eventually raises a basic question: will future customers still need retail banks? The answer, it turns out, depends on banks themselves. With technology and nonbank businesses providing new options for safeguarding and managing their finances, customers will continue to depend on banks only as long as banks can provide service and value that cannot be found anywhere else...

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Watan Investment & Securities

Watan Investment and Securities is licensed and authorized by the Capital Market Authority (CMA). Watan Investment is a Saudi Joint Stock Company founded in 2007 by leading Saudi businessmen and institutions with an authorized capital of SR270 million. Watan Investment offers full fledged investment and securities products and services in Saudi Arabia.

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How to use fraud management as a revenue generator and competitive differentiator

whitePaper | December 10, 2022

It’s a given that the largest financial institutions (FIs) will have positive pay products, but smaller community FIs that can offer the same—or better—fraud management solutions will stand apart from their peers and attract more businesses and other high-volume clients. Additionally, selling positive pay to business clients creates a relatively low-investment revenue stream.

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FINANCE & SOURCING: A CASE FOR COLLABORATION

whitePaper | January 6, 2020

Finance’s role is evolving. Following the 2008 financial crisis, it guided the business through extraordinarily difficult economic times, relying on cost management and lean practices to keep their organizations afloat. Today, finance must switch gears and find ways to navigate sustainable and profitable growth.

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How to Build Financial Resilience Through AR Intelligence

whitePaper | June 12, 2023

Cash flow visibility is crucial in turbulent economic times because financial situations and market conditions can turn on a dime. But most AR, credit collections, and credit risk teams don’t have the visibility they need to quickly identify cash flow trends and effectively manage working capital. Many teams are sitting on mountains of data they can’t use.

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The future of Finance starts today, not tomorrow

whitePaper | June 30, 2022

Covid has created a mini industry in ‘Thought Leadership’ prediction and an abundance of ‘Vision [2025/30]’ documents. While we know, of course, how important that kind of thinking is, we also like the sentiments above, of Pope John II.

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Innovating through platforms and ecosystems

whitePaper | May 7, 2022

Many traditional financial services products are being commoditised. They are becoming irrelevant in the lives of customers. They are seen as table stakes. What customers really care about is value, convenience, and security. And what they want is a financial services ecosystem uniquely tailored to their specific needs. I am not particularly prone to making predictions. But – of this – I am fairly certain: in the next 15 years, all of the most successful financial services organisations will be platform players. The leaders will be defined by the ecosystems that gravitate around them. They will be measured by the incremental value they deliver their customers. And they will grow based on their ability to meet their customers’ needs.

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8 Actions to Manage Inflation

whitePaper | January 2, 2023

As consumer prices and global energy costs edge ever higher, it’s become clear that this bout of inflation isn’t transitory. Economists and business leaders alike agree that supply-chain-driven hikes will persist through the majority of this year at least, with stickier increases around labor possibly becoming permanent.

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Watan Investment & Securities

Watan Investment and Securities is licensed and authorized by the Capital Market Authority (CMA). Watan Investment is a Saudi Joint Stock Company founded in 2007 by leading Saudi businessmen and institutions with an authorized capital of SR270 million. Watan Investment offers full fledged investment and securities products and services in Saudi Arabia.

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