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Tie-ups for digitization to drive business growth

Karnataka Bank has set up ‘Digital Centre of Excellence’ in its quest for focus on improvement in technology, digitization and building values:

IT Firms & Their Re-Invention Mantra

BFSI companies have always indicated that they received great support from IT companies, especially in times of crisis, so that they could keep their operations normal, their customers happy and satisfied.

Women start-ups rising and expanding

Biggest skill gap is perceived in the areas of using technology and digital mediums for marketing and brand building:

Mexico uses blockchain to fight displacement, corruption

Mexico is one country that is enthusiastic about the power of blockchain in getting rid of several social maladies:

Telangana SCB boosts cybersecurity as digital banking surges

IT companies have redesigned their applications and reallocated their spaces to suit the needs of the bank, which are mostly driven by the

Apps, WFH, VPN & VDI save the day

Additionally, AI & ML deployed for sales and service:

Mobile app becomes the epicenter of business

Beyond apps, PrestLoans is looking at an end-to-end data rich digital platform:

Digital transformation demands deep thinking

Sachin Dutta, Chief Operating Officer, Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance and Rahul Chopra, Chief Digital Officer, Clix Capital, share the roadmap for their institutions in adopting digital transformation:

Digital eases collections; AI gives early warning signals

Insights into the impact of festivals, lockdown and technology on collections, payment mechanisms and customer behaviour:

Women Seeking More Gold Loans, Home Loans

Last year, the Udaipur Mahila Samridhi Urban Cooperative added 3500 new women customers:

Israel's fintechs target Europe

Nir Netzer, Head of the Israeli Fintech Association, throws light on the fintech scenario in Israel:

Startups, fintechs propel MFIs with 30% CAGR

25% of the surveyed MFIs utilize RPA for their customer onboarding processes:

P.E.T. formula helps attract women customers

WWB finds that women value Privacy, Ease of Access and Trust as important factors when seeking financial services:

Effective HR = HR operating model + HR technology strategy

Alight Solutions third edition of ‘State of HR Transformation Study 2020’ predicts ‘mature’ organizations with HR operating models and tech strategy complementing it will have full value of their initiatives:

Saudi Arabia readying to launch open banking in 2022

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has come out with an open banking framework for the Kingdom, proposing to introduce the open banking ecosystem in 2022:

Soon, buy direct equity in unicorns

iSTOX, the digital securities platform, has accredited investors from 24 countries, including India:

Shaping the Financial Services

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In pursuit of data-driven channel innovation

At Mashreq Bank, multiple technologies supplement customer insights and drive sales through self-service channels that leads to data-driven channel innovation:

105% business growth & 0% net NPA in tough times

Shri Veershaiv Cooperative Bank will be applying for a bank merger and for scheduled bank status:

Blockchain Powers Efforts To Make Dubai Happiest City On Earth

The UAE has progressed phenomenally in the use of blockchain in various aspects covering life and governance in the country:

Women Entrepreneurs Are On The Rise

This is leading to a spiralling growth of MSME and business loans:

Women talent propels progress at APRB

The SBI-sponsored Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank has taken up several IT initiatives and is working towards many more:

Venus at Work The HER Formula

Habits Emotional Intelligence Risk Taking

The gender-agnostic approach needs to change

Dr Jasmine Gupta, National Digital Bank Head at Equitas Small Finance Bank, and National President - Financial Inclusion Council at Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WICCI), shares insights on how financial services can be made women friendly:

CorpComm in Overdrive

Shefali Khalsa, Head - Brand and Marketing at SBI General Insurance & Flovie Martins, Head, Corporate Communications at Future Generali India Life Insurance Co, discuss the corporate communication & PR trends in the insurance industry:

Technology must to spur growth of India's BFSI sector

Chief Guest at Finnoviti 2021, India’s largest innovation carnival, Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Chief Economic Advisor, Government of India, highlights the importance of technology that could spur the growth of the Indian banking and financial sector. Excerpts of from his interaction Manoj Agarwal and Mehul Dani of Banking Frontiers:

Philippines firming up plans to introduce open banking

The central bank of the country, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), is taking concrete initiatives to introduce open banking in the country:

IQ EQ & DQ – the trinity women posses

Lakshmi Iyer, President and CIO – Debt & Head - Products at Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company, says women should grab opportunities with both hands and invoke their IQ, EQ and DQ ‘astras’ and brave the work world:

A million on Facebook & 2 lakh on Twitter

Punjab National Bank has extensively and judiciously used both technology and language skills to serve and engage customers:

Dutch - The Blockchain Trendsetters

The Netherlands has matured blockchain tech applications: