For many of us, our main contact with anti-money laundering (AML) activities is the need to prove our identity before we can open a new bank account, or buy a house. It may be annoying, but it’s just one of those things that has to be done. But for governments,
by Erich Hugo, Business Development Director, BAS ITG It is becoming something of a truism that digital product design is disrupting traditional industries. I think it is interesting, though, to focus on how this is happening, and especially in retail, where consumer experience is a vital element. Four emerging retail
Keep an eye on my behaviour. It will pay off. As a consumer, I am aware of my own value to companies and shops that want me to buy their products and services. Actually, I have probably always been aware of it, but now it seems much easier to get
At a time when ‘fake news’ has acquired its own presence on Wikipedia, it is worth reflecting a little on something more fundamental - the difference between facts and opinions. One of the most critical points to keep in mind when reviewing a plan, or a performance report, is to
Q&A between Ulrike Bergmann and Carsten Krah The concept of self-service in analytics is often associated with business innovation and speed of response to customer demand. But self-service can also empower and encourage individual employees to support operations in a more effective way. I caught up with Carsten Krah Senior
I’m going to start with a question. What’s your favourite Internet of Things (IoT) device, product or service? A Fitbit, perhaps? An app on your smartphone? My next question: why do you like it? Because it’s exciting, techie and interesting? Because you like to have things before anyone else? Or
Marinette Nyström interviewing Casper Pedersen, Principal Business Solutions Manager The EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was approved in May 2016, and companies must be compliant by May 2018. Research shows, however, that fewer than 30% of companies impacted are prepared for it. I had a discussion with Casper Perdersen, who recently
The digital revolution requires an ever-increasing number of repetitive and targeted decisions. The digital revolution is faster and more comprehensive than the Industrial Revolution at the beginning of the last century. It requires less capital, and focuses on intellectual and digital innovation, which is affordable to many. The innovations produced
The fight against fraud has to be at all levels, and use all possible means available to the organization. However, it is important to distinguish between political, organizational and technical means. Persuading states to organize themselves better to facilitate exchange of information between administrations can be decisive, even with the
Using advanced analytics to pinpoint dead stock can reduce your inventory levels dramatically. How big a portion of your stock is dead. Naturally you’re now thinking about the products or (Stock Keeping Units, SKUs, as they are called in the inventories), which for some reason started to move slowly and
