Financial Services

We’re just five days away from Bank Innovation 2013 in San Francisco. As we all begin to prepare for the event, I’d like to invite everyone to visit our Bank Innovation page and check out the Bank Transformation Toolkit we’re providing for attendees.  Perficient’s toolkit for bank executives, technologists and marketers, provides everything from how to get more out […]

Yesterday one of my colleagues, Terie McClintock, wrote a post about solutions to the healthcare cost crisis. In her post, Terie discusses a the solution to high healthcare costs as a matrix that incorporates the many factors influencing costs. Identification of key clinical and financial determinants can be integrated into cost reduction and efficiency enhancing […]

Yesterday I was reminded of the potential for Big Data in financial services as I came across an article from Data Enthusiast highlighting three industries using this high-powered data processing technology. Retailers lead the charge with data analytics to target their consumers with laser-like precision and are seeing success from their recommendation engines. Following in […]

I recently read an article in the NY Times talking about an “unexplainable” sharp and persistent slowdown in the growth of healthcare costs. It has been followed by others, such as this one from USA Today, that have begun attempting to shed light on the reasons why. Contrary to the partisanship rhetoric from our lawmakers, […]

Platinum Sponsor and Panelist Perficient announced today our upcoming participation  at Bank Innovation 2013, which will occur in San Francisco, March 18-19.  Along with sponsoring the event, Perficient’s Director of Financial Services, Mike Panzarella, will speak during the session “New Product Strategies and Possibilities” alongside JP Nicols (Clientific), John Schulte (Mercantile Bank of Michigan), Shawn […]

As HIMSS 2013 has come to a close, I’ve had a chance to look back at the experience of the last few days. I’ve been going to HIMSS for over 15 years. I can’t remember one where I didn’t learn things, meet new people and get excited about the innovations in health IT. However this […]

With Bank Innovation 2013 just around the corner for Perficient’s Financial Services team, I’ve been immersed in conversations, developing content, and preparing for what bank executives will likely want to talk to us about at the conference. Focused on the future of customer experience in banking, we’ll hear the normal buzzwords – mobile banking, social […]

With Bank Innovation 2013 just around the corner for Perficient’s Financial Services team, I’ve been immersed in conversations, developing content, and preparing for what bank executives will likely want to talk to us about at the conference. Focused on the future of customer experience in banking, we’ll hear the normal buzzwords – mobile banking, social […]

While many people likely left after Monday it hasn’t been obvious from the crowds on the exhibit floor and hallways. The only major difference I noticed was that there were fewer people in the education session I attended. However, one I attended was first thing in the morning and there have been vendor receptions each […]

I attended a session at the HIMSS 2013 Conference yesterday entitled, Healthcare Kaizen, Daily Improvement, Not Just Events that Mark Graban, MSME, MBA, presented. At a technology conference it was refreshing to hear how technology should not be the only focus to improving care. In today’s healthcare environment, big strategic initiatives are all the rage. […]

Trying to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to IT issues is a challenging task. Emerging technology forces in the financial services industry are already impacting business. The convergence of these forces does present challenges; however, it also provides a window of opportunity for financial institutions to elevate business performance and gain a […]

When wandering through the large HIMSS 2013 exhibit hall in New Orleans this year, I am inspired by innovation and the impact of mobile technologies on healthcare. I was thinking about the article in the Atlantic Wire called “Google Glass Will Be Out Just in Time for a Very Expensive Christmas Present” and what the […]