
Global custodian banks, or traditional finance providers (TradFi), are feeling the pressure to meet the needs of their clients investing, or pla…
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Global custodian banks, or traditional finance providers (TradFi), are feeling the pressure to meet the needs of their clients investing, or pla…
Experiencing product value before purchase drives growth—Product-Led Growth:PLG •This is a primer for those who are not so familiar with Product…
Investment Culture Has Rooted in Japan, However Spread of Open APIs Is Slower than Expected In Japan, a country with a large amount of personal…
The acquisition of Redtail by Orion positions Orion as one of the most comprehensive all-in-one platform providers serving both RIAs and enterpr…
HSBC Securities Services Digital Vault is the winner of Celent’s 2022 Model Bank Award for Digital Transformation.This strategic initiative allo…
I’m extremely excited to announce my participation as a speaker at this year’s TradeTech FX Conference. The conference dates are February 16–18,…
Digital assets are here to stay. Despite continued volatility institutional investor interest remains strong. With client demand materializing,…
"Generation Investor” was a term coined by Charles Schwab to account for the surge in retail investors who opened their brokerage accounts durin…
Over the past several years, the CRM vendor landscape has grown significantly in terms of functionality offered to advisors and wealth managers.…
As the world finally turn the page to a new post-pandemic chapter, the Wealth Management industry has reason for cautious optimism. While much u…
There is no denying the wealth management market is telling us that planning software is a must have. Turnkey Asset Management Platform’s (TAMPs…
Representatives of the wealth managmenet industry gathered at Celent's Live Wealth Management Session at I&I Week 2021. Under the theme of Accel…
Celent hosted its 15th annual Innovation & Insight Week (I&I Week) and its fourth annual Model Wealth Manager Awards (Model WM Awards) program o…
Congratulations Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, and BNY Mellon Pershing on being Celent's Model Wealth Manager 2021 award winners! Links to the c…
North American wealth managers will face a challenging year ahead as a result of volatile macro events, fee compression, and intergenerational w…
The financial industry is at an inflection point, shaped by a confluence of macroeconomic forces, regulatory dynamics, and sociopolitical reperc…
Increasingly, risk offices at financial institutions are using advanced data management and artificial intelligence (AI), orchestration, high-pe…
This report represents the Financial Markets Infrastructure edition of the Capital Markets Previsory 2023 report series. While FMIs are benefiti…
Previsory is a portmanteau word coined by Celent to describe a forward-looking view of technology, and advice on how to respond to and leverage…
As I wrote about in my first Celent blog, the capital markets post-trade industry is transforming, and none too soon.In that vein, The Depositor…
The banking credit risk management apparatus has changed dramatically since the financial crisis of 2008. Many banks, savings and loan companies…
These are exciting times in the global post-trade sector, one that has not historically been associated with innovation but is ripe for technolo…
Digital technologies including big data analytics, artificial intelligence, cloud, and APIs have already transformed customer-facing functions a…
The demand for applications is growing faster than the supply of developers to deliver them. A new era of low/no-code development is emerging, w…
DBS Bank reimagined their corporate credit risk management by building a one-stop solution for corporate credit processes, from origination to f…
The specialized technology that supports risk management functions has traditionally been supplied by internal development teams as well as by e…
In its inaugural year, Celent Model Risk Manager 2021 program received several high-quality nominations from a diverse mix of financial institut…
Credit Suisse’s Chief Risk Office in Asia Pacific created a cross-risk platform for risk identification and analysis across financial risk, oper…
State Street Global Advisors wanted the ability to monitor macroeconomic risks on its portfolios because it recognized the importance of underst…
When it comes to the capital markets, a shift is underway in the process of application development. This is driven by increasing demands across…
Vehicle finance (cars, motorcycles, boats, and recreational vehicles) finance has not escaped disruption from the trends of digitization, digita…
ISO 20022 is rapidly becoming the financial messaging standard, with projects in many countries and in many payment rails. One of the most signi…
In times of economic stress, with high inflation, increasing borrowing costs, and exchange rate volatility, tools for managing liquidity become…
Just before Christmas, the UK banking regulators fined TSB Bank £49m for operational risk management and governance failures relating to a core…
A traditionally slow moving and staid market, core banking platforms in the last 5-10 years are emerging as one of the key pieces to long-term t…
The core banking system revolutionized the ability of the retail banking sector to achieve scale. However, what were initially key enablers have…
In November 2018, Celent published its first report on unattended, automated corporate digital channels, Corporate-to-Bank Integration: The Need…
Fraud continues to challenge the payments industry. In a recent survey of our banking contacts, we asked the participants about their payments p…
Although the UK Open Banking and European Union PSD2 legislation had specific goals to open up consumer financial services, it also paved the wa…
With the fall conference season winding down, several members of the Celent banking team have written blog posts reflecting on the themes and ne…
Over three weeks in September 2022, Celent Banking team ran an online survey where we invited our contacts in the industry – clients and non-cli…
I expected that the US Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Annual Convention (https://www.mba.org/conferences-and-education/annual-convention-exp…
Geopolitical and economic waves have shocked markets around the world. In a period of disrupted supply chains, accelerating inflation, and risin…
Faced with historically high inflation and energy bills, increasing interest rates, and continued geopolitical and economic uncertainty, consume…
As I head back to Chicago from the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) 2022 Conference in Philadelphia, I would like to share a few in…
Experiencing product value before purchase drives growth—Product-Led Growth:PLG •This is a primer for those who are not so familiar with Product…
As banks chart their course through the imperative of digital transformation, one increasingly common approach is to launch a digital bank on a…
Investment Culture Has Rooted in Japan, However Spread of Open APIs Is Slower than Expected In Japan, a country with a large amount of personal…
Profound shifts born from the wave of regulatory, capital, passive investing, and fee compression trends are continuing to alter the investment…
The acquisition of Redtail by Orion positions Orion as one of the most comprehensive all-in-one platform providers serving both RIAs and enterpr…
The demand for applications is growing faster than the supply of developers to deliver them. A new era of low/no-code development is emerging, w…
Last week, my colleague Kieran Hines and I attended FinovateEurope 2022, which was back in London as an in-person event again, and it was such a…
Last month I was honored to participate in the TradeTech FX annual conference in Miami, FL, and to assist by hosting a keynote interview and mod…
BNP Paribas S.A. implemented One KYC, a utility for collecting, storing, and maintaining information and documents for know-your-customer (KYC),…
The last 18 months have been like no other in recent memory. The COVID-19 pandemic forced everyone, not just those in financial services, to rea…
North American banks and credit unions are achieving widely varied results with digital account openings. The most effective institutions have t…
"Generation Investor” was a term coined by Charles Schwab to account for the surge in retail investors who opened their brokerage accounts durin…
Over the past several years, the CRM vendor landscape has grown significantly in terms of functionality offered to advisors and wealth managers.…
Driven by the imperative for sustainable cost savings and profitability, investment managers are renewing their focus to double down on their co…
As the world finally turn the page to a new post-pandemic chapter, the Wealth Management industry has reason for cautious optimism. While much u…
This report represents the Financial Markets Infrastructure edition of the Capital Markets Previsory 2023 report series. While FMIs are benefiti…
Experiencing product value before purchase drives growth—Product-Led Growth:PLG •This is a primer for those who are not so familiar with Product…
As I wrote about in my first Celent blog, the capital markets post-trade industry is transforming, and none too soon.In that vein, The Depositor…
Investment Culture Has Rooted in Japan, However Spread of Open APIs Is Slower than Expected In Japan, a country with a large amount of personal…
Profound shifts born from the wave of regulatory, capital, passive investing, and fee compression trends are continuing to alter the investment…
These are exciting times in the global post-trade sector, one that has not historically been associated with innovation but is ripe for technolo…
The acquisition of Redtail by Orion positions Orion as one of the most comprehensive all-in-one platform providers serving both RIAs and enterpr…
The demand for applications is growing faster than the supply of developers to deliver them. A new era of low/no-code development is emerging, w…
Last month I was honored to participate in the TradeTech FX annual conference in Miami, FL, and to assist by hosting a keynote interview and mod…
I’m extremely excited to announce my participation as a speaker at this year’s TradeTech FX Conference. The conference dates are February 16–18,…
"Generation Investor” was a term coined by Charles Schwab to account for the surge in retail investors who opened their brokerage accounts durin…
Over the past several years, the CRM vendor landscape has grown significantly in terms of functionality offered to advisors and wealth managers.…
Driven by the imperative for sustainable cost savings and profitability, investment managers are renewing their focus to double down on their co…
FX is at the greatest inflection point since Nixon decoupled the dollar from gold in 1971. Foreign exchange (FX), and its technology demands, ar…
This year, Celent interviewed 25 chief information officers and senior technology leaders of global market infrastructure (MI) to understand the…
Vehicle finance (cars, motorcycles, boats, and recreational vehicles) finance has not escaped disruption from the trends of digitization, digita…
ISO 20022 is rapidly becoming the financial messaging standard, with projects in many countries and in many payment rails. One of the most signi…
In times of economic stress, with high inflation, increasing borrowing costs, and exchange rate volatility, tools for managing liquidity become…
In late 2022 I posted on the criticality for treasuries to manage cash and liquidity, It’s all About the Cash – Thoughts from AFP 2022. In respo…
Fraud continues to challenge the payments industry. In a recent survey of our banking contacts, we asked the participants about their payments p…
Effective data management includes broad technology tools that are focused on optimizing data collection, quality control, processing, and analy…
Over three weeks in September 2022, Celent Banking team ran an online survey where we invited our contacts in the industry – clients and non-cli…
Geopolitical and economic waves have shocked markets around the world. In a period of disrupted supply chains, accelerating inflation, and risin…
Faced with historically high inflation and energy bills, increasing interest rates, and continued geopolitical and economic uncertainty, consume…
Experiencing product value before purchase drives growth—Product-Led Growth:PLG •This is a primer for those who are not so familiar with Product…
Celent’s parent company, Oliver Wyman, recently published a paper on the transformation of banking using AI (The AI Revolution in Banking). It i…
Banks have been trying for years to implement artificial intelligence programs to improve their client experiences and fend off increasing compe…
A recent Financial Times article by journalist Dave Lee discusses the tension between humans and the “drive” towards autonomous vehicles. “Buckl…
Beyond enabling analytics and insights, corporate banking data is the foundation of new product and service innovations, and the move to Open Ba…
In this report, we look at how data solutions play a role to provide support for actuary and underwriting functions in the insurance value chain…
In times of economic stress, with high inflation, increasing borrowing costs, and exchange rate volatility, tools for managing liquidity become…
In November 2018, Celent published its first report on unattended, automated corporate digital channels, Corporate-to-Bank Integration: The Need…
Although the UK Open Banking and European Union PSD2 legislation had specific goals to open up consumer financial services, it also paved the wa…
With the fall conference season winding down, several members of the Celent banking team have written blog posts reflecting on the themes and ne…
Geopolitical and economic waves have shocked markets around the world. In a period of disrupted supply chains, accelerating inflation, and risin…
As I head back to Chicago from the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) 2022 Conference in Philadelphia, I would like to share a few in…
With only a few weeks to go we are closing in on the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) 2022 Conference in Philadelphia. Thousands of…
Celent research into 2022 corporate banking priorities showed digital banking platforms and digital channels were the top two priorities for pro…
A recent Financial Times article by journalist Dave Lee discusses the tension between humans and the “drive” towards autonomous vehicles. “Buckl…
Banking is one of the most data-intensive industries, with data woven into every facet of client experience, banking operations, and servicing.…
The current economic outlook will undoubtably bring some challenges in the labor market. Stock indices have been in retreat since January (notab…
You can’t read the news without seeing daily reports of the economic climate with rising rates, snarled supply chains, increasing volatility, an…
2022 will be a critical year in corporate banking. With the impact of the pandemic now largely behind us and today’s customer expectations now c…
Corporate-to-bank channel connectivity is a critical enabler for businesses of all sizes as they expand globally and increase the number of bank…
Last October, the Celent Corporate Banking team published its Technology Trends Previsory, 2022 Edition. In the report, we identified five key t…