Elizabeth Dias

2013 will be a momentous year in which banks and financial services companies will be forced to innovate or get left behind, transform or face regulatory challenges, and embrace change or see profits dwindle.  Perficient showcased its new E-book, “2013 Bank Transformation Guide” at Bank Innovation where we engaged in similar discussions with some...
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Trying to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to IT issues is a challenging task. Emerging technology forces in the financial services industry are already impacting business. The convergence of these forces does present challenges; however, it also provides a window of opportunity for financial institutions to elevate business performance and gain...
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I recently came across a Gigaom article, written by Phil Fasano of Kaiser Permanente, discussing the parallels to new and disruptive technologies in the financial services industry healthcare systems need to embrace to improve the quality of patient care while reducing costs.  This article got my wheels turning.  There are a lot of parallels to financial...
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Trying to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to IT issues is a challenging task. Emerging technology forces in the financial services industry are already impacting business. The convergence of these forces does present challenges; however, it also provides a window of opportunity for financial institutions to elevate business performance and gain...
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On the heels of some great discussions at Bank Innovation 2013, Perficient was published in the Financial Brand today on the topic of Big Data.  During the “Product Strategies and Possibilities” session we participated in, panelists reinforced the need for Big Data as a top tactic to explore new product and service possibilities, as...
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This session was full of mobile and online banking statistics, strategic direction and insights from two of the top retail banks in the U.S.  Accompanied by Fiserv and Backbase, banking leaders from U.S. Bank and USAA shared stories of customer adoption and penetration of mobile, tablet and online channels.  USAA has been in the...
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The “Best Practices in Organizational Innovation” session was loaded with great quotes, content and covered a lot of ground. Led by Matt Wilcox, Harry Bandicourt and Sam Maule, conversation moved from Sam’s bright socks (P.S. I see this trending at next year’s Bank Innovation conference) to his definition of organizational innovation, “Getting Sh*t Done”....
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Our financial services team spent the past few days at Bank Innovation 2013.  The conference was jam-packed with some great information, some amazing people, and some awesome conversations.  Over the course of the next few days, Perficient’s blog will feature our thoughts and highlights from a number of the panels.   First up, a...
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We’re just five days away from Bank Innovation 2013 in San Francisco. As we all begin to prepare for the event, I’d like to invite everyone to visit our Bank Innovation page and check out the Bank Transformation Toolkit we’re providing for attendees.  Perficient’s toolkit for bank executives, technologists and marketers, provides everything from how to get more...
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Yesterday I was reminded of the potential for Big Data in financial services as I came across an article from Data Enthusiast highlighting three industries using this high-powered data processing technology. Retailers lead the charge with data analytics to target their consumers with laser-like precision and are seeing success from their recommendation engines. Following...
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