Michael Araneta

At #AFSC2021, Richard Jones from Dataiku talks about a big shift in thinking about data-as-oil analogy shifting to data as pure drinking water. Quite a timely shift, given the industry's embrace of ESG and Sustainability trends

Research keynote premiered today at #AFSC2021, starting with the statement that 2020 was a lost year in Asia/Pacific financial services. I have always wanted to give a nod to 007 in a presentation, and the numbers bear me out this year. Only that it was prefixed by a minus sign. https://t.co/ftR1ty197S

#AFSC2021 research keynote has so much good material, among them, the 20 categories of tech investments to watch. But key message is "reinvestment for growth." Here's a teaser. Research keynote is on Tuesday, 23 March at 2PM SG time. Register here: https://t.co/torgQuApWO https://t.co/rtzp57d7PV

RT @IDCAP: Missed the #AFSC2021 pre-show last week? Hear from @IDC #FinancialInsights Asia/Pacific's @mcaraneta & Sneha Kapoor on how 2020…

RT @IDCAP: Changes are ahead in the post-vaccine world, especially in the evolving #financialservices industry. As a prelude to #AFSC2021,…

New report on how banks need to broaden their capabilities beyond #loanorigination to other segments of the credit lifecycle, including #collectionsmanagement and #recovery. Link here: https://t.co/vZqGidxXWk https://t.co/SGbeeQSVLs

For the new #ACI in 2020, ACI has made real-time payments core to their brand's messaging. Markets in Asia (Singapore and Thailand in specific) have already gone ahead with massive uptake of #realtimepayments.

RT @IDCAP: A new generation of core systems will help banks deliver hyperpersonalized #financialservices in an agile manner & on an ultra-l…

#IDCFutureScape Prediction 2. Expect to see a #digital-first approach not only in #customerexperience, but also in employee engagements. Tune in to https://t.co/H3FXFcxqbl to learn more. https://t.co/cdyx7N6TI9

We're down to the last hour until #IDCFutureScape 2021 takes off today! Let us all discover what the future holds for the #ICT industry. See you on https://t.co/H3FXFcxqbl at 11:00 am SGT! https://t.co/fSWj5JcfnD

Lending has been called out as one big opportunity for Salesforce industry cloud for financial services at #SalesforceAR briefing today. As many as 6 key business processes down to collections, recovery. And many solution providers spread out through different jurisdictions.

Meanwhile banks in Thailand are given OK to use facial recognition https://t.co/qjF75pRhrn https://t.co/v5VA7CjfSS

Therefore, your data can lead to the end of the world as we know it. https://t.co/D67v93W0kd

Here's a dose of reality as we cap the excellent #SGFinTechFest. The IDC Financial Insights #Fintech 101 list, meant to be the definitive view of the fintechs to watch in the region – two years ago. Today, only about 40 exist. Banks winning in the end. https://t.co/J3TPCda8QQ

This tested Thailand's readiness for #digitalpayments With the scheme already oversubscribed, we now know the market can be made readier than expected. https://t.co/6OidZNxcMq

Kicking off #AFSC2020 is a quick self-assessment of priorities of Singapore banks in 2020. From 10 banks we know that from a scale of 0 (not a priority) to 5 (do-or-die), regulatory compliance is still mostly do-or-die. https://t.co/9d26bPIQwr

You look back at the defining quote for today's #RHAnalystDay and amid all strategies presented, it is Mike Piech's "durable essence of Red Hat is culture." A bit cliché but: culture eats strategy (for breakfast).