Impact Makers partners with banks, credit unions, insurers and capital markets firms so they can realize digital innovation, harness data, and navigate the volatile post-COVID environment.
WHAT ARE THE BARRIERS TO SUCCESS?
The challenges facing FS firms today are numerous.
FS customers expect increased value from institutions’ products, digital platforms and service capabilities. Regulations – and bad actors – demand compliance and security diligence. New innovations disrupt traditional FS models. Technology solutions abound, yet choosing the right fit and integration approach is difficult.
WHAT DOES SUCCESS LOOK LIKE?
- Innovate fast with the right mix of new tech and legacy financial systems
- Navigate dynamic regulatory and IT security requirements
- Understand and exceed evolving customer expectations
- Secure systems from increasing cyber threats
- Harness data across the enterprise for business and customer value
- Capitalize on FinTech breakthroughs
HOW WE CAN HELP
- Enterprise Data Strategy
- Data Warehouse & big data – architect & build
- Risk Management
- IT & Cyber Security & Compliance
- IT Transformation (system modernization, process)
- DevOps Consulting
- IT Portfolio Optimization and Management
- Talent Management
- Organizational Design
- Cloud Infrastructure
- Cloud Solutions Consulting
- Agile Transformation
- Test Data Management
- Holistic Customer Experience Design (sales and service lifecycle)
- Digital Solutions
Financial Services : Our Thinking
Establishing Bank Data Governance for Scale and Regulatory Compliance
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Data Mesh: Delivering Analytical Data Products at the Speed of Business
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Data Strategy for Financial Services
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AWS Cloud Migration for Insurance Company
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Facial Recognition: Does the “Public Domain” Equal “Fair Game”?
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Financial Services Transformation
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Data Maturity & Strategy
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CCPA Versus the Data-powered Internet: The now-active law is a burdensome yet necessary step in data privacy
Advisory, Financial Services, Business Strategy Alignment, Process ReengineeringWednesday marked the beginning of a new decade, and perhaps the beginning of a new era in digital, as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect as law. While the CCPA’s statutes are overly burdensome for today’s...
Choosing the Best Business Fit for RPA
Analytics, Financial Services, Healthcare, Healthcare, Process ReengineeringRobotic Process Automation – using bots instead of associates to perform processing tasks – can be an effective way to increase speed and accuracy while redeploying associates on higher-value processes and projects. RPA implementations...
GDPR is Here! What is it and How Does it Affect Your Compliance Management Program?
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My Cloud Journey as an Early Adopter
Engineering, Financial Services, Architecture, Cloud Computing, Security & RiskEver heard the saying, “The Cloud is just someone else’s computer”? This is one of the many arguments I encountered as I became an early adopter in 2010. While it is technically true, it misses the point: the inherent flexibility and...
How I Found Inspiration in Financial Services Deregulation
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Transformation Without OCM is Wishful Thinking
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Birdies, Bogies, and Faster Payments
Advisory, Financial Services, Business Strategy Alignment, Financial ServicesI was sitting around a table last Sunday having lunch, settling my golf bets with some friends from the day's round. While we don’t play for much, the betting is secondary to the true prize of bragging rights. Nevertheless, as is...
