article thumbnail

What telco mobile money licenses mean for Nigeria’s financial services sector

CIO Business Intelligence

That may change as telecommunications companies such as Airtel and MTN jump into the mobile money market, after recently receiving licenses to do so. It was only late last year that Nigeria’s Central Bank (CBN), gave the green light for telcos to acquire mobile money licenses. Mobile money is not entirely new to Nigeria.

Licensing 110
article thumbnail

Patient data is at greater risk than ever. AI can help

CIO Business Intelligence

Sensitive personal and medical information can be used in multiple ways, from identity theft and insurance fraud to ransomware attacks. Patient data represents a treasure trove for hackers. It’s little wonder that data theft is increasingly common in the healthcare sector.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

What are the “true costs” of Business Intelligence?

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

Summary: While implementing Business Intelligence can drive revenue and save money, some businesses overlook many of the deployment and ownership costs of BI. In this article, we explore some of the “true costs” of Business Intelligence. The same is true for Business Intelligence.

article thumbnail

Principal Financial unifies IT to lay foundation for growth

CIO Business Intelligence

As such, Kay’s biggest challenge in setting the stage for her digital ambitions — and one that has involved the entire C-suite — has been unifying the IT operations of Principal Financial’s individual businesses units in order to develop an enterprise-wide data foundation and cloud architecture on which to build its next-generation services.

Financial 124
article thumbnail

3 certification tips for IT leaders looking to get ahead

CIO Business Intelligence

Sourabh Chatterjee, president and head of technology, digital sales, and travel at Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, says, “At the end of the day, it is the content, faculty, and case studies of a course that cumulatively open the mind. If I have to remain in the insurance industry, I have to continuously build on my knowledge base.”

Insurance 122
article thumbnail

The HP-Autonomy lawsuit: Timeline of an M&A disaster

CIO Business Intelligence

Rather than selling software to customers, HP said, Autonomy had been selling them hardware at a loss, then booking the sales as software licensing revenue. Hewlett-Packard’s insurance will pay out $100 million to those who purchased HP shares between Aug. June 2015: Hewlett-Packard Co. 19, 2011, and Nov.

HP 105
article thumbnail

11 ways to reduce your IT costs now

CIO Business Intelligence

Contractors and vendors should be treated like your car insurance,” says Pratt. Periodic checks on your IT spending can unearth hidden costs you might not be aware of, from unused software licenses to redundant services. Billing errors, overprovisioning of licenses, and changes in capacity are other things to look for.