Posts Tagged ‘Payments’

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 […]

I recently came across a Gigaom article, written by Phil Fasano of Kaiser Permanente, discussing the parallels to new and disruptive technologies in the financial services industry healthcare systems need to embrace to improve the quality of patient care while reducing costs.  This article got my wheels turning.  There are a lot of parallels to financial services […]

On the heels of the Bank Innovation conference we attended, the Financial Services team has published a new Perficient Perspectives, a series of informal Q&A sessions with our subject matter experts on hot technology topics and industry issues.  In our new Perspective, “The Future of Bank Product Strategies: How Creating a 360-degree View of the […]

While they’re not ubiquitous yet, payment apps are starting to be discussed in places not normally known for attention to payment issues, such as Andrew Sullivan’s Dish. The thread is primarily commiseration around a specific retail pain point, but the curated discussion highlights perspectives from both an end-user and someone that works in a place that […]

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 […]

The “Best Practices in Organizational Innovation” session was loaded with great quotes, content and covered a lot of ground. Led by Matt Wilcox, Harry Bandicourt and Sam Maule, conversation moved from Sam’s bright socks (P.S. I see this trending at next year’s Bank Innovation conference) to his definition of organizational innovation, “Getting Sh*t Done”.  Innovation […]

This coming Monday I’ll be at Bank Innovation as a panelist talking about best practices and new product strategies for banking leaders and technologists as advocates for  innovation at the product management level.  As a technology solution and service provider focused on the financial services industry, we work hand-in-hand with many banks, emerging payment providers, and […]

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 […]

The financial services industry is a highly competitive, intensely regulated industry with great reliance on technology-based processes and automation to drive quality services to end-customers.  To successfully compete in an environment that faces continuous margin compression, financial services must be efficient and the underlying technology they use must be delivered with quality assurance.  Digital payments […]

Yesterday, Fast Company released their annual guide featuring the most innovative businesses with the greatest impact in their industry.  The financial services industry was very well represented with innovative leaders in several major areas that are very much in a state of flux right now.  The impact that some of these leaders have had on […]

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 […]

The first time I saw someone use Square was last year during a brief shopping excursion in Chinatown. I was in San Francisco for a User Experience conference and had a few hours free to explore. I had just found what I would refer to as the “cutest iPhone case ever” shaped like a bright […]