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Banking Distribution Strategies for the Next Decade

Novantas’ Kevin Travis says if a legacy bank or credit union wants to compete with fintechs and digital-first provdiers, they need new systems, processes and a new culture. Does that include a branchless strategy? It might.

Published on January 2020 in Branch Strategies

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FEATURING: Kevin Travis, Executive Vice President of Novantas

Should an existing financial services organization attempt to transform their current institution into a more agile, responsive organization with a completely new digital foundation, or should banks and credit unions consider building an entirely new organization outside the parent company?

The ability to compete in the future will require new systems, new processes and a new culture. One option is to build a successor bank that would be a network of only a few branches or a completely branchless offering separate from the legacy organization. Even if a bank or credit union decides to ‘stay the course’, the future will require differentiation defined by customer experience and innovative offerings similar to what is being offered by fintech and big tech organizations.

To get a perspective on the need to disrupt current distribution paradigms, I interviewed Kevin Travis, EVP of Novantas’ financial services consultancy. Kevin discusses distribution alternatives for the financial services industry and the cost of inaction by the industry.


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