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Acquiring & Retaining Gen Z in Banking via a Mobile App

This whitepaper covers:

  • Overview of Gen Z impact on the financial landscape, their characteristics and behaviours
  • The expectations Gen Z's have when it comes to digital banking
  • Why having a mobile banking app is essential to acquire the younger generations
  • 9 current trends in mobile banking 

 

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International Payments in a Digitised World

The desire for both business and personal banking customers to self-serve has never been greater. Fuelled by the digital experiences forced upon us during the global pandemic, our acceptance of – and ability to successfully use – digital platforms has increased significantly, meaning the expectation people have of what ‘good’ looks like online, both in terms of experience and the tasks that can be performed, has changed dramatically.

 

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Re-thinking the e-savings experience for retail and business customers

As Britons continue to save more in the wake of COVID-19, and more savers do their banking digitally, building societies and banks must re-think how they service their e-savings accounts to increase share of wallet.

COVID-19 lockdowns triggered a huge increase in savings in the UK. In June 2021 alone, households deposited an additional £9.8 billion with banks and building societies. In this environment, banks and building societies have no choice but to innovate, designing different product features and benefits in their digital banking offerings, rather than focusing on the headline rate

 

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Latest Articles

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Digital Banking

APIs drive fast, front-end upgrades that minimise risk and power growth

Sandstone Technology’s CEO Michael Phillipou helps explain how APIs make exciting fintech integrations possible with many core banking system, however monolithic and problematic they may be.

 

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Ai & Machine Learning

Where AI meets human: getting the mix right in digital banking solutions

One major misconception in our industry is that AI-based digital banking solutions are designed to take humans out of the equation. It’s just not true. There will always be a need for the human element. One does not mean the lack of the other.

 

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Digital Banking

Re-thinking the e-savings experience for retail and business customers

As Britons continue to save more in the wake of COVID-19, and more savers do their banking digitally, building societies and banks must re-think how they service their e-savings accounts to increase share of wallet.

 

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Digital Banking

Ahead of the eight – Michael Phillipou, Sandstone Technology 

In an exclusive interview the Fintech Finance, Sandstone's CEO discusses the opportunities of Open Banking and the key strategic priorities for banks.

 

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SME

7 digital banking solutions to help retain and acquire SME customers

During the pandemic, at a time when many SMEs needed their banks’ support the most, they were let down by a major service gap...

 

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Digital Banking

The impacts of Covid-19 on the mobile and internet banking landscape

Covid-19 has significantly transformed our lifestyle on multiple fronts. From the way we do our professional work...

 

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AI & Machine Learning

The role of AI in an age of accelerated digital transformation in financial services

It is impossible to discuss the role of AI in financial services without highlighting that 2020 was hugely disrupted by COVID-19 and the ripple effect is expected to last for years...

 

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SME

7 digital banking solutions to help retain and acquire SME customers

During the pandemic, at a time when many SMEs needed their banks’ support the most, they were let down by a major service gap...

 

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Financial Wellbeing

Financial Wellbeing - beyond 2021

The business models and risk management thresholds of financial institutions must be adapted to reflect the broader economic changes that have emerged since COVID-19...

 

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Data & Open Banking

Is the world ready for global data standardisation?

Imagine if all financial data could be moved around like trains with pre-defined carriage content on a standard gauge....

 

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Origination

Banks feeling the pinch with big approval delays

In the first half of 2021, Australians have experienced a major bottleneck in loan application approvals...

 

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Latest Articles

The Importance of Data Standards

There is no denying that standards play a major role in how banks and financial institutions run ...

When industry leads innovation, not the ...

This year’s Future of Financial Services, New Zealand event in Auckland highlighted some ...

2024 Financial Forecast: Trends and Changes in ...

According to Sandstone Technology’s Chief Customer Officer Jennifer Harris, 2024 will bring a ...

The year that was: 5 trends that shaped 2023 for ...

The pandemic, economic volatility, social and behavioural change, followed by corresponding waves ...

Why so many Gen Zs end up being cybercrime victims

Generation Z, today’s tweens, teens and twenty-somethings, is coming into its own. You’d think our ...

What customer-owned banks can teach us about ...

Institutions within the customer owned banking sector are often viewed as followers rather than ...

Latest Whitepapers

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Data & Open Banking

Open Banking and the stigma of regulation in the UK

The term Open Banking started to gain notoriety in 2016 as a direct result of the UK’s Competitions Market Authority announcing plans for the top 9 banks in the UK to deliver open source APIs for 3rd party use by January 2018...

 

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Data & Open Banking

Open Banking: How Australia can learn from the UK

Open Banking drew global attention in 2016 as a direct result of the UK’s Competitions Market Authority announcing plans for the top 9 banks in the UK...

 

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Digital Banking

SMEs affected by Covid-19: how digital banking can extend support

Digital channels such as online banking and mobile banking apps are the key interfaces between the SMEs and their financial institutions...

 

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Latest Whitepapers

The race is on: how technology can create more ...

As consumers we expect businesses to be easy to deal with. We all have an idea of what technology ...

The 5 pillars for better digital lending in 2022

The goal posts continue to shift in the home lending market as global trends re-shape consumer ...

Building Society Sector Analysis 2021 Report

We're delighted to be a sponsor of a new report from Whitecap Consulting, produced in partnership ...

Open Banking and the stigma of regulation in the ...

The term Open Banking started to gain notoriety in 2016 as a direct result of the UK’s Competitions ...

Open Banking: How Australia can learn from the UK

Open Banking drew global attention in 2016 as a direct result of the UK’s Competitions Market ...

SMEs affected by Covid-19: how digital banking ...

In 2019, small businesses accounted for 35 per cent of Australia’s gross domestic profit and ...

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