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How banks can unlock the potential of open finance
As banking increasingly becomes a technology play, the usage of internal and external application programming interfaces (APIs) is surging. That’s why API management platforms are crucial for financial services providers to reach true digital leadership. [...]
Platforms and open data transforming banking
Jussi Valsta, the CEO of VertaaEnsin.fi, a financial product information and comparison platform, which is part of CompareEuropeGroup, shares his views on how the platform and data economy changes the business environment and the dynamics between financial services industry players. [...]
SpareBank 1 creates the leading banking ecosystem
Kristine Ursfjord, partner manager private market at SpareBank 1, reveals how traditional banks can successfully build ecosystems around their core financial services offerings. SpareBank 1 enhances the customer experience by embracing open banking The [...]
Banks now need a firm sense of their purpose
Right now it is business-as-not-usual for millions of SMEs due to the Covid-19 crisis. Their survival relies on quick and fair distribution of the emergency funds backed by the British government. That is why banks play an important [...]
Banks become part of the customer’s ecosystem
Krista Korelin, Director Digital Retail Banking at OP Financial Group, shares her insights into how banks are impacted by the emerging open platform economy. How OP Financial Group accelerates digital transformation and leverages ecosystems [...]
Adapting to the corona virus
The corona virus is now a fact of life, affecting every single layer of society around the world. How do we adapt to the new normal and keep life and business moving forward, and be prepared for it [...]
Banks play a pivotal role in navigating the Covid-19 crisis
The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic is an unsettling human tragedy on global scale. Financial services institutions now have a direct imperative to prove their purpose as good corporate citizens by alleviating the impact on society and economy. [...]
Making business of open banking
The forerunners in open banking showed that open banking has potential to improve customer experience, increase efficiencies and unlock new revenue once it is linked to business strategy and digital transformation. Read our analysis of The Third Annual [...]
Developing a winning brand portfolio in financial services
In the digital era, successful banks design their brand portfolios around meeting contextual customer needs. This is the second of two posts on building financial services brands, co-authored with Ross Republic's brand transformation lead [...]
Brand is a key strategic asset in financial services
With the rise of fintech challengers and recent innovations in digital banking, banks now have the opportunity to truly differentiate their brand through digital products and services that directly reflect the mission and values of the bank. [...]
Product factories provide the infrastructure for open finance
The infrastructure of the financial services value chain is increasingly outsourced to specialised product factories. Prevailing cookie-cutter strategies and monolithic business models limit banks in reaching their full potential. That’s why banks will embrace [...]
Banks diversify by becoming ecosystem orchestrators
Ecosystem orchestrators launch new propositions to expand into new segments, markets, or geographies. Prevailing cookie-cutter strategies and monolithic business models limit banks in reaching their full potential. That’s why banks will embrace more diversified [...]
How banks can unlock the potential of open finance
As banking increasingly becomes a technology play, the usage of internal and external application programming interfaces (APIs) is surging. That’s why API management platforms are crucial for financial services providers to reach true digital leadership. [...]
Platforms and open data transforming banking
Jussi Valsta, the CEO of VertaaEnsin.fi, a financial product information and comparison platform, which is part of CompareEuropeGroup, shares his views on how the platform and data economy changes the business environment and the dynamics between financial services industry players. [...]
SpareBank 1 creates the leading banking ecosystem
Kristine Ursfjord, partner manager private market at SpareBank 1, reveals how traditional banks can successfully build ecosystems around their core financial services offerings. SpareBank 1 enhances the customer experience by embracing open banking The [...]
Banks now need a firm sense of their purpose
Right now it is business-as-not-usual for millions of SMEs due to the Covid-19 crisis. Their survival relies on quick and fair distribution of the emergency funds backed by the British government. That is why banks play an important [...]
Banks become part of the customer’s ecosystem
Krista Korelin, Director Digital Retail Banking at OP Financial Group, shares her insights into how banks are impacted by the emerging open platform economy. How OP Financial Group accelerates digital transformation and leverages ecosystems [...]
Adapting to the corona virus
The corona virus is now a fact of life, affecting every single layer of society around the world. How do we adapt to the new normal and keep life and business moving forward, and be prepared for it [...]
Banks play a pivotal role in navigating the Covid-19 crisis
The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic is an unsettling human tragedy on global scale. Financial services institutions now have a direct imperative to prove their purpose as good corporate citizens by alleviating the impact on society and economy. [...]
Making business of open banking
The forerunners in open banking showed that open banking has potential to improve customer experience, increase efficiencies and unlock new revenue once it is linked to business strategy and digital transformation. Read our analysis of The Third Annual [...]
Developing a winning brand portfolio in financial services
In the digital era, successful banks design their brand portfolios around meeting contextual customer needs. This is the second of two posts on building financial services brands, co-authored with Ross Republic's brand transformation lead [...]
Brand is a key strategic asset in financial services
With the rise of fintech challengers and recent innovations in digital banking, banks now have the opportunity to truly differentiate their brand through digital products and services that directly reflect the mission and values of the bank. [...]
Product factories provide the infrastructure for open finance
The infrastructure of the financial services value chain is increasingly outsourced to specialised product factories. Prevailing cookie-cutter strategies and monolithic business models limit banks in reaching their full potential. That’s why banks will embrace [...]
Banks diversify by becoming ecosystem orchestrators
Ecosystem orchestrators launch new propositions to expand into new segments, markets, or geographies. Prevailing cookie-cutter strategies and monolithic business models limit banks in reaching their full potential. That’s why banks will embrace more diversified [...]
Reinventing spreadsheets for finance teams
Thank you for joining the Ross Republic podcast. In our twenty-fifth episode, host Adrian Klee is joined by Anita Koimur, Co-founder & COO at LiveFlow, to investigate how the convergence of APIs and fintech revolutionises modern finance tools. [...]
Building a universal API for small business data
Thank you for joining the Ross Republic podcast. In our twenty-fourth episode, host Adrian Klee is joined by Yasamin Karimi, Head of Product at Codat, to talk about the evolving financial API landscape and how Codat enables any [...]
Automating cashflow management for SMEs
Thank you for joining the Ross Republic podcast. In our twenty-third episode, host Adrian Klee is joined by Alex Müller, Head of Growth at Airbank, to discuss the current state of the SME banking market and how Airbank [...]
When to embrace concentration risk in fintech
Thank you for joining the Ross Republic podcast. In our twenty-second episode, host Adrian Klee is joined by Chia Jeng Yang, Principal at Saison Capital, and Akash Bajwa, Investor at Augmentum Fintech, to re-evaluate how investors can take [...]
How to drive successful transformation in banking
Thank you for joining the Ross Republic podcast. In our twenty-first episode, host Adrian Klee is joined by Christer Holloman, founder of the finance platform Divido and author of the book Transactional to Transformational: How Banks Innovate. [...]
Accelerating innovation in the wealth management industry
Why wealth managers should go all-in on digital transformation by approaching technology transformation through the lens of business model innovation. In order to cope with the structural market shifts ahead of the wealth management [...]
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