financial services

As leaders in the FS sector increasingly embrace customer-centric strategies, they will have to credibly connect the customer story to the money story. Otherwise, the legitimacy of often-heard CX slogans and promises can be easily challenged.

The closure of Finn does bring up some important lessons for other digital bank startups or digital offshoots of the major bank brands.

In this episode of our video blog series FORR in 3, Vijay Raghavan and I discuss the challenges of robo-advice, some of the latest failures in this space, and what this means for a technology market that has seen over $2 billion of investment in the last decade. For more insights, Forrester clients can check […]

If you’re a fan of the old TV show “Happy Days,” you know Fonzie and Potsie. If you don’t know the show, here’s a quick sum-up of the two characters: Both were good dudes, but while one (Potsie) managed to, at best, fit in with the crowd, the other (Fonzie, also known as “The Fonz”) […]

I have recently released a new report looking at the second phase of the Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and its security requirements along with my colleagues Jacob Morgan and Andras Cser. Banks and financial institutions are currently hard at work building APIs and testing their Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) solutions. Banks need to comply with […]

Customers have come to expect easy, effective, and contextually relevant mobile banking experiences. Bolting a shiny new user interface on top of a patchwork of legacy systems won’t cut it anymore.

On April 18th, T-Mobile officially launched its T-Mobile MONEY checking account, after a soft launch late last year. This is not the first time we’ve seen a telecommunications firm enter the banking space – it’s already been happening for years in Europe and Asia, with large telcos such as Orange and KDDI. And this isn’t T-mobile’s first foray into banking either. So should banks be worried? Watch below to learn more.

Large corporates and startups seems like a match made in heaven. The former have the customer base, budget, and scale that the latter crave. And startups bring speed and agility and can help enterprises experiment with emerging technologies and business models. There’s even a whole industry of matchmakers — platforms and accelerators that aim to […]

[This post was coauthored by my colleague, Christian Austin.] Of the 16 technology markets Forrester monitors for VC funding trends, the $2.1B raised by regulatory technology (RegTech) ranked 14th in 2018. As such, you’d be forgiven for overlooking a category that doesn’t evoke many buzzwords, hasn’t raised the splashy capital of several other markets, and […]

A New Era, A New Digital Japan? On May 1, Japan will get a new emperor, and a new era — Reiwa — will begin. The transition is largely symbolic, as the emperor’s role is ceremonial, but the coming of the Reiwa era also marks the end of the Heisei era, sometimes known as “the […]

With broker reforms at a standstill, Australian financial services firms must step up and take responsibility by putting customer interests first. Create the right culture, be more transparent, and build tools to protect vulnerable customers.

Wealth management firms are leveraging emerging tech to create differentiated, valuable investor experiences. Read how.

Apple and Goldman Sachs are partnering to deliver a new credit card. The industry seems to be quick to dismiss the partnership . . . but there’s an awful lot more at stake here than credit card rewards.

Thanks to emerging technologies, financial advisors can connect with clients with greater frequency and efficiency. We list three technology classes that are enhancing the industry.

The two days of demo sessions are now over, so I wanted to share with you my thoughts on the three themes that dominated FinovateEurope 2019. (Apologies for the plane landing at the end. I’m reporting directly from the venue at Tobacco Dock in East London, close to the City Airport, which has its hazards . […]

FinovateEurope is back in full swing, so we wanted to share our impressions of Day 1. Here are Benjamin’s thoughts: And some further reflections by Aurélie and myself.

Take Practical Steps To Apply CX Disciplines To Digital Initiatives Odds are your firm is regularly seeking ways to improve customer experience (CX). You’re also likely embracing digital technologies to enable a more customer-driven, agile operating model. The question is: Are these initiatives aligned? In other words, are you confident in your firm’s ability to […]

We’ve Kicked Off Some New Research, And We Need Your Help.  An important part of Forrester’s research process is gathering input from financial services companies so that we can advise our clients on the latest trends in the market. We’re currently fielding a survey for vendors, end users, and experts that will provide the key […]

After a few quiet years, Thought Machine, the fintech behind a new core banking platform called Vault, is stealing the limelight, first with its announcement of a strategic partnership with Lloyds Banking Group, then with a similar partnership with the digital bank Atom. And today we’ve learned about another partnership, this time with IBM. We […]