Process Management
Bank spend on blockchain tech to top $1 billion by 2017
December 14, 2015 - Spending by financial institutions on blockchain projects will exceed $1bn in 2017, making it one of the fastest developing enterprise software markets of all time, says boutique investment bank Magister Advisors.
Survey Suggests Major Global IT Vendors Could Hold Back Block Chain Technology
November 2, 2015 - Major global IT vendors – including leading hardware, systems software, eCommerce, big data, cloud, network, telco and systems integrator companies - have little wisdom, advice or vision to offer their customers and prospects when it comes to block chain technology, according to a survey Searching in Vain for the Block Chain just conducted by enterprise IT specialist consulting firm Lighthouse Partners.
SAP HANA® to Transform Business Processes and Data Analysis for Banking and Insurance Customers
June 23, 2015 - SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced a new foundational offering that aims to help financial services and insurance companies better manage their integrated risk and finance processes.
Businesses must embrace M2M technology or get left behind, warns Advanced
March 23, 2015 - Service management organisations could miss out on vital business intelligence, lucrative new revenue streams or fail to meet rising customer demands unless they embrace machine-to-machine (M2M) technology. These are the findings of a new white paper commissioned by service management software provider, Advanced Field Service (Advanced).
Bank boards have little or no technology experience says study
October 27, 2015 - A survey by Accenture has found that almost half of the world's biggest banks have no directors with any technology experience on their board.
Banks resort to box-ticking to meet ovewhelming regulatory burden
June 17, 2015 - Today, GFT, one of the world's leading IT solutions and consultancy providers to the banking sector, releases the findings from a global research project aimed at uncovering the attitude of the global investment banking community to 'The New Normal' - a constant state of regulatory change.
Rise of enterprise technologies means CIOs must take the lead to align business and IT, argues new EIU e-book
February 27, 2015 - A new e-book published today by The Economist Intelligence Unit advises CIOs and IT executives to lead a culture of mutual communication and cooperation as new technologies, especially the cloud and advanced applications, rapidly change how enterprises operate.
Bank boards have little or no technology experience says study
October 27, 2015 - A survey by Accenture has found that almost half of the world's biggest banks have no directors with any technology experience on their board.
HSBC to slash jobs and overhaul IT
June 9, 2015 - HSBC is to shed 50,000 jobs globally in a major restructuring that is intended to save the bank $5 billion per annum by 2017.
Front Office Survey shows reliance on manual processes impacting investment performance
February 9, 2015 - SimCorp, a leading provider of investment management solutions and services for the global financial services industry, today announced the results of a survey of asset management front office participants which showed manual processing had a negative impact on returns.
Banks should address IT complexity with more, not less, technology
August 19, 2015 - A new research report from management consulting firm Cornerstone Advisors finds that as banks and credit unions struggle with an overload of technology projects, the remedy is having more technology—not less technology.
Cinnober publishes framework for fintech quality assessment
April 29, 2015 - A bold new initiative is being launched today that has the potential to benefit the entire financial technology industry – the Financial IT Quality Assessment (FIQA).
Global bank IT spending to hit $196 billion in 2015
February 6, 2015 - Total bank IT spending across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific will grow to $196.7 billion in 2015, an increase of approximately 4.6% over 2014, according to forecasts by Celent.