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One in three finance executives expect use of smart contracting to bring many benefits
30% of financial officers expect that the business use of smart contracting can bring many benefits to their organisation
Proud of our ISAE3402 Type II certification
Visma | Onguard has successfully completed the first ISAE3402 Type II audit and now have an ISAE3402 Type II report available.
Almost half of SMEs have to wait over a month for their money
Almost half of Dutch SMEs have to wait longer than a month on average for their money in comparison to only a quarter of large enterprises.
Almost half of financial professionals still using Excel for debtor management
Visma | Onguard’s fifth annual Fintech Barometer findings reveal lack of data sharing among businesses. Almost half are still using Excel.
Finance professionals go to the office relieved: one-third of systems did not work at home
For almost a third of finance professionals, working from home was a major challenge, due to missing systems or non-working software.
CFO: finance professional becomes analytical and communicative leader
The finance professional who wants to remain relevant in the future must develop his analytical, leadership and communication skills.
Half of home-based financial professionals hindered by missing systems or software
Data from the 2022 Fintech Barometer by Visma | Onguard discovers technology is still a fundamental barrier to effective remote working.
Variety of online payment options no longer the solution for businesses to encourage customers to pay
To ensure that customers make payments, 42% of finance professionals deployed a range of payment options in 2019. Over the years, this has proven not to be the solution for non-paying customers. In 2020, only 33% were using this tactic, in 2021 it was 27% and now only one in five (20%) companies are doing so. This is evident from the FinTech Barometer, a study of the financial status of Dutch companies conducted over the past five years by Fintech company Visma | Onguard.
Influence of blockchain and robotisation decreasing according to finance professionals
Plenty of steps to be taken towards real-time reporting Amsterdam 15 May 2022 – The importance of blockchain and robotisation has declined over the years for finance professionals. In 2019, 33% still said they expected blockchain to have a major impact on the financial sector and 29% thought so of blockchain. Since then, these percentages […]
Visma | Onguard names Adriaan Kom as new Managing Director
Visma | Onguard has appointed Adriaan Kom as Managing Director as of the 1st of June. For the past eighteen months, Kom has been CCO.
Working completely data-driven turns out to be a bigger task than expected
Every year, Visma | Onguard investigates how financial professionals view the trends and developments of the moment. Read the latest report.
No issues Visma | Onguard relating to the open source Apache Log4j2
Visma | Onguard is not using Log4j2 within any of our services or applications. Therefore you are not affected by this vulnerability when using any of our Cloud services or on-premise applications.
Financial organisations increasingly turn to robotics as part of their data-driven dreams
61% of organisations now either use or are developing ideas on how to incorporate RPA in their business, signaling a rise in robotic adoption.
Blockers to blockchain adoption lift for 65% of financial organisations
65% of organisations have either adopted blockchain technology or worked out the first ideas for future adoption in 2021
New Release | CreditManager 3.19
We are proud to announce our newest release of CreditManager 3.19, our data-driven, cloud-based solution for debtor management.
Expanding digital transformation initiatives spark fintech revolution
Despite the turbulence of the last year, UK businesses are continuing to make positive strides towards technological innovation.
Pauline Frens becomes Managing Director ad interim of Visma | Onguard
Pauline Frens becomes Managing Director ad interim of Visma | Onguard and will continue her role as MD for Visma | Idella.
Technological capabilities set to be a key requirement of the finance professional of the future
Forty-two percent of financial professionals believe having analytical skills will be a key requirement to fulfil their roles in the future, according to findings from the latest FinTech Barometer survey of finance professionals. This is followed by programming skills (37%), reflecting the growing role technology is playing within finance roles, and leadership qualities (34%).
Visma | Onguard & CIB make collection process easier
Collaboration ensures easy data exchange Amsterdam, 2 September 2021 – Visma | Onguard and Centraal Invorderings Bureau (CIB) will work closely together in the field of data integration. The partnership includes the integration of Visma | Onguard’s software solution for credit management, within CIB. Customer data required for the collection process via CIB is therefore immediately available […]
Marieke Saeij nominated for 2021 Women in Credit Awards
The 2021 Women in Credit Awards honours the work of incredible women across the entire credit and financial services industry. Visma | Onguard CEO, Marieke Saeij is nominated as Business Leader of the Year.
Finance professionals voice tech challenges as a barrier to efficient remote working
21% of UK-based finance professionals remain concerned that the systems they use don’t assist them with the completion of tasks when working remotely. This dissatisfaction with available technology could be having a worrying impact on company culture, with disparate systems and processes meaning that operations are becoming more fragmented and one-sided, creating silos among employees and stifling collaboration.
Visma | Onguard welcomes Jasper Witte as Business Development Executive
Jasper Witte (34) has been appointed Business Development Executive at Visma | Onguard, the fintech company focused on the order-to-cash process, effective July 1st, 2021. In this role, Jasper is responsible for expanding Visma | Onguard’s customer portfolio within the Benelux Union.
Achieving fully data-driven processes still a long-term ambition for a quarter of organisations
26% of organisations will not be fully data-driven for another four to five years, according to findings from the latest FinTech Barometer survey of finance professionals, carried out by Visma | Onguard, the fintech company that focuses on the order-to-cash process. This reflects a move to becoming data-driven being a long-term agenda item for many businesses, with only 15% hoping to reach this goal within the next year.
The next big thing: 94% of finance professionals are looking to implement Intelligent Automation…
Intelligent Automation (IA) is set to become the latest technology buzzword in the financial sector, with 94% of finance professionals stating they are looking to implement the technology. Despite this, 50% of finance professionals do not understand the technology or the benefits it can bring, according to the latest Fintech Barometer study conducted by Visma | Onguard, leaders in providing solutions for the order-to-cash process.
Visma | Onguard continues to grow during period of uncertainty
Visma | Onguard goes from strength to strength under new branding while making new hires. 2021 starts off strong with the new acquisition.