Great Growth in Banking Sector

• The banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) category have witnessed the greatest implementation of automation as a service. This technology has played a critical role in processes such as "customer service, compliance, invoice digitization, credit card approval, mortgage processing, detection of fraud, know your customer (KYC) processing, updating ledger, report build-up, and account closing process."
• The APAC region is forecast to have the highest amounts of AaaS implementations generating a forecast revenue of $2,444.9 million by 2023.
•  Key players in the AaaS market include "NICE Ltd., Kofax Inc., Automation Anywhere Inc., Micro Focus International plc, and Blue Prism Ltd."
• In 2017, North America had a 40% share of this market in the BFSI category.

AaaS Infrastructure

•  IoT devices will play a great role in AaaS because of the massive flow of data. The more data is available, the greater the extent of automation, providing greater value for both the customer and the company. This also ensures that managing AaaS is easier and more practical.
• Although the previous research focused on RPA (Robotic Process Automation), this research has revealed that AaaS is sometimes combined with RPA to improve the management of business processes.
• As automation is widely implemented, a constantly increasing number of companies are implementing it. However, many are still wondering how to do so successfully. A critical component of here is focusing on the client. A customer-centric platform will be of higher value to the company and the process. Companies should also educate/train their employees as would be required. According to a survey, only 44% are planning to do so.

Accelerated Service Delivery

• Implementing AaaS means that services can be delivered much faster to clients/customers. It eliminates the burden of manual processing and requests. Although automation has already begun across industries and in big and small companies, AaaS comes in as a package. One has the option of scaling up and will only need to pay for what they use. This consumption-oriented model presents options such as monthly payments and level of complexity, based on the company processes and requirements.
• AaaS plays a critical in enhancing "innovation, increasing agility, and reducing operational complexity." As ML and AI are increasingly implemented, AaaS plays a great role in optimizing these technologies in order to enhance growth. Just as in automation, AaaS optimizes the company's performance, it enhances relationships with customers, and it reduces risk by enhancing accuracy.
• The following chart/table provides an overview of the analysis before implementing AaaS.

 

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Case Study: Kofax and TD Bank

•  Kofax and TD Bank came together to create a mobile mortgage loan on-boarding process.
• According to Mark Hakime, the Senior Enterprise Architect at TD bank, Kofax has offered them a unique solution that has reduced their time to market. By reading through electronic streams from vendors and partners and taking it through Kofax, the company has been able to establish a centralized service. It also provides an opportunity to correct and deliver to business processes. This means that the processes can be refined over time.
• By moving to a decentralized approach, the system has now become a remote capture effort whereby the mobile mortgage sales force will go around to people's homes and scan in the documents. This enhances customer engagement/connection by offering convenience.

AaaS: What It Is and How It Is Set Up

• Over the years, companies have been automating some of their processes. However, this is different from Automation-as-a-Service software and solutions. AaaS is a plug-and-play model whereby companies such as Blue Prism Ltd can offer these solutions. As the requirements would vary, it is critical that the customer clearly defines the process that needs automation.
• In the case of Blue Prism Ltd, the company has a partner ecosystem that provides solutions that would be the right fit for different sectors. The partners that serve the banking sector include Virtusa Corporation, WonderBotz, and Advansys ESC.

• AaaS, according to a 2018 market research report published by Markets and Markets, is defined as a solution that enables companies to "mechanize the business processes by capturing and interpreting data from existing applications." This solution offers companies the opportunity to shift from slow processes to reliable, fast, and automated processes across the company.
• AaaS is primarily adopted in the banking and financial industry. The image below represents this share by industry/sector.

 

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• According to the same report referenced above, AaaS is key in controlling and monitoring interfaces so that there is a seamless flow of information. The banking, financial services, and insurance sector has several processes that need to work in harmony. These solutions have the capacity to fix bottlenecks, ensure seamless execution, and ensure a smooth workflow. It also ensures accuracy and efficiency and also support regulatory and compliance reporting.
• If one would require an AaaS solution, companies/organizations can get in touch with any of the players in this industry: "Automation Anywhere, Inc. (US), Blue Prism Group plc (UK), International Business Machines Corporation (US), Microsoft Corporation (US), UiPath (US), HCL Technologies Limited (India), Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (US), Kofax Inc. (US), NICE Ltd. (Israel), and Pegasystems Inc.(US)."

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