This is a three-volume set. The first volume showcases the effective transformation of companies providing banking and insurance services. This first volume gives a business-oriented introduction to the setting and the current challenges of fintech, regtech, and insurtech and provides an outlook on what will be needed in the future. Specific sub-departments in financial services are examined with a view to accounting, risk, and regulatory segments. The book also addresses the importance of cultural aspects of the coming digital transformation with an eye to requirements that will enable a digital bank or insurance company to thrive in 2025. The angle shifts over the volumes from a business-driven approach in "Disruption and DNA" to a strong technical focus in "Data Storage, Processing and Analysis", leaving "Digitalization and Machine Learning Applications" with the business and technical aspects in-between. The second volume gives practical examples by a number of use cases showing how to take first steps in the digital journey of banks and insurance companies. The angle shifts over the volumes from a business-driven approach in "Disruption and DNA" to a strong technical focus in "Data Storage, Processing and Analysis", leaving "Digitalization and Machine Learning Applications" with the business and technical aspects in-between. This second volume mainly emphasizes use cases as well as the methods and technologies applied to drive digital transformation (such as processes, leveraging computational power and machine learning models). The third volume focuses on data and the actions around data, like storage and processing. The angle shifts over the volumes from a business-driven approach in "Disruption and DNA" to a strong technical focus in "Data Storage, Processing and Analysis", leaving "Digitalization and Machine Learning Applications" with the business and technical aspects in-between. In the last volume of the series, "Data Storage, Processing and Analysis", the shifts in the way we deal with data are addressed.

Volker Liermann, a Partner at ifb group, brings twenty years of experience in financial risk management. His focus has additionally been on integrated stress testing and liquidity risk management as it impacts asset liability management and profitability. In recent years, he added digital transformation and machine learning to his subjects of expertise. Volker is leading the global business development at ifb. He has an economics background and has a degree in mathematics from the University of Bonn, Germany. Claus Stegmann, a Partner at ifb group and Member of the Executive Board, acquired extensive know-how during the last two decades in topics like SAP Bank Analyzer, risk management for banks, accounting, regulatory and compliance (Basel III, CRR/CRD IV, Solvency II), and in the management of complex projects in the financial industry. He also co-authored books on stress tests in banks and Basel III. He has an academic background as Diplom-Kaufmann (business school graduate) from the University of Passau, Germany.