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Digital banking – why is it becoming so important to financial organisations?

September 29, 2022

Digital banking – why is it becoming so important to financial
Over thirty years ago, people were talking about technology transformation in banking. Today, everyone is talking about digital transformation in finance. The discussions are the same, but the timing is different. Why is digital transformation so important today when, thirty years ago, it could have been ignored?

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