Michael Araneta

Director, Consulting and Research, IDC Financial Insights Asia/Pacific

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Michael Araneta is a Consulting and Research Director for IDC Financial Insights Asia/Pacific. Michael leads the Asia/Pacific Banking Strategies Practice and the Asia/Pacific IT Strategies Practice.

Together with IDC Financial Insights' elite team of analysts, Michael regularly engages with the key decision makers in Asia's top financial services institutions. In his consulting role, he works closely with IDC’s research teams and global account managers on custom research and business intelligence assignments. Michael is also responsible for the regional go-to-market strategies of both financial institutions and financial technology vendors.

Michael's recent work has proven that he is the go-to analyst for a broad range of strategic and tactical issues in the Asia/Pacific banking landscape. To date, Michael has consulted clients on a range of topical issues including mergers and acquisitions of banks in the region, Big Data, Social Media in banking, product innovation strategies, customer centricity and CRM initiatives, vendor product portfolio positioning, and core banking systems strategies.

Michael regularly presents to senior-level banking practitioners in briefings around the world and is quoted frequently in various international media.

Michael has a Bachelor in Quantitative Economics (first class honours) from the University of Asia and the Pacific in Manila. He holds a Master in International Studies degree from the National University of Singapore.

Research Authored by Michael Araneta

Business Strategy: Top 10 Strategic IT Initiatives for Asia/Pacific Banks in 2013 — Thinking Beyond Risk Management Michael Araneta,  Li-May Chew,  Ho Sui-Jon,  Michael Yeo Feb 2013 - Doc # FIN239561    Business Strategy This IDC Financial Insights report presents its annual list of top 10 strategic IT initiatives for banks in the Asia/Pacific region. Banks are expected to take a breather from the extreme focus on risk management and compliance that so preo... purchase document

Worldwide Financial Services 2013 Top 10 Predictions: Leveraging Technology Disruptors Is Path for Success David Potterton,  Marc DeCastro,  Michael Araneta,  Jeanne Capachin,  Li-May Chew,  Roberto Gutierrez,  Rachel Hunt,  Alex Kwiatkowski,  Karen Massey,  Aaron McPherson,  Bijen Ramdas,  Matt Sauer,  Ho Sui-Jon,  Michael Versace,  Michael Yeo Dec 2012 - Doc # FIN237980    Top 10 Predictions This IDC Financial Insights report presents our top 10 predictions for global financial services. As we entered 2012, the theme seemed to be focused on surviving rather than thriving. Despite the recovery made through most of the year, poli... purchase document

Asia/Pacific Banking 2013 Top 10 Predictions: Financial Services Make a Pivot to Asia Michael Araneta,  Ho Sui-Jon,  Li-May Chew,  Michael Sek Pheng Yeo,  Ooi Hui-Long Nov 2012 - Doc # FIN238049    Top 10 Predictions This IDC Financial Insights report discusses our top 10 predictions for Asia/Pacific banking. In the upcoming year, banks are expected to align their strategies to attempts by Asia/Pacific economies to further decouple from troubled Western... purchase document

Perspective: The Oracle Banking Platform Announcement from Oracle's OpenWorld — It's All About Execution Now Alex Kwiatkowski,  Karen Massey,  Michael Araneta,  Michael Versace,  Jeanne Capachin Oct 2012 - Doc # FIN237299    Perspective This IDC Financial Insights Perspective reviews a recent IDC Financial Insights link on the Oracle Banking Platform (OBP) announcement published earlier this month in the United States, Europe, and Asia/Pacific (see The Oracle Banking Platf... purchase document

The Oracle Banking Platform: It's All About Execution Now Michael Araneta,  Alex Kwiatkowski,  Jeanne Capachin,  Karen Massey,  Michael Versace Oct 2012 - Doc # lcUK23724112    IDC Link The recently announced Oracle Banking Platform ('OBP') was on display at OpenWorld this week, with demonstrations and lighthouse client presentations from NAB and Suncorp. OBP represents Oracle's first solution co-developed in the field fro...

SAS Inside Intelligence 2012 — Analyst Conference: High-Power Business Analytics on a High-Performance Analytics Platform Craig Stires,  Daniel-Zoe Jimenez,  Sharon Tan,  Michael Araneta,  Philip Carter Sep 2012 - Doc # AP2670117U    Insight This IDC Insight provides some of the key highlights from the SAS Inside Intelligence 2012: A SAS Conference for Industry Analysts, which took place on June 12–14, 2012 at Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. This will cover the overall highlig... purchase document

Business Strategy: Big Data Journey in Australian Financial Services — The Journey Begins Emilie Ditton,  Michael Araneta Sep 2012 - Doc # FIN236646    Business Strategy This IDC Financial Insights report looks into the initial approaches that are being taken by Australian financial services institutions (FSIs) in Big Data — their management priorities, their investment plans, and their first steps in their... purchase document

Business Strategy: Risk-Adjusted Performance Practices in Institutional Banking Michael Versace,  Michael Araneta,  Czeslaw Szarycz Aug 2012 - Doc # FIN236533    Best Practices This IDC Financial Insights report examines the strategies, approach, technology implications, and challenges to building risk-adjusted performance management (RAPM) into a business operation through a case study derived from a leading glob... purchase document

Perspective: Pitney Bowes Technology Analyst Summit 2012 Marc DeCastro,  Michael Araneta,  Holly Muscolino,  Ron Glaz Jul 2012 - Doc # FIN236283    Perspective This IDC Financial Insights Perspective reviews the Pitney Bowes 2012 Technology Analyst Summit held June 21, 2012, at Pitney Bowes headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. The meeting provided Pitney Bowes with the opportunity to highlight i... purchase document

Business Strategy: Have Leading Asia/Pacific Banks Raised the Standards for Mobile? Michael Araneta Jul 2012 - Doc # FIN236185    Business Strategy This IDC Financial Insights report puts the limelight on the most noteworthy mobile financial services offerings of Asia/Pacific banks. Examining leading banks' propositions for mobile banking and mobile payments solutions, IDC Financial In... purchase document

Perspective: A Slow Ascent Toward the Cloud for Asia/Pacific Financial Services Michael Araneta,  Ho Sui-Jon May 2012 - Doc # FIN234601    Perspective This IDC Financial Insights Perspective presents highlights from a series of surveys completed by IDC across various industries to understand the industry-specific trends and issues that impact the adoption of cloud computing. The Asia/Paci... purchase document

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