Huard Smith,

Huard Smith

Principal Analyst

Huard is a principal analyst in Forrester’s financial services practice. He helps financial services technology and business leaders understand the impact of technology-driven innovation on their business and accelerate their digital transformations. Huard’s research focus encompasses core systems, digital platforms, systems architecture, digital delivery models, and emerging technologies.

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January 16th, 2025 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Webinar

Digital Banking Processing Platforms: The Lean Core Banking Systems Of The Future

Digital transformation is still a challenging goal for banks. Being digital means more than just having an award-winning mobile app or an AI-enabled chatbot. It entails modernizing the entire technology stack, often beginning with core banking systems. Forrester defines a digital banking processing platform (DBPP) as a flexible, scalable, secure, and resilient core processing system with modern data and infrastructure functionalities. These platforms enable an adaptable, open, innovative, and truly digital bank that can deliver the tailored, anticipatory, and seamless real-time experiences that consumers and corporate clients demand.Join this webinar to hear Huard Smith, author of The Forrester Wave™: Digital Banking Processing Platforms, Q4 2024, discuss the landscape of DBPPs, the top providers, and how to choose the best DBPP for your banking institution.Key takeaways: Understand Forrester’s definition of and key uses cases for DBPPs.Learn about the top vendors and the criteria used to evaluate them in Forrester’s DBPP Wave so you can choose the best provider for your needs.Target audience level: intermediate