I recently completed a global market assessment of mortgage and loan operations services. I found that the mortgage and loan industry is restructuring at a faster pace than at any time since the Savings and Loan Crisis of the early 1990s, as mergers and divestitures have increased in s[...]

  In this blog, I look at the growing requirement for operational flexibility in banking, and at a specific KYC initiative from Capgemini aimed at addressing this. Industry trends Financial institutions and regulators are increasing their financial crime and compliance (FCC) activi[...]

GenAI is being tested by enterprises to identify the value it can bring to their operations. In 2024, the BFSI industry undertook more GenAI testing and POCs than any other industry. However, many POCs were unsuccessful because of limitations in data sets, processing power, and digital processes[...]

  In recent years, cryptocurrency (crypto), a digital currency that relies on a distributed ledger system to maintain ownership and transaction records, has emerged as a new asset class. Crypto has experienced the ups and downs typical of emerging technologies. In 2022, the demand for cr[...]

  Avanade laid out its strategy and roadmap for growing its business over the next three years at a recent analyst day. Avanade is an Accenture/Microsoft joint venture providing enterprises with IT services. In the 25 years since its founding, Avanade has delivered 37k projects to 5k cli[...]