A database will help to consolidate spreadsheets and business information as well as structure data in a format for which can be queried or reported on with ease. A database is a standard tool for most businesses with a growing trend to move to the cloud for greater connectivity, speed and redundancy. Databases are a powerful and cost effective way to store and access information through many channels including websites, software applications and reporting/BI tools.
The finance industry is experiencing rapid change in what was once considered a conservative industry. Finance companies are introducing a range of fintech products to disrupt the larger incombent companies. The industry is also met with ever increasing compliance costs and emerging challenges in cybercrime and potential disruption from blockchain and open ledgers.
The combination of digital marketing of financial services to attract new customers and improving customer experience and retention are essential for any financial service provider.
In the finance industry there is already a lot of great off-the-shelf software and we encourage you to explore these first.
We find however, that in most cases this software will get you 80 percent of your requirements but are not flexible enough to get that last 20 percent. This is where Blackball steps in - we craft a specialist solution for you, because your data or business case is itself specialized.
Because each implementation is different - by definition - we do not offer an out-of-the-box solution as such. However, our competitive advantage is Foundation - an underlying framework we've developed which lets us quickly roll out and maintain enterprise-level software much more quickly than our competitors. Further to this, Foundation will take care of things like exception monitoring, SMS notifications, data cachingetc - freeing us up to focus on only the "customized" part of your application.
Blackball has been building software since 2004. We've built multi-national systems processing millions of data points hourly. We've built financial compliance and monitoring systems. Our software is in some of the largest manufacturing plants in the country.
But we've also built software for a huge number of small & medium size customers - from retail stores needing real-time sales info on their clients, to small businesses with an e-commerce requirement, to startups with a hot idea but not-so-hot bank balance.
And now we bring that experience to you
We don't build software anymore - in many cases your systems can be built using a mix of off-the-shelf products and No Code platforms.
However, this approach lacks one thing - experience. Blackball has a unique insight into the needs of the entire spectrum of clients and we've realized that, although different in scale and budget, most software projects have the same fundamental requirements. Customer-facing features like high-performing reports, data management & email notifications. And just as importantly, architectural features like caching, localisation, API access, multi-threading and data synchronization.
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