Automation and the Modern Finance Function
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Automation and the Modern Finance Function

Advances in technologies like robotics (RPA), artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning are driving a new era of automation in the finance function. Companies in the leasing and financial services industry face market changes characterised by the rapid evolving speed of disruptive technologies, where even digital-born companies need to transform continually to stay up to…

New Leases IFRS 16 ASC 842 – How to Achieve Compliance on Time

New Leases IFRS 16 ASC 842 – How to Achieve Compliance on Time

The new lease accounting standards IFRS 16 and ASC 842 come into effect on January 2019, and as we are nearly halfway through 2018, organisations are running short on time to comply with the new guidance. In this post we will review some critical project considerations, so you can jump-start your implementation journey and finish…

Leasing and Asset Finance Relevance in Circular Growth Business Models
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Leasing & Asset Finance: Relevance in Circular Growth Business Models

Leasing & Asset Finance may not be real definers of Circular supply-chain and manufacturing innovation for a Circular economy. However, our industry has a key opportunity to enable funding for these manufacturers/dealerships, and more importantly, to provide lifecycle asset management which is pivotal on all of the potential growth business models in a Circular economy. In…

Leasing & Asset Finance: An Industry Need to Embrace the Circular Economy
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Leasing & Asset Finance: An Industry Need to Embrace the Circular Economy

Up until now, Leasing & Asset Finance for businesses has predominantly been about the tax and cashflow advantages it offers; and these benefits are not under question. However, Asset Finance as an industry is in a prime position to drive adoption towards the circular economy and hence there is a growing need for Leasing &…

Leasing Beyond Assets: Financing the Customer Needs for Circular Advantages
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Leasing Beyond Assets: Financing the Customer Needs for Circular Advantages

Sustainability has become a fundamental aspect of every business strategy across industries, and this has ignited growing interest in the leasing industry for the circular economy model because of the significant opportunities it brings for more responsible asset management. Moving to a circular economy does not happen overnight; it is a very gradual strategic process. …

The Key Role CFOs Play in Business Transformation
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The Key Role CFOs Play in Business Transformation

Companies in the finance and leasing industry, focused on digital strategies and are looking to CFOs to help them develop the strategies needed to respond to technology innovation, build their business transformation plans and lead the change.  Making business transformation projects a reality is not easy. In today’s market, characterised by extraordinary urgency and tougher…

Chief Executives’ Lending Forum UK 2018

Chief Executives’ Lending Forum UK 2018

VIP Apps Consulting is attending the Chief Executives’ Lending Forum 2018 Conference & Awards Gala taking place on 15th March in London. The conference brings together senior decision makers from the British lending industry including asset finance leaders as well as new challengers in the market, to debate new strategies; regulations; business practices and current trends…

Diversity in the Workplace Drives Business Innovation and Financial Performance
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Diversity in the Workplace Drives Business Innovation and Financial Performance

Today diversity and gender equality in the workplace are under increasing scrutiny. Companies are focusing efforts on issues like how to increase and manage a diverse workforce and encourage sensitivity to it. Recent reports support the correlation between diversity, financial performance and business innovation. The Leasing industry is not indifferent to the diversity and gender…

BPM and robotic automation
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Why Do You Need a BPM Strategy for Your Automation Technology to Deliver Real Value?

From IT, operations to finance billing, employees across departments are caught in manual and repetitive tasks every day. Companies in the financial services and leasing industry are starting to implement chatbots, machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic process automation (RPA) solutions to exponentially increase productivity by the automation of repetitive tasks, a fundamental part…