Applications Open for Efma and Accenture’s Customer Insight & Growth Banking Innovation Awards
June 10 2019 - 12:15PM
Business Wire
Retail banks are called to apply for awards
recognizing innovative projects in the sector
Efma and Accenture (NYSE:ACN) today launched the seventh
Customer Insight & Growth Banking Innovation Awards, formerly
known as Distribution & Marketing Innovation Awards.
Retail banks worldwide are invited to submit their innovative
projects showcasing new and original digital strategies in customer
experience.
The categories for the 2019 awards include:
- Phygital Distribution &
Experience
- Digital Marketing &
Communication
- Offering Innovation
- Analytics & Artificial
Intelligence
- Workforce Experience
- Social, Sustainable & Responsible
Banking
- Neobanks & Specialized Players
- Global Innovator
Each entry will be assessed using three criteria: its
originality; its strategic capacity to generate long-term
competitive edge and return on investment; and its adaptability for
use in other markets and countries.
“Since its launch in 2013, this program has been a
catalyst for innovation in the retail banking sector and has
encouraged banks to build better, more disruptive strategies,” said
Vincent Bastid, CEO of Efma. “We are honored to be part of an
initiative that is so transformative in the industry.”
Winners will be selected through a combination of votes by a
panel of judges comprising senior banking leaders from around the
world and by Efma members and non-members from financial
institutions voting online.
Piercarlo Gera, a senior managing director in Accenture
Financial Services who leads Customer Insight & Growth, said:
“The banking industry is being disrupted and competition from
fintech is drawing a new landscape for the future. Changing
customer behaviors and technologies are setting new standards on
what can be achieved. Retail banks are evolving their business
models with digital strategies to compete and win over the
customer. We encourage financial institutions from across the globe
to submit their innovations and be recognized for the unique
customer experiences they are delivering and for repositioning
their businesses in new and exciting ways.”
Along with this year’s rebranding, the new program brings a
brand new platform to the table, including a reshaped user
interface and a faster, more responsive and improved user
experience.
Banks can submit entries until 6 September at:
www.efma.com/innovations.
About Efma
A global non-profit organization, established in 1971 by banks
and insurance companies, Efma facilitates networking between
decision-makers. It provides quality insights to help banks and
insurance companies make the right decisions to foster innovation
and drive their transformation. Over 3,300 brands in 130 countries
are Efma members. Headquarters in Paris. Offices in London,
Brussels, Barcelona, Stockholm, Bratislava, Dubai, Milan, Montreal,
Istanbul, Beijing, Tokyo and Singapore. Learn more:
www.efma.com
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company,
providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy,
consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched
experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries
and all business functions — underpinned by the world’s largest
delivery network — Accenture works at the intersection of business
and technology to help clients improve their performance and create
sustainable value for their stakeholders. With 477,000 people
serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives
innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us
at www.accenture.com.
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