Middle East and Africa Banking IT Strategies

IDC Financial Insights' Middle East and Africa Banking IT Strategies provides an in-depth analysis of IT in the financial services sector in select countries of the Middle East and Africa. The program helps technology vendors identify, understand, and address opportunities in the financial services sector by sizing IT spending, analyzing development trends, and assessment of the competitive environment. Special focus is given to sector areas with substantial ICT investments and examination of the pain points and circumstances that drove uptake and upgrades. Intended for IT vendors and investors, the service delivers essential thought leadership for grasping current and emerging opportunities.

Approach

IDC Financial Insights analysts examine opportunities from the customer and IT vendor perspectives to unpack operational and strategic factors driving the efficient and effective use of technology in financial organisations. They conduct extensive user surveys and maintain ongoing communications with industry experts and IT decision makers to identify challenges faced by IT departments of financial institutions. They use secondary research from conferences, publications, and third-party news sources to note how different technologies can help them achieve business goals and to ensure that they are on top of the latest developments in ICT that is taking place in the financial industry.

Topics Addressed

Throughout the year, this service will address the following topics:

• Drivers and inhibitors of IT uptake in financial services — cost/income considerations
• Technology impact on underbanked and underserviced communities
• Mobile banking and insurance trends
• Business analytics and intelligence systems as competitive differentiators
• Risk, compliance, and regulatory requirements: How do these impact ICT adoption in the financial sector?
• Geographic coverage includes the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, Nigeria, and other Middle East and African countries

Key Questions Answered

Our research addresses the following issues that are critical to your success:

• How much are financial institutions in the Middle East and Africa spending on IT by country?
• What are the specifics of and unique dynamics within banking in the Middle East and Africa?
• What are the latest trends in IT usage and adoption in the financial sector especially in cloud, mobility, and compliance?
• What is the IT procurement strategy within financial institutions in the Middle East and Africa and how are their expectations changing?
• Who are the vendors that are supplying IT services to financial institutions in the Middle East and Africa?

Who Should Subscribe

IDC Financial Insights' Middle East and Africa Banking IT Strategies is ideally suited to support the marketing and sales departments and the financial product, solution, and services managers of IT vendors targeting the financial services sector in the Middle East and Africa.

Return on Research Investment

• Regional analysis of IT solutions providers and the best markets for those providers
• An understanding of the size of different technology segments and how they are growing relative to one another
• Distinct extension of internal market research to validate market strategies
• Guidance for more responsive, customer-centric marketing campaigns
• IT trends and drivers impacting the financial services industry
• Competitive positioning and recommended partnerships

Standard Subscription Deliverables

IDC Financial Insights values building client relationships and strives to foster a partnership with each client through continuous analyst interaction; timely delivery of current, concise, and relevant research; as well as custom research when needed. Each advisory service delivers strategic research covering business and technology issues. A summary of the basic service deliverables available to subscribers includes the following:

• Analyst inquiry time specific to the advisory service area
• 24 x 7 research access via www.idc-fi.com
• Discounted admission to specific IDC Financial Insights or IDC conferences
• Complimentary forum invitations (Web conferences, industry briefings)

Join Our Community

Our IDC Insights Community is designed to enable technology buyers to engage with our industry analysts, share knowledge and best practices, and connect with colleagues. To participate in our community, members create a profile to:

• Participate in our discussions in our blogs, forums, and polls
• Learn about and share best practices, tips, tricks, and tools related to business/technology alignment
• Network with colleagues and join groups within each industry
• Provide feedback to IDC's industry analysts and hear what we're up to

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Related Offerings

Related offerings to our industry-specific research practices include IT Spending Guides — segmented regional and country-level analysis by solution area; Go-to-Market Services (GMS) — a modular set of deliverables to assist clients in extending their market reach, validating their market strategy, and producing more responsive customer-centric marketing campaigns; and IDC Advisory Tools — a growing set of solutions designed to ensure clients that technology purchasing and deployment decisions are optimized. In addition, IDC Financial Insights experts are available for individualized consulting engagements to address specific challenges or to customize the results of our syndicated research offerings.