THE ROLE OF DIGITAL IDENTITY IN THE FUTURE OF BANKING

whitePaper | September 26, 2022

The RBA is Australia’s central bank. Its duty is to contribute to the stability of the currency, full employment and the prosperity and welfare of the Australian people. It does this by conducting monetary policy to meet an agreed inflation target, works to maintain a stable financial system, acts as banker to the Australian Government, regulates the payments system and issues the nation’s currency. Over the past few years, the RBA has been exploring whether there is a role for a CBDC in Australia in the context of the RBA’s responsibilities for issuing the currency and overseeing the development of the payments system. The RBA is an industry partner of the DFCRC, and is using its involvement to support its research on CBDC.

whitePaper | July 13, 2022

Banking has long been at the forefront of technology innovation. From ATMs to mobile banking, financial institutions have been the harbinger of technology-powered interactions for consumers around the world. However, the price of that early innovation has been mountains of technical debt.

whitePaper | December 18, 2019

The financial services industry is in upheaval and while there is a lot of recent talk about rising complexity and disruption, this transformation has actually been almost twenty years in the making. Since the year 2000, banks have faced stricter and more regulations, driving up the cost of compliance. Investment in new fintech players has grown steadily in the last decade.

whitePaper | November 24, 2021

For retail banks entering a post COVID-19 world, the only way is cloud. Today, the world’s most disruptive banks are in the cloud. For newcomer banks, cloud has been the only option for some time – and the same is increasingly true for established banks as well. Why? Because cloud is not only disruptive in its own right, but also provides the foundation for harnessing other emerging technologies. As the COVID-19 crisis continues to play out, the need for banks to transform digitally using cloud is accelerating by the day. To do this, banks must steer their operations toward a new operating model. One that delivers a highly relevant customer experiences, provides easy access to innovation, and reduces total cost of ownership (TCO) without the burden of managing security and infrastructure. The way to achieve all this? Cloud. And banks worldwide are getting the message.

whitePaper | January 15, 2023

A decade ago, not many of us would have envisaged how fintechs would change the credit landscape through digital innovations. Although the share of fintech in the overall lending pie is still small and concentrated towards bite sized unsecured lending, the promise it holds for the future is immense. Fintech-led digital lending is the fastest-growing segment today. The disruptions created by fintech by providing a superior customer experience with a reduced cost of acquisition, a frictionless customer journey, and instant decisioning have revolutionised digital lending in India. The larger impact is in terms of addressing the credit gap and making India more credit-inclusive.

whitePaper | December 5, 2022

It is all but impossible to avoid a discussion about the effect of inflation these days. Clearly, the public believes inflation is here as they pay more for everyday items than in the past. And most are not too caring if it is a temporary phenomenon caused by supply chain issues or more systemic from monetary policy actions. More cost is more cost. To financial institution managers, the prospect of inflation signals hope that interest rates may finally climb off the floor and provide opportunities for higher yields. The real question is if rate increases will improve margins, not just yields.