The connection between technology and consumers in the insurance industry has never been more relevant. Although the insurance industry was already facing rising competition and customer expectations, the global pandemic forced our industry to take legacy processes and technologies, and transition to “digital” seemingly overnight. With the rise in vaccination rates and a hopeful return […]
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Diving Into Digital Assets: The Business Side of NFTs
It’s 2022, and it seems all the rage in media and digital asset news is surrounding non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the Metaverse. NFTs have been around since at least 2017 when the OG CyberPunks launched. Yet, 2021 was the defining year that changed everything. It was 2021 when digital artist Mike Winkelmann, aka Beeple, sold […]
United Kingdom Non-Fungible Token: Coming Soon
While there are many observers and consultants to help U.S. clients monitor cryptocurrency and crypto-tech developments, Perficient is committed to providing current and potential clients news of crypto developments around the world. In early April, during Fintech Week 2022, John Glen, who serves as Economic Secretary to the Treasury for the United Kingdom, addressed the […]
GEICO, State Farm, Nationwide, Progressive, USAA Top Q1 2022 Mobile Insurance Scorecard
Recently, Digital Insurance issued the findings from Keynova Group on the 2022 Mobile Insurance Scorecard. While mobile has long been a part of the carrier offering – pay a bill, get an ID card, file a claim – this survey reflects the evolution of insurers from transactional into personalized servicing. I’ve long advocated that personalization […]
5 Takeaways From Our Webinar: The ROI on Transforming Credit and Lending Customer Outreach
With inflation at a 40-year high and the economic ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic still looming, many people are falling into delinquency, making revamping outdated debt collection practices a higher priority for financial institutions than ever. In their recent webinar, The ROI on Transforming Credit and Lending Customer Outreach, Perficient’s Byron Gifford and Scott Albahary […]
OCC Releases Latest CRA Evaluations for March 2022
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has released 11 Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations. These evaluations are based upon on-site examinations performed by OCC-trained staff that are conducted every other year, and they assess an institution’s performance in helping to meet the specific credit needs of the communities they serve. This […]
Perficient Named 2021 Acquia Partner of the Year for Drupal Cloud
Acquia recently announced the winners of its 2021 Partner Awards. We’re delighted to share that Perficient received the Outstanding Partner Contribution award for our outstanding performance in Drupal Cloud for 2021. We’re one of Acquia’s first Certified Drupal Cloud Practices and a valued Acquia partner since 2017. Throughout that time, our Acquia practice has demonstrated […]
Data Lineage for BCBS 239 Regulatory Compliance
The purpose of BCBS 239 (Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s standard number 239) is to ensure that systemically important banks’ risk data aggregation capabilities and internal risk reporting practices give thorough insight into the risks to which they are exposed. BCBS has a total of 14 principles, summarized in the four sections below: I. Overarching governance […]
2022 Dodd-Frank Stress Test Scenarios Released
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recently released the economic and financial market scenarios that will be used in the upcoming stress tests for covered institutions. Federal bank regulators work together to design Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (“CCAR”) stress tests that are designed to ensure that even in the case of […]
The Value of Empathy in Debt Collections
Monday, February 21st marks the beginning of Empathy Week. Empathy Week was founded in London in 2019 as an initiative to use storytelling through film to cultivate empathy among school children. During Empathy Week, students are shown one short film each day that showcases a unique human experience. The films’ themes are interlaced into lessons, […]
NY Federal Reserve Evaluates Stablecoin Frameworks
Cryptocurrency continues to grow, and Perficient is committed to helping financial services clients continue to understand and navigate this fast-changing part of the economy. Over the last 90 days, we have let clients know about the federal banking regulators planned cryptocurrency road map, explained what steps national banks need to take to begin crypto activities, […]
Sing It With Me: What’s the Mask Mandate Got To Do With Wealth Management?
Mask mandates are being lifted across the country. California, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Oregon, Illinois, and Rhode Island have announced plans to lift their statewide mask mandates or school mask mandates, and more states have indicated they will revisit mask requirements in the near future. If you have been holding back on making investments to […]