Industry-Specific Webinars on Upcoming Technology Trends

What's a previsory? The word is a combination of pre-view and ad-visory, a view of financial services technology trends that our clients should have on their radar. We’ve sifted through the noise and the hype to help you identify and prioritize the trends to watch. Hear directly from our analysts for their expert view on what to trends to anticipate next year. We hope that each previsory webinar expands your horizons and sparks new ideas. Explore the schedule and register for any and all webinars that pique your interest!

Along with the webinars, we will publish accompanying in-depth previsory reports available to our subscribers.

Risk: Innovation Levers for Emerging Risks

October 27th at 10AM ET Geopolitical and economic headwinds, following straight on the heels of the pandemic, highlight the need for resilience and agility in Risk functions. At the same time, new business opportunities in digital assets and ESG bring with them new risks. Celent’s Risk previsory will examine innovation levers including artificial intelligence, big data, APIs, cloud, and regtech that financial institutions need to help them deal with these risks and drive business value. Register

Retail Banking: Delivering for Customers in Time of Need

November 1st at 10AM ET Faced with historically high inflation and energy bills, increasing interest rates, and continued geopolitical and economic uncertainty, consumers in major economies are bracing themselves for tough times ahead. How can retail banks truly deliver for all their customers – new and existing – in these challenging times? As banks grapple how best to engage with customers, participate in an open ecosystem, innovate, and continue the digital transformation journey, what are their critical technology investment priorities for 2023? Register

Wealth Management: Moving Toward Connectivity and Convergence

November 3rd at 10AM ET We've seen wealth management firms transition from monolithic legacy systems to modular, scalable architectures and solutions. This great unbundling of the wealth management stack transforms the industry by facilitating greater connectivity between financial services providers and enabling the convergence of previously siloed products and services. In 2023, we look deeply at the technologies needed to facilitate this transformation: AI, data management, API connectivity, client engagement tools, digital technologies, and Cloud. Register

Corporate Banking: Deepening Relationships to Weather Macro-Economic Stress

November 7th at 10AM ET Geopolitical and economic waves have shocked markets around the world. In a period of disrupted supply chains, accelerating inflation, and rising interest rates, companies of all sizes face challenging times ahead. More than ever, they will turn to their banks as trusted advisors to help them weather the storm, but they will also be more selective in their bank relationships. As a result, banks face increasing competitive pressures amid market uncertainty. How banks invest to differentiate, while supporting their clients, will be critical. In response, leading banks will seek to deepen client relationships by optimizing customer engagement, delivering innovative intelligent treasury solutions, leveraging data and analytics, and accelerating payments capabilities. To achieve these ambitions, they will continue investing in modernizing platforms, developing data management strategies, and expanding partner ecosystems. We will share our perspectives on the key technology trends and imperatives for corporate banking in 2023. Register

Health Insurance: Insurers Continue to Deal With Challenging Times

November 8th at 10AM ET The health previsory will focus on key technology investments through 2023. At the top of the list is improving customer engagement. The focus continues through the renovation of aging back-office systems. Underlying it all is a focus on data using modern machine learning and AI. This next year will continue major investments and our previsory will track the market. Register

Capital Markets: Conditions Across Capital Markets Are All Change, Technology Priorities Are Not

November 8th at 11AM ET What a difference a year (or two) makes for capital markets businesses. The swings in market activity, interest rates and regulatory activity are extreme. However, the need to build integrated, flexible and agile technology solutions remains a key focus. From interest rates or trading volatility (up), WFH/BTO (out/in), deal activity/investment flows (down) or ESG (TBD), technology has a key role in keeping costs low and competitive advantage high. Register

Life Insurance: Innovating the Insurance Value Chain

November 9th at 10AM ET Insurers are readying themselves for emerging challenges from rising inflation and interest rates, the looming threats of recession, supply chain disruption, climate change, geopolitical upheaval, shortage of talents, and competition from InsurTechs. Our Life Insurance previsory will examine transformation levers, including customer experience, increasing importance of data and data analytics, process optimization through automation, innovation, and the insuretech ecosystem. Register

Property Casualty Insurance: Executing in an Uncertain Environment

November 10th at 10AM ET It is now arguably more important than it has been in years for insurance carriers to position themselves to succeed in the face of uncertainty. One of the primary ways for carriers to grow profitability, increase operational efficiency and achieve a competitive edge is through the appropriate application of technologies, both emerging and mature. In this webinar, we’ll highlight some of today’s most impactful technologies and offer a timely playbook that will help insurers fortify their organization against any obstacles that may arise. Register

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