European banking profits are at risk from digitization according to a McKinsey report; the report, "A Brave New World for Global Banking", says European banks have $35 billion, or 31%, of profit at risk from digitization; fee-based products for traditional banks versus online banks is the main factor for profit; McKinsey says banks must enhance their business models, provide competitive digital tools and data analytic platforms; also suggests that banks partner with financial companies across the industry to reduce and share innovation costs; the McKinsey report also says banks will need to streamline their information technology structures and be more proactive in their regulatory strategies. Source
Source reports on the operational costs associated with loans and how automation and artificial intelligence (AI) can help reduce those costs; automation can now replace manual processes such as credit checks, data consolidation, onboarding, loan documentation, know your customer and more; robotics and AI are also assisting in risk analysis for SMEs; additionally, machine learning solutions have also been evolving to evaluate thousands of data points from various sources; as these solutions evolve, banks too will need to integrate greater automation to stay competitive. Source
Amazon is fast becoming the financial services company of the future; they now have their hands in payments, cash, small business lending, consumer credit and more; partnerships with companies like USAA and Capital One who use Amazon's Alexa digital assistant have emerged; this all shows the threat Amazon poses to traditional banking giants, though there has been no indication they want to become a bank themselves; JPMorgan Chase has started using Amazon's cloud-based AWS service to build a hybrid private-public cloud strategy; AWS sales increased 42% on a year-over-year basis to $4.1 billion for the second quarter; banks are starting to become technology firms and technology firms are helping to change the way banks operate. Source
According to Christopher Ward, head of product management for PNC’s treasury management division, “We’re ready, we’re in process of implementing APIs with customers. I would proffer most customers are not ready for it.”; Bank of America also stated they are ready for open banking; however many banks aren’t as prepared and being ‘ready’ for open banking is up to interpretation; the article from Tearsheet shares other perspectives on open banking and how some banks might be missing the point of open banking. Source
American Banker shares a slideshow of the various moves banks have made in consumer lending this year; some banks featured include Barclays, PNC, Capital One and TCF. Source
According to Reuters, the American Bankers Association (ABA) is soliciting a marketplace lending partner; the Association acts as a consultant for small banks with less than $250 million in assets and the partnership would help the ABA in its vendor consulting efforts for these small banks; small banks are one subset of the market that has expressed significant interest in online lending and online lending partnerships. Source
For its 2023 State of Compliance Benchmark Report, Alloy surveyed more than 200 professionals working in compliance-related roles at fintechs to learn more about their organizations' compliance strategies.
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DH Corp., Fiserv Inc., Fidelity National Information Services Inc. and other vendors have seen a drop in spending by banking clients, citing slow technology upgrades and delays in interest rate rises; banks have also begun to outsource the technology these firms provide or they have let the current contracts linger as they search for the best long term solution; vendors are beginning to build solutions for digital banking needs in hopes of keeping up with technology trends, but bank partnerships with fintech firms are causing an uncertain outlook ahead for these leading vendors. Source