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<strong>The</strong> <strong>BusinessDay</strong> <strong>CEO</strong>, Sept <strong>2017</strong> | 57<br />

THE FINTECHS HOWEVER...EMPLOY<br />

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, BIG DATA<br />

AND MACHINE LEARNING TO GLEAN<br />

THE CREDIT HABITS OF CUSTOMERS<br />

FROM THEIR MOBILE USAGE, AND SO<br />

HAVE MITIGATED AGAINST THIS RISK.<br />

Banking is definitely going to wear a new face in much the same<br />

way that retail did with the advent of e-commerce. <strong>The</strong> biggest take<br />

away, is that it is not about upstarts versus incumbents, but rather a<br />

question of how banks absorb the Fintech innovations blossoming<br />

around them to improve the value chain and enhance customer<br />

experience.<br />

Austin Okere is the Founder of CWG Plc & Entrepreneur in<br />

Residence at CBS, New York. Austin also serves on the World<br />

Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Innovation and<br />

Intrapreneurship and on the Advisory Board of the Global Business<br />

School Network (GBSN).

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