banking

June 22, 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Cisco DNA for Financial Services: The Answer is in the Network

2 min read

How can financial services companies meet the competing pressures to speed up digitization, comply with every increasing regulation and reduce costs? The answer is in the network – the digital...

June 20, 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Financial Services at CiscoLive! 2017

2 min read

Disruption.  Transformation.  Digitization.  Change….  The speed at which new developments are occurring in technology is incessant, and it is not a stretch to say; no industry is experiencing a more significant reinvention than financial services. Every aspect of this expansive industry is undergoing dramatic change as technology enables new opportunities for those who are nimble […]

June 12, 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Is Online Banking Getting Old?

4 min read

Many years ago, my family used to drive to our local community bank to cash checks, make deposits, and pay bills. My grandmother would wait in a longer line to...

May 23, 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Chatbots: The Next Wave of Financial Services

2 min read

Chat tools like Whatsapp and Facebook Messenger are among the fastest growing platforms on the web today. Businesses are harnessing chatbot technologies to reduce costs and improve the customer experience.

May 16, 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Ransomware Lessons for the Financial Services Industry

3 min read

As long as there have been banks, there have been bank robbers. In the past, bank robbers may have held up bank tellers at gunpoint. Today, threats are less visible—but just as frightening. This weekend’s massive ransomware attack demonstrated just how pervasive, far-reaching, and devastating a cyberattack can be. What is ransomware? Even if you […]

March 14, 2017

DATA CENTER

Cisco HyperFlex Meets High Performance Requirements of Active Trading Floor

2 min read

In the world of finance, trading requires fast decisions and reaction speed is of the essence. So when Bellevue Group started to feel the ping of performance degradation in its VDI environment it knew it had to find a solution. Researchers in the trading department work with sophisticated spreadsheet models and they need to crunch […]

August 3, 2016

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Go Digital Securely … and Fast

2 min read

Would you trust your money to a bank if it had no vaults and no guards? Of course you do. You do it every day.

June 23, 2016

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Where ‘Digital’ and ‘People’ Meet, a Sweet Spot for Banks

3 min read

In a world of roboadvisors, mobile payment apps, and automated processes, do people still matter in banking? I believe the answer is a resounding “Yes!” In fact, as agile, online “fintechs” continue to challenge retail banks, I see people as more of an advantage than ever. After all, those online-only disruptors can’t match banks for […]

Your Digital Treasure Map

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Suppose there is a treasure at the top of a mountain worth $405B. It is more than one person alone can carry back down the mountain, and you have a chance at that treasure. Many people want the treasure and will work hard to get to the top to claim it.   All you have to […]