As financial services organisations predict and plan for the way consumers will manage their money in the future, artificial intelligence (AI) is high on the business development strategy for 2016 and beyond, says Gideon Hyde from design consultancy Market Gravity. The co-founder shares his thoughts on the emerging technology and explains how businesses can embrace AI to enhance their offerings, meet consumer demand for speed, personalisation and convenience, and launch new products and services to stand out in the competitive marketplace.

Capgemini has launched an Applied Innovation Exchange in London, the firm’s ninth globally. The new innovation platform enables business leaders in the UK to plan their organisations’ future (digital) transformation and address any disruptions ahead of them, by immersing in the discovery, experimentation and application of emerging technologies.

First, it was Grexit, then it was Brexit. Now the looming threat for Europe is Quitaly, the fear that Italy might decide it has had enough of the single currency and go back to the lira.

Put simply, Italy’s economy is floundering and has been for the past two decades during which time there has been virtually no growth and Italian goods have become less and less competitive in export markets.

Supply chain companies are slowly implementing transformations to their respective supply chains, while most, 59% of European and 51% of US companies, have a strategic priority for a green supply chain in place. While companies realise the importance of becoming sustainable, the primary motivation to do so remains business oriented.

Accenture Interactive has expanded its on the ground presence in Tokyo by taking a majority stake in IMJ Corporation. The organisations will leverage each other's strengths to provide an end-to-end digital services solution for the regional market.