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Losing Opportunities By Not Using a POS Solution in 2022

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As the restrictions of Covid-19 became lighter, many individuals including kids, teens, and adults are now going outside their homes – playing in the park, going to the malls, and shopping. Since we are now in the Christmas season, a lot of brick-and-mortar are offering promos and discounts to entice their buyers to purchase more.

While there are many customers purchasing, businesses should be aware of the efficiency and quality of their products and services. The inconvenience on their end might affect your business. To increase customer loyalty, they must bring a convenient and personalized experience to the customers. There are a lot of opportunities that can be lost by not using a POS, including your sales. 

To prevent losing these opportunities, here are some areas we can look at:

CUSTOMER CENTRICITY

One of the most underrated fundamentals in building your business foundation is Customer Centricity. Some entrepreneurs focus on reaching their target quotas without thinking about the steps in dealing with their customers. When they visit your store, it is essential that they feel valued, and comfortable at a glance. Given the technology and tools available in the market, A POS can help retailers to avoid long queues, slow payment, and inconvenience in the experience of the customers. Customers that are happy with the products, services, and experience will surely be loyal to your store.

STORE PROCESSES

Commonly, store processes are shopping, adding to cart, checkout, pay, and go. But on the other hand, how you operate these processes varies the efficiency of your business. If the store processes are likely without standard, they will probably stress your customers and frustrate your employees. Store optimization and evaluating the store’s current situation might also help owners to identify what to implement and improve in their operation. These are some example store processes:

  • Check out process
  • Payment options
  • Product add-ons/Product bundles
  • Advance order
  • Customer loyalty card

This will go hand in hand with customer-centricity also. Recognizing their value and making them feel special will stand you out from your competitors.

ANAHAW POS

Designed to make retail businesses seamless, data-driven, and operate faster, Anahaw POS is a fully integrated retail solution that provides end-to-end functionality. Beyond providing the right tool for your retail business, Anahaw POS is also flexible to make your processes faster and personalize the experience in your stores with cross-selling, customer points, and product recommendations.

Why Invest in a POS solution?

  • Payment options – A POS helps the payment process faster. By scanning the codes at the back of the product’s package, the system automatically calculates the total price of the customer’s purchase. Moreover, there are payment gateway integrations that allow them to have an option if they want to pay cashless.
  • Inventory Management – Businesses can easily track their product stocks in real-time. It would save a lot of time in tracking your inventory instead of manually tracking it.
  • Loyalty cards – By having loyalty cards, this can be used in multiple ways, not just incentivizing their loyalty in your store. It could also document their contact information, purchase history, and buying behavior so that you can thoroughly understand your customers and create better business decisions.
  • Avoid Errors – Using POS can help businesses to avoid errors during operation. For example, if a cashier mistakenly scanned the item, you can easily control and correct it into the system by just putting a pin or swiping the manager’s control card.
  • Personalized shopping – With the use of POS, it can provide personalized experience to the customers. According to the Mastercard-sponsored Harvard Business Review survey, 8 in 10 respondents said that personalization is a critical driver of revenue and profits. In line with this, personalized shopping experience could lead to customer satisfaction, loyalty and increase sales because it matches their taste and preferences.

Lucky for you, Exist offers Anahaw POS that is a fully integrated solution that provides today’s retailer with end-to-end functionality. You can book a free consultation and free demo with us to understand how Anahaw POS is set up and how we can tailor-fit the product to your business.

TAKE YOUR BUSINESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL!

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POS Solution 2022: How can it help prevent opportunity loss? Java, Java Philippines

POS Solution 2022: How can it help prevent opportunity loss?

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Retailers without the right technology like POS Solution could waste some records that can be used for inventory, marketing, etc. As the restrictions due to Covid-19 change regularly, many individuals including kids, teens, and adults are sometimes going outside their homes – playing in the park, going to the malls, and shopping. Brick-and-mortar businesses now offer promos and discounts to entice their buyers to purchase more.

While there are many customers purchasing, businesses should be aware of the efficiency and quality of their products and services. The inconvenience on their end might affect your business. To increase customer loyalty, they must bring a convenient and personalized experience to the customers. There are a lot of opportunities that can be lost by not using a POS solution, including your sales. 

To prevent losing these opportunities, here are some areas we can look at:

CUSTOMER CENTRICITY

One of the most underrated fundamentals in building your business foundation is Customer Centricity. Some entrepreneurs focus on reaching their target quotas without thinking about the steps in dealing with their customers. When they visit your store, it is essential that they feel valued, and comfortable at a glance. Given the technology and tools available in the market, A POS system can help retailers avoid long queues, slow payment, and inconvenience in the experience of the customers. Customers that are happy with the products, services, and experience will surely be loyal to your store.

STORE PROCESSES

Commonly, store processes are shopping, adding to cart, checking out, paying, and going. On the other hand, how you operate these processes varies the efficiency of your business. If the store processes are likely without standards, they will probably stress your customers and frustrate your employees. Store optimization and evaluating the store’s current situation might also help owners to identify what to implement and improve in their operation.

Here are some examples of store processes:

  • Check out process
  • Payment options
  • Product add-ons/Product bundles
  • Advance order
  • Customer loyalty card

These will go hand in hand with customer-centricity also. Recognizing their value and making them feel special will stand you out from your competitors.

ANAHAW POS Solution

Designed to make retail businesses seamless, data-driven, and operate faster, Anahaw POS system is a fully integrated retail solution that provides end-to-end functionality. Beyond providing the right tool for your retail business, Anahaw POS system is also flexible to make your processes faster and personalize the experience in your stores with cross-selling, customer points, and product recommendations.

Why Invest in a POS Solution?

  • Payment options – A POS solution helps the payment process go faster. By scanning the codes at the back of the product’s package, the system automatically calculates the total price of the customer’s purchase. Moreover, there are payment gateway integrations that allow them to have an option if they want to pay cashless.
  • Inventory Management – Businesses can easily track their product stocks in real-time. It would save a lot of time in tracking your inventory instead of manually tracking it.
  • Loyalty cards – By having loyalty cards, which can be used in multiple ways, not just incentivizing their loyalty in your store. They could also document their contact information, purchase history, and buying behavior so that you can thoroughly understand your customers and create better business decisions.
  • Avoid Errors – Using a POS system can help businesses to avoid errors during operation. For example, if a cashier mistakenly scans an item, you can easily control and correct it on the system by just inputting a PIN or swiping the manager’s control card.
  • Personalized shopping – With the use of a POS solution, it can provide a personalized experience to the customers. According to the Mastercard-sponsored Harvard Business Review survey, 8 in 10 respondents said that personalization is a critical driver of revenue and profits. In line with this, a personalized shopping experience could lead to customer satisfaction, loyalty, and increase sales because it matches their taste and preferences.

Lucky for you, Exist offers Anahaw POS system that is a fully integrated POS solution that provides today’s retailer with end-to-end functionality. You can book a free consultation and free demo with us to understand how Anahaw POS system is set up and how we can tailor-fit the product to your business.

TAKE YOUR BUSINESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL!

Strengthening their Digital Insurance Offerings: Exist and Comarch Partnership 2022. Java, Java Philippines

Strengthening their Digital Insurance Offerings: Exist and Comarch Partnership 2022

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Nowadays, digitalization is spreading more quickly than ever. Digital Insurance touches all aspects of our lives: managing your finances, driving an automobile, and creating your morning coffee, among others. It additionally happened to the insurance business at a scale never seen before. Acquiring insurance is sort of a relationship. And like any quiet relationship, the key part is TRUST.

To strengthen its Digital Insurance Offering, Exist Software Labs, Inc. has partnered with Comarch. Exist is a global technology innovator providing enterprise solutions that also specializes in Digital Banking Solutions. With more than 20 years of expertise in top-of-the-game technologies like Java and Open Source, Exist built more than a trust but convenience to a lot of Filipinos in terms of seamless processes in many platforms.

Comarch Digital Insurance has a deep understanding of the insurance business. Their product ensures consistent client expertise across devices and sales channels. Each agent and manager is equipped with the right tools to set up their task. Due to alerts and reminders, their work gets easier and simpler. Sales goals are often well-monitored in real-time by agents and managers so the overall performance and sales results are perpetually improved. Versatile content could be a nice support for agents willing to boost their skills and skilled ability.

This will empower lots of Banks and Financial Institutions who want to scale their programs and make them simpler, analytical, and digital. With our answer, the content is often simply created, altered, and expanded. What makes the Comarch Digital Insurance & Exist Partnership powerful is that with the power of Big Data & Analytics, desired analysis and offerings would be easier. The client has access to a good variety of products, additionally within the direct channel.

Comarch & Exist permit the agent to enter data, present and customize predefined variants, prepare the ultimate supply and issue the policy. With the right use of data, the agent can monitor the client’s information. The 360-degree client view permits the agent to access all necessary data and communication history. The agent will effectively handle insurance sales and repair processes.

This answer allows policy observation and after-sales operation claim registration. The feature supports sales individuals whereas clients are given a dedicated portal to win their loyalty. Insurance can be available to everyone with just a tap.

Exist Software Labs, Inc. is one of the partners of Comarch in offering Digital Insurance in the BFSI industry.

Exist Software Labs, Inc. is one of the partners of Comarch in offering Digital Insurance in the BFSI industry.

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Why are Traditional Banks afraid of the Truth? Java, Java Philippines

Why are Traditional Banks afraid of the Truth?

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Have you noticed that more and more businesses are accepting online payments using bank transfers, mobile payments thru phone numbers, or via QR Code?

That is because the new trend of banking is mobile and internet banking. Banks are now accelerating and scaling their assets in capitalizing on digitization. But there are some traditional banks that still don’t want the idea of digital transformation. For them, Digital Banking is still unstable. However, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is encouraging traditional banks to enable digital banking and explore innovative ways to reach customer expectations and have seamless transactions.

Before the pandemic, it was usual for customers to go to the bank to deposit their savings, apply for a loan, or pay their insurance. But in the new normal, a lot of customers shifted to do it online. It’s easier, convenient, and effortless. Digital Banking paved the way for customers and banks to get connected closely. And it shocks the traditional banks to face the truth that online banking dominates the competition.

But before that, let’s see what Digital Banking is.

DIGITAL BANKING

Digital Banking is doing everything that a traditional bank can do — Online. More than that, there are many features that digital banks can offer more than normal banks can like shopping, promos, micro-personal offerings, and more! It bridges the customers and other institutions by getting their essential needs and their normal purchases.

To understand more why traditional banks are afraid of the truth, let’s get to the point here.

The truth is:

1. DIGITAL BANKING IS FOR EVERYONE

The rise of technology taught us that having a mobile phone is important. Why? Not only does everyone now have a smartphone, but also the benefits that smartphones give the user such as communication, entertainment, etc. are within easy reach. Now, mobile internet banking is one of the most essential things that a person must have. Everyone can now enroll online even in their busiest time; it’s because they don’t need to go to a physical branch. Before, we thought that having a savings account is expensive but now, some banks offer an account for free or for a small balance! It is not exclusive nowadays, it is now for everyone!

2. EVERYTHING THAT LEADS TO FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS IS INSIDE AN ONLINE BANK

As long as there are transactions, your online bank will be relevant. With the power of technology, you can pay and purchase online at a click of a button. You can shop, do groceries, pay bills, and send money to your loved ones all in one place! Because of this, digital banks are helping their customers manage their financial lives at their own convenience.

3. CUSTOMERS WANT A REAL-TIME BANKING EXPERIENCE

How easy is it to manage your finances using a mobile bank? EFFORTLESS. We don’t have to go to an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) to check our balance. Customers want a real-time banking experience because they want to manage their money anytime, anywhere, whenever they want. Imagine you are hungry and you want to go to a drive-thru to get your food as fast as possible when in fact, you can just get your food at a click of a button via food delivery app. It is also the same with sending money to your account. You are getting it instantly and comfortably.

4. DIGITAL BANKING IS POWERFUL

The points above prove why traditional banks are afraid of the truth. Digital banking is powerful because of the technology implementations inside of the application like Big Data, eKYC, Cloud & Etc. These technologies enable the bank to monitor their customers, do real-time reporting, offer personalized promos, and engage clients in a more personalized way. This is a win-win situation on both ends. Customers can do banking, Banks with digital banking satisfy their customers!

FINAL THOUGHTS:

Digital banks and banks that also present digitally have a huge advantage over traditional banks. They are advanced in creating promos and monitor what to improve because of data analytics, being flexible in fixing errors, and trying new features if their customers leave reviews on their applications. 

Traditional Banks must think outside the box in taking a step forward to shift their practices in banking. This season is the right time to unlearn other knowledge and accept the fast-paced changes in the environment. In order to compete, traditional banks need to be part of digital transformation and create innovative & competitive advantages. Technology has a lot of things to offer that both banks and customers can benefit from.

Exist Software Labs, Inc. is committed to extending our assistance to several banks with their Digital Onboarding requirements. We have been in the business for 20 years, and the mission to enable corporations to go on digital and have a competitive advantage in this fast-changing world is at our core. Go where the possibilities are boundless!

Robinsons Bank Took a Big Step in Advancing their Mobile Banking System. Java, Java Philippines

Mobile Banking System in 2022: Robinsons Bank Took a Big Step in Advancing their MIB

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In the last twenty-four years, Robinsons Bank empowered different groups and individuals to become a bank of choice in fulfilling their changing needs. 

“We’ve been partners with Exist for over 2 years, and they’ve developed a number of Digital Solutions for the bank.” – Mr. Ramon Abasolo – SVP & Chief Digital Officer, Robinsons Bank

Robinsons Bank took a big step in advancing their mobile banking system that will help their operation faster and smoother. It also includes seamless banking for their customers. All became possible by partnering with Exist Software Labs, Inc. who has been one of the tech-industry leaders in the Philippines that specializes in digital banking solutions.

In 2019, Robinsons Bank and Exist teamed up for the Advanced Mobile Banking project. It provides a direct connection with clients and allows them to safely perform banking transactions at home for an overall better banking experience.

“We’re quite impressed with the scale & know-how of Exist. Their technical scale, knowledge of the technology stack, microservices, design, architecture & as well as their project management.” – Mr. Ramon Abasolo – SVP & Chief Digital Officer, Robinsons Bank

In our fast-paced environment, Robinsons Bank has successfully thrived and has innovated their banking systems that truly allow their customers to do transactions online.

With the help of Exist, they launched different programs in mobile banking. This partnership has a lot of opportunities to grow and both institutions agreed to engage and further add new plans for the project.

With regards to improving the online banking experience, the said companies collaborated again. Robinsons Bank sought to improve its online banking experience and needed a partner that embraced the same agile principles.

Exist Software Labs uses top-of-the-game open-source technologies like Kubernetes and in-memory data structure stores. This improvement enabled Robinsons Bank users to experience faster, smarter, and easier banking.

Today, Robinsons Bank Mobile Applications are available in Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Thousands of people are using their mobile banking app and joyously doing their transactions online safely wherever they are.

As of writing, Exist remains the Technology Partner of Robinsons Bank on their Digital Transformation. Having said that, RBank customers can enjoy the upcoming innovations that RBank has in store for them.

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4 Things Why Implementing POS in Business is Necessary

4 Reasons Why Implementing POS in Business is Necessary

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Klaus Schwab said, “In the new world, it is not the big fish which eats the small fish, it’s the fast fish which eats the slow fish. And this is true also in business nowadays. Stores with the most efficient operations and good offerings truly win the heart of their customers. While expanding, POS has an important role to play in day-to-day operations.

Point Of Sales Solutions have so many benefits for lots of businesses especially in the retail industry. From putting different prices on products  to promoting slow-moving SKUs, surely, POS will set your business on the right track!

If you are thinking that your business needs to scale or need to make its operation faster, this is for you. Point Of Sales Solutions are necessary in businesses. Data Analytics, Central Intelligence tool, Faster payment methods are some of its features.

So, here are the 4 reasons why implementing POS in Business is Necessary:

1. Inventory and Merchandise Management

One of the important areas to consider in having a POS system in your business is its inventory merchandise management. It helps your logistics to maximize your stock usage, allocations, and locating where to put it in order. With a POS, you have one central view over your inventory on how your stock runs. Using this, businesses will have an easier time deciding what to restock, what products should not be reordered, and what to offer with promos.

Moreover, having an inventory management system allows you to compile the data of what your customers are buying.

2. Centralized Store Management

The good thing about POS systems is that they can easily integrate different systems and devices like third party apps and hardware. Having said that, it takes away the manual tasks and automates them. A great POS gives you real-time reports, seamless processes, and accurate synchronization of data between business processes and store systems. Businesses don’t have to worry about the operational records since it is automatically put in the POS data. 

Managing your facility with a POS will truly solve all your worries and headaches!

3. Loyalty Programs and Personalized Offerings

See those loyalty cards from other grocery stores and drug stores? The main reason why they are promoting it is, of course, to encourage their customers to buy more and earn points that can be convertible to get products, discounts, and vouchers. But the logic behind it is that it leverages to monitor the customer’s behaviour, trends and the best seller in your stock. In addition, Loyalty programs create a personalized marketing strategy for you that surely helps you in managing your marketing campaigns.

4. Extensible for Online & Offline Business Scaling

As your business grows, a great POS should be future-ready and easily extensible once you scale. It also allows you to adapt to new technology changes and growing business requirements. If not, you have to start from scratch conceptualizing and finding a new one. Looks complicated right? 

With the new powered-technology, POS systems can give you access to your stores both offline and online. So whether there’s an internet interruption, your business can still operate and save your data. 

FINAL THOUGHTS:

Having an ALL-IN-ONE Point Of Sale Solution that gives you seamless work operation and increases your business profitability has a big impact on retail businesses. There are right tools and software with great features that you need to implement in expanding your business and being prepared for the future changes.

Lucky for you, Exist offers Anahaw POS that is a fully integrated solution that provides today’s retailer with end-to-end functionality. You can book a free consultation and free demo with us to understand how Anahaw POS is set up and how we can tailor-fit the product to your business.

TAKE YOUR BUSINESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL!

Anahaw POS Version 3 - Enhanced for a Future-Ready Retail Management, Java, Java Philippines

Anahaw POS Version 3 – Enhanced for a Future-Ready Retail Management in 2021

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Exist Anahaw POS Version 3

Six years have passed since we developed Exist Anahaw Retail Platform and pushed it into the market. The goal was to build a system that will enable retail businesses in understanding their customers, have an efficient operation, and be steadfast in a fast-changing retail environment. Today, we are proud that Exist Anahaw achieved this and is continuously improving.

This 2021, we released Exist Anahaw POS Version 3. This newly updated system will continually push the platform’s boundaries by adapting modern technologies to further enhance technical capabilities by making it more customizable, providing more hardware support, and improving overall performance. By using Anahaw Version 3, both clients and those who are looking for a new platform will be able to use and check the right technology to improve their overall business operations.

Designed for medium to large retail enterprises, Anahaw is a fully integrated retail solution that provides today’s retailers with end-to-end functionality. But the journey is not done in innovating and giving a better experience to our clients.

Exist developed Anahaw Version 3 that serves as the upgraded and future-ready POS system.

Introducing Anahaw POS Version 3:

The old version was a browser-based software which is limiting and dependent. Our team decided to build Anahaw Version 3 using Java and upgraded it as a robust software that performs better memory handling and processing, can easily connect even with new POS peripherals, and can flexibly integrate APIs. 

We have also upgraded its local document database enhancing its performance. Now we also have local reports that you can use to check transactions made daily, from your sales, items sold and tenders accepted. This also includes BIR-required reports. 

POS software is now easier for everyone to audit and inspect. It has been updated with the latest BIR Requirements, and we can easily comply with the latest memorandums. By the way, we’ll have an “Athlete’s Discount” available soon.

Anahaw POS Version 3 is now more intuitive as its interface has a cleaner and lighter feel so the person who operates it can easily navigate the POS application. POS functions are easily accessed with button selections. Users can perform transactions like scanning items, applying discounts, and tendering payments making it faster for the cashier to do the transaction. Buttons can easily be activated with the use of mnemonics or alt-key combinations. No more labeling of keys, no more memorizing of shortcuts. 

We have added a customer service feature to facilitate returns and replacements properly. This feature clearly defines the separation of POS transactions from your Customer Service transactions. As for your IT or DevOps, they can use Anahaw POS Version 3’s Command Center, to have updates or patches installed right from your headquarters, view the terminal’s current build number, and check the logs on transfers made between stores to headquarters and vice versa.

With the introduction of Exist Anahaw POS Version 3, our team is delighted to introduce this newly upgraded platform to all of our clients as we start our transition to fully deploying the new version this year. Exist will continue to support Anahaw Version 1 until this year and will then be tagged as a Legacy System by 2022 thus ending its lifecycle.

We are excited to see Exist Anahaw POS Version 3 rolled out to our clients and experience the difference! 

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PBCOM-Exist enriches remarkable years-long partnership; Bringing more banking tech upgrades in 2022, Java, Java Philippines

PBCOM-Exist enriches remarkable years-long partnership; Bringing more banking tech upgrades in 2022

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PBCOM’s Chief Operating Officer, John Howard Medina, had this to say:

“The team at EXIST has brought us several technology innovations over the last few years and we look forward to continuing to push the digital envelope with them.”

Philippine Bank of Communications has strengthened its partnership with Exist Software Labs, Inc. which has been a key technology consultant and implementation ally.  By this, the alliance allows both parties to continue to co-develop the innovations needed for the bank’s digital channels.

This partnership began in 2016 with the creation of the omnichannel PBCOM Online Platform (POP) and in 2019 the PBCOMobile self-service banking app.

Exist’s VP for Engineering shared his excitement about flourishing the said partnership.

“The partnership between PBCOM and Exist is doing great. It is built on mutual trust and a common commitment to ensuring success to PBCOM’s digital roadmap. As a technology partner, we continuously aim to work closely with PBCOM to ensure that the most appropriate and practical technology options will always be available for PBCOM’s digital strategy.”

PBCOM and Exist

Here is the timeline that marks the milestones that Exist and PBCOM achieved throughout the years:

PBCOM tapped Exist to develop POP

In 2016, PBCOM decided to relaunch its electronic channels after years of remaining dormant despite introducing online banking as early as 2003. PBCom Online platform (POP) is a retail omnichannel digital banking service.

POP was launched to the public

POP is an omnichannel banking application that allows its users to perform secure banking transactions like the following:

• Viewing account balances
• Monitoring transaction history
• Downloading bank statements
• Transferring money
• Paying bills
• Sending money to third-party bank accounts

Internet and mobile versions of the app have the same look and feel, making it easier to understand and use.

It is within this year also that they subscribed to Exist Maintenance Service for POP. This agreement between the two is annually renewed.

Exist developed the OTP platform for POP

This was added to let POP have multi-factor authentication to improve its security and avoid unauthorized access. Exist also had several Change Orders with PBCOM in 2018 for the constant improvement of POP.

PBCOM and Exist are under a contract valid until 2025

Again, PBCOM subscribed to the Maintenance Service for PBCOMobile. Exist ceaselessly ensures that PBCOM’s applications are performing efficiently and error-free. Currently, the two’s contract has a 5-year lock-up, which actively demonstrates that they will work hand-in-hand for PBCOM’s applications and online technologies until 2025.

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Exist fosters a future-ready digital banking technology that equips its banking and fintech partners with the agility to adapt to ever-changing market demands.

Exist Digital Banking and Fintech have already streamlined the solutions-building process by creating a foundational banking app that can easily integrate with core banking systems using a standard set of integration connectors to equip banks with capabilities to shift and compete in the digital economy rapidly.

Digital Banking Models to Lead Transformation in 2021 and Beyond 1 of 3, Java, Java Philippines

Digital Banking Models to Lead Transformation in 2021 and Beyond 1 of 3

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In a world that keeps closing into even more modernized digital banking models, global initiatives that are being put into place to slash the reliance on physical touchpoints only make perfect sense.

Not only that private sectors are immensely investing in going online, but there has also been some legal support for the modern banking cause.

In the Philippines alone, House Representative Joey Salceda of the 2nd district of Albay has been working on the Virtual Banking Act’s legislation. One of the aims of this act is to increase foreign participation. Simultaneously, it intends on learning more about financial technology from global resources.

Additionally, the Central Bank issued a regulation last July. It proposes to make digital banks a new classification distinct from universal, commercial, thrift, rural, cooperative, and Islamic banks.

Modernizing personal banking and fintech opportunities are also eminent as the tech-savvy, young populace is dominating the workforce.

This age group is also currently considered as the biggest earners. Doubtlessly, they would desire nothing less than convenient and easy ways to accomplish day-to-day tasks, say, managing their finances.

Government, private sectors, and the plurality of the population – when these three vital stakeholders are walking the same path, progress is always in sight.

Such strong signals that digital banks, and even neo-banking, are becoming more and more accepted in the country with each passing day.

 

Digital Banking Models

Digital banking models refer to various approaches used by financial institutions to deliver banking services through digital channels. These models leverage technology and automation to offer a wide range of financial services to customers in a more convenient, efficient, and cost-effective manner.

Digital banking models provide customers with greater convenience, speed, and accessibility while enabling banks to operate more efficiently and effectively.

Neo-banking is a term for modern-day digital banking that mainly capitalizes on the rampancy of the internet. Its operations and offerings are heavily online-based. Most of the time, neo-banks do not have physical branches.

With the increasing support for this concept, the country can expect a huge wave of new players in the industry. This poses a further threat to traditional banks that are still taking much time in improving their digital playing cards. Therefore, traditional banks investing in solutions that can take these threats head-on should become more mainstream.

However, every investment comes with risks for both enterprises and the target users. From these risks sprout doubt. With this at hand, how should banking and fintech providers mitigate the half-hearts of the market? At the same time, how will they ensure that the technologies they will be offering are what the market needs, wants, and deserves?

If we are to aggregate all the floating idealisms on addressing this, we will boil down to a few specific models that will fit the bill in the face of growing and changing market demands and needs.

As banking solutions developers, we believe that digital banking technologies should lay their building blocks on human-centric, cloud-ready, and threat-elusive models. Here is why:

People-centric Model

Adding value to a person’s day-to-day life through technology is the ultimate goal of any digital transformation effort. It is the ultimate goal that enterprises should aspire to achieve.

Such entails that the human factor should be the utmost consideration in forging ahead. That does not only include the customer end but as well as the employees.

Is the solution fit for their needs? Will the solution require fewer efforts from them, thus making their tasks smoother to accomplish? Will it give them the relief that they did not know they needed?

Cloud-Ready Model

Modern times and younger markets call for an up-to-date approach. Implementing cloud technology into the banking arena improves data generation and processing.

Cloud-ready solutions are also known to be more scalable and flexible, allowing developers to add software improvements effortlessly.

The Central Bank is in full support of deploying banking processes in the cloud even before the pandemic. Nevertheless, the health crisis still boosted the normalization of the cloud-ready model and is now being utilized by several banks in the country. Still, the use of cloud computing in banking is yet to be fully explored.

Threat-Elusive Model

One of the most critical decision breakers for prospect users is whether banking online is secure or not. Security threats over the internet are pretty rampant, so where they are coming from is understandable.

Howbeit, there are tools and ways to address these concerns, assuring the users that performing their banking matters online can be a safe option.

Adapting these Digital Banking Models is not impossible anymore. One merely needs the right direction and resources for it to take shape. Better the soonest, as the first to market always has an advantage.

Digital banking models are different from traditional banking models in several ways. Some of the key differences are:

  1. Digital-only: Digital banking models are entirely online-based, and they do not have physical branches. Customers can access their accounts and complete transactions through mobile apps, websites, or other digital channels. Traditional banks, on the other hand, have a physical presence in the form of branches and ATMs.
  2. Cost structure: Digital banking models have lower operational costs compared to traditional banks, as they do not have to maintain physical branches or hire as many staff. This enables them to offer lower fees and better interest rates to their customers.
  3. Customer experience: Digital banks prioritize customer experience and convenience. They offer features such as 24/7 customer support, instant money transfers, and seamless account opening processes. In contrast, traditional banks may have limited customer support hours and require customers to visit a branch to open an account or complete certain transactions.
  4. Technology-driven: Digital banks rely heavily on technology to deliver their services. They use advanced analytics, AI, and machine learning to provide personalized recommendations and insights to their customers. Traditional banks may also use technology, but their systems are often less integrated and less advanced.
  5. Regulatory environment: Digital banks are subject to the same regulations as traditional banks, but they may face additional regulatory challenges as they operate entirely online. They may need to comply with additional data privacy and cybersecurity regulations, for example.

Overall, digital banking models are designed to offer a more efficient, cost-effective, and convenient banking experience for customers.

Transform into an omnichannel platform

Exist Digital Banking and Fintech have already streamlined the solutions-building process by creating a foundational banking app that can easily integrate with core banking systems using a standard set of integration connectors to equip banks with capabilities to shift and compete in the digital economy rapidly.

But we will cut you short this time. Stay tuned to our next blogs as we are about to explore each model more rigorously.

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Digital Banking Transformation: Why go Digital? Java, Java Philippines

Digital Banking Transformation 2021: Get ready to go Digital

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Going full-on digital in the banking sector has been the talk for years. And if there’s one thing that the recent pandemic called attention to, it’s that pushing for digital banking transformation is the way to go.

So, why is it the right choice for banks to go digital?

Harnessing today’s technologies to advance the way we bank can work beyond expectations. Not to mention, it has the power to propel the state of digital banking to new heights and reinvent the flow of the world’s finance.

Now is the best time to realize your organization’s digital banking initiatives. Stepping up and gearing towards the future of banking technology are redefining the expectations of both executives and customers.

The shift of customers to digital banking

While we can agree that consumers are kings, digital banking makes managing finances simpler and accessible at any time, anywhere.

Visiting a physical branch to make deposits, apply for loans, transfer money, and pay bills is now an option. These services (and more) are becoming readily available through digital devices.

In the Philippines, ATM transactions declined by 25% and value by 30% since the onset of ECQ. At the same time, money transactions using e-payment services spiked.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas also reported that around 4.1 million digital accounts were created among banks and e-wallet platforms. These numbers represent that Filipinos are changing their preferences from traditional to mostly digital due to social distancing protocols.

Looking forward, 3 in 5 Filipino bankers will switch to a more digital experience in banking.

While 4 in 5 will open new accounts with competitor banks that will dissolve their relationship with their first bank. (Fintech and Digital Banking 2025 report) With this at stake, it’s an instinct for banks to get right into the competition and face it head-on.

Attracting and retaining customers has always been a challenge, but now, it’s a step further. And a step towards finding the right technologies for the right services is a step in the right direction.

Common challenges faced by banks

With this in mind, there must be challenges that banks encounter that hinder the digitalization of their banking system, right? As a matter of fact, yes.

Based on a report, 86% of banking executives say that their legacy banking system is too complicated and the main reason that hinders them from enabling digital interactions with their customers.

In the same study, even though 86% of the respondents agree that digital is a high priority, only 19% have a clear digital strategy. (Boston Consulting Group’s Global Corporate Banking report, 2018)

We can infer from this survey that digital transformation has always been an integral part of most business initiatives.

But, steering the ship and managing the scales to maximize this considerable investment is a struggle. In other words, banks prioritize the move to go full-on digital, but they’re moving at different paces.

What to do?

Just like with any business transformation, a strategy is first and foremost. Above all, a top-down, integrated approach starting from the C-suite with the CEO steering the ship and involving every aspect of the organization is the best course of action.

The Boston Consulting Group recommends four priorities in making this happen:

1

Reinvent the consumer journey

There are critical points in the consumer journey that matters most, and banking providers should take notice. This course of action will vary across different customer segments and will require continuous improvement and streamlining processes. The ultimate goal is to digitize the experience from start to finish.

2

Leverage the power of data

Advanced data analytics will empower banks to understand their current and potential customers better. Through data mining, or finding patterns and correlations through data, banks can use their customers’ data to predict outcomes based on their behavior. This will improve prospecting and prioritizing leads that suit best with services offered.

3

Redefine the operating model

A digital experience for speed and convenience, and a human experience for advice and resolving issues. Customers want the best of both worlds. Finding the right digital operating model for your business is up to you, whether it’s an added service, a new line of business, or a digital native.

4

Build a digital-driven organization

Prioritizing digital will require a distinctly articulated strategy, funding, talent, working agile, and company culture to take risks willingly. It’s not easy to achieve but can heap benefits in the long run.

To sum up, if traditional banks want to stay afloat, they should start and take advantage of new banking technologies.

It’s also an excellent tactic to streamline the banking experience, choose the right operating strategy, and embed the digital mindset within the organization.

ROI in digital banking

But of course, going digital is not an easy feat. It will involve a lot of resources and cost you money, time, and valuable resources. Before you proceed with the investment, what’s in store for you?

We know that return on investment is essential in any business transformation initiative. Knowing these can speed up executive buy-in and identify the right technologies for your bank.

There are four top reasons why executives should invest in digital banking:

1

Get more customers

Banks and financial technology companies with a digital presence attract and retain more customers. The freedom of choice for consumers to opt for a digital and human experience empowers them in handling their finances.

2

Targeted offerings

Use customer data to easily convert clients with just a tap of a button on their device. You can do more with target marketing, upselling, cross-selling, and even establish long-lasting relationships with customers.

3

No need to open a new branch

Even with more customers, it is not necessary to open new physical banks, which will save you a ton.

4

Go paperless

From sending e-statements to digital onboarding and marketing offers, you can save a lot in going digital.

Digital is the future

Keep in mind that consumers are online, and so should banks. Omnipresence is a superpower the best banks have. Allowing your customers the freedom of choice to access their finances, anywhere, at any time, will increase your market share in attracting and retaining clients.

Moreover, going digital can bridge the gap between banks and their market even better. It is a race toward digital transformation, and staying behind is not a safe choice. Digital is the future, and it’s fast approaching. If you’re looking for a solutions partner to work with you, we’re right here.

Exist has streamlined the solutions-building process that will complement your existing banking system. From mobile and internet banking to onboarding and origination, we can even tailor-fit our solution to your unique needs.

That and more on our next blog on why Exist is your innovation partner of choice.

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