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The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more varied and more widespread. Many of us interact with it every single day: we talk to digital assistants like Siri and Alexa, we let sites like Netflix, Amazon and ASOS suggest our next purchases, and we let AI sort our emails and even suggest replies. But AI isn’t without its problems and even companies with large teams of researchers are struggling with some of the challenges.
Lots has been written about the future of retail. And not just since the COVID-19 pandemic. In November 2019, a study by HUI Research in collaboration with the Trade Council found that in Sweden 4,222 stores had closed in the past year. This was offset by 1,957 openings, but still represents a significant fall.
Using the financial markets to close the gender gap
The importance of gender equality is getting a lot of attention, not least from the financial markets. That was the message at a recent fireside chat from the 2021 SHE Conference, featuring Heike Reichelt from the World Bank Treasury and Elin Ljung from Nordic Capital.
The true value of P27 are the things that can be added on top
Tino Kam, Head of Transaction Banking Product Management at Nordea, spoke to P27 Nordic Payments to share his take on the value of P27, the platform’s expected benefits, and the importance of having a robust and resilient payments platform that serves the entire Nordic region. This article was independently edited by P27 Nordic Payments and is reshared here on Insights.
Automation is a strategic opportunity for finance and treasury departments to move closer to the business in their companies and drive innovation. FX automation is one clear place to start.
The term “sharing economy” has come to be used for a lot of different things. From community-based initiatives like The Green Village to multi-billion-dollar unicorns like Uber. With people increasingly concerned about the environment and ownership not being the status symbol it once was, sharing resources or renting things rather than buying them looks set to grow.
Companies face growing pressure to set science-based climate targets
Europe’s largest asset manager Amundi has announced that it will push companies to adopt science-based targets verified by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The move highlights growing pressure from investors for companies to release specific emission-reduction targets aligned with the Paris Agreement. What are science-based targets, and how can companies adopt them?
Sustainability isn’t just about the environment. Companies strive to be robust and able to take change in their stride. But few were prepared for a global pandemic on the scale of COVID-19. Businesses around the world were forced to shut their doors. Supply chains, sales models, and support services were all thrown up in the air.
Frictionless Cross-border Payments: Let’s Start in the Nordics
The realm of Payments is going through a rapid transformation. Whether the inevitable result of a decades-long drive toward digitalisation or the unintended consequence of third-party technological leaps forward, we are currently witnessing a confluence of major changes to the industry, with Nordic markets at the forefront.
At the recent Stockholm Fintech Week, the session on AI in Insurtech focused heavily on how not to work with artificial intelligence. It seems there are so many misconceptions, empty buzzwords and broken promises that the credibility of the field needs to first be defended before it can be explored.
An effective hedging strategy helped this company dodge FX losses during Covid-19
Newgen Distribution, a leading distributor of Fitbit and other connected technology brands in Northern Europe, decided to implement an FX hedging strategy in 2019 to control its currency risk. The move has paid off, allowing the company to avoid exchange rate losses of up to 10% during the Covid-19 pandemic.
