Category: E-Financial Services
E-Financial Services market research reports by IDC
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Cryptocurrency in Corporate Finance: The Strategic Role of Stablecoins Versus Fiat and the Future of Global Treasury
This IDC Perspective explores the strategic role of stablecoins in corporate finance, highlighting their advantages over fiat currencies in treasury operations, foreign exchange, and cross-border transactions. While stablecoins offer speed, transparency, and programmability, they are not a wholesale ... Read More
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Navigating Volatility: How Trade Finance Software Can Mitigate Geopolitical, Tariff, and Economic Risks
This IDC Perspective explores how trade finance software is emerging as a vital tool for managing geopolitical instability, volatile tariff regimes, and macroeconomic uncertainty, enabling businesses to respond more quickly and intelligently to disruptions. Modern platforms offer capabilities such a ... Read More
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SAP Sapphire 2025: Paving the Future with Your Best. Made Real. No Matter What Lies Ahead
This IDC Market Perspective details SAP Sapphire 2025. The event advanced SAP's product offerings, from its business suite to its pricing to its AI copilot Joule to the BDC to its toolkit (of SAP Signavio, LeanIX, and WalkMe) to many other elements. This paper provides reviews of some of the IDC ana ... Read More
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Agentic Commerce Infrastructure Emerges as Stripe Repositions Around Extensibility and Scale
This IDC Market Note details Stripe Sessions conference, held May 6–8, 2025. Stripe unveiled a comprehensive set of platform updates that reflect its ambition to become the transactional and financial backbone of AI-native commerce. At the core of this evolution is the Order Intents API, a capabilit ... Read More
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RFK/Payer Industry Prior Authorization Expansion Will Stress Core/Fraud Engines
This IDC Market Note summarizes the landmark agreement with the nation’s largest health insurers to tackle the number 1 healthcare problem plaguing hundreds of millions of Americans: prior authorization. It discusses the agreement and the impact for health insurers on all lines of business. “Prior a ... Read More
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Global Banks Embrace Multidimensional Mainframe Modernization Strategies to Strengthen Innovation, Agility, and Competitiveness
This IDC Perspective provides an overview of the strategies major global banks are adopting in relation to their mainframe computing environments. It explores the diverse and often multidimensional strategies of global banks in relation to mainframe environments, which include a combination of effor ... Read More
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The Worldwide Impact of MiCA and FCA Crypto Asset Regulations on Financial Markets and Innovation
This IDC Perspective discusses the worldwide impact of MiCA and FCA crypto asset regulations on financial markets and innovation. MiCA and FCA crypto asset regulations are setting new expectations for digital asset operations. Institutions must meet standards for governance, custody, transparency, a ... Read More
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D-Wave: Redefining Blockchain with Quantum Computing
This IDC Market Note discusses the evolving landscape of quantum computing, emphasizing the need for diverse real-world applications beyond simulation-heavy use cases. D-Wave Quantum, Inc. demonstrated quantum hashing for blockchain, showcasing enhanced security and efficiency. By replacing classica ... Read More
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NACHA Smarter Faster Payments 2025: Faster Is Key, But Don't Forget About Tried and True
This IDC Perspective discusses the annual NACHA Smarter Faster Payments conference that highlighted the transformative role of payments beyond transactional revenue, emphasizing their impact on deposits, products, innovation, and relationships. Key themes included the rise of instant payments, the e ... Read More
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Digital Payments for Corporate Travel and Entertainment Expenses
This IDC Perspective examines the Italian Budget Law (L.207/2024) mandating traceable digital payments for T&E expenses. Aimed at combating tax evasion and enhancing fiscal transparency, the law requires that expenses be traceable to qualify for tax deductions, impacting corporate processes and ... Read More
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IDC PlanScape: Real-Time and Instant Payments to Make an Impact Beyond Payments
This IDC PlanScape discusses real-time payments as a driver for change across the institution."Instant payments need to be thought of in tandem with the way banks use and leverage a range of modern technologies," says Aaron Press, research director, IDC Insights Worldwide Payment Strategies. "These ... Read More
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Retail Technology Adoption in EMEA: Trends and Insights
This IDC Perspective discusses the ongoing transformation of the retail landscape in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), driven by advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, and augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR). In mature markets su ... Read More
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EMEA Regulatory Pulse: Expected Impact and Complexity of Upcoming FSI Regulations
Many regulators and FSIs around the world keep a close eye on the EU's regulatory agenda as it increasingly influences global standards, provides valuable lessons, and sets regulatory super trends in ESG, operational resilience, consumer/investor protection, and AI and data. This report gives a comp ... Read More
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IDC PlanScape: Platform Services for Private Markets
This IDC PlanScape details the importance of platform services for private markets."Private market platform services are at the nexus of innovation and opportunity in today's financial markets," says Thomas Shuster, research director, IDC Financial Insights. "As institutional and individual interest ... Read More
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Asia/Pacific Regulatory Pulse: Upcoming Financial Services Institution Regulations, Expected Impacts, and Complexity
This report provides an overview of the most impactful regulations that will affect banks, insurers, and capital markets players in the Asia/Pacific region and advice on how ecosystem players can best manage the constant waves of change in regulations. Cutting through the complex and diverse regulat ... Read More
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IDC PeerScape: Best Practices for Leveraging Integrated Bank Payment Platforms
This IDC PeerScape delves into the challenges around bank payment platforms and the practices to optimize payment modernization."Banks around the world, despite different regulatory regimes, different rails, and different customers, face many of the same challenges," according to Aaron Press, resear ... Read More
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The Current State of the Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks Industry
This IDC Market Perspective discusses the current state of the decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePINs) industry. The decentralized physical infrastructure networks industry is rapidly evolving, leveraging blockchain and cryptocurrency to create decentralized, community-run networks f ... Read More
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Collaboration Against Crime: Harnessing Data Sharing for Smarter Fraud Detection
This IDC Perspective explores the critical role of data sharing in combating financial fraud, emphasizing its transformative potential in early detection, broader insights, and operational efficiency. By leveraging collaborative data-sharing practices, financial institutions can address complex frau ... Read More
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Best in Future of Trust: GCash Leads the Way in Secure and Inclusive Fintech Innovation
This IDC Perspective discusses the nomination details of the Best in Future of Trust winner from the IDC Future Enterprise Awards 2024 in Asia/Pacific, showcasing GCash's innovative approach to building digital trust and advancing cybersecurity in financial technology (fintech)."Effectively addressi ... Read More
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China Banking IT Solutions Market Shares, 2022: Seeking Resilient Growth in Deepening Competition (I)
China Banking IT Solutions Market Shares, 2022: Seeking Resilient Growth in Deepening Competition (I) This report draws an overall judgment on the market share and competitive landscape in the China IT solutions banking market through desk research and direct interviews with ISVs, systems integrator ... Read More
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China Banking IT Solutions Market Shares, 2022: Seeking Resilient Growth in Deepening Competition (II)
China Banking IT Solutions Market Shares, 2022: Seeking Resilient Growth in Deepening Competition (II) This report draws an overall conclusion on the market share and competitive landscape in the China banking IT solutions market through desk research and direct interviews with ISVs, systems integra ... Read More
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Financial Transaction Processing
Financial Transaction Processing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide services such as credit card processing, electronic funds transfer, and check clearing. Major companies include Bread Financial, Fiserv, Heartland Payment Systems, Mastercard, Visa, and ... Read More
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Empowering Checkout Experiences: A Review of Point-of-Sale Innovations in Asia/Pacific Retail Landscape
Empowering Checkout Experiences: A Review of Point-of-Sale Innovations in Asia/Pacific Retail Landscape This IDC study discusses how the Asia/Pacific retail landscape is rapidly evolving with innovative POS systems transforming checkout experiences. Retailers are integrating mobile POS, AI-driven so ... Read More
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Vertex Expands Its e-Invoicing Capabilities with ecosio Acquisition
Vertex Expands Its e-Invoicing Capabilities with ecosio Acquisition This IDC Market Note discusses Vertex's acquisition of ecosio, an EDI and e-invoicing specialist. It delves into the strategic rationale behind the acquisition, the expected value proposition, and the customer benefits that can be a ... Read More
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Best Practices for Cyber-Resiliency in the Financial Sector
Best Practices for Cyber-Resiliency in the Financial Sector This IDC Market Perspective details how the financial sector faces increasing cybersecurity threats, which are exacerbated by digital transformation and cloud adoption. Best practices for cyber-resiliency include understanding the shared re ... Read More
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