# Eight in 10 Bankers See Open Banking as an Opportunity Author: Pal Sinha, Barnali Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali Published: 2018-01-18 Category: BANKING Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/banking Meta Title: Banks Embrace Fintech for Profitability: Temenos-Accenture Report Meta Description: Discover how banks are adapting their business models to boost profitability, with insights from Temenos-Accenture report on Open Banking and fintech Tags: featured Tag URLs: featured (https://financedigest.com/tag/featured) URL: https://financedigest.com/eight-in-10-bankers-see-open-banking-as-an-opportunityhtml ![undefined](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/fd180118-1-1736843071527-compressed.jpg) _Banks are re-thinking their business models and embracing fintech, in search for profitability, Temenos-Accenture reportt finds_ Eight in 10 bankers see Open Banking as more of an opportunity than a threat and 62 percent would be prepared to distribute third-party products through their platforms and channels, according to Temenos’ 10thannual banking survey. The findings underscore banks’ willingness to change their business models to improve profitability, which emerged as the top concern in the survey. The report, ‘Searching for profitability in a fast-changing world’ is co-authored by Temenos and Accenture, and includes a survey of 248 senior [banking executives](https://www.financedigest.com/u-s-bank-executives-raise-concerns-over-inflation.html "U.S. bank executives raise concerns over inflation") from across the globe. According to the findings, banks increasingly view other banks – rather than non-bank entrants – as their main competitive threat. New [challenger banks](https://www.financedigest.com/the-rise-of-challenger-banks.html "challenger banks") are now perceived as the leading competition, cited by 22 percent of respondents, which may explain why many banks are now launching digital brands themselves. At the same time, there is a growing acceptance that fintechs could help [banks alleviate competitive pressures](https://www.financedigest.com/hungarys-otp-bank-pressured-by-ukraine-to-sell-russian-unit-ceo-says.html "Hungary’s OTP Bank “pressured” by Ukraine to sell Russian unit, CEO says"), with the majority of respondents expressing interest in collaborating with fintechs. However, [banks face](https://www.financedigest.com/analysis-powerful-swiss-central-bank-faces-reform-calls-in-wake-of-credit-suisse-rescue.html "Analysis-Powerful Swiss central bank faces reform calls in wake of Credit Suisse rescue") challenges working with fintechs, with more than half (55 percent) of respondents flagging their internal procurement process as a major hurdle to successful collaboration. Recognizing that profitability is a structural, rather than a cyclical issue, the report found that [banks are increasing their IT budgets to digitize](https://www.financedigest.com/being-the-best-digital-bank-is-not-enough.html "Being the Best Digital Bank is Not Enough") operations. Two-thirds of respondents [expected their budgets to be higher](https://www.financedigest.com/italian-hearing-aid-maker-amplifon-expects-higher-2023-earnings.html "Italian hearing aid maker Amplifon expects higher 2023 earnings") in 2018, and 23 percent named core banking platform replacement as their top IT spending priority. “As European banks ready their networks for compliance with [Open Banking regulations like PSD2, banks across the globe are identifying opportunities to use Open Banking to drive new revenue streams by offering services](https://www.financedigest.com/the-future-of-financial-services-how-apis-are-fuelling-the-rapid-rise-of-open-banking.html "The future of financial services – how APIs are fuelling the rapid rise of Open Banking") to third parties, such as consumer credit checks and identity management,” Said Alan McIntyre, a senior managing director at Accenture and head of its Banking practice. **“Banks have an [opportunity to use their trusted position with consumers to own the customer relationship and provide the seamless digital](https://www.financedigest.com/an-analysis-of-vc-investment-in-the-defence-sector-and-the-mods-readiness-to-exploit-digital-opportunities.html "An analysis of VC investment in the Defence sector and the MOD’s readiness to exploit digital opportunities") experience customers want.”** David Arnott, Chief Executive Officer, Temenos, said: “Banks increasingly recognize what it takes to succeed in the [digital age](https://www.financedigest.com/how-fs-organisations-can-enter-the-new-age-in-digital-banking.html "How FS Organisations Can Enter The New Age in Digital Banking"). To compete effectively against challenger brands and internet platforms, they [need to embrace](https://www.financedigest.com/why-you-need-to-embrace-nostalgia-marketing-right-now.html "Why You Need to Embrace Nostalgia Marketing Right Now") end-to-end system replacement. This will allow them to digitize operations, offer data-driven and [personalized customer](https://www.financedigest.com/meeting-customers-where-they-are-through-financial-inclusion-and-hyper-personalization.html "Meeting Customers “Where They Are” Through Financial Inclusion and Hyper-Personalization") experiences and open up their platforms to third-parties. As the survey shows, [banks are upping their investments](https://www.financedigest.com/pragma-investments.html "Pragma Investments on Wealth Management versus Private Banking") in the right areas, notably core replacement, which leaves them well-placed for the future. However, for those banks deferring digitization efforts or limiting them to [digital channels](https://www.financedigest.com/gamers-spend-twice-as-long-viewing-intrinsic-in-game-ads-compared-to-other-digital-channels-reveals-new-research-from-lumen-and-anzu.html "Gamers Spend Twice As Long Viewing Intrinsic In-Game Ads Compared To Other Digital Channels, Reveals New Research From Lumen and Anzu"), the future will be less forgiving.” **Other key findings include:** - **Challenges:** Respondents cited profitability as the [biggest challenge to their business](https://www.financedigest.com/truic-evaluates-the-biggest-business-incorporation-companies-in-the-us.html "TRUiC Evaluates The Biggest Business Incorporation Companies in The US"). Other concerns included meeting regulatory requirements, securing customer loyalty using data effectively, addressing increased competition and managing the [growing risk](https://www.financedigest.com/markets-pricing-some-geopolitics-but-risk-premia-can-grow-further-goldman.html "Markets pricing some geopolitics, but risk premia can grow further -Goldman") of cybercrime (cited by 17 percent, 17 percent, 15 percent, 15 percent and 10 percent, respectively). - **Digital engagement:** In 10 years, bankers estimate that two-thirds of customer interactions will be through chatbots. They believe that only 7 percentof interactions will be in-person. - **Cloud technology:** Cloud is gaining traction within banks. Only 22 percent of respondents are now worried about [data security](https://www.financedigest.com/cyber-security-data-re-assurance.html "Cyber Security: Data ‘Re’-Assurance") in implementing cloud solutions, compared to 50 percent in 2011, and only 29 percent cited regulation as a barrier to adoption vs 39 percent in 2012. **Methodology** Temenos interviewed 248 bankers over three days at the Temenos Community Forum (TCF 2017), held in Lisbon. Sixty percent of respondents are [C-level executives](https://www.financedigest.com/zivver-expands-leadership-team-names-three-new-c-level-executives.html "Zivver Expands Leadership Team, Names Three New C-level Executives"). The report, ‘Searching for profitability in a fast-changing world’, is available [here](https://www.temenos.com/en/market-insight/2018/10th-annual-temenos-survey/) --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---