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Financial Services

We leverage expertise in financial services, collaborating with industry leaders to deliver efficient and cost-effective solutions for regulatory compliance.

Financial service firms continue to encounter and grapple with a multitude of challenges stemming from rapid technological advancements, evolving regulatory landscapes, shifting customer preferences, and heightened competition.

Whether in capital markets, banking, hedge funds, asset management, wealth management, or insurance; the need to navigate volatility, compliance burdens, cybersecurity threats, and changing market dynamics remains paramount. Financial services firms must innovate continuously, adopt advanced technologies for data analysis and risk management, and prioritize customer-centric approaches to stay ahead in an increasingly complex and interconnected global marketplace.

At WSN, financial services is in our DNA, our consultants with deep industry expertise serve as trusted advisors. Our innovation, agility, and ecosystem of digital technology partners, allow us to provide advanced financial solutions & technology to support clients in best capturing market opportunities.

 

Capital Markets

Capital markets firms are contending with numerous and often conflicting challenges, increasing complexity, cost reduction imperatives, compliance with new regulations, constraints on available capital, and continuous revenue growth whilst containing operating cost. It is imperative for these firms to form and implement the correct transformation strategies by investing in new products and business lines, which maximise business impact and provide sustainable improvement.

WSN helps clients develop a strategy and serve as a trusted partner on their respective transformation journeys. We provide digital innovation, technology, data, and financial consulting expertise to transform client capabilities, improve profitability, enhance return on equity whilst continuing to respond to and remain in compliance.

Banking

Continued disruption from fintech and other new industry entrants, constant regulatory change and increasing customer expectations are redefining the banking landscape. Overlaying these pressures with constant evolving technology, it is now more than ever imperative for banks to be responsive and agile in adapting to change or risk being left behind.

Open banking is evolving globally with the focus of revolutionizing the banking and payments landscape for both businesses and consumers. Regulators are now looking to democratise and provide end consumers with more choice and control over how their money is invested and their financial information is used.

WSN combines Banking, Digital and Technology expertise to deliver digital transformation services to help clients evolve and withstand this competitive pressure across retail, commercial and corporate banking. We help our clients leverage open banking initiatives to form new products and services and help both retain and grow their customer base.

Wealth Management

Wealth management firms face increasing challenges in defending and expanding their businesses amidst evolving investor perspectives, tougher returns, and regulatory pressures.

At WSN, we enable digital client engagement, elevate client experiences with personalized wealth management portals, and leverage data analytics to deliver tailored investment insights. We assist our clients in building stronger connections with customers, intermediaries, and third-party service providers. We help drive more efficient operations, enhance controls, and enable greater scalability.

Working with market leading solutions partners, we provide digital and data led insights to assist and empower wealth managers to diversify their customer base as well as  prepare for periods of fee compression and market volatility.

Asset Management

Asset managers are now being confronted with shifting strategies, heightened price competition, and demands for greater transparency in what is becoming an increasing dynamic market landscape. WSN equips asset managers with the necessary tools and services to navigate these challenges and prepare their businesses for the transformed investment industry landscape which lies ahead.

Working with industry leading partners we provide portfolio optimization tools that utilise advanced algorithms and machine learning to optimize asset allocation strategies, form model portfolios and maximise returns for Investors. We enable improved channel coherence and help develop cross-sell and up-sell opportunities to help build/launch new digital solutions and services directly to end investors and consumers. We serve as digital transformation partners helping our customers stay ahead of the curve and maintain their competitive edge.

Insurance

Insurers continue to grapple with increasing regulatory changes and the resulting impact to product offerings and pricing, increasing cybersecurity threats and data privacy concerns, and evolving customer expectations for digital services and personalized insurance products.

Managing risks in underwriting and claims processes remains critical, necessitating advanced analytics and AI-driven insights. Additionally, insurers must address sustainability and climate-related risks in their portfolios, aligning with global initiatives for environmental responsibility and resilience in the face of climate change.

WSN helps clients thrive in this evolving landscape by embracing digital transformation, enhancing cybersecurity measures, and driving customer-centric innovation; while effectively managing risks and adapting to regulatory and environmental challenges.