What’s next for Universal 
Banking under siege? 
Aman Narain 
September 2014
We live in interesting times.
Times of incredible change 
COMMUNICATION MUSIC HOTEL ARCHITECTURE 
TRANSPORT HEALTHCARE TELECOMS BANKING
Change driven by Technology Innovation. 
BIG DATA 
CLOUD 
LOW COST 
HIGH FIDELITY 
INTERNET OF THINGS
Change driven by Technology Standards. 
WSJ: 25 Dec, 2012
Change driven by Technology Cost. 
Average Global 
Smartphone 
Pricing Trends 
Global Bandwidth 
Cost Trends 
Global Storage 
Cost Trends 
@KPCB
EXPERIENCE NOT 
PRODUCTS 
PLUG AND PLAY 
ECOSYSTEMS 
Change driven by Customers. 
DIGITAL NOW A 
HYGIENIE CRITERIA 
90 %
ENCOURAGING 
COMPETITION 
DRIVING 
STANDARDS 
REMOVING 
ADVANTAGE 
Change driven by Regulation.
Change driven by Competition. Not them. 
WSJ: 25 Dec, 2012 
UNIVERSAL BANKING
Change driven by Competition. But them. 
P2P 
NEO BANKS 
MASS MARKET 
WEALTH 
SMALL BIZ
All this puts Universal Banking under siege...
…and on the slippery slope of commoditization. 
1. High Cost to Serve 
2. Expensive Real Estate 
3. Addiction to People 
4. Non Standard Processes 
5. Entitlement Culture 
6. Overreliance on WalkIns
#1. 
FOCUS ON A UNIFIED 
DIGITAL EXPERIENCE 
NOT OMNI-CHANNEL 
#2. 
PIVOT BRANCHES " 
FROM ORIGINATION TO 
DELIVERY & DISCOVERY " 
POWERED BY SOCIAL 
CONVERSATIONS
#3. 
FOCUS 
INVESTMENT ON 
DATA AND 
ACCESSIBILITY 
NOT ON BANKING 
SYSTEMS AND 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
#4. 
LADDER 
INVESTMENTS 
AND PREPARE 
TO ACQUIRE 
STARTUPS
#5. 
BUILD DIGITAL FIRST 
PRODUCTS & ZERO OPS. 
#6. 
MONITIZE 
DIGITAL
#7. 
JOIN ECOSYSTEMS AND 
MASTER CO-OPETITION. 
#8. 
SWEAT THE SMALL 
STUFF & CULTIVATE " 
THE LONG TAIL OF 
INNOVATION.
#9. " 
EMBRACE PRIVACY 
AND SECURITY TO 
REPOSITION YOU WITH 
CLIENTS 
#10. 
DESIGN A CULTURE 
WITH EXPERIENCE & 
TECHNOLOGY" 
AT THE" 
HEART OF " 
IT ALL.
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Viva La Revolution: Why Universal Banking is under siege and what needs to be done.

  • 1.
    What’s next forUniversal Banking under siege? Aman Narain September 2014
  • 2.
    We live ininteresting times.
  • 3.
    Times of incrediblechange COMMUNICATION MUSIC HOTEL ARCHITECTURE TRANSPORT HEALTHCARE TELECOMS BANKING
  • 4.
    Change driven byTechnology Innovation. BIG DATA CLOUD LOW COST HIGH FIDELITY INTERNET OF THINGS
  • 5.
    Change driven byTechnology Standards. WSJ: 25 Dec, 2012
  • 6.
    Change driven byTechnology Cost. Average Global Smartphone Pricing Trends Global Bandwidth Cost Trends Global Storage Cost Trends @KPCB
  • 7.
    EXPERIENCE NOT PRODUCTS PLUG AND PLAY ECOSYSTEMS Change driven by Customers. DIGITAL NOW A HYGIENIE CRITERIA 90 %
  • 8.
    ENCOURAGING COMPETITION DRIVING STANDARDS REMOVING ADVANTAGE Change driven by Regulation.
  • 9.
    Change driven byCompetition. Not them. WSJ: 25 Dec, 2012 UNIVERSAL BANKING
  • 10.
    Change driven byCompetition. But them. P2P NEO BANKS MASS MARKET WEALTH SMALL BIZ
  • 11.
    All this putsUniversal Banking under siege...
  • 12.
    …and on theslippery slope of commoditization. 1. High Cost to Serve 2. Expensive Real Estate 3. Addiction to People 4. Non Standard Processes 5. Entitlement Culture 6. Overreliance on WalkIns
  • 14.
    #1. FOCUS ONA UNIFIED DIGITAL EXPERIENCE NOT OMNI-CHANNEL #2. PIVOT BRANCHES " FROM ORIGINATION TO DELIVERY & DISCOVERY " POWERED BY SOCIAL CONVERSATIONS
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    #3. FOCUS INVESTMENTON DATA AND ACCESSIBILITY NOT ON BANKING SYSTEMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE #4. LADDER INVESTMENTS AND PREPARE TO ACQUIRE STARTUPS
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    #5. BUILD DIGITALFIRST PRODUCTS & ZERO OPS. #6. MONITIZE DIGITAL
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    #7. JOIN ECOSYSTEMSAND MASTER CO-OPETITION. #8. SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF & CULTIVATE " THE LONG TAIL OF INNOVATION.
  • 18.
    #9. " EMBRACEPRIVACY AND SECURITY TO REPOSITION YOU WITH CLIENTS #10. DESIGN A CULTURE WITH EXPERIENCE & TECHNOLOGY" AT THE" HEART OF " IT ALL.
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