Click to learn more about author Stuart Tarmy. Interest in digital currencies (and, more specifically, cryptocurrency) has risen in the last year, due in part to the interest in touch-free financial transactions caused by the pandemic, rising mainstream business interest in cryptocurrency potential, and the momentum of private initiatives like bitcoin and Facebook’s Diem (previously […]
Best Practices to Utilize Your Customer’s Risk Profiles to Increase Revenue and Customer Experience
Click to learn more about author Stuart Tarmy. The pandemic has dramatically transformed a number of industries, including online banking and e-commerce. Some 86% of Americans now use online banking and e-commerce in the U.S. This number has exploded by over 44% from last year. Unfortunately, fraudsters have seized on this spike in online activity to […]
Using Data Technology to Profitability Serve the Unbanked
Click to learn more about author Stuart Tarmy. Globally, some 1.7 billion people are unbanked, with the World Bank estimating the largest number — about 225 million — are in China, followed by India with about 190 million. Other countries with a greater percentage of unbanked citizens include Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Mexico, and Bangladesh. Even in the U.S., […]
What’s Going on with Data Platforms in Brokerages During the Times of Covid
Click to learn more about author Stuart Tarmy. The volatility of the stock market caused by the pandemic’s economic fallout has led to an incredible surge of trading by both experienced and new investors looking for financial opportunities. This year, these investors drove a second-quarter retail equity trading volume to skyrocket more than 50 percent from the first […]
Healthcare Companies Struggle to Comply with GDPR Data Privacy Regulations
Click to learn more about author Stuart Tarmy. Automated Data Discovery must come first and is essential for compliance. The upcoming EU (European Union) GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) prescribes large penalties and fines for non-compliance on all companies that conduct business with consumers in the EU. The healthcare industry, which includes managed healthcare, pharmaceutical, medical […]
To Get Value from Data, Organizations Should Also Focus on Data Flow
Click to learn more about author Stuart Tarmy. Data Flow allows a company to understand the relationships between data elements across the enterprise and between individual lines of business. Companies in a wide range of industries, including financial services, health care, aviation and energy services, are increasingly focused on Data Flow to better leverage their Data […]
To Get Value from Data, Data Discovery Must Come First!
Click to learn more about author Stuart Tarmy. Confidence in your Data Analytics is only as good as the completeness of your data. Most companies struggle with accessing and understanding their data, especially in older, legacy or siloed systems. Consider the following. Your CEO has long recognized that Data Analytics needs to play a greater role […]
Appoint a Data Protection Officer to Ensure Compliance with the GDPR
Click to learn more about author Stuart Tarmy. When is the Best Time to Appoint a DPO? What are Their Key Responsibilities? As many companies are now aware, the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes effective on May 25th 2018, and will have a significant and possibly devastating impact on all companies that […]