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🌟 Unlocking the Back Office: Accounting Transformation in Insurance Distribution! 🌟 In the latest Irys-sponsored episode of Insurance Unplugged, Lisa Wardlaw sits down with Tammy Coley, Chief Transformation Officer at BlackLine, to discuss how modern finance teams can break free from outdated processes and embrace AI-driven solutions. Tammy shares powerful insights on transforming the back office, elevating the role of finance, and driving efficiency across insurance distribution. 🌐 Key Takeaways from Tammy Coley’s Vision: 1️⃣ Breaking Free from Manual Drudgery Outdated, labor-intensive accounting methods are holding teams back. BlackLine’s platform offers a path to reduce manual efforts by up to 75%, allowing finance professionals to focus on strategy, not spreadsheets. 2️⃣ End-to-End Optimization BlackLine delivers a comprehensive digital transformation for the office of the CFO. By redesigning processes instead of automating bad ones, finance teams can achieve lasting accuracy and scalability. 3️⃣ Smarter Reconciliations with AI BlackLine’s Transaction Matching uses advanced AI to handle complex reconciliations with precision. From raw data enhancement to exception handling, this tool saves time, reduces errors, and improves efficiency. 4️⃣ AI Applications in Accounting From variance analysis to anomaly detection, BlackLine leverages AI to empower finance teams. These tools transform large datasets into actionable insights, reducing tedious manual reviews. 5️⃣ Real-World Impact in Insurance Distribution BlackLine’s solutions tackle specific challenges like commission reconciliations, cash application, and write-off management. By leveraging these tools, insurers can streamline operations and ensure accurate payouts, cash flow forecasting, and exception handling. 6️⃣ Start, Stop, Continue Framework Tammy’s advice for finance leaders: Start: Taking small, actionable steps toward digital transformation. Stop: Relying on outdated, manual processes. Continue: Elevating the role of finance and accounting in driving business success. 🔄 Why This Matters: Modernizing accounting isn’t just about efficiency—it’s about unlocking the potential of the back office to support growth, enhance decision-making, and drive innovation in insurance distribution. 🎧 Ready to discover how to transform your back office? Tune in to the full episode with Lisa and Tammy now! 👉 Listen here https://lnkd.in/eUMhu-jq #IRYSInsurtech #AccountingTransformation #InsuranceInnovation #DigitalFinance #InsuranceUnplugged #FinanceTransformation #BackOfficeEfficiency #AIinAccounting #InsuranceDistribution

🔐 Cryptography: The Foundation for Scalable and Trustworthy AI 🤖 As AI transforms industries, scalability, security, and trust are non-negotiable. Cryptography is emerging as the backbone of modern AI, enabling secure, ethical, and transparent systems built for the future. How Cryptography Powers AI: ✅ Data Integrity & Trust: Tamper-proof data ensures models remain reliable, outputs verifiable, and sources authenticated. 🔗 Scalability: Blockchain and federated learning support secure, decentralized collaboration without compromising sensitive data. 🔒 Pipeline Security: Encrypted data pipelines, secure APIs, and homomorphic encryption protect information at every stage. 🌍 Privacy by Design: Differential privacy and zero-knowledge proofs safeguard sensitive data while meeting regulations like GDPR and HIPAA. ⚛️ Future-Proofing: Post-quantum cryptography shields systems against quantum-enabled threats, keeping AI secure as technology evolves. ✨ Why It Matters: Cryptography doesn’t just enhance AI; it creates a foundation for real-time collaboration, immutable records, and transparent accountability. By securing data, processes, and outcomes, cryptography enables AI to operate at scale while maintaining trust and compliance. 📌 With cryptography at its core, AI becomes a scalable, secure, and ethical solution for the challenges of a data-driven world.

🚀 How is Irys shaping the future of insurance technology? Gartner’s 2025 Strategic Technology Trends outline a bold vision for the next wave of transformation—AI autonomy, tamper-proof systems, hybrid computing, and more. These trends are not just theoretical; they are essential. 🌟 Irys is delivering on this vision today. Our latest blog, “The Future of Tech: Gartner’s 2025 Trends and How Irys is Redefining the Insurance Ecosystem,” explores: ✅ Tamper-proof AI for trust and transparency. ✅ Federated agentic AI to power dynamic, cross-enterprise decisions. ✅ Hybrid computing for scalable, resilient performance. ✅ Dynamic data exchange to activate the entire insurance value chain in real time. 💡 What’s in it for you? Whether you’re streamlining post-M&A operations, modernizing workflows, or scaling AI securely, Irys provides the tools to lead confidently in a complex digital ecosystem. 🔗 Read the full blog to see how Irys is bringing Gartner’s vision to life: https://buff.ly/4iVWMdN #Insurtech #Gartner2025 #AI #FutureOfInsurance #DigitalTransformation

🚨 The Wait is Over! 🚨 The latest episode of Insurance Unplugged: In the Hot Seat, featuring the dynamic Tammy Coley, Chief Transformation Officer at BlackLine, is NOW LIVE! This IRYS Insurtech-sponsored episode on AI in Distribution is packed with actionable insights, bold perspectives, and game-changing solutions for the insurance industry: 💡 Key Highlights: 🎯 How BlackLine’s Transaction Match redefines efficiency, taking manual processes from spreadsheets to streamlined solutions. 🎯 Why dynamic grouping and AI-enabled automation are the future of financial operations. 🎯 The real difference between bad automation (RPA) and authentic digital finance transformation. 💬 Tammy’s mic-drop moment: “If you’re stuck doing VLOOKUPs and color-coding spreadsheets, you’re wasting time. Start actioning digital finance transformation now. It doesn’t have to be that way.” 👀 Plus, we discuss AI’s transformative role in commission reconciliation, cash application, anomaly detection, and even automated cash flow forecasting—tools that are reshaping how accounting supports growth in insurance distribution. 🔗 Tune in here: https://lnkd.in/er6fEAMf 🙌 Let’s amplify this season on AI in Insurance Distribution. 👉 Drop a comment: What’s one area in your workflow that needs transformation? 💬 Tag a colleague who’s ready to embrace the future of accounting! #InsuranceUnplugged #IRYS #AIInDistribution #BlackLine #FinanceTransformation

🚀 Event-Based Accounting: Revolutionizing Financial Insights in Real-Time 📊 In today’s fast-paced, data-driven industries like insurance, e-commerce, and SaaS, traditional accounting methods just don’t cut it anymore. Enter event-based accounting — a game-changer for businesses recognizing and managing their finances. What is Event-Based Accounting? It’s all about recording transactions as specific events occur, such as: ✅ Policy issuance or cancellation (insurance) ✅ Shipment confirmation (supply chain) ✅ Subscription milestone delivery (SaaS) With real-time recognition, automated workflows, and granular insights, this approach aligns financials with actual business operations. 💼✨ Benefits Include: 📈 Real-time financial data for agile decision-making. ⚙️ Efficiency gains through automation and integration with ERPs/CRMs. 📚 Compliance with standards like ASC 606. 🔍 Transparency into financial flows tied to individual events. The challenge? Advanced systems and robust integration are non-negotiable. But the ROI? Next-level efficiency and accuracy. 🙌 For industries ready to embrace real-time accounting, event-based accounting is the future! Have you embraced event-based accounting? Let's discuss in the comments!

🔥 Sneak Peek Alert! 🔥 Ready to revolutionize your view of accounting transformation in insurance distribution? This week’s episode of Insurance Unplugged: In the Hot Seat brings you Tammy Coley, Chief Transformation Officer at BlackLine, sharing insights on how to ditch the manual drudgery and embrace intelligent automation. 🎙️ Key sound bites from Tammy: 🎯 “Stop settling for inaccuracies and cumbersome processes.” 🎯 “Transaction Match is like unlocking the shackles of reconciliation – dynamic, smart, and efficient.” 🎯 “AI is transforming accounting into a strategic advantage, not a back-end burden.” Tammy and I dive deep into the future of finance, the role of AI in accounting, and why transaction match is the unsung hero of insurance distribution. ➡️ Catch this IRYS Insurtech-sponsored episode sneak peek today and follow Insurance Unplugged to get real-time notifications when the full episode drops on Wednesday. https://lnkd.in/er6fEAMf Don’t miss the chance to transform your perspective on what’s possible in #AI and #Distribution. 🎧 Click below to listen to the teaser now. 📢 Tell us in the comments: What’s the one thing you’d automate in your accounting or operational process today? #InsuranceUnplugged #AIInDistribution #irysinsurtech #AccountingTransformation

📰 Ready for another impactful edition of Insurance Amplified? ⚡🔌 This week, I’m excited to share highlights from my conversation with James Berrocal Sizemore, Chief Strategist for Insurance at Informatica, on the Insurance Unplugged podcast. This episode dives into the transformative power of GenAI and Master Data Management (MDM) in reshaping insurance as we know it. Here are some can’t-miss insights from our discussion: ⚡ GenAI: Giving Data a Voice “AI mimics human intelligence to learn and make decisions. GenAI gives data a voice, producing original content. This is a seismic shift.” GenAI enables insurers to create personalized, data-driven content at scale, but its value depends entirely on the quality of the data behind it. ⚡ Why MDM Matters More Than Ever “MDM consolidates critical data like customers, policies, and products, enabling informed decisions and unlocking opportunities like cross-sell and upsell.” MDM creates a single source of truth, reducing errors and empowering insurers to act confidently across underwriting, claims, and distribution. ⚡ AI-Powered MDM with CLAIRE “CLAIRE automates data mapping, quality monitoring, and lineage, making data ready for insurance use across the value chain.” AI-driven solutions like Informatica's CLAIRE eliminate inefficiencies, ensuring dynamic, real-time data quality that supports faster, smarter decision-making. 🗣💬 Favorite Quote: “MDM is a stout backbone for data governance and quality—it’s the waypoint for delivering actionable data from anywhere to everywhere in insurance.” 🚀 Want to explore how GenAI and MDM can future-proof your strategy? 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/eDUntD6u ⚡ Sponsored by IRYS Insurtech, this season is dedicated to uncovering AI's transformative potential in #InsuranceDistribution. 🙌 🔌 New episodes of Insurance Unplugged drop every Wednesday, with fresh editions of Insurance Amplified every Sunday! Make sure to subscribe and stay plugged into the latest insights shaping the future of insurance. Stay amplified and plug in! 🔌 #InsuranceAmplified #InsuranceUnplugged #AIinInsurance #GenerativeAI #MDM #InsuranceInnovation #IrysInsurtech

I recently watched Anna Wintour talk about hiring fearless polymaths and it resonated deeply with me. She described them as people who don’t just master multiple disciplines but thrive at the intersections of ideas—those who are curious, creative, and bold enough to challenge the status quo. This got me thinking: why are fearless polymaths so rare, and why do we need them now more than ever? For me, fearless polymaths aren’t just multi-talented—they solve problems at the edges, where disciplines overlap. They connect creativity with strategy, technology with human needs, and business outcomes with cultural relevance. These are people who don’t flinch in the face of complexity. Instead, they lean into it, seeing opportunity where others see roadblocks. But what makes them truly fearless isn’t just their ability to see connections others can’t. It’s their courage to take risks, to ask uncomfortable questions, and to experiment without guarantees of success. This mindset is what allows innovation to thrive—not incremental improvements, but the kind of leaps that redefine industries. I’ve always been drawn to solving problems at these intersections. Whether it’s designing better workflows, rethinking decentralized systems, embedding empathy for AI, I believe the best answers come from working at the edges. It’s where the most impactful ideas live, even if they’re uncomfortable at first. What Anna’s video reminded me of is the importance of creating environments where fearless polymaths can thrive. That means building teams and cultures that: 💥Encourage cross-disciplinary expeditions to break silos. 💥Celebrate and requires bold thinking as part of progress. 💥Value breadth and depth, where connecting ideas is as important as specialized expertise. As leaders, we have to ask ourselves: are we fostering these environments? Or are we defaulting to traditional approaches that stifle this kind of thinking? This isn’t a theoretical exercise for me—it’s how I work. I want every project and team to operate at the edges, connecting disciplines, breaking boundaries, and solving problems in ways that last. I’m curious: what does being a fearless polymath mean to you? And how are you creating spaces where bold thinkers can challenge, disrupt, and innovate? #authenticidentity #fearless

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🚀 Decentralized and Federated Databases: Transforming Data Management and Security In a world where data movement is no longer necessary—or safe—traditional centralized systems are giving way to a bold new approach: decentralized and federated databases. These systems redefine how organizations manage, secure, and leverage data: 🌍 Decentralized databases ensure tamper-proof integrity and redundancy by distributing data across nodes. 🤝 Federated databases enable seamless collaboration without physically moving sensitive information. Why does keeping data in place matter? 🔒 Enhanced security: Eliminate risks tied to unnecessary data movement. ⚡ Efficiency: Process queries where data resides—no ETL, no latency. ✅ Compliance: Meet GDPR, CCPA, and global regulations with ease. 💰 Cost savings: Minimize duplication and storage overhead. How does Mesh architecture power this transformation? By treating data as a product, mesh enables: 🔐 Built-in security via cryptographic controls. 🌟 Data ownership and sovereignty. 📈 Real-time insights localized at the source—AI and analytics included. It’s time to reimagine your data strategy. Say goodbye to outdated, risky methods and embrace a world of trust, transparency, and operational resilience. 💡 Let’s discuss: How is your organization approaching decentralized and federated systems? What challenges or wins have you experienced? #DataMesh #DecentralizedDatabases #Innovation #DataSecurity