WASHINGTON, DC — Since our Acquire or Be Acquired Conference, I’ve talked with a number of executives about how (and why) regional and community banks continue to look for ways to build scale, expand their geographic footprint and invest in digital channels.
Nearly everyone I’ve talked with acknowledges how important innovation is to one’s business strategies. Quietly, many feel like they are coming up short of their ambitions.
Given the lines between banks and other financial services providers continue to blur, I am sharing two recent episodes from our Looking Ahead series. Together, they address the strategic side of technology. Both highlight practical steps to free up resources in order to fund new tech-driven initiatives.
This first video frames the importance of developing a culture of technological innovation. Georgette Kiser — Operating Executive at the Carlyle Group — shares a few tips for those business leaders looking to become more technologically progressive.
In addition, we invited the perspectives of Shawn Melamed, CEO & Co-Founder of a de novo bank, to talk about customer acquisition through digital channels. Shawn previously led Morgan Stanley’s strategic technology partnerships, so his remarks reflect his experience in that large financial services company as much as starting a bank in 2020.
Looking Ahead is our boardroom leadership series that surfaces key industry and cross industry strategy issues for executive teams and their boards. Filmed at Nasdaq’s MarketSite in Time Square, we offer industry trends and real life examples of corporate leadership with commentary from leading figures at public, private and non profit institutions.
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