DFS2019

1. Ecosystems at
Isabel Group

2. What’s a business ecosystem?
“An economic
community supported
by a foundation of
interacting
organizations and
individuals”
-- James F. Moore
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3. We live in the age of platforms and cross-industry initiatives
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Technology companies making cars
Ecommerce companies selling groceries
Banks selling train tickets

4. Ecosystems are organisms of a larger complex adaptive system
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Overlap
Compete
Collaborate
Disappear

5. Gartner’s 8 dimensions of an ecosystem
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6. Ecosystem Strategy @ IG
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27,500 +
Business clients using
the Isabel 6 platform
2,000 +
Fiduciaries using
CodaBox services
200 +
Partners connecting
To our products and APIs
Leader in B2B payments
In BE for 25 years
Leader in B2B accounting
Services in BE
Facilitator in financial
services connectivity in EU

7. Ecosystem Openness & Participants @ IG
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8. Ecosystem Value Exchange @ IG
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9. Ecosystem Industries @ IG
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Accounting
B2B payments
Identity services
Medical administrations
Speech therapists
Restaurants
Consumer credit
Personal finance
Cash management
Wealth management
Succession planning
Tax advisory
…

10. Ecosystem Technology @IG
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11. Start by answering those 3 questions
1. What role do you want to play in your ecosystem?
2. How open will you be with the rest of the players?
3. What value do you bring to the ecosystem?
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12. It’s not the strongest or the most intelligent
who will survive but those who can best
manage change
-- Leon C. Megginson
(about Charles Darwin’s
work)

13. Thank you