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Why there is a clearing in the cloud for financial services The financial services sector is one of the prime markets that stands to gain many benefits from MSP’s (Managed Service Providers) and cloud computing but, to date, this has proved a little challenging. This is hardly surprising when you consider the heavy regulation with- […]

FinTech & RegTech: Financial Technology Solutions for Regulatory Compliance Requirements Regulation technology, or RegTech, encompasses any technological innovation that helps improve efficiency and transparency in regula- tion. RegTech has come about as a result of the growing need for more effective and efficient means of ensuring that businesses, both traditional and startup, stay compliant in […]

The ‘three Is of data’ financial firms need to consider From visiting and speaking to many clients recently, Storm IT Financial has identified three elements leaders in alternative investment and financial services will need in order to excel in the new digital & internet era, which we call the “three Is of data” – Integration, […]

Overcoming cybersecurity challenges with managed IT services If there is one thing we can be certain about when it comes to cybersecurity, it’s that the landscape will remain dynamic and turbulent over the coming years. Today, news headlines are dominated by cyberattacks and breaches that span across all industries – causing security to be top […]

3 Hedge Fund Technology Priorities Not To Be Ignored Technology was historically an afterthought for many hedge funds and a “check-the -box” item at that. Many firms took the approach that they could get away with the bare minimum on the technology front, often overlooking the reality that technolo- gy today is a critical component to […]

RegTech: Crucial Pillar of Financial Technology (FinTech) The financial sector adheres to strict regulations, including the FinTech companies and vendors, like Storm IT Financial, changing the world of finance, but the tech- nology handling regulatory compliance is also adapting. Better known as RegTech, regulation technology is emerging as a means to handle the data and […]

Get to know your cloud storage bill: How to choose the best options When it comes to using a public cloud, like Microsoft Azure which we at Storm IT Financial use, there are incredible advantages – for a price. But what are you re- ally paying for? While the flat rate you are quoted may […]

What Does the Cloud mean to Finance ? I’m going to explore how the Cloud can support and transform business from a Finance perspective. How to consider ROI for moving to IaaS and PaaS Cloud is proving to be a driver for reducing cost, especial- ly around Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) . Cloud offers […]

Friend or Foe? Why fintech and banks need each other Will new technology unseat traditional banks? Can Fintech start-ups & vendors survive long enough to prove themselves? I’ve heard different opinions of these questions throughout my 18-year career – first, in the late ’90s during the internet boom and now during the mobile boom. The […]

What’s Next For Fintech? These are the boom years for Fintech. Between the years 2010 to 2016, investments in the Fintech sector jumped. From $1.8 Billion in Fintech investments in 2010 to an investment of $5.2 Billion in the first quarter of 2016 alone. Investments ranged from seed money for Fintech startups to takeovers by traditional banks, […]