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C’est l’heure du bilan pour les ESN françaises, et il est plutôt bon : 9 ESN du top 10 ont bénéficié d’une croissance cumulée supérieure à celle du marché, à 5,3%. Alors que le marché avait été tiré par les ESN « mid-market » pendant plusieu...
Switzerland - the blockchain capital?
How can a small country like Switzerland become a mecca for blockchain technology? teknowlogy recently visited "Crypto Valley" near Zurich, the Swiss blockchain equivalent to California's Sillicon Valley, and took this opportunity to give this question some thought.
Hosting innovation and co-creation: IBM’s Watson IoT Center in Munich
PAC recently had the chance to visit IBM's Watson IoT Center in Munich. Discussions quickly revolved around topics like connected objects, artificial intelligence (AI), and smart cities, and took a cross-vertical perspective.
Key cyber security issues in digital finance
Financial institutions across the world are in the midst of their digital transformation process, already being strongly IT-centric. However, a lot of them have come to find that one of their key business assets, i.e. security, may actually turn into a risk in the cyber space, with strong impacts on IT and business.
Tendances 2018 : plus d'intelligence et d'automatisation
Le numérique reste un sujet prédominant dans le programme des DSI pour l'année à venir. Ce concept a déjà fait couler beaucoup d'encre et suscité de nombreuses discussions. Bon nombre d'entreprises ont déjà lancé des projets et augmenté leur budget numérisation de manière significative. Pourtant, il est clair qu'il reste encore beaucoup à ...
CGI en ordre de bataille pour être un partenaire majeur de la transformation digitale du secteur bancaire
PAC a rencontré récemment les responsables du secteur bancaire de CGI en France. Force est de constater que l’ESN se met en ordre de marche pour se positionner comme un acteur de référence.
F&A BPS as enablers of innovative strength for companies in the manufacturing industry
CFOs have the chance to significantly contribute to the successful digital transformation of their organization. F&A BPS providers are important enablers to achieve this.
Takeover accomplished – what the merger of Diebold and Wincor Nixdorf means for German retailers
A few days ago, Diebold Nixdorf officially began business. Resulting from the merger of the banking IT specialists Diebold and Wincor Nixdorf, the company has great promise. To some, however, the future of the former Wincor Nixdorf retail operations appears uncertain.
Übernahme „in Sack und Tüten“ - Was der Zusammenschluss von Diebold und Wincor Nixdorf für deutsche Einzelhändler bedeutet
Vor wenigen Tagen nahm das neue Unternehmen Diebold Nixdorf nun offiziell seine Arbeit auf. Die Versprechen sind vielfältig – jedoch ist über die Zukunft des Retail-Segments gerade bei den deutschen Einzelhändlern auch Verunsicherung zu spüren. Zu Recht?
The times are changing – also for IBM: Blockchain as a proof point
Blockchain technology – what impact will it have on corporate finance?
The impact of blockchain technology on the finance sector cannot yet be fully measured – let’s just say the best is yet to come. Experts are currently still trying to evaluate its potential, and most of us consultants agree that it will be huge.
Key digital transformation requirements and their implications for software providers
Software providers with a focus on digital transformation support are currently confronted with highly dynamic market conditions and have to find appropriate ways to address them. They need to transform themselves in order to support their digitally transforming customers.
Luxoft: The “rising star” in banking IT services?
In 2015, I had a couple of talks with fast-growing Luxoft, a software development and IT services provider. One of their focus industries is banking and capital markets, and one of their biggest clients is Deutsche Bank. Their latest development has been quite impressive, so it seems worth sharing my view in a brief blog post.
Orange se lance dans les services financiers – nouveau marché pour les opérateurs telcos, cauchemar pour les banquiers traditionnels
Orange a annoncé vouloir créer sa banque en collaboration avec Groupama d’ici à 2017. Cet acte transcrit une volonté affirmée depuis longtemps, celle d’un opérateur télécom décidé à trouver des relais de croissance hors de son marché natif. Le secteur des télécoms a effectivement subi une concurrence féroce ces dernières années, et les ...
IT challenges in the year ahead
In 2016 we will see IT departments start taking digital transformation seriously. But we expect to see less about disruptive technologies and more on the implementation and convergence of a number of trends from recent years.
Herausforderungen für die IT in 2016
Das Jahr 2016 steht für die IT-Abteilung ganz im Zeichen der Digitalisierung. Dabei geht es weniger um disruptive Technologien oder völlig neue Themen, sondern um die pragmatische Umsetzung – und das Zusammenwachsen – der Trends der vergangenen Jahre.
Fintech investments: what’s next?
Fintech is the thing everybody is talking about in the banking sector at the moment and most of us agree that there is some major disruption going on.
Gafas Fintech lobbying in the US could push Europe still further behind in the innovation race
Two weeks ago, Google, Amazon and Apple launched an initiative called “Financial Innovation Now” in the US - a lobby group designed to raise awareness of the economic importance of Fintech among politicians in Washington DC.
PAC ranks 2nd in Top 10 EMEA Analyst Firm Awards 2016
PAC ranks 2nd in Influencer Relations’ 2016 EMEA Analyst Firm Awards. PAC’s users, mostly providers of high technology solutions and services, rated our research and advisory services very highly. We would like to thank all our customers and supporters for their trust!
FITS erhält weiteren Großauftrag – und bleibt damit ein Überperformer im Markt
Die Finanz Informatik Technologie Service (FI-TS) hat heute einen neuen Outsourcingdeal mit der Deutsche WertpapierService Bank AG (dwpbank) angekündigt. Ein erneuter Erfolg für den in München beheimateten IT-Dienstleister für die Banken- und Versicherungsbranche. Manch einer fragt sich, wie das Erfolgsrezept der FI-TS lautet. PAC gibt dazu ...
Dutch banks' promising approaches to addressing cyber security
Reports about cyber security threats are increasingly filling the (web) pages of Dutch newspapers, strongly unsettling Dutch companies and institutions. As banks are particularly attractive targets for cyber criminals, cyber security has become one of their biggest concerns and a driver for IT spending.