Embrace Disruption Series

The combination of Open Banking legislation and the New Payments Platform is set to usher in an era of real-time commerce in Australia. Here’s how banks, and their ---customers, can capitalise on this shift. In the lead up to Sibos 2018 Graham Rothwell, our Managing Director for Asia Pacific Payments, and Mike Aston, our Business Executive Advisor for Payments Strategy, met to discuss the opportunities Open Banking and the New Payments Platform present banks in Australia.

As new technologies and regulations redefine the way consumers interact with financial institutions, an increasing number of progressive banks are transitioning to more nimble business models. Digital platforms will play a key role in this transformation, and the future of the industry. In the lead up to Sibos 2018, Stacy Pence, our Global Salesforce Financial Services Lead, and Jason Mark, Managing Director overseeing our Core Banking and Banking Transformation practice, got together to discuss how digital platforms will reshape retail and commercial banking.

The financial services firm of the future will need a flexible workforce that can adapt to – and make the most of - advances in technology. How should financial institutions reimagine work in the light of artificial intelligence and robotics? What will the future financial services workforce look like? In the lead up to Sibos 2018 Sarah Kruger, Managing Director overseeing talent organisation for our financial services clients in Australia, and Susanne Gray, our Training and Change Management Lead, talk about how the industry’s talent demands are changing.

As the world moves towards Open Banking, the financial services sector will begin to see innovative new entrants challenge the dominance of incumbents. How can banks remain competitive in this environment? Join Chris Skinner, independent commentary on financial markets, author of "Digital Human", and blogger at thefinanswer.com, Graham Rothwell, Managing Director for Asia Pacific Payments at Accenture, and Fergus Gordon, Managing Director for Africa and Asia Pacific Banking at Accenture as they engage in a in-depth conversation moderated by Accenture's Kieran White, Senior Manager for Customer Experience and Channel Strategy.