Innovation in a pandemic: Why have incumbents not gone Digital Only?
Tuesday 12 May 2020
Coronavirus has dialled up the urgency for digital only banking. However don’t be fooled by the excitement, digital only banking is starting to gain momentum yes but it will take a few more years before we see a truly cashless world. Typically, startups and medium size financial institutions hold their data on modern digital platforms
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A strategic approach to making the most of Artificial Intelligence
Tuesday 12 May 2020
Amrita Chatterjee, COO of Finarb, speaks to us about incomplete digital journeys in financial services being accelerated by Covid-19, future trends and the importance of mapping out an AI Strategy. She highlights the importance of building an approach based on problem solving, incorporating an understanding of the business structure and a realistic pathway to implementation.
- Published in AI/Machine Learning, Blog, Content, Innovation, Interviews
Customer service in a crisis
Tuesday 31 March 2020
In the normal run of events, customer service failures (long waits on hold, being given the wrong information, bouncing around from agent to agent) are ample fodder for water cooler conversation and complaints. In a crisis, they can be devastating to customers (individuals and businesses alike) in distress, who need fast and accurate responses. The
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Coronavirus: threat to traditional trade or already doomed?
Tuesday 31 March 2020
Roger Vincent, Chief Innovation Officer and GM at Trade Ledger looks at the current state of global trade and the impact COVID-19 will have going forward. Global trade growth has been slowing massively since the financial crisis – with Coronavirus, the latest setback, causing a huge credit crunch amongst Chinese businesses. But, even though it
Customer centricity in times of crisis: how incumbent banks are shining
Tuesday 31 March 2020
Meaghan Johnson, founder of customer experience and strategy consultancy, Digital Magss examines how incumbent banks are responding to the current global pandemic. I’ve been glued to all sorts of new outlets over the past month. As I write this, I am currently in Nicaragua waiting for our rescue flight provided by the German government. We
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