Alexandra Levits Water Cooler Wisdom Why Finance Pros Are Turning to Automation

Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom Why Finance Pros Are Turning to Automation Arefinancialexperts afraid of automation? Not exactly. If you talk to many of them, you’ll hear that technology has actually changed their jobs for the better and has positively impactedhow they work in their organizationby eliminating manual processes, increasing accuracy and efficiency, and facilitating valuable customer interactions. I rounded up some of the best thoughts on automation from big timers in the industry. Here’s what they had to say. “Automation will change how we insure property, loan money, invest money, deliver technology, write research reports, and what professionals in financial services do every day. Every week in the news we read about a new application for artificial intelligence, machine learning, neural networks, or robots â€" whether it is self-driving cars, AI assistants, predictive models, robots building (or printing) hardware, or how to invest our money. Put these all in the category of automation â€" and that is what will impact finance the most in the next decade.”David Reilly, CTO of Bank of America, as told to Tina Wadhwa,Business Insider. “Open digital technologies will continue to support finance transformation. Transformation is accelerating in terms of companies and people needing investment decisions, as well as the development and implementation of new business models. This will require increased automation and simplification to drive process efficiencies, increased analytics to provide high-speed business insight to drive better business decision-making, and, finally, better collaboration so business connects in a much more seamless way.” Richard McLean, regional CFO, Asia-Pacific and Japan, SAP, as shared on theSAP blog. “We developed a chatbot named Eno, an automated program that can communicate with the bank’s customers via text message to give them information on their accounts and help them make credit card payments from their smartphone. The gender-neutral virtual assistant uses artificial intelligence to respond to natural language text messages from users about their money. For example, customers might ask Eno to show them their recent account balances or pay off a credit card bill.”Ken Dodelin, vice president of digital product development, Capital One, as told to Anne Irrera,Reuters. For more insights from finance professionals, check out the full post on the QuickBase Fast Track blog.