Financial Services and Credit Guide

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 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 | August 24, 2020

Any successful business must show a level of operational resilience in challenging times. Whether obstacles arise from internal factors such as expansion and restructuring, or external factors such as increased trading pressures, firms must be able to adapt and thrive operationally. Efficient and accurate data management are key strengths which can help firms meet their operational challenges.

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 | July 8, 2022

The motor industry is facing a perfect storm of difficulties: lower consumer spending power; drivers rethinking how they use their cars and even whether they need a car at all; an increase of available data; the growing popularity of diverse fuel options – all of this has created greater volatility within the market.

whitePaper | July 10, 2023

Spreading tax returns is an essential task in commercial lending. As part of the process of standardizing information from financial statements into a consistent layout and format, it ultimately enables lenders to understand the story of a business through its numbers.