financial management

Financial organizations are under intense pressure to grow their business while keeping costs in check and meeting regulatory requirements. This can be a huge challenge for banking leadership and especially those managing payments infrastructures. How can banks improve business agility and ensure faster compliance? Integrated transaction management hubs deliver differentiated products to customers now, provide a platform for future and enable ongoing market share growth.

With Mobile Device Management (MDM) iPhones, iPads and the slew of Androids on the market, you can meet the balance of open access for employees while ensuring adherence to regulatory compliance.

This paper talks about the state of today’s cyber threat landscape, current platforms for fraud management fall short, hurting customers in the process, and Trusteer's Cybercrime Prevention Architecture.

Financial institutions need to consider a broad array of key business case components, beyond fraud loss reduction and fraud-management operating costs, when examining the business ramifications of various fraud-prevention technology approaches.

For financial institutions, IBM access management solutions can ease regulatory compliance and provide user-centric authentication options.

This white paper walks through the key areas of a financial management solution so when you are evaluating current and future financial management software, you are prepared to avoid challenges and maximize your investment.

J.D. Byrider's franchisees experienced a high level of frustration due to an old system running on Linux using dBase files. Byrider made the decision to switch their development environment to Intel-based servers in a Microsoft SQL Server and ASP development environment. Download this paper to read about their results.

The objective of this white paper is to review various aspects of retail financial management and to draw important lessons for small and mid-size retailers. The paper addresses a wide range of topics that impact a retailer’s financial success. Many of these are common to retailers of all sizes, but some are specific to mid to small tier businesses and many cautionary notes are given.

If the go-go 1990s, with its fast money and flush credit seeking rapid and steep returns, created the demand for "renaissance" Chief Financial Officers ("CFO"), who could manage (and market) both the strategic and financial operations of the enterprise, the more sobering decade that followed led directly to the creation and subsequent rise of the Chief Procurement Officer ("CPO"), who could reduce costs, build internal relationships, and develop strategic suppliers efficiently and effectively.

In this white paper, Ian Henderson of Sword Ciboodle and Retha Keyser of SAS describe what that ideal can look like and how to achieve it.

This paper presents technologies and recommendations for not only surviving, but thriving, as a marketer in today's demanding and dynamic business climate.

This paper presents the 5 most common practices that result in losing a customer and how to avoid those pitfalls. You'll also learn how more customer-centric measures can help you deepen and grow relationships with your most valuable customers.

This white paper includes practical, candid and irreverent advice from Scott on what it really means to be real time in marketing and PR.

In a webcast co-hosted by the AMA and SAS, presenters described three areas of focus for using social media, and the five best practices for being effective in social media. This paper provides a summary of that webcast.

This white paper provides a blueprint for action for senior marketers and decision makers across the enterprise. It provides straightforward advice on how to build a more durable and profitable customer base.

This collection is part of the ANA Magazine Thought Leadership Series sponsored by SAS. The articles explore the variety of ways to use analytics to create marketing functions that are more accountable and profitable.

This paper provides an intro to managers and marketing professionals applying analytics to marketing to significantly improve outcomes. It explains not only why you need to make this shift, but also how you get started and what tools you'll need.

Risks have intensified as retailers and financial organizations embrace new technologies to meet customer demands for convenience. The rise of mobile and online transactions introduces new risks – and with that, new requirements for fraud mitigation. This paper discusses key steps for fighting back against fraud risk by establishing appropriate and accurate data, analytics and alert management.

In June 2011, IBM commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) that enterprises may realize by deploying Storwize V7000. The purpose of this study is to provide readers with a framework to evaluate the potential financial impact of Storwize V7000 on their organizations. Storwize V7000 is a virtualized storage system designed to consolidate block and file workloads into a single storage system for simplicity of management, reduced cost, highly scalable capacity, performance, and high availability.

Using analytics and personalized marketing to increase revenue and customer loyalty

Turn marketing challenges into opportunities with marketing performance analytics

In March 2014, Cisco Systems commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) study and examine the potential return on investment (ROI) enterprises may realize by deploying Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS). The purpose of this study is to provide readers with a framework to evaluate the potential financial impact of the Cisco UCS on their organizations. To better understand the benefits, costs, and risks associated with a Cisco UCS implementation, Forrester interviewed several customers with multiple years of experience using Cisco UCS. Cisco Unified Computing System and servers unify computing, networking, management, virtualization, and storage access into a single integrated architecture

Internet of Things. Cloud. Augmented reality. Virtual reality. Technologies like these are changing the face of all industries, across manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, education, agriculture, logistics, and more. These transformative technologies define new paradigms of business productivity, customer centricity, and quality & compliance management. This infographic features the opportunities these technologies can o er as they begin incorporating them into their business models. Download the infographic now.

Discover Digital Transaction Management and how it can dramatically improve the real estate business. From safety and legal concerns, to financial costs and user experience improvement, each aspect of the Digital Transaction Management approach is covered in this guide.

Discover Digital Transaction Management and how it can dramatically improve the real estate business. From safety and legal concerns, to financial costs and user experience improvement, each aspect of the Digital Transaction Management approach is covered in this guide.