The cloud is among today’s top emergent topics in the financial services industry, yet business managers, IT managers, and executives are hesitant to jump into the market of cloud solutions. Concerns over regulatory compliance, risk issues, security, and accountability as they relate to the industry often prove key obstacles to developing a greater understanding and implementation of cloud applications.

This webinar will provide a high-level overview of the current and potential challenges faced by financial firms evaluating cloud solutions, including compliance enablement, security, and vendor performance. Presenters will sort out the misconceptions vs. the realities of cloud computing and the potential for data transformation within financial applications.

Discover how enterprise, cloud-based messaging solutions offer lower costs, adaptive growth potential, and the ability to integrate data into business systems to conduct critical, high-volume transaction management faster, more efficiently, and with less risk.

Presenters will discuss how cloud-based information exchange in areas of trade finance, payments, and foreign exchange can transform workflows, reduce operating costs, streamline efficiency, and reduce risk. Learn about proven solutions that have enabled companies to achieve process improvements, greater compliance posture, and bottom-line profitability.

Key takeaways:

• Identify messaging applications well-suited for the cloud
• Hear real use-cases and examples of cloud-based information exchange in financial applications
• Examine best practices for selecting a cloud vendor

Learn more about our Presenters:

David Potterton, Vice President, Global Research, IDC Financial Insights

Henry Bayard, Vice President, Major Accounts, OpenText EasyLink

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