Rachel Hunt

Head - Europe, Middle East and Africa, IDC Financial Insights

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In her role, Rachel Hunt is responsible for all IDC Financial Insights research, sales, marketing and conference activity in the EMEA region. Under her leadership and direction, the IDC Financial Insights' EMEA analyst teams deliver valuable analysis in a timely manner to enhance clients’ business decision-making capability on areas like Banking, Capital Markets and Risk Management. Ms Hunt’s primary objective is to ensure clients derive the maximum benefit from both the research programs and the subsequent ability to customize deliverables for individual business development needs.

Previously, Rachel Hunt was the EMEA Research Director, Banking, within IDC Financial Insights, covering all corporate and consumer oriented financial products and their underlying technology solutions in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
 

Industry Expertise

With over fifteen years experience in the financial services technology industry both in the UK and France, Ms Hunt’s experience ranges from outsourcing to core systems transformation, through to regulatory and technological issues impacting banks in Europe today. She can provide strategic advice and support on a number of issues around the integration of delivery channels, core systems, customer information and payments.

Background

Prior to joining IDC Financial Insights, Ms Hunt was for a number of years global research manager for TEMENOS, a core systems vendor and prior to this at Perot System’s financial services division, where she advised on the go-to-market strategy in the banking industry. She also worked at the Sociétè Bordelaise de CIC in France and in a number of research consultancy organizations.

Education and Industry Affiliations

Ms Hunt has a Masters (with honors) in International Trade and Banking Services from the University of Bordeaux as well as a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Paris XXII.

Research Authored by Rachel Hunt

EMEA Banking 2013 Top 10 Predictions: Laying the Foundations for a Next-Generation Banking Platform in the New Macroprudential Era Rachel Hunt,  Alex Kwiatkowski,  Matt Sauer,  Bijen Ramdas Jan 2013 - Doc # FIBA01V    Top 10 Predictions This IDC Financial Insights report presents our predictions for the EMEA banking sector in 2013. With continuing macroeconomic weakness as the backdrop in Europe, the longed-for recovery of the industry to a position of full health looks un... 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

IT Integration Issues Torpedo RBS' Branch Disposal Plans as Santander Calls it Quits Alex Kwiatkowski,  Rachel Hunt Oct 2012 - Doc # lcUK23737212    IDC Link Santander's recent decision to withdraw from the process to acquire a tranche of RBS' branch network has come as a big surprise for the market, but is the culmination of a long-drawn process and a deteriorating relationship between the two ...

NatWest's Suspension of the Get Cash Mobile Service Serves as a Warning to Other Banks Alex Kwiatkowski,  Rachel Hunt Oct 2012 - Doc # lcUK23728812    IDC Link On October 6 the BBC reported that NatWest had suspended its Get Cash emergency money service after reports of fraudulent activity on individual consumer accounts running into hundreds of pounds. Get Cash, and its sibling Emergency Cash, al...

IT Security Attacks on the Increase as IT Budgets and Resources Struggle to Keep Up With Sophistication Rachel Hunt Sep 2012 - Doc # lcUK23711712    IDC Link I have been doing a series of presentations at our IDC Security Conferences in the Benelux and one of the main messages we have been putting forward is that we need to adapt our security strategies to the new user environment. Security atta...

Debunking the Mobile Banking Myths Rachel Hunt,  Alex Kwiatkowski Sep 2012 - Doc # FIBA55U    Insights Presentation Following the preliminary results of its European Channel Preference Survey 2012, IDC Financial Insights presented some of the results relating to the adoption of mobile banking in Western Europe at an event held in London on September 12, ... purchase document

Is It Too Late for Bank System Renewal in the UK? Rachel Hunt,  Alex Kwiatkowski Sep 2012 - Doc # lcUK23679412    IDC Link The FSA is said to be considering potential measures to ensure that banks prevent IT software failures, following the crippling outages at RBS this summer. Industry pundits are quick to point out that this should be a wake-up call to the do...

Mobile Payments: Hit, Miss or Maybe? Alex Kwiatkowski,  Rachel Hunt Jul 2012 - Doc # FIBA53U    Event Proceeding After numerous false dawns, the 2010s will be the decade in which mobility finally delivers significant value to both financial institutions and their customers in EMEA. With MNOs having created high-speed data networks, a proliferation of ...

Making the Most out of Mobile Banking: Best Practices and ROI Rachel Hunt,  Alex Kwiatkowski Jul 2012 - Doc # FIBA52U    Event Proceeding After numerous false dawns, the 2010s will be the decade in which mobility finally delivers significant value to financial institutions and their customers in EMEA. With MNOs having created high-speed data networks, a proliferation of smart...

Europe's Banks Continue to Wield the Proverbial Chainsaw to Slash Running Costs Alex Kwiatkowski,  Rachel Hunt May 2012 - Doc # lcUK23487812    IDC Link HSBC's announcement that it plans to remove a further 2,217 jobs from its U.K. operation is the latest initiative in a long line of cost reduction exercises conducted by the U.K.'s largest bank (when measured by market value). The chainsaw ...

Shakers and Movers: BBVA's Giant Leap to the Cloud Rachel Hunt,  Alex Kwiatkowski May 2012 - Doc # FIBA03U    Best Practices This IDC Financial Insights report offers a perspective on the decision by BBVA to adopt Google's Apps for Business suite, with particular emphasis on the internal and external use of technology to improve operational efficiency, increase e... purchase document

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