Partner Vetting
Get matched with vetted BPO partners through a structured assessment, RFI or RFP support, vendor questions, and practical guidance built around your operations, culture, and financial services requirements.
Streamline back-office finance operations with BPO guidance built for banks, insurers, lenders, fintechs, and wealth management teams. The Connected Hive helps financial services organizations identify vetted outsourcing partners, reduce operating costs by 20–30%, improve scalability, and protect customer trust with PCI-aware processes, transparent vendor selection, and practical contact center expertise.

Strategic finance BPO advisory, partner selection, technology guidance, and scalable outsourcing models for financial services teams.
Get matched with vetted BPO partners through a structured assessment, RFI or RFP support, vendor questions, and practical guidance built around your operations, culture, and financial services requirements.
Delegate select finance and accounting workflows, data entry, and back-office tasks to specialized providers while your internal team stays focused on strategic business priorities.
Source customer care partners for phone, email, chat, social media, technical help desk, and account support across onshore, nearshore, offshore, or hybrid delivery models.
Evaluate AI, IVR, workforce management, CCaaS, chatbot, and optimization tools that reduce customer engagement costs while supporting PCI-DSS and HIPAA-aware operating environments.
Explore offshore delivery options that help reduce operating costs, access global talent, and maintain scalable support for finance operations with the right governance in place.
Plan for operational disruptions with outsourcing partners and continuity strategies designed to keep critical customer and back-office functions running during unexpected events.

The engagement begins with a practical review of your current finance operations, customer support model, transaction volumes, compliance needs, technology stack, internal pain points, and cost targets to define what should be outsourced and what should remain internal.
Experience supporting major financial, healthcare, insurance, and government organizations with complex outsourcing decisions.
Get expert guidance before committing to a finance BPO provider.
Built on 20+ years of executive leadership in BPO and contact center operations.
Access an established network of qualified contact center and BPO partners.
Guidance includes PCI and HIPAA-aware questions for risk-sensitive service environments.
The process balances cost, culture, service quality, technology, and long-term scalability.
Founder-led advisory with deep BPO industry experience.

Founder and CEO
Tim Austrums is the Founder and CEO of The Connected Hive, bringing over twenty years of executive and leadership experience in the BPO and contact center industry. Based in Edina, MN, Tim has built a distinguished career working with leading organizations such as Humana, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Discover, Ameriprise, and government agencies including FEMA and the State of Louisiana. He specializes in healthcare member experience, contact center strategy, and negotiating multi-million dollar client and vendor relationships. A sharp strategist and skilled closer of $5–6 million dollar deals, Tim founded The Connected Hive to serve businesses with the personalized, expert guidance they need to navigate the complexities of the contact center and BPO landscape. His commitment to impeccability, transparency, and human connection drives every client engagement.
Finance BPO is the outsourcing of finance-related business processes to specialized third-party providers. For financial services operations, this may include customer care, account support, data entry, finance and accounting tasks, compliance-sensitive workflows, and technology-enabled support. The goal is to reduce internal workload, improve scalability, access specialized expertise, and maintain reliable service standards without building every function in-house.
Get practical guidance before choosing your next outsourcing partner.
Board-level involvement in regional contact center leadership.
Professional association supporting compliant customer engagement.
Customer experience association for service excellence.
Share your operational goals, compliance needs, and current service model. The Connected Hive will help clarify the right outsourcing path and next steps.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at +1 952-500-0806.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at +1 952-500-0806.