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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

CEO Panel Discussion

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:

7 Dimensions Of Transformation

Banking Frontiers reached out to CEOs about their initiatives for adapting to the post-pandemic normal. Their responses are presented here along 7 dimensions: (i) Scale & Speed of Response, (ii) tech learning, (iii) risk management & BCP, (iv) technology scaling, (v) EWS (vi) newer technologies and (vii) product remix:

Minimizing Risks with Gig Workers

Sonal Patni, CTO at SME corner, a new age fintech lender, discusses the security risks when working with gig workers:

Powered by E.T.C.

StashFin has adopted Engineering, Technology and Culture practices from bigtechs to fuel its digital acceleration:

App & API drive transformation at SHF

App engages customers and API engages partners:

Microsoft as brand most targeted by phishers

Check Point Research has come out with a research study on global brands affected by phishing attacks:

Canada yet to develop a system, framework for open banking

Canada is one country in the developed world that is yet to make a start in open banking:

Technology helps UCO Bank regain & retain its brand

Saroj Nayak, GM - IT, speaks about the direction and velocity of digital initiatives at the Kolkata headquartered PSU bank:

Detailed regulations in cyber insurance mooted

The Working Group constituted by IRDAI suggest several steps to enhance coverage under cyber insurance:

2021: Cloud Trends for the BFSI Sector

Cloud is going to be a crucial factor in BFSI operations of the future:

Technology Supplements Boost Cybersecurity

Banking Frontiers asked 5 BFSI technology experts about new approaches to improve information security in the light of growing attacks and frauds. We present their viewpoints in 4 parts spanning smarter approaches, emerging tools, updating process and people deployment.

From Security To Trust - The New Digital Normal

Banking Frontiers, in association with Fortinet, organized a web panel discussion by BFSI CISOs on the growing thrust on trust through security. Edited excerpts: