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Masterclass in Innovation, Transformation and the Future of Banking

Innovation is taking the stage for many banks and credit unions, but the digital maturity is still lacking. What still needs to be done, asks Sanat Rao at Infosys and Miguel Rio-Tinto from Emirates NBD?

Published on November 2021 in Digital Transformation

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FEATURING: Sanat Rao from Infosys Finacle and Miguel Rio-Tinto from Emirates NBD

Every financial institution must evaluate how to adapt technology strategies to support business change, operational resiliency and digital response. More than ever, the ability to innovate at speed and scale has become a core competitive requirement.

In this year’s Digital Banking Report, ‘Innovation in Retail Banking 2021’, sponsored by Infosys Finacle and Efma, it was found that innovation is beginning to take center stage at many financial institutions.

Our guests on the Banking Transformed podcast are Sanat Rao, CEO of Infosys Finacle and Miguel Rio-Tinto, Group CIO and CDO at Emirates NBD. We will discuss the increase in innovation and digital transformation maturity at financial institutions and what still needs to be done.


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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