Eugene Sefanov

In an effort to create more competition in the financial services industry, give consumers more control over their data, and enhance consumer protection, new regulations, such as the revised Directive on Payment Services (PSD2), have been adopted in Europe. Some companies, such as BBVA, were early adopters of technology (e.g., APIs) that opened access to […]

Tim Lind, global head of financial regulatory solutions at Thomson Reuters, sat down with Finextra at Sibos, the annual conference organized by SWIFT, to discuss the challenges financial services companies face when it comes to regulatory change. To put the regulatory climate into better perspective, Mr. Lind pointed out a few facts: Over the last […]

Financial services executives are likely tossing and turning at night, thinking about the shift to digital, stringent regulations. As the Financial Times reported: “Bank bosses perhaps are worried most about not being publically humiliated by a failing grade.” We at Perficient know this first-hand, as we regularly advise financial institutions on how to better measure […]

Tax season is here. Many of us are in the midst of scrambling to collect the tax forms that arrive via snail mail and electronically. Once we believe we have all the forms that are required to complete our taxes, we log into one of the myriad tax preparation software applications on the market, send […]

My colleague, Chris Bangma, published a blog post last week that touches on how IBM Maximo, a comprehensive asset management system for managing physical assets, can comply with the FDA’s 21 CFR Part 11 regulation. In particular, he highlights three key areas of the rule that governs the use of electronic records and electronic signatures […]

In a survey conducted by the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, 56% of respondents rated cyber risk a top-five concern, while 22% indicated it was their biggest concern. A recent quarterly Cybersecurity Market Report published by Cybersecurity Ventures projects that $1 trillion will be spent […]

Now that February is here, I thought it would be neat to look back at what our readers found most interesting last month. Below are the top five blog posts Perficient’s life sciences practice wrote in January – they’re ranked in order of popularity, with number one being the most viewed piece. 4 Ways You Can Improve […]

Whether or not we agree with President Trump’s executive orders and policies, on a daily basis, we are getting incredible insight into how he wants to change a number of industries. On Monday, President Trump spoke on reducing regulation and “doing a number” on specific financial rules. Yesterday, he met with executives from the life […]

Yesterday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that is aimed at reducing regulation across all industries. Part of his push, which has been framed to help small and large companies alike, requires departments and agencies to “identify at least two existing regulations to be repealed” for every new one proposed. When it comes to […]

While we can’t always be certain which trends the new year will bring, we can offer predictions based on our conversations with industry executives and our customers, looking at what companies have accomplished in the past year, and the initiatives they already have in place for the future. In fact, that’s exactly how we compiled […]

This Thursday, we kick of our 2017 webinar series on connected health. To refresh your memory, connected health is a strategic service that helps life sciences organizations improve and manage relationships with customer groups, such as patients, clinical sites, general public, external partners, and employees. Regardless of your department or role, there’s an opportunity for […]

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), whose mission is to ensure that national banks and federal savings associations conduct business in a safe manner, provide fair access to services, treat customers fairly, and comply with applicable laws and regulations, released its Fall 2016 Semiannual Risk Perspective, which draws on data gathered from […]