Perspectives: Emerging Opportunities in Emerging Markets

Despite the global recession, emerging markets such as China and India continue to experience growth in the financial services sector, providing opportunities for banks based in more mature markets. But emerging markets also come with new risks. What are the top opportunities and challenges that banks face in doing business in emerging markets, and what are the key technologies that minimize the risk of an emerging markets strategy? Can banks leverage their existing systems and infrastructure to compete in emerging markets, or do they need to start from scratch from an IT standpoint?

Peggy Bresnick Kendler has been a writer for 30 years. She has worked as an editor, publicist and school district technology coordinator. During the past decade, Bresnick Kendler has worked for UBM TechWeb on special financialservices technology-centered ... View Full Bio