Banking

Continuous Advisory Services covering best strategies to manage IT, customers, and risk while optimizing workflow through technology in consumer credit, retail banking, and delivery channels.

- Consumer Lending
- Delivery Channels
- European Banking and Payments
- Retail Banking
- Wholesale Banking

Payments

Continuous Advisory Services covering best strategies to manage IT, customers, and risk while optimizing workflow through technology in global payments, wholesale banking, and bank cards.

- Bank Cards
- European Banking and Payments
- Global Payments
- Wholesale Banking

Securities & Investments

Continuous Advisory Services focused on business and IT issues facing sell-side brokerage institutions, buy-side institutions, and retail brokerage houses.

- Brokerage & Wealth Management
- Investment Management
- Securities & Capital Markets

Insurance

The Continuous Advisory Service's Insurance Practice provides actionable insights on the strategic and tactical use of IT to process transactions and optimize workflow and client relationships in property and casualty and life and annuity.

- Insurance

Cross-Industry

Continuous Advisory Services that investigate IT investment strategies, emerging IT solutions, risk, and Six Sigma business processes in major global markets and across all financial services.

- Emerging Technologies
- Financial Information Security
- Strategies & IT Investments

Latest Research

Microinsurance: Can A $1.00 Premium Represent Both Market Opportunity and Lessons in Innovation?
Analyst Author:  Karen Pauli
Online Cash Management for Commercial and Small Business Banking: Can One Size Really Fit All?
Analyst Author:  Susan Feinberg





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March 10, 2010
March 10, 2010 – Rodney Nelsestuen
March 11, 2010
March 11, 2010 - George Tubin
March 22, 2010
ISITC 16th Annual Industry Forum & Vendor Show
Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel, Boston, MA

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Top 10 for European Payments
March 11, 2010
Gareth Lodge

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TowerGroup offers an annual, subscription-based membership service that provides clients with in-depth Advisory Research Reports and presentations, as well as inquiry time with analysts for actionable advice on industry trends, opportunities, and threats.





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