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Transformation Strategies For
A Connected Marketplace
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Introducing The Digital
Banking Frontier
The primary duty of any financial community is to Likewise, the opportunities presented
produce, empower and actualise opportunity. From with digital transformation extend to all
banking verticals – from retail banking to
providing loans to jump-starting entrepreneurial ventures,
capital markets. Because these shifts have
banks can provide an arsenal of catalytic tools for decentralised banking operations, an agile, digital ecosystem is necessary
businesses and individuals alike to achieve their goals. for institutions to have greater, data-driven intelligence on their customers,
markets and internal business processes.
This economic importance has forced banks to rely on decades of
established structures comprised of strictly defined roles – and in In the Digital Banking Playbook, PSFK highlights how digital tools
a pre-digital world, it worked. However, in an economy of constraining can augment a financial institution’s ability to optimise operations and
regulations, heightened competition and elevated customer demands, reinvigorate the client experience. Backed by marketplace trends and
it’s these legacy systems and siloed operations that are preventing strategies for successful implementation, we present three scenarios that
growth and stalling innovation. ground this digital conquest within the contextual framework of today’s
banking operations. This digital vision presents a new opportunity to
To find success in this new landscape, financial organisations will need deliver unprecedented innovation to the customer, as well as the internal,
to look to emerging technologies, like artificial intelligence and machine overarching banking enterprise.
learning software, to deliver more relevant services in the midst of
changing markets. Banks with a digital infrastructure at the core can
quickly adapt to changes in the marketplace and provide differentiated
customer experiences, effectively establishing themselves as trusted Piers Fawkes
and confident brokers for their clients’ and organisation’s needs. Founder & Editor-in-Chief PSFK
Digital Disruption:
of informed and always-on customers. Fintech firms, by
contrast, are leveraging cutting-edge digital solutions to
appeal to consumers – offering hyper-relevant products
and services, seamless, multi-channel access and open
transparency about fees and operations.
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channels. By reimagining the customer narrative through
a digital lens and delivering secure, omni-channel access,
banks can deliver highly personal, differentiated services
and cultivate trust.
11%
and engagement expectation for personalisation, of consumers left their “Banks and credit unions of all sizes
security and convenience bank in the past year – and are not prepared to combat the
●● Ensuring secure and seamless
digital transactions and ●● Managing costs associated with consumers switching to virtual banks increasing encroachment by fintech
protecting customers from customer acquisition and new is at double-digit levels. startups that focus on making every
fraudulent activity product development 2016 North America Consumer stage of the customer journey easy,
Digital Banking Survey. Accenture seamless and contextual.”
●● Developing innovation and ●● Extracting additional value Consulting, 2016 “Why Fintech Firms Are Winning
cross-channel efficiency at through personalised products The Battle For Digital Consumers.”
scale within a legacy system and services “Banks can’t choose between digital The Financial Brand, 2016
environment and physical retail channels; rather,
●● Evolving traditional legacy
they must focus on how the two work
●● Adapting to regulation and systems, company culture
together.”
compliance costs which and processes
inhibit agility Jim Miller. Senior Director of Banking,
J.D. Power
MICROSOFT SPOTLIGHT:
RISK MANAGEMENT INNOVATION IN ACTION
●● Develop tools and content that help customers understand the UK-based retail bank Metro Bank partnered with Microsoft to
components that determine their risk profile; build client trust fully optimise their customer service delivery. By leveraging the
by offering transparent risk assessments and recommendations Microsoft Dynamics 365 platform, Metro Bank’s employees are
to improve creditworthiness empowered to answer their customers’ needs with easy access
●● Leverage AI to explore alternate indicators of creditworthiness to information. Because Metro Bank’s goal is to provide optimal
like purchase behaviour, social media activity, job history and customer convenience and omnichannel access, they also use
other components of personal data to support a more holistic Dynamics 365 to streamline customer interaction. Additionally,
risk assessment Power BI allows employees to identify and address problems
before they interfere with the customer experience. By making
●● Use cloud technologies to reduce the time needed to gather Microsoft solutions an integral part of its employee operations,
approval for loans and reduce processing time, reducing total Metro Bank is transforming the customer experience.
cost and enabling banks to reach a broader range of potential
consumers bit.ly/2uvy5wb
INSIGHT
Mobile-first, global lifestyles and uncertainty towards financial
institutions are causing consumers to seek alternatives
to traditional banks. To change the relationship they have
with their customers, banks are evolving to deliver greater
transparency and offer services that align with current
consumer behaviours and needs.
8 Mary asks for the bill when she finishes dinner. The waiter sends the
bill to her phone and she approves payment by scanning her fingerprint.
The waiter receives a notification that the bill has been paid.
9 While driving home, Mary’s AI assistant, which is integrated into the car
system, reminds her of upcoming bill payments; she requests to pay them
from her car. The in-vehicle AI assistant verifies her identity via her voice
and the bank verifies her payment.
10 At the end of the day, Mary is able to access a summary of the day’s
transactions on her desktop, mobile devices and via at-home voice assistants.
Digital Disruption:
time for the financial industry. The industry also
continues to face margin pressures, while requirements
for increased capital reserves and liquidity are central
to a bank’s freedom to fund new market opportunities.
Investment
To improve operational efficiency and risk management
capabilities, investment banks are moving to cloud-
based solutions. In doing so, they can derive more
Banking
sophisticated data insights, streamline operational
efficiencies and improve security, while designing
with agility-first, new business models.
KEY CHALLENGES “
60% Capital Markets
institutions say that
“Our industry is going through
a transformational time, driven
cloud-based entrants will challenge by competition, regulation and
●● Addressing structural cost by ●● Improving the efficiency and
traditional industry models.” advancements in technology.”
creating an agile infrastructure speed of collaboration between
that can respond to evolving bankers across departments “Top 10 Challenges For Investment Daniel Pinto. CEO of the Corporate
market trends and regulatory to employ the expertise of Banks.” Accenture, 2017. & Investment Bank, J.P. Morgan
requirements colleagues Source: EY-Capital Markets-Innovation
“Capital markets and investment
●● Optimising compute capacity ●● Increasing bankers’ mobility banking firms invested heavily in “We are at a point where we have
based on real-time needs and resources for remote, secure, digitising their front offices years an opportunity to reposition financial
usage to ensure proficiency of private and compliant access ago because there was a commercial services. With the technology available,
risk models to their working platforms imperative to do so. While ROEs we can change the way transactions
were high, there was less of an are done, reducing costs from dollars
●● Upgrading legacy systems to ●● Quickly deploying new, immediate need to innovate in the to pennies. Through collaboration, we
more effectively gather, analyse innovative products and back office. That is no longer the have the opportunity not only to revive
and contextualise a wide range services to deliver more case. The business model is changing, businesses that have died, but also
of data value to clients and we have to find new ways to to create new ones that haven’t even
reduce structural costs and simplify been thought of.”
●● Scaling computing resources
our architecture. We have to innovate,
to optimise risk management David Rutter. Founder and CEO, R3 CEV
and we are engaging our people at
and meet a continued evolution Source: EY-Capital Markets-Innovation
every level in the organisation in the
of regulatory requirements
innovation agenda.”
Anthony Woolley, UK Chief Information
Officer, Société Générale
Source: EY-Capital Markets-Innovation
7 The bot automatically generates the 8 The AI-powered investment bot also 9 The bot augments the meeting
required compliance documentation. coordinates a follow-up appointment preparation undertaken by the
for Karen with her relationship manager Relationship Manager by providing
to discuss the long term effects of the contextual and personalised guidance.
market event.
Digital Disruption:
allowing a broader subset of customers to become their
own financial advisors, while streamlining the way that
all audiences interact and monitor their portfolios.
Wealth
how to address the needs of different segments and
communicate their value. By utilising technologies such as
augmented intelligence and real-time collaboration, bankers
can become the ultimate digital concierge, anticipating
Management customer’s needs and goals and connecting them with the
tools and opportunities to succeed.
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1 Peter begins his day by reading the latest client investment reports
generated by the platform. They provide an analysis of the week’s
investment performance, a combination of trades that had gains
and losses and the analytical predictions based on collected
contextual data.
5 Peter sends the client list to his manager for approval and compliance
documentation.
8 The client receives these reports and, after studying them, approves
a portfolio that provides the most return on her investment. Peter
receives a notification of her approval.
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