B2B Infomedia in association with Oracle has organized Financial Services Innovation Exchange on 26th July 2023, Mumbai focusing Urban Co-operative Banks. The theme of the program was “Disruption and Transformation: New Strategies for the Cooperative Bank”.
The Innovation Exchange was well started with the keynote address by the Guest Speaker Mr. Atul Khirwadkar, CEO, NUCFDC, who talked about How Technology is Being Leveraged To Strengthen the Cooperative Banks in India? He emphasized on to uncover the potential opportunities for growth and advancement as well as to discover key technologies that can be leveraged to harness these opportunities for Urban Co-operative Banks.
The thought provoking speech by Mr. Atul Khirwadkar was well followed by the presentation from Mr. Easwar Subramanian, Banking Solutions Director, Oracle Financial Services who talked about the Power of Digitization, Innovation, and Automation to get valuable insights into the latest advancements, strategies, and best practices for leveraging technology to enhance operational efficiency, improve customer experiences, and drive sustainable growth. The highlights of his talks were;
- Embracing disruption: The power of driving digitization, innovation, and automation
- Success stories: How Oracle transformed the bank’s journey to digitalization, innovation and automation
- The road ahead: Navigating future trends and emerging opportunities
Post presentation of Mr. Easwar, another presentation on the importance of cloud technology for Urban Co-operative Banks showcased by Mr. Srikanth Gonuguntla, Oracle Cloud Solutions Director, FSI. The topic of his presentation was “Driving Next Generation of Growth on Resilient Cloud Platform”. He discussed on various aspects of cloud and how this platform can be used for Innovation, Digitization and Automation to fetch Customer Centricity.
The program was concluded post the Panel Discussion having the topic “Building a Resilient Digital Framework: Unleashing Customer-Centricity in Modern Banking” The panelists of this panel discussion were the through professionals representing different co-operative banks. They were Mr. Daljit Dogra, MD, Zoroastrian Cooperative Bank, Mr. Vishram Dixit, MD, NAMCO Bank, Mr. Shri Sanjay B Shirgave, CEO, KAIJS Bank, Mr. Niranjan Railker, CTO, DNS Bank, Mr. Shri Onil Nunes, CIO, Bassein Catholic Co-op Bank and Mr. Easwar Subramanian, Banking Solutions Director from Oracle Financial Services. The panel discussed the importance of placing customers at the heart of the cooperative banking experience, and how digital technologies and platforms enable seamless customer interactions, drive process automation, and facilitate data-driven decision-making. The Key discussion points of the panel discussion are as mentioned below:
- Exploring technology-driven approaches to provide tailored personalized financial solutions
- Discovering how technologies like connect APIs can unlock new revenue streams and enhance customers engagement
- Uncovering future-proofing strategies and technologies for long-term success
This panel discussion was well moderated by Mr. Yogesh Valunjkar, Director, Dombivli Nagarik Sahakari Bank