Posts Tagged ‘insurance’

If there is one trend making more headlines than cybersecurity, it is digital. In a world in which people are now performing more searches on their mobile phones than on their computers, it is no surprise that financial institutions with legacy business models and strategies are flocking to adopt new technology that meets the expectations […]

Understanding your clients is paramount. The more you know about them, the more effective you can be at winning their business. For the fifth year in a row, Gartner reports that business intelligence (BI) and analytics has remained the number one priority for financial services companies. In fact, the research firm forecasts that the BI […]

We periodically take a closer look at the trending topics we are seeing in the financial services based on the work we are doing with clients, and the conversations we are having with industry leaders. According to Gartner, growth is the number one goal among senior-level executives in the financial services industry. How can they […]

There’s lots of talk about the effect that FinTech (or, at least the artificial intelligence (AI) and smart machines it’s producing) will have on jobs in the financial services industry. Here are a couple of examples. In a recent CFA Institute survey, respondents indicated that automated financial advice tools will have the largest impact on […]

Efma, a global non-profit organization established in 1971 by banks and insurance companies to foster innovation and drive transformation, and Vidyo, a developer of video collaboration solutions, released a new report that shows there is strong interest in leveraging video among financial services institutions. According to the report, 10% of banks have already deployed a […]

  In a recent post, I laid out three reasons why you should be a believer in Oracle. The article highlighted Oracle’s transition from focusing on solutions that were historically implemented on-premises to specializing in the development and sale of cloud solutions. 

  Oracle Industry Connect, the conference designed for executives from a variety of industries, is right around the corner. Like, next week! To those of you planning to attend the event in Orlando from April 11-13, you’re in for a treat. There’s a powerful lineup of speakers who will be discussing the latest trends and […]

  A few days ago, I shared a list, a much smaller list, of unicorn companies that sit in the healthcare and biotechnology industries. To refresh your memory, a unicorn is a technology-related organization with a valuation of more than $1 billion, typically a start-up, and with no real track record of success. In a recent report, […]

  Last month, I wrote about pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), such as Express Scripts, cutting exclusive deals with pharmas who are willing to slash prices significantly, saving insurers and patients lots of money, not to mention removing competition from the game. So, what happened? 

I know that this isn’t a healthcare blog, but I think it’s important to provide some context on the healthcare industry in order to make connections between it and financial institutions.  Last week I started the discussion around health reform and I’d encourage you to revisit my previous blog post.  Healthcare reform is really health […]

Welcome to our financial services blog. We look forward to sharing information on the latest trends in financial services technology and strategy with you. I hope you find that we have pulled together a diverse team of writers with many years of experience in the banking, insurance, and capital markets industries. This experience has been […]