BAI Banking Strategies

Winners of the BAI Global Innovation Awards are out, and they cover a wide swath geographically and in the industry challenges that they address. Amy Radin, who works with financial services executives to anticipate and adapt to change, is our guest to talk about the BAI awards and financial services innovation more broadly.

A number of key uncertainties face banks and credit unions in the coming year. BAI's Karl Dahlgren shares findings in our latest survey the biggest business challenges for bankers in 2023: new-customer acquisition, digital experience and talent.

With odds of a recession rising, banks are positioning themselves for tougher times. Nicole Elam, president and CEO of the National Bankers Association, tells us why minority-owned banks are now in good shape to ride out a recession.

Biometrics are a familiar tool used by bank and credit union fraud teams to try to thwart bad actors. Seth Ruden from BioCatch and Joey Zollinger from Alkami join us to discuss a growing area of biometrics that focuses on customers’ digital behaviors.

The dramatic rise in interest rates in recent months has more savers thinking about the returns they’re getting on their money. Neil Stanley from The CorePoint joins us to talk about how banks should be thinking about deposit pricing as a way to keep customers happy.

In an economy stressed by high inflation and growing recession worries, many Americans are struggling with their finances. Rochelle Gorey from SpringFour discusses how banks and credit unions can be more innovative in tending to their customer’s overall financial health.

Between tech advances and new competition, banking institutions need to be innovators to keep pace with the trendsetters. Paul Steenkamp, a former banker and author of a new book on leadership and innovation, joins us to offer insights on how banks can better embrace change.

Neobanks are having a lot of success getting customers to open accounts, but very few are making any money. Christoph Stegmeier from the global consultancy Simon-Kucher joins us to discuss profitability challenges and other findings of their 2022 study on neobanking.

Banks are required by law to know their customers. Deep fake technology in the hands of outlaws is making that hard job even harder. Vijay Balasubramuniyan, CEO at Pindrop, joins us to talk about the world of deep fakes, and how this technology is impacting the world of banking.

Success at bank contact centers has long been measured by resolution speed and call volume. But is this changing? Terri Panhans from Vericast joins us to share her insights on how the role of contact centers is evolving as day-to-day banking transactions go increasingly digital.