TRENDS

What’s Shaping the Future of Consumer Banks

From hyper-personalization to open banking ecosystems, the retail banking landscape is rapidly evolving. These trends highlight the shifts that are redefining customer expectations and competitive advantage

Digital - First and Frictionless Banking

Customers now expect fully digital frictionless banking experiences across mobile and web reducing the role of physical branches

Hyper-Personalization Using AI & Data

Banks are leveraging AI and analytics to deliver tailored offers, smarter decisioning and contextual engagement at scale

Rise of Open Banking & Embedded Finance

APIs are enabling new distribution channels and revenue streams—BNPL, account aggregation, loyalty and cross-industry embedded services.

Challenges

Challenges Facing Today’s Consumer Banks

Consumer banks face pressure to modernize their legacy platforms, match fintech experiences and agility—while staying compliant and cost-efficient

1

Extreme Scalability

Proliferation of digital and real time payment rails has led to non linear growth in customer engagement resulting in significant load on the consumer systems for linear scalability and performance

2

Fierce Competition

Competition from fintechs and bigtechs are driving frequent innovations in business as well as operating models like adoption of beyond banking services or embedded finance

 

3

Extreme Resiliency

Consumers expect 24*7 availability and best in class stability and security from its financial services provider. Any deviation not only leads to financial losses but also damages the brand 

 

4

Business Agility

Launch new products and services rapidly, Reduce time-to-market and respond quickly to changing market demands and customer expectations to be competitive

5

Cost Optimizations

Streamline operations through AI-powered automation and straight-through processing. Reduce operational costs while improving service quality and efficiency

6

Simplified Integrations

Leveraging APIs to integrate with third-party partners and fintechs  extending the bank’s reach beyond traditional banking and generating new revenue streams