Financial Services

Connected Futures’ research finds high-value digital transformation initiatives include video-based advisors, mobile payments, applying automation to cybersecurity, next-generation workers, and much more. Read on for case studies and peer insights at every link of the financial services industry, investments through payments to retail banking.

Beyond Bitcoin: the Real-World Potential of Blockchain

Internet of Things

Beyond Bitcoin: the Real-World Potential of Blockchain

From IoT to supply chains, blockchain's impact extends far beyond finance
Thriving in a World of Darwinian Disruption

Digital Transformation

Thriving in a World of Darwinian Disruption

Author Tom Goodwin, on the tough questions business leaders need to ask.
Inside Sun Life Financial’s Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation

Inside Sun Life Financial’s Digital Transformation

Creating new digital services requires new ways of working. Chief Digital Technology Officer Alice Thomas offers a detailed look at her company’s journey.…
DataOps: Buzzword or Buzzworthy?

Smart Data

DataOps: Buzzword or Buzzworthy?

Can DataOps live up to its claim to deliver high-value data analysis projects?
Blockchain, from Promise to Payoff

Business Innovation

Blockchain, from Promise to Payoff

Blockchain could change everything from financial services to supply chains. But where do business leaders begin?
Banking: High Tech or High Touch?

Financial Services

Banking: High Tech or High Touch?

Banks try opposite strategies in charting the future of retail branches.
Industries in the Cross Hairs of Disruption

Digital Transformation

Industries in the Cross Hairs of Disruption

In the Digital Vortex, change accelerates, but responses lag.
Driving Down Insurance Risk With IoT

Financial Services

Driving Down Insurance Risk With IoT

How will connected cars and cities change the auto insurance industry?
The Path to Digital Won’t Be Paved with Yesterday’s Networks

Healthcare

The Path to Digital Won’t Be Paved with Yesterday’s Networks

For innovation, better productivity, and performance, organizations must invest in modern, automated networks.
Banks and Fintech: Investing in a Powerful Partnership

Financial Services

Banks and Fintech: Investing in a Powerful Partnership

Traditional banking institutions are embracing disruptive fintech companies by adopting their digital tools to reduce costs, reduce friction from customer…
Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends

Collaboration

Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends

To create a successful digital organization, executives must keep one eye on the technology horizon at all times. These trends are already driving disruption…
Bringing Digital into the Boardroom

Risk Management & Security

Bringing Digital into the Boardroom

What’s the most underrepresented skill in the modern boardroom? The ability to understand technology.