Financial sector evolution and competencies development in the context of information and communication technologies
2020
Arefjevs, I., BA School of Business and Finance, Riga (Latvia) | Spilbergs, A., BA School of Business and Finance, Riga (Latvia | Natrins, A., BA School of Business and Finance, Riga (Latvia | Verdenhofs, A., Riga Technical Univ. (Latvia) | Mavlutova, I., BA School of Business and Finance, Riga (Latvia | Volkova, T., BA School of Business and Finance, Riga (Latvia
The development of information and communication technologies (ICT) has a significant impact on the business model of companies operating in the financial sector. Digital transformation leads to changing existing business model rapidly, as well as necessity of developing new processes specifically related to the use of ICT in business processes, development of new products and updating existing ones. At present, changes in the demand for ICT related processes in financial sector are observed both through the development of different technologies and their applications core or ancillary processes (e.g. innovations in payment systems including crypto currencies, blockchain-assisted smart contract, credit markets and insurance including peer-to-peer lending). Based on the opportunities offered by ICT, new business models need to be developed in the financial sector to transform these capabilities into new products and services that respond to changing customer demand. The aim of research to investigate the changes taking place in financial sector in the light of developments in ICT for acquisition of necessary competencies. Research methodology includes systematic review of scientific literature, analysis of selected financial sector statistics, semi-structured industry expert interviews and statistics analysis. The empirical study is limited to the financial sector of Latvia. Although due to the global nature of the financial sector the research findings could be applied internationally.
Afficher plus [+] Moins [-]Mots clés AGROVOC
Informations bibliographiques
Cette notice bibliographique a été fournie par Fundamental Library of Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies
Découvrez la collection de ce fournisseur de données dans AGRIS
