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Insurance & Technology September 14, 2004 |
The Financial Services 40: Tracking Innovation In Financial Services The traditionally risk-averse insurance industry is discovering that innovation is not such a scary concept. The firms that are able to deploy technology in innovative, customer-focused ways consistently have a competitive advantage generating profits and building market share. |
Wall Street & Technology November 27, 2007 Crosman et al. |
2008 IT Budgets Up More Than 10% for Financial Services Firms Results of a comprehensive survey of top executives at Wall Street firms, banks and insurance companies found their IT budgets for next year are more than 10% higher than 2007. |
Bank Systems & Technology November 24, 2007 Bruno-Britz et al. |
Financial Institutions to Increase Spending Modestly On IT In 2008 Amidst the doom and gloom of the credit crunch, a down housing market and talk of an impending recession, financial institutions still see the need for investing in technology to stay competitive and compliant. |
Insurance & Technology November 19, 2007 O'Donnell et al. |
Financial Services Firms Increasing Spending, But Priorities Differ If the confidence of financial services firms was shaken by this year's subprime mortgage lending crisis, it certainly isn't reflected in their IT budgets for 2008, judging by a joint survey of insurance companies, banks and securities firms. |
Bank Technology News November 2007 John Adams et al. |
The 6th Annual Innovators Ranking If there's an ethos that ties technologists together, it's the notion that the status quo poses far greater risk than not pushing forward. Among some of this year's Innovators there's an almost militant insistence that banks not shirk. |
Bank Technology News November 2005 Adams et al. |
The Innovators Issue Innovation in banking continues, to the benefit of all customers. Here is an overview of key people, products and issues driving innovation in the financial services industry. |
Wall Street & Technology November 17, 2003 Jessica Pallay |
Innovative Institutions These six Wall Street firms tapped into technology and let their inner innovation sing. |
Bank Systems & Technology September 28, 2007 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Transaction Processing Not Enough to Succeed In Commercial Banking Banks will need to move away from the transaction processing model to become the advisers of choice for their corporates. |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2007 Ben Johnson |
Small Banks, Big Risks In the new era of commercial real estate lending, federal regulators are pressuring even the smallest banks to upgrade their portfolio analysis capabilities to avoid the pitfalls of past downturns. |
Bank Systems & Technology December 1, 2005 Deena M. Amato-McCoy |
The Blended IT Team According to a recent study, North American banks are increasing their technology spending. |
Bank Systems & Technology August 3, 2005 Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Core Systems To Improve To improve customer service, product development, regulatory compliance and fraud prevention, banks must transform their core systems to enable more agile business processes. |
U.S. Banker January 2008 Anthony Malakian |
Turning Up the Volume On 401(k) Conversation Investment firms have made a strong push into banks' domain and these institutions need to start pushing back. |
CFO October 1, 2007 Rob Garver |
One Nation, Left Behind The race to cut compliance-based capital has begun, and U.S. banks are trailing the pack -- badly. |
Bank Technology News August 2007 Gregg Goth |
Twenty-Twenty Vision From the days when in-house technology was developed by the institution, for the institution, to the realization that the network is the money, here are some of the banking industry's most advanced-and advancing-moments. |
CFO March 1, 2007 Rob Garver |
Nothing to Bank On Bank executives will undoubtedly spend much of the next year assessing the likelihood and impact of new rules, while at the same time trying to keep earnings growth on its upward trend. |
Bank Systems & Technology August 24, 2006 Deena M. Amato-McCoy |
The New Integration While expanding data volumes and regulatory changes are putting more and more pressure on banks' core processing systems, they can't diminish their original services. |
Bank Technology News January 2008 Glen Fest |
Risk Without Reward The subprime mess has exposed how fragile banks are today to market pressures, and how much can fall on the shoulders of risk officers. Finding a path forward from the ashes will require stronger leadership overseeing risk. |
Bank Technology News July 2005 Adams, Fest, Sisk & Sraeel |
Tech Companies to Watch Several of the top ten tech companies in the banking industry focus on security. |
U.S. Banker February 2008 Glen Fest |
Risk Without Reward Finding a path forward from the ashes of the subprime mess will require stronger leadership overseeing risk, a culture more respectful of interdependent risks and new technologies measuring them across the enterprise. |
Bank Systems & Technology September 30, 2006 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Speaking the Same Language Banks are faced with a dilemma around the extent to which they should remain in the payments business. |
Bank Systems & Technology May 24, 2007 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Banks Using Security to Increase Customer Trust and Their Bottom Lines Banks realize that information security can increase client loyalty and lower costs. |
Bank Systems & Technology October 30, 2007 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Telecom Technology Factors Into Banks' Competitive Strategies Banks are thinking more strategically about their telecom deployments. |
Bank Systems & Technology June 26, 2006 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Lands of Opportunity The international opportunities for U.S. banks with the right IT and know-how can be huge, provided they follow the appropriate strategy. |
Bank Systems & Technology August 23, 2007 Maria Bruno-Britz |
A New Kind of Executive Needed for Future Bank CIOs Future financial industry CIOs must offer a radically different skill-set than what was needed in the past. |
Global Services November 4, 2008 Jolie Newman |
The Innovation Imperative Understand the essential nature of innovation in outsourcing engagements. |
Bank Systems & Technology May 1, 2006 Anthony O'Donnell |
H$As: Sharing Some insurers are seeking to offer an end-to-end HDHP/HSA solution by creating their own banks to serve as custodians of the accounts. The challenge for banks is to make health insurers offering HDHPs see the value of what banks can bring to the overall consumer-directed health experience. |
Bank Technology News September 2006 |
Performance Of Small Banks Tells Only Part of Their Story The performance of community banks is often an afterthought when talk of what makes the banking industry tick gets going. |
Bank Technology News March 2007 Glen Fest |
Business Banking: Small Banks Beefing Up Commercial Capabilities Four in five community institutions say they will increase tech spending on capabilities such as cash management and imaging to attract corporate banking customers. |
Bank Systems & Technology February 21, 2008 Jim Eckenrode |
Exclusive TowerGroup Research Report: Bank Tech Spending in 2008 In light of the current market turmoil, North American banks appear to be approaching technology planning and budgeting for 2008 with caution. |
Bank Systems & Technology December 23, 2007 Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Banks Eye Wealth Management Market As baby boomers transition into retirement, the market for wealth management services is more promising than ever. |
CFO March 1, 2008 Karen M. Kroll |
Pedaling As Fast As They Can Companies will now need to work harder for credit, as banks' markedly different posture on lending money is affecting businesses of all stripes -- not just those in default. |
Bank Technology News August 2006 Glen Fest |
Multi-Factor Authentication: Two-Factor Timing Twists Up Bankers The FFIEC's guidelines for adopting multi-factor authentication includes a hard deadline with apparently soft parameters. But will haste end up producing waste? |
Bank Systems & Technology November 11, 2007 Feig & Bruno-Britz |
Shaping the Future From management shakeups at some of the top financial institutions to fallout from the mortgage crisis, big changes are in store for the banking industry in 2008. |
Bank Systems & Technology August 2, 2005 Deena M. Amato-McCoy |
The Tailored Sell Tired of losing customers to competitors, many banks are restructuring corporate cultures and making customer-centric, cross-selling marketing strategies an enterprisewide priority. |
CFO December 1, 2003 Randy Myers |
Basel's New Balance A new accord may soon help banks lend more for less. |
Bank Systems & Technology February 29, 2008 Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Health Savings Accounts Present Huge Opportunity to Banks Several bankers discuss the benefits to banks of providing health savings accounts to customers. |
Bank Systems & Technology January 1, 2007 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Banks Starting to Embrace Concept of Financial Supply Chain Management Financial supply chain management represents a growing opportunity for banks. |
Bank Systems & Technology May 1, 2006 Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Search Engine Optimization An interview with three industry experts on how, by utilizing search engine-based marketing, innovative banks can drive qualified traffic to their Web sites. |
U.S. Banker January 2006 John Engen |
Fabulous on the Fundamentals The first three quarters of 2005 were the most profitable in banking history, with record earnings of $102 billion. But already in 2006, analysts see signs of change in the overall approach bankers take to the business. |
Bank Systems & Technology January 29, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Evolving Card Business Presents Opportunities and Threats for Banks Rapid advances in technology, the recent IPOs of Visa and MasterCard, an uncertain economy, and shifting consumer behaviors all are converging to create a whirlwind of change -- and opportunity -- in the card space. |
Bank Systems & Technology February 1, 2007 Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Show Me the Value Industry association executives speculate on the top challenges, opportunities and trends facing the banking industry in 2007. |
Bank Systems & Technology February 27, 2006 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Sleeping With the Enemy From large retailers to car companies to technology start-ups, financial services is fair game, thanks largely to the availability of the necessary support technology. |
Bank Systems & Technology January 31, 2006 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Prepping for Prime Time For technology, the world of banking can be likened to a major movie production in which scores of actors clamor for only a few coveted spots. There are, however, scattered among the extras, a few stars waiting for someone with a careful eye to recognize their potential. |
Bank Systems & Technology November 21, 2007 Jim Eckenrode |
Taking Its Lumps and Moving On Despite the subprime meltdown banks will continue to invest in certain IT areas, including front-end customer management systems, new-account opening processes, mobile banking and payments, and, of course, compliance. |
Bank Technology News November 2007 Glen Fest |
Online Authentication: Multifactor Race Nears Finish Line Nearly a year after half of all U.S. institutions missed the deadline to adopt stricter FFIEC guidelines for online authentication, analysts say that banks have finally, and almost universally, put their multifactor and other risk-mitigation layers in place. |
Bank Systems & Technology May 25, 2006 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Corporates' Wishes Are Banks' Commands Between industry consolidation and the entrance of new players in the market, banks have their work cut out for them when it comes to serving business customers and meeting their demands. |
Reason April 2002 Mike Lynch |
Finance on the Fringe America's check cashers don't exploit the poor; they serve them... |
Bank Systems & Technology April 28, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Banks Prove Top Performers in Call Center Study Banks are tops when it comes to their call centers, according to a new study. |
Bank Technology News October 2006 |
Rule #1: Innovation Is the Path To Long-Term Profitability The smartest commitment that financial organizations can make to profitability is to continuously innovate. |
Bank Systems & Technology March 27, 2008 David Conroy |
Corporate Clients Increasingly Looking to Banks to Mitigate Trade Finance Risks How can banks pursue growth opportunities in global trade finance in, for example, emerging markets? What technology investments must banks make to meet these new demands? |