--- title: Pelican Blog | fintech description: fintech | --- ![](https://blog.pelican.ai/hubfs/Pelican_Sep2016_Theme/Pelican-new.png) # Pelican Blog # The latest news, views and insights from Pelican [![](https://blog.pelican.ai/hubfs/Pelican_logo.png) ](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/pelican-reports-30-percent-growth-in-2016) [Pelican reports 30 percent growth in 2016 as Intelligent Payment Management grabs industry interest](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/pelican-reports-30-percent-growth-in-2016) Posted on November 30, 2016 by Sarah Broughton *Fintech firm wins new customers and expands global team* [Read More](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/pelican-reports-30-percent-growth-in-2016) [![](https://blog.pelican.ai/hubfs/AI_Banner_Image_-_Brain.png) ](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/edging-closer-to-abyss) [Edging ever closer to the abyss: why AI will reverse this trend](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/edging-closer-to-abyss) Posted on October 26, 2016 by Parth Desai *Parth Desai, CEO and Founder of Pelican, discusses why AI is already a fact and not fantasy.He highlights why financial institutions and corporates need to get on board now – or risk getting left behind.* [Read More](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/edging-closer-to-abyss) [![](https://blog.pelican.ai/hubfs/images/Blog_-_Dont_be_that_Company_-_500x250.png) ](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/dont-be-that-company) [Don’t be that company](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/dont-be-that-company) Posted on October 18, 2016 by Bill North *Violating sanctions can be deadly for a business. Compliance is the answer, but how can corporates – traditionally less regulated than their banking counterparts – ensure this?* [Read More](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/dont-be-that-company) [![](https://blog.pelican.ai/hubfs/images/Blog_-_Addressing_AML_Concerns_-_700x462.png) ](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/addressing-aml-concerns) [Addressing AML concerns](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/addressing-aml-concerns) Posted on October 13, 2016 by Bill North *Embracing technologies such as artificial intelligence can simplify the behind the scenes work in areas such as AML and KYC, automating vast portions of the process and helping to form part of a broader strategy of compliance. * [Read More](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/addressing-aml-concerns) [![](https://blog.pelican.ai/hubfs/Part_3_-_Human_face_with_AI.jpg) ](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/artificial-intelligence-part3) [What Artificial Intelligence is and how it works in the financial services industry - Part 3](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/artificial-intelligence-part3) Posted on September 29, 2016 by Parth Desai *Parth Desai, Founder and CEO and AI guru discusses the results of the recent Finextra survey on the appetite and adoption of AI in Financial Services and asks - "What are the odds of AI based solutions becoming the imperative - not a nice to have?"* [Read More](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/artificial-intelligence-part3) [![](https://blog.pelican.ai/hubfs/AI_Banner_Image_-_Algorithm.jpg) ](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/artificial-intelligence-part2) [What Artificial Intelligence is and how it works in the financial services industry - Part 2](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/artificial-intelligence-part2) Posted on September 26, 2016 by Parth Desai *Artificial Intelligence represents the next step for the financial sector to improve efficiencies without compromising results – and arming yourself with the right knowledge will be the key to its success.* [Read More](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/artificial-intelligence-part2) [![](https://blog.pelican.ai/hubfs/AI_Banner_Image_-_Brain.png) ](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/artificial-intelligence-part1) [What Artificial Intelligence is and how it works in the financial services industry - Part 1](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/artificial-intelligence-part1) Posted on September 20, 2016 by Parth Desai *Artificial Intelligence has the potential to solve many issues for the financial providers and corporates – reducing middle and back office administration* [Read More](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/artificial-intelligence-part1) [![](https://blog.pelican.ai/hubfs/robotmoney.png) ](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/aiworks) [We still need to talk about Artificial Intelligence – Why AI does work](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/aiworks) Posted on September 07, 2016 by Parth Desai *T**rue human intelligence is difficult to replicate. Making computers behave like humans isn’t possible in a generic sense - but in a specific domain it can and has been achieved; with real applications used in finance and compliance for some time...* [Read More](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/aiworks) [![](https://blog.pelican.ai/hubfs/euromoney_logo.png) ](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/euromoney1) [AI creates efficiencies in sanctions checking](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/euromoney1) Posted on September 07, 2016 by Sarah Broughton *Pelican continues to cause waves in this facisnating article by  Kimberley Long, at [euromoney.com](http://www.euromoney.com/Article/3562904/Category/0/ChannelPage/207396/AI-creates-efficiencies-in-sanctions-checking.html)* [Read More](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/euromoney1) [![](https://blog.pelican.ai/hubfs/robothuman.jpg) ](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/aistats) [10 Stats about artificial intelligence that will blow you away](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/aistats) Posted on September 07, 2016 by Sarah Broughton *Bill Gates calls this market the “holy grail” of computer science...* [Read More](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/aistats) [All posts](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/all) ### Subscribe to email updates ### Recent Post ### Categories - [Artificial intelligence (11)](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/topic/artificial-intelligence) - [fintech (10)](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/topic/fintech) - [AI (9)](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/topic/ai) - [Sanctions Compliance (8)](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/topic/sanctions-compliance) - [Corporate Banking (7)](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/topic/corporate-banking) - [Corporate Payments (6)](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/topic/corporate-payments) - [Intelligent Payments Management (6)](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/topic/intelligent-payments-management) - [IPM (5)](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/topic/ipm) - [European payments (4)](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/topic/european-payments) - [STP (4)](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/topic/stp) - [legacy systems (4)](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/topic/legacy-systems) - [tansaction banking (4)](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/topic/tansaction-banking) - [Regulatory Compliance (3)](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/topic/regulatory-compliance) - [Corporate Sanctions (2)](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/topic/corporate-sanctions) - [OFAC (2)](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/topic/ofac) - [Sanctions (2)](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/topic/sanctions) - [Transaction banking (2)](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/topic/transaction-banking) - [Compliance (1)](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/topic/compliance) - [Payments (1)](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/topic/payments) - [Same-Day ACH (1)](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/topic/same-day-ach) - [financial technology (1)](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/topic/financial-technology) [See all](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/topic/fintech#) ### Archive - [September 2016 (17)](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/archive/2016/09) - [October 2016 (3)](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/archive/2016/10) - [November 2016 (1)](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/archive/2016/11) - [March 2019 (1)](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/archive/2019/03) # For more information, contact one of our advisers [** ](https://blog.pelican.ai/pelicanblog/topic/fintech#) ![](https://blog.pelican.ai/hubfs/Pelican_Sep2016_Theme/Pelican-white-Footer-1.png) Contact Us Europe: Tel: +44 208 947 7200 | Americas: Tel: +1 732 603 4990 | Asia: + 91 22 42453000 | Middle East: + 971 43132420 - [** ** ](https://twitter.com/pelican_ai) - [** ** ](https://www.linkedin.com/company/pelican.ai) [![](https://blog.pelican.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/Pelican_Aug2017_Theme/SWIFT%20Certified%20Application%20Treasury%20for%20Corporates%202017_web_200x48.jpg?width=200&height=48&name=SWIFT%20Certified%20Application%20Treasury%20for%20Corporates%202017_web_200x48.jpg)](https://www.swift.com/about-us/partner-programme/swift-certified-applications/swift-certified-applications-finder)     [![](https://blog.pelican.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/Pelican_Aug2017_Theme/SWIFT%20CertifiedApplication%20Cash%20Management%20for%20Corporates%202017_web_200x48.jpg?width=200&height=48&name=SWIFT%20CertifiedApplication%20Cash%20Management%20for%20Corporates%202017_web_200x48.jpg)](https://www.swift.com/about-us/partner-programme/swift-certified-applications/swift-certified-applications-finder)     [![Validate TRUSTe privacy certification](https://blog.pelican.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/Pelican_May2016_Theme/seal.png?width=100&height=32&name=seal.png)](https://privacy.truste.com/privacy-seal/ACE-Software-Solutions,-Inc-/validation?rid=85cc25a8-166e-4ddf-9f78-3e0da913ad4c) © 1995-2016 ACE Software Solutions Inc. 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