Final Tech Report HD - Flipbook - Page 27
We have a strong, diverse financial services industry in Ireland
which stems from talent. It is this talent pool that will lead the
industry to make better use of technology in the future.
With the growth of multinational corporations coming in from
the US, we have been able to aggregate and bring together a
whole wave of highly skilled local and international workers.
This skills diversification offers a huge opportunity for financial
services companies.
When we consider the future of technology in the financial
services industry, we must begin with the end in mind: what is
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the problem we are aiming to solve and what is the best
solution?
The key for any company in the industry is to remain on your
strategic course and make sure you're clear on the problem
you’re solving before diving into technology as the primary
"The key for any company in
the industry is to remain on
your strategic course and
make sure you're clear on the
problem you’re solving before
diving into technology as the
primary solution. We
sometimes forget that
technology is just a tool and
there are so many tools
available to us."
solution. We sometimes forget that technology is just a tool
and there are so many tools available to us. To be successful,
companies must be able to identify the technologies that
are actually required versus which are being implemented
simply for technology’s sake.
It may be that your business problem isn't a technology issue
but is actually, at its core, a customer service problem. Perhaps
it is a user experience issue that you need to revisit or maybe
it's an employee engagement problem that is ultimately
affecting business performance.
Yes, the technology is out there and it's developing rapidly and
in exciting ways.
However, financial services companies should approach it from
a problem angle: What do we need? What is the right thing for
our business? How can we use technology to facilitate this, if
the solution is technology (it may not be)?
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