As entry barriers to cybercriminality have lowered, the severity of phishing attacks has increased. The financial sector remains among the leading targets for bad actors, indicating that information technology (IT) teams will soon face a surge of threats. How can they protect themselves?
Taking your business public is a significant milestone that can open new opportunities for growth and expansion. Going public can provide access to substantial capital, increase your company’s visibility and enhance its credibility. However, the transition of an initial public offering (IPO) also brings new challenges.
To achieve success, careful preparation and thoughtful planning are essential. There are numerous considerations to have in mind, and knowing each of them will be critical to ensuring public ownership is a good decision.
AI has proved invaluable to the business and financial technology sectors as an accurate, reliable tool. Naturally, it has made its way into tax preparation and auditing — and is reshaping long-held standards. Will it permanently transform business tax planning?
Financial technology (fintech) products can help people associated with small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) streamline many daily processes. However, adopting new technologies can cause uncertainties, even in highly motivated individuals.
Most humans naturally hesitate to make significant changes despite recognizing the associated benefits. That’s primarily because they prefer the familiarity of current processes since doing things differently almost always requires an adjustment period.
AUSTIN – March 8th, 2023—New research launched today by Blancco Technology Group (LON: BLTG), the industry standard in data erasure and mobile lifecycle solutions, reveals the extent to which healthcare and financial services organizations have embraced cloud, as well as the effects cloud adoption has had on data classification, minimization and end-of-life (EOL) data disposal.
Most small business owners know how important technology is to their business. It allows them to compete with further-established organizations and achieve more growth. Yet, budget constraints often keep business owners from investing in the latest tech.
Instead of investing in every innovation, consider optimizing your budget by focusing on your business's most important tech upgrades.
London, UK; 6th September 2022: The majority (57%) of financial services professionals are only ‘somewhat confident’ in their anti-money laundering procedures. That’s according to a survey from anti-money laundering tech scaleup, First AML, which surveyed 200 financial services professionals across the UK.
The survey found that 52% of respondents have identified an instance of money laundering in the last year, with 23% identifying more than one. Anti-money laundering is also moving up the company agenda at almost three quarters (73%) of financial services companies.
Dublin, Ireland, 31st May 2022 BSO, a global pioneering infrastructure and connectivity provider, today revealed new research uncovering a “resilience paradox” suggesting that financial institutions have come to tolerate poor cloud connectivity experiences.
London, UK – 11th May 2022 – In a global survey of 300 C-suite banking industry executives, 54% say their financial institutions have faced greater competition over the past three years from digital alternatives while 47% of UK respondents found this to be the case. However, these executives also indicate that they are better positioned to compete. Notably, 85% of respondents reported that they have, to some extent or more, the necessary technological tools to create new digital products and services. This rises to 90% for UK respondents.
Milan, 2nd September 2020 – Today, Fincons Group, an international system integration consultancy with offices in Italy, Switzerland, the UK, France, the U.S. and Germany, releases a new free guide to digital transformation for Financial Services and Insurance businesses. The whitepaper takes stock of digital preparedness in the FSI sector in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. As social distancing exposed significant lacunae, Fincons Group, analyzes the digital preparedness gap and suggests practical quick-win solutions to help make up lost ground.
