Challenging giants
When CEO Wouter Verschuren took over the reins of Istec from his father Dé Verschuren, Wouter set his vision on growing the business by taking on the global competitors [...]
How ING is innovating its way to the bank of the future
In cooperation with Holland Fintech, Accenture and others we recently released a report on the Dutch banking innovation ecosystem. Based on Ross Republic’s project work with several international banks, [...]
Open Banking – a role model for Open B2B Industry?
When a market matures, businesses extend their life cycle by reinventing themselves and investing in servitisation and digitalisation. In the digital era, it is not enough that companies operating [...]
Collaboration, not disintermediation, is the answer for B2B businesses
Long gone are the days when European companies had a monopoly over quality products and accessible services. The new manufacturing competitors from lower-cost production countries produce good enough products [...]
Why building the right product matters more than building a great one
As agile and sprint-based development cycles are becoming table-stakes capabilities, it’s easier to build new products and services than ever before. Almost every company serious about innovation or transformation [...]
Sustaining growth for new ventures
Launching new offerings successfully in B2B markets is hard. Mostly driven by innovation or technological advancements, newly developed propositions need to attract a sufficient amount of tech enthusiasts or [...]
How Neobanks utilise behavioural economics
Utilising behavioural economics principles in business, such as nudging, social proof or loss aversion, is one of the most significant intellectual trends of the recent management hype cycle. Some [...]
Recap The Next Web Conference 2019 in Amsterdam
Amsterdam has developed into one of the most progressive technology and start-up hubs in Europe. It’s a city that builds on a long tradition in innovation. That’s why we’ve [...]
Why design-driven companies are actually a good idea
In the digital economy it becomes increasingly easier to copy business models, product features and marketing tactics. Hence, one of the last resorts of competitive advantage is UX and [...]
How gaming just set a benchmark for the future of fintech
While incumbent banks have struggled in the past with upgrading their business to the digital age, plenty of new fintech startups have been popping up and absorbing more and [...]