Art Gillis
PresidentComputer Based Solutions, Inc.
Art Gillis is the President of Computer Based Solutions, a Texas-based independent bank technology consulting firm tracking trends in the bank tech industry. Mr. Gillis has been working in the computer industry since 1957, upon graduation as an EDP Officer at SAC Headquarters, as a Systems Manager at Honeywell EDP, as a Project Manager at Booz Allen & Hamilton and as a Senior Vice President of Fleet Bank which was acquired by Bank of America. He established his consulting practice in 1974, and to date, has conducted over 300 computer-related client projects for financial institutions in the U.S., Canada, Central America, Europe and the Middle East including the three largest banks in the U.S. as well as a number of community banks and a few de novos.
Mr. Gillis is listed by the American Banker as one of the top 25 computer consultants. Mr. Gillis has written 49 books and business reports, all relating to technology in banking. He has published Automation in Banking for the past 21 years. His specific areas of expertise include: Systems and Operations Effectiveness Audits, System Requirements Analysis, Evaluation of Outsourcing as a Mode of Information Systems Support, Security Risk Assessment, and Evaluation of Bank Software Packages. Mr. Gillis has been a Certified Management Consultant since 1979.
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| 1974 - present | President Computer Based Solutions, Inc. |
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GLG Study Groups with Art Gillis(?)
| Study Group Name | Members |
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| Core Banking Processing Solutions Evaluators and Purchasers | 42 |
| IT Infrastructure Software Experts | 145 |
| Fidelity National Information Services Experts | 78 |
| CheckFree Experts | 61 |
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In 2001 there were 165 companies selling 223 solutions to banks, thrifts and credit unions.Today there are 71 companies selling 306 solutions. That’s 57% fewer companies; 37% more solutions.During the past seven years there were a total of 162 mergers and acquisitions in the account processing sector...
My bookcase contains 22 past editions of Automation in Banking. The 23rd is still in the oven. The 22 are dog-eared because I have had to refer to them many times to answer questions from very intelligent readers who had a need to know. Last week I read the 1985 Edition, and here are...
It’s numbers crunching season again for me, and my outlook has been confirmed as if a combined team of Big Four auditors ripped through my databases looking for errors, omissions and even fraudulent opinions.The financial institutions landscape:The number of banks, thrifts and credit unions continues...
You can fill in the rest of that title statement as you see fit. The reason I am writing this analysis is because clear-thinking investment analysts believe that when banks are in trouble, they will cut back on tech spending, among other expenses. That’s a logical position to take, at least...
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