The digital transformation that has upended industries from retail and media to transport and business-to-business commerce is now sweeping the financial services industry. This was inevitable, as ubiquitous computing power, pervasive connectivity, mass data storage, and advanced analytical tools can easily and efficiently be applied to financial services. After all, money was already extensively (though not exclusively) created, used, stored, processed, and delivered electronically.<\/p>\n
Immediacy and personalization have become the norm for consumer goods and services. Consumers have rapidly become accustomed to making purchases with a touch of their finger wherever they may be, receiving tailored recommendations, choosing customized products, and enjoying delivery of almost any item directly to their front door. Businesses failing to adapt quickly to these technological developments can fail dramatically, and many have already done so, including Tower Records, Borders Books, Blockbuster Video, and countless travel agents and brick-and-mortar retailers. Consumers\u2019 new expectations apply to financial services as well.<\/p>\n
Technology has transformed business-to-business and within-business interactions, too, enabling reconfiguration of design, production, marketing, delivery, and service functions through distributed supply chains, freelance design, outsourced manufacturing, and contract warehousing and delivery. These reconfigurations are mediated by online marketplaces and distributors, and assisted by back-end support operations and data analysis that together drive better risk assessment, faster fulfillment, and more efficient customer service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Challenges and Opportunities for Emerging Market Banks<\/em><\/p>\n A digital transformation is taking place in the financial services industry, with a host of non-bank innovators offering both customer-facing and back-office financial technology products and services. This transformation includes emerging market economies and, in many places, offers a viable digital alternative to traditional banks, which have left significant populations unbanked. This note explores the challenges and opportunities that financial technology innovations present for banks in these nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":48125,"template":"","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[2355,2347],"product_tag":[3475,2307],"class_list":["post-75711","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-digital-banking-en","product_cat-study-library","product_tag-2016-2020","product_tag-ifc","pmpro-has-access","first","instock","shipping-taxable","product-type-external"],"yoast_head":"\n