How to think strategically about digital transformation and data privacy in financial services.

whitePaper | July 10, 2023

The payment industry is experiencing a revolutionary shift, with traditional transaction timelines reduced from days to seconds. As a result, the demand for instant payments has prompted these institutions to reassess their innovation priorities and shift their focus towards the underlying data infrastructure that powers these lightning-fast transactions.

whitePaper | May 30, 2022

Few developments within financial services have happened with such breathtaking speed as the evolution of Neobanks. Less than 10 years after the first next-generation mobile banks entered the market, these digital disruptors developed into a global standalone industry segment. At Simon-Kucher, we have created a Global Neobanking Radar which tracks and ranks Neobanks around the world, based on several factors – including level of activity, funding, and valuations.

whitePaper | May 10, 2023

Fintech” is a word that’s barely a generation old. But in that nanosecond of historical time, this amalgam of “finance” and “technology” or, more specifically, the array of products and services that fintech companies have brought to life—has had an impact on the daily lives of billions of people.

whitePaper | November 26, 2019

Financial services is the nervous system of our economy; a critical system that needs to operate efficiently and equitably for our society to function. The legacy 20th century business models in finance have become increasingly obsolete and most have not adapted to the fundamental paradigm shift—technological, institutional and societal—ushered in by our continuing transition from an Industrial Age to an emerging Information Age.

whitePaper | January 19, 2023

Privacy is regarded as a crucial factor in the investigation and development of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) and is therefore thoroughly researched by monetary authorities, academia, and the private sector. Academic research indicates that CBDC transactions may involve processing significant amounts of identity and transaction-related information (Lee et al., 2021), raising privacy concerns for future users. While there exist countless definitions for privacy, such as “the right to be left alone” (Warren and Brandeis, 1890), in this document, the definition of Nissenbaum (2010) - “the appropriate flow of information” - will be followed.

whitePaper | June 27, 2022

Seldom is a whole landscape changed by a singular innovation, but when it happens, it’s undeniable. Online retail, smartphones and cloud computing have all profoundly impacted the way our society operates, both in our business and personal lives.