Finance Monthly April 2020 Edition

The current Covid-19 crisis has created an unprecedented change in how we think about and approach work, leisure, and life in general. It’s reassuring to see that the large majority of companies in the UK have put the physical well- being of their people first and made the necessary moves to get them to stay home wherever possible. And despite the reduction in business travel and practical elimination of face-to-face meetings in financial services, and without any other option, business continues to get done. This exceptional situation has exposed some interesting insights in terms of how technology can enable the way we work in our industry. However, it has also uncovered some critical gaps that many companies have to fill in their digital capabilities to truly enable their businesses to be adequately set up for the future. C VID-19 CRISIS: THE IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE FINANCE SECTOR Raj Chakraborty, SVP Management Consulting Publicis Sapient BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES - COVID-19 27 www.finance-monthly.com