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South Africa banks in blockchain experiment
South Africa is just beginning to understand how blockchain can bring major changes in its financial system:
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July 2020
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THINK SIMPLE THINK DIFFERENT
A product revolution could be brewing in the insurance sector:
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July 2020
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RBI control will make coop banks more professional
The ordinance amending the Banking Regulations Act 1949 giving RBI control over cooperative banks is timely and opportune, feel cooperative banking veterans:
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July 2020
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PR for Corporate Credibility & Positioning
Anjali Malhotra, Chief Customer, Marketing, Digital & IT Officer at Aviva, discusses PR strategies in the context of digitization and lockdown:
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July 2020
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POSP + Digital for Insurance Sales
Lucknow-based regional rural bank Aryavart Bank has adopted frictionless customer experience to onboard customers for insurance policies. Shiv Bajrang Singh, chairman of the bank explains the salient aspects of this strategy:
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July 2020
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Onboarding Non-Tech Savvy Customers: Challenges & Solutions
Banking Frontiers hosted 3 industry experts - Vivek Chaturvedi, Marketing Head at Digit Insurance, Anuj Pandey, Chief Operating Officer at U GRO Capital, and Mohan Kumar Sahni, Head of Cards, Payments & Digital Banking at Utkarsh Small Finance Bank - for a panel discussion on the challenges in attracting and serving non-tech-savvy consumers into the digital ecosystem:
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July 2020
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Israel releases draft directive on open banking
While Israel has strong banking system, it has been a late mover in initiating open banking:
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July 2020
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ICICI Lombard: AI accelerates, ML customizes
The insurer also leverages technologies like RPA, NLP, bots, analytics and much more:
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July 2020
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Balancing talent & technology at right cost
Byju Joseph, CTO, Future Generali Life Insurance, discusses key issues associated with inhouse software development:
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July 2020
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SME Banking: From Problem To Opportunity
SMEs have been badly affected by COVID-19 and the impact has cascaded down to banks and NBFCs. Banking Frontiers interviewed 9 BFSI organizations to understand their latest response. The findings are narrated in 6 different parts: (i) Impact on SMEs & Response by Lenders (ii) Analyzing the Impact - Sectors & Geographies (ii) Champion Channels during Lockdown (iv) Innovative Responses by Lenders (v) Getting Serious about Data (vi) Technology-assisted interactions imminent.
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June 2020
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Platforms of the Future
At Technoviti 2020, CIOs and CTOs share their perspectives on selecting and leveraging a variety of platforms that suit their respective organizations:
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June 2020
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Moderation in savings, increase in digital account opening
Falling interest rates and increasing desire to save are creating a flurry of trends in different segments:
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June 2020
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Lenders & borrowers in hopeful anticipation
Lenders explain the current scenario and the new outlook:
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June 2020
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How SBI warriors battled covid-19 at their Global IT Centre
Sunita Handa, CGM - IT Channels & Operations, at State Bank of India, narrates how the bank prepared its manpower and technology to meet the unprecedented crisis caused by COVID-19:
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June 2020
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Estonia - the land of the KSI Blockchain
Estonia is a country described as the most advanced digital society and even envied by former US President Barack Obama:
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June 2020
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FYERS goes for the cloud
Implements zero-trust policies, VPN, VDI, multi-factor authentication and alerts to ensure security:
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June 2020
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Efficiency & Security on the Digital Highway
Mr. V. Srinivasan, Founder & Chairman of eMudhra, advocates digital signatures as the next level of digital transformation:
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June 2020
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Educating, Handholding, Digitizing
Motilal Oswal Financial Services has 3600 strategy to tackle covid challenges:
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June 2020
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Data privacy & risk initiatives to improve CX
Experts from leading finance companies share their views on data privacy, risks and initiatives to improve customer experience at Finnoviti 2020.
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June 2020
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Frictionless Security... Experience Simplified
Security experts from the BFSI industry share their views on frictionless security to simplify customer experience at Finnoviti 2020. The session was moderated by Dr L.S. Subramanian.
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May 2020
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South Korea - Govt Support For Blockchain Projects
South Korea has been an early adopter of blockchain for non-cryptocurrency uses:
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May 2020
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BFSI fires up Mobile Apps
Recently the RBI advocated digital mode for payments and other financial services, especially through mobile applications to enforce social distancing. Banking Frontiers carried out a study to understand (i) new mobile application features and strategies during lockdown (ii) usage pattern & promotions and (iii) technology integration. The findings are narrated in 3 different articles:
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May 2020
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Customized financing for micro-irrigation
Agri-focused NBFCs need a direct liquidity tap to tide over the demand disruption cycle:
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May 2020
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IPA, AI & Blockchain to fuel transaction banking
Pitchai Mahalingam, head - Operations & Transaction Banking at Federal Bank, discusses the impact of COVID-19 on transaction banking business, fintech partnerships, etc:
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May 2020
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Dvara KGFS is expanding geographically & technologically
Partners with banks and NBFCs to offer wide variety of financial products:
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May 2020
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Claims experience is the subject matter of speed
In the light of the COVID-19 crisis, Banking Frontiers organized a web panel discussion for TPAs.
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May 2020
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Leveraging data & analytics for experience 2.0.2.0 in a privacy conscious world
Marketing and analytics experts from the BFSI industry share their views on the use of data and analytics to redefine CX at Finnoviti 2020. The session was moderated by Sowmya Dwibedi, Partner, Deloitte.
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May 2020
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IVRS, website & app help ManipalCigna serve customers
Insurer launches videos inspired by real life customer stories to encourage people to gain a greater sense of control over their physical and financial health:
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May 2020
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Mexico expects to bring in better regulations for open banking
While the country has enacted laws to regulate fintechs, all eyes are not on the standard it is going to adopt for open banking:
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May 2020
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Central Banks, Fis Hold 34,000 Tons Of Gold As Reserve
Gold plays a prominent role in reserve asset management. Safety and liquidity are paramount for reserve managers globally:
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