Financial Services Information Systems

Financial Services Information Systems
Author: Jessica Keyes
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 952
Release: 2000-03-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0203997611

The calculus of IT support for the banking, securities, and insurance industries has changed dramatically and rapidly over the past few years. Consolidation and deregulation are creating opportunities and challenges never before seen. Unheard of just a few years ago, e-commerce has given birth to new infrastructures and departments needed to suppor

Managing Information Assurance in Financial Services

Managing Information Assurance in Financial Services
Author: Rao, H.R.
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2007-06-30
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1599041731

"This book provides high-quality research papers and industrial practice articles about information security in the financial service industry. It provides insight into current information security measures, including: technology, processes, and compliance from some of the leading researchers and practitioners in the field"--Provided by publisher.

Financial Services Technology

Financial Services Technology
Author: Randall E. Duran
Publisher:
Total Pages: 608
Release: 2017-12-18
Genre: Banks and banking
ISBN: 9789814780865

Financial Services Technology, Second Edition explains how banks and financial institutions use technology and explores how fintech companies are revolutionizing the financial services industry. It examines innovation areas and emerging technologies, including digital currencies, blockchain, artificial intelligence, and mobile payments. Key concepts related to cybersecurity, operational risk, and regulation are reviewed in the context of how they impact financial institutions and fintech companies. This book will serve as a valuable reference for industry professionals and as a learning guide for students and newcomers to the industry.

Introduction to Financial Technology

Introduction to Financial Technology
Author: Roy S. Freedman
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2006-04-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0080461840

The financial technology environment is a dynamic, high-pressured, fast-paced world in which developing fast and efficient buy-and-sell order processing systems and order executing (clearing and settling) systems is of primary importance. The orders involved come from an ever-changing network of people (traders, brokers, market makers) and technology. To prepare people to succeed in this environment, seasoned financial technology veteran Roy Freedman presents both the technology and the finance side in this comprehensive overview of this dynamic area. He covers the broad range of topics involved in this industry--including auction theory, databases, networked computer clusters, back-office operations, derivative securities, regulation, compliance, bootstrap statistics, optimization, and risk management—in order to present an in-depth treatment of the current state-of-the-art in financial technology. Each chapter concludes with a list of exercises; a list of references; a list of websites for further information; and case studies. - With amazing clarity, Freedman explains both the technology side and the finance side of financial technology - Accessible to both finance professionals needing to upgrade their technology knowledge and technology specialists needing to upgrade their finance knowledge

Straight Through Processing for Financial Services

Straight Through Processing for Financial Services
Author: Ayesha Khanna
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2008
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0124664709

As economic and regulatory pressures drive financial institutions to seek efficiency gains by improving the quality of their trading processes and systems, firms are devoting increasing amounts of capital to maintaining their competitive edge. Straight-Through Processing (STP), which automates every step in the trading system, is the most effective way for firms to remain competitive. According to the Securities Industry Association, the US securities industry will spend $8 billion to implement STP initiatives, and 99% percent of this investment will be made in systems internal to the firm. Straight-Through Processing for Financial Services: The Complete Guide provides the knowledge and tools required by operations managers and systems architects to develop and implement STP processing systems that streamline business processes to maintain competitiveness in the market. * Learn the tools and techniques for developing software systems and for streamlining business processes * Keep up to date and well informed in this highly regulated and ever changing market * Gain the knowledge and experience for a leading consultant in the field

Advances on information Technologies in the Financial Services industry

Advances on information Technologies in the Financial Services industry
Author: Robert J. Kauffman
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2002-04-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1135588449

The financial services industry is changing under the stimulus of advances in information technology (IT), telecommunications, and the Internet. Technological innovations and growing customer demand and sophistication have led to the emergence of new electronic financial markets, organizational forms for financial services firms, products, and product delivery capabilities. This special issue highlights Information Systems (IS) research on management topics in the financial services that involve IT. The authors utilize a mix of research methodologies to examine a range of innovative applications of IT in the financial services industry.

Handbook on Information Technology in Finance

Handbook on Information Technology in Finance
Author: Detlef Seese
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 812
Release: 2008-05-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3540494871

This handbook contains surveys of state-of-the-art concepts, systems, applications, best practices as well as contemporary research in the intersection between IT and finance. Included are recent trends and challenges, IT systems and architectures in finance, essential developments and case studies on management information systems, and service oriented architecture modeling. The book shows a broad range of applications, e.g. in banking, insurance, trading and in non-financial companies. Essentially, all aspects of IT in finance are covered.