Banking & Investment Services

Featured Research

• Loan Portfolio Management Could Reduce Pending Credit Losses by 35%
  5 November 2009
• Predicts 2010: Operational Technologies Present Threats and Opportunities in Banking and Investment Services
  4 November 2009
• U.S. Economic Report Does Not Justify 2010 IT Budget Increase
  2 November 2009
• Managing Risk Requires an Integrated Approach to Collateral
  2 November 2009
• Five Best Practices for Implementing the Lending Services Hub
  19 October 2009
• The Changing Face of Operational Risk Management
  19 October 2009
• What U.S. Financial Service IT Leaders Must Understand About the Fiduciary Standard
  6 October 2009
• Key Issues and Research Agenda for Banking and Investment Services, 2H09
  26 August 2009
• Banking Transformation Is Now So Overhyped That It's Reinforcing the 'Old Normal'
  6 October 2009
• Case Study for Industry Collaboration: CECA Signature Solution Cuts Costs and Drives Revenue
  5 October 2009

Operations

• Loan Portfolio Management Could Reduce Pending Credit Losses by 35%
  5 November 2009
• Predicts 2010: In Banking and Investment Services, Business as Usual Won't Meet New Customer Demands
  4 November 2009
• Predicts 2010: Operational Technologies Present Threats and Opportunities in Banking and Investment Services
  4 November 2009
• Managing Risk Requires an Integrated Approach to Collateral
  2 November 2009
• Five Best Practices for Implementing the Lending Services Hub
  19 October 2009
• The Changing Face of Operational Risk Management
  19 October 2009
• Case Study for Industry Collaboration: CECA Signature Solution Cuts Costs and Drives Revenue
  5 October 2009
• STEEP Future Demands for Regulatory Reporting Systems
  1 October 2009
• IT Professional Services Providers to Financial Services Firms in Germany: A Heterogeneous Market
  29 September 2009
• Technology Implications of Strengthening Core Market Regulation in the U.S.
  28 September 2009

Business Processes

• Banks Need to Stop Missing Chances to Innovate
  1 September 2009
• Banks Worldwide Must Prepare for Civic Bankruptcies
  17 June 2009
• Gartner Consumer Survey Shows That Barriers to Online Banking Use Continue to Fall
  14 May 2009
• Social Banking: It's All About the Money and Customer Focus
  6 April 2009
• Innovate or Incubate?
  26 March 2009
• The Transitioning Application Landscape of Investment Management Firms
  26 March 2009
• Asset and Liability Management Practices and Vendor Market Scan
  5 March 2009
• Telework Will Become Essential for U.S. Banking
  18 December 2008
• Customer Experience Management: A Financial Services Perspective
  20 November 2008
• Seven Key Selection Criteria for Core Banking Selection
  1 October 2008

Executive Decisions

• Banking Transformation Is Now So Overhyped That It's Reinforcing the 'Old Normal'
  6 October 2009
• International Collaboration of Regulators Will Impact Financial Services Providers
  29 September 2009
• Survey of Global Investment Managers: Data Management Priorities in Investment Management Firms
  24 September 2009
• Four Lending Innovations That Will Improve Customer Centricity
  22 September 2009
• Technology Implications of Providing the U.S. Government With Tools to Effectively Manage Financial Crises
  16 September 2009
• Technology Implications of Improving International Regulatory Standards and Cooperation
  16 September 2009
• How IT Can Improve the Efficiency of Banking and Investment Services Firms
  11 September 2009
• Bank Branch of the Future: Which Deployment Model Should You Use
  8 September 2009
• Key Issues and Research Agenda for Banking and Investment Services, 2H09
  26 August 2009
• Gartner Innovation Survey: Culture and Executive Buy-In Essential to Successful Banking Innovations
  14 August 2009

Customer

• Predicts 2010: In Banking and Investment Services, Business as Usual Won't Meet New Customer Demands
  4 November 2009
• What U.S. Financial Service IT Leaders Must Understand About the Fiduciary Standard
  6 October 2009
• Social Networking for Commercial Banking: An Opportunity and a Challenge for Banks
  29 September 2009
• The Slow Path to Growth for Financial Planning Solutions in Europe
  25 September 2009
• With Mint.com, Intuit Aims to Offer Range of Financial Brands
  18 September 2009
• Financial Services Companies on Twitter: Between Playground and Customer Service Channel
  8 September 2009
• Ajax and Rich Internet Applications Are Important Tools for Brokers, but Not a Panacea
  3 September 2009
• Drivers of Commercial Customers' Banking Relationships
  5 August 2009
• Gartner Consumer Survey Can Help Banks Decide If FSNs Are Friends or Foes
  29 July 2009
• Take a Flexible Approach to Implementing Online Trading
  9 July 2009

Payments

• Using Social Networking and Personalization to Transform Your Payment Card Market Approach
  9 September 2009
• Why Banks Must Start Modernizing Their Payment Systems Now
  9 September 2009
• Vendors Support Different Starting Points for Building a Payment Services Hub
  9 September 2009
• SEPA and the Rise of Faster Payments: The Retail and Corporate Implications
  19 August 2009
• Card Management Software Is on a Path to Extinction
  28 July 2009
• Stomp on Commercial Payment Fraud Before It Grows
  13 July 2009
• Consumers Trust Banks as Payment Providers: Now Is the Time to Think Beyond Product Silos
  13 July 2009
• The Sunset of Base24: A Wake-Up Call for Banks' Retail Payment Operations
  29 June 2009
• Banks Must Invest in Payment Systems to Win Back Customer Trust
  21 May 2009
• Evaluating Vendors' Ability to Support a Mobile Financial Services Strategy
  30 April 2009

Risk Management and Compliance

• Technology Implications of Strengthening Financial Services Consumer Protection
  31 July 2009
• Technology Implications of Requiring Stronger Financial Services Supervision
  22 July 2009
• XBRL: A Tool for More-Effective Risk Management
  18 June 2009
• Banks Must Use External Loss Data for Effective Operational Risk Management
  17 June 2009
• Fix Your Own Risk Challenges; Don't Wait for the Regulators
  24 March 2009
• SEPA: The Disconnect With Commercial Bank Customers
  5 March 2009
• Cut the Cost of Occupational Fraud in Banking
  5 March 2009
• Enhance Agility and Reduce Operational Risk Through Stakeholder Relationship Management
  13 August 2008
• Case Study: Spreadsheet Risk Management Leads to Getting the Most From Compliance
  29 July 2008
• The Fallacy of GRC in Financial Services
  21 July 2008

Hype Cycles

The wave of the future — or just hype? Gartner Hype Cycles show the difference

• Hype Cycle for Banking and Investment Services Customer Technologies, 2009
  29 July 2009
• Hype Cycle for Banking and Investment Services Operations Technologies, 2009
  28 July 2009
• Hype Cycle for Financial Services Payment Systems, 2009
  27 July 2009
• Hype Cycle for Front-Office Technologies (Banking and Investment Services), 2008
  1 July 2008
• Hype Cycle for Back-Office Technologies (Banking and Investment Services), 2008
  25 June 2008

Magic Quadrants

Which vendors are leaders, visionaries, challengers or niche players

• Magic Quadrant for Operational Risk Management Software for Financial Services
  28 August 2009
• Magic Quadrant for International Retail Core Banking
  8 July 2009
• MarketScope for Multiregional Card Management Software
  27 May 2009
• Magic Quadrant for Financial Services Commodity Trading and Risk Management Platforms
  25 March 2009
• MarketScope for Securities Processing Systems
  23 September 2008
• MarketScope for Retirement Cash-Flow Planning Software, 2008
  1 February 2008