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Digital Transformation

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Mobility & Sharing Economy

Mobility transformation is a major challenge for companies, cities, and communities alike. How exactly will people get from A to B in the future? Journalist and mobility expert Don Dahlmann takes a closer look at precisely this question in our webinar. He reveals three key insights – and potential solutions for how financial transaction processes may help transform the ecosystem and the entire future of mobility.

The Future of Mobility: Cities, cars, and the desire to share

Mobility transformation is a major challenge for companies, cities, and communities alike. How exactly will people get from A to B in the future? Journalist and mobility expert Don Dahlmann takes a closer look at precisely this question in our webinar. He reveals three key insights – and potential solutions for how financial transaction processes may help transform the ecosystem and the entire future of mobility.

Customer Journey

Which trends are influencing e-commerce in 2022? Let's have a look at the trends together.

Must-haves for 2022: Which trends are influencing e-commerce in 2022

Sebastian Ehrke

Which trends are influencing e-commerce in 2022? Let's have a look at the trends together.

Digital Transformation

Studies show it is five times more costly to acquire new customers than to retain existing ones. So, focusing on engaging subscribers to renew their subscription is a must. But instead of concentrating on churn rate, you can monitor your subscription renewal rate. Let’s have a closer look at what this rate is exactly and how companies can increase it.

5 tips to improve your subscription renewal rates

Michaela Munitzk

Studies show it is five times more costly to acquire new customers than to retain existing ones. So, focusing on engaging subscribers to renew their subscription is a must. But instead of concentrating on churn rate, you can monitor your subscription renewal rate. Let’s have a closer look at what this rate is exactly and how companies can increase it.

How can international receivables management be most efficient? By combining local expertise with central management! This is why we offer a digitized "gate to the world" with CrossCollect.

International debt collection with CrossCollect

How can international receivables management be most efficient? By combining local expertise with central management! This is why we offer a digitized "gate to the world" with CrossCollect.

But especially in these unsettled times, it's important to ensure continuity in the economy. As a financial services provider, we believe it's our duty to make our contribution to creating the maximum stability possible, particularly in the current situation.

Continuity creates trust

Rolf Hellermann

But especially in these unsettled times, it's important to ensure continuity in the economy. As a financial services provider, we believe it's our duty to make our contribution to creating the maximum stability possible, particularly in the current situation.

This saying is known in many countries – sometimes with soup or porridge, depending on local culinary preferences. As an international company, we always ask ourselves how this could affect the processing of outstanding receivables across borders.

Too many cooks spoil the broth!

This saying is known in many countries – sometimes with soup or porridge, depending on local culinary preferences. As an international company, we always ask ourselves how this could affect the processing of outstanding receivables across borders.

Studies show it is five times more costly to acquire new customers than to retain existing ones. So, focusing on engaging subscribers to renew their subscription is a must. But instead of concentrating on churn rate, you can monitor your subscription renewal rate. Let’s have a closer look at what this rate is exactly and how companies can increase it.

5 tips to improve your subscription renewal rates

Michaela Munitzk

Studies show it is five times more costly to acquire new customers than to retain existing ones. So, focusing on engaging subscribers to renew their subscription is a must. But instead of concentrating on churn rate, you can monitor your subscription renewal rate. Let’s have a closer look at what this rate is exactly and how companies can increase it.

Industry leading enterprises are increasingly turning to machine learning to leverage data and create scalable solutions. In doing so, they may also be unwittingly scaling risk. In this blogpost we examine why enterprises need such a guide, as well as a roadmap how to use machine learning responsibly.

The essential role of ethical AI in business

Arne Kristian Aas

Industry leading enterprises are increasingly turning to machine learning to leverage data and create scalable solutions. In doing so, they may also be unwittingly scaling risk. In this blogpost we examine why enterprises need such a guide, as well as a roadmap how to use machine learning responsibly.

BOPIS, as part of a modern omnichannel strategy, is becoming a necessity in ecommerce but also comes with a price tag due to fraud and additional operating costs.

Buy Online, Pick Up in Store

Jan Florian Richard

BOPIS, as part of a modern omnichannel strategy, is becoming a necessity in ecommerce but also comes with a price tag due to fraud and additional operating costs.

The fashion and lifestyle industry uses artificial scarcity, also known as drop, to boost sales and provide customers with an exclusive brand experience. Resellers often exploit this to resell the sneakers – to continue with the example – for several times their original value.

Already sold out? How bots derail limited sales

Felix Martin Siepmann

The fashion and lifestyle industry uses artificial scarcity, also known as drop, to boost sales and provide customers with an exclusive brand experience. Resellers often exploit this to resell the sneakers – to continue with the example – for several times their original value.

How insurers can use their large data quantities efficiently

Big data and the optimization of dunning processes

Fabian Küchlin

How insurers can use their large data quantities efficiently

Mobility transformation is a major challenge for companies, cities, and communities alike. How exactly will people get from A to B in the future? Journalist and mobility expert Don Dahlmann takes a closer look at precisely this question in our webinar. He reveals three key insights – and potential solutions for how financial transaction processes may help transform the ecosystem and the entire future of mobility.

The Future of Mobility: Cities, cars, and the desire to share

Mobility transformation is a major challenge for companies, cities, and communities alike. How exactly will people get from A to B in the future? Journalist and mobility expert Don Dahlmann takes a closer look at precisely this question in our webinar. He reveals three key insights – and potential solutions for how financial transaction processes may help transform the ecosystem and the entire future of mobility.

How should companies set up their business models in order to make sharing attractive to consumers - and at the same time avoid cannibalizing more traditional linear lines of business within the same firm?

What peer-to-peer sharing means for companies

How should companies set up their business models in order to make sharing attractive to consumers - and at the same time avoid cannibalizing more traditional linear lines of business within the same firm?

Could the subscription models that are typical of many sharing economy business models be a catalyst for sustainable consumption on a broader scale? The answer is YES! ➨ Learn more!

How subscription models could make consumption more sustainable

Could the subscription models that are typical of many sharing economy business models be a catalyst for sustainable consumption on a broader scale? The answer is YES! ➨ Learn more!

Which trends are influencing e-commerce in 2022? Let's have a look at the trends together.

Must-haves for 2022: Which trends are influencing e-commerce in 2022

Sebastian Ehrke

Which trends are influencing e-commerce in 2022? Let's have a look at the trends together.

Customer experience is emerging as a competitive advantage in the new normal. Enterprises which invest in it now can build an enduring advantage. To help businesses better navigate the crisis and emerge with an edge over their competitors, we’ve published a new white paper which serves as a roadmap for improving customer experience.

Turning customer experience data into profit

Sebastian Bartoldsson

Customer experience is emerging as a competitive advantage in the new normal. Enterprises which invest in it now can build an enduring advantage. To help businesses better navigate the crisis and emerge with an edge over their competitors, we’ve published a new white paper which serves as a roadmap for improving customer experience.

Start-ups and scale-ups are disrupting current eco-systems, and an interesting shift is the rise of subscription business models. From a payment perspective, subscription business models create a new type of complexity.

Subscription payments and customer lifetime value

Peter Wilmenius

Start-ups and scale-ups are disrupting current eco-systems, and an interesting shift is the rise of subscription business models. From a payment perspective, subscription business models create a new type of complexity.

On the occasion of the IDAHOBIT, Michael Lauk reveals in an interview what the abbreviation actually stands for and what the day means to him.

IDAHOBIT at Arvato Financial Solutions

On the occasion of the IDAHOBIT, Michael Lauk reveals in an interview what the abbreviation actually stands for and what the day means to him.

The corporate women's network and the Young Talent Management Team have jointly developed a mentoring program to give trainees and management associates the opportunity to be inspired by strong female personalities.

More Female Power - The First Female Mentoring at Arvato Financial Solutions

The corporate women's network and the Young Talent Management Team have jointly developed a mentoring program to give trainees and management associates the opportunity to be inspired by strong female personalities.

To celebrate International Women’s Day we interviewed Janne Jarnfeldt, HR Director and Diversity Ambassador, on this year’s theme #BreakTheBias.

Janne Jarnfeldt: “Make yourself visible – make a difference”

To celebrate International Women’s Day we interviewed Janne Jarnfeldt, HR Director and Diversity Ambassador, on this year’s theme #BreakTheBias.

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