October - 2015 issue

Cover Story

ARCON TechSolutions: Building a Shield against the Risks of the Digital Era
"The biggest risk is not taking any risk … In a world that's changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks," What Mark Zuckerberg stated throws light...

Company of the Month

Pantomath Advisory Services: A One-Stop-Shop Offering Integrated Business, Financial and Corporate Advisory Solutions
By Pankaj Kundwani
At a time when India is pushing hard to tell the world it is open for business, talks that largely rule the business world include acquisitions, start-ups, consolidations, overflowing investments,...  more >>

In My Opinion

Extending the Benefits of Banking with IT
By Kalpana Maniar, Chief Information Officer, Edelweiss Financial Services
Technology is fast changing the way we live our daily lives. In the personal space we are already experiencing how the advancement in smart phone technology with the social media revolution has...  more >>

CIO Insights

IT Invasion in Banking Sector: Convergence of Computing, Communication and Banking
By Aniruddha Paul, Chief Information Officer, Kotak Mahindra Bank
Indian banking industry, the backbone of Indian economy, is probably the second largest spender of IT.  more >>

CXO Insights

Mobile and ERP to Change the Face of Financial Service Marketplaces
By Iype Isac, CTO, BankBazar.com
Innovation and adoption of new technologies are the two important factors driving sustainable growth of enterprises.  more >>

Business Process Automation to Business Process Transformation-via ERP
By Prasad Kulkarni – Partner and Head, ERP Advisory, KPMG-India.
Products and services pertaining to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) have come a long way from automation to revolutionizing the way organizations go about their core functions (finance, HR,...  more >>

Digital Transformation and Legacy Infrastructure Modernization in Banking Sector
By Ashu Gupta, Head-IT, PNB MetLife
Banking industry and Digital Technologies are no longer strangers to each other. With majority of banks insisting on cashless and paperless payment modes, Information Technology has become an...  more >>

Business Transformation Requires a Modern Solution Set
By Brion Schweers VP - Customer Success-Config Consultants
From the beginning, CRM solutions have been sold on the promise that sales automation would result in increased revenue. With billions of dollars spent every year on CRM, user adoption remains...  more >>

Customer Experience Management in the Financial Services Industry
By Sanjeev Kumar President & CEO-The Athene Group
Financial Services industry in the US has traditionally been slow to leverage the latest technology trends. However, some of the firms have attempted in the recent years to ride on technology...  more >>

Most Promising Financial Solutions & Services Providers

20 Most Promising Financial Management Solutions and Services Providers
By ERP Insights Team
With the aggressive expansion in the number of organizations across the globe, management of finances and accounts is turning out to be an extremely challenging work. Extended working hours,...  more >>

AdTriva Ad Media: Mobilize Your Customer Relationships
By Deepshikha Singh
According to a study conducted by Wharton Research Centre, an average person retains only 10 percent of what they hear, but 50 percent of what they see. This makes it challenging to attract...  more >>

Dev Mantra Financial Services: A Sound and Trusted Advisor to Address All Your Financial Challenges
By Pankaj Kundwani
Traditionally, the bedrock proposition made by the asset management industry to investors was to buy their products and they would ensure to achieve the maximum returns.  more >>

Empronc Solutions: Spend Management Simplified
By Arunakshree Das
At a time when Indian companies were gaining traction with multi-location presence across geographies, huge paper works had to be sent to corporate offices by courier or e-mail attachments.  more >>

Global SW Innovations: Powering Banking on the Go
By Deepshikha Singh
Worldwide, of the 2.5 billion people who have no access to traditional banks, approximately 1 billion have mobile phones. As a result, banks today are welcoming wireless and mobile technology to...  more >>

NODE Technologies: Powering Sales on the Go
By Deepshikha Singh
Selling is undoubtedly a gamble where deals are lost and won each day, but the inclination is more towards the former in most cases. There are many stumbling blocks that a sales team faces in its...  more >>

Paybooks: A One Stop Solution for Payroll and Compliance
By Arunakshree Das
Getting employees paid right may be an intimidating task when one has to use manual and time consuming methods such as spreadsheets and attendance registers.  more >>

IIFL Private Wealth: Generating Wealth and Cultivating Lasting Relationships
By ERP Insights Team
While trust is the basis of any relationship, nowhere is it of greater importance than the one financial services firms build with their clients. With many years of experience in this domain, IIFL...  more >>

proInd-Business Solutions: Minimize Risks and Be More Productive and Organized
By Deepshikha Singh
Enterprise governance, risk and compliance have evolved as critical issues for organizations today. To ensure compliances of all the applicable laws, it is essential for every organization...  more >>

Tejora Technologies: A Banker's Best Technology Partner
By Deepshikha Singh
The digital battleground has presented the financial sector with a plethora of opportunities as well as challenges. While the BFSI sector has been constantly making endeavors to attract new...  more >>

ERP Buzz World

India Mobile Wallet Market to Reach US$ 6.6 Billion by 2020, Says TechSci Research
By ERP Insights Team
Expanding Smartphone user base and rising mobile internet penetration to propel growth in India mobile wallet market  more >>

Gartner Says India Security Market is on Pace to Grow 8.3 Percent in 2015
By ERP Insights Team
Security spending (hardware, software and services) in India is on pace to reach $1.11 billion in 2015, up 8.3 percent from $1.02 billion in 2014, according to Gartner, Inc.  more >>