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Digital Transformation Success at a $60 Billion Bank

Digital transformation can be tricky in the banking industry. Chief Transformation Officer Ravi Vakacherla shares how he navigates the obstacles at Peoples United Bank’s.

Published on February 2021 in Digital Transformation

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FEATURING: Ravi Vakacherla, EVP and chief transformation officer at Peoples United Bank

According to the Digital Banking Report, the top priority of the majority of financial institutions is to advance digital transformation. But what is the best way to proceed? And, where should organizations start?

People’s United Bank, a regional bank based in Connecticut started by forming a "business transformation office" to focus on digitization and technology development. The team is responsible for optimizing and automating back office processes as well as setting up partnerships with financial technology companies.

To understand how a $60 billion dollar bank has advanced digital transformation, we are joined by Ravi Vakacherla, EVP and chief transformation officer at People’s United. Ravi shares his perspective on where organizations should start and the roadblocks to digital transformation.


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In each Banking Transformed podcast, host Jim Marous has candid conversations with the world’s foremost leaders on what it takes to transform financial institutions during an age of digital disruption. His guests discuss technology, channels, innovation, customer experience, leadership, culture and competitive forces that are changing the banking industry faster than ever before.

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