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Innovation in Digital Account Opening and Onboarding

Onboarding and digital account opening is an irreplaceable component in the modern banking experience. How many banks do it well? Hear from Synovus’ Zach Hamilton and Washington Trust Bank’sTami Ferguson.

Published on April 2021 in Onboarding

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FEATURING: Tami Ferguson, SVP and Director of Client Experience for Washington Trust Bank and Zach Hamilton, Chief Digital Officer of Synovus

Consumers are shopping for products and services, opening accounts, and building relationships using the channels they prefer. More than ever before, this is done on a mobile phone or online.

The only way to support new account opening and deepen existing relationships is by seamlessly aligning your branches, call centers, and digital channels with a modern account opening and onboarding process.

The guests for this Banking Transformed Solutions show are Tami Ferguson, SVP and Director of Client Experience, for Washington Trust Bank and Zach Hamilton, Chief Digital Officer of Synovus. They will provide insights into how they have supported consumers across the customer journey with innovation that prioritizes customer needs.

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About the Banking Transformed Podcast

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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Jim Marous Profile PictureNamed as one of the most influential people in banking, Jim Marous is an internationally recognized financial industry strategist, co-publisher of The Financial Brand and the owner and CEO of the Digital Banking Report. The Digital Banking Report is a subscription-based publication that provides deep insights into the digitization of banking, with over 150 reports in the digital archive available to subscribers.

As a sought after keynote speaker, author and recognized authority on disruption in the financial services industry, Marous has been featured by CNBC and CNN, Cheddar, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Financial Times, The Economist, The American Banker and has spoken to audiences worldwide. Jim has also advised the White House on banking policy.

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