You Can’t Out-Innovate the Market to Compete with Neo-Banks with Dieter Halfar

<p>It’s getting tougher for traditional banks to compete with the emerging neo-banks. While many are taking the steps to keep up, these banks must look into replacing legacy infrastructure if they want to stay relevant in the long term.</p> <p>Today’s guests, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dieter-halfar-75711b20/?originalSubdomain=uk">Dieter Halfar</a>, Partner at <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/elixirr/">Elixirr</a>, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-reiss-6604812b/?originalSubdomain=uk">David Reiss</a>, Programme Director, Strategic Partnerships at <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-currency-cloud/">Currencycloud</a>, talk about what financial services should be focusing on and what’s next for the space.</p> <p>In this episode, we discuss:</p> <ul><li>Discussing key considerations for a finance company</li> <li>Thinking carefully about the product features that you launch</li> <li>Core differences between an off-the-shelf banking as a service provider and the orchestration layer</li> <li>The importance of customer acquisition and retention for new banking brands</li> <li>How to stay relevant as a traditional bank</li> </ul> <p>To ensure that you never miss an episode of Payments Innovation, <a href="https://apple.co/2Hlc1h3">subscribe on Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6i142vdbj7K4lhAgDCub7E">Spotify</a>, or <a href="https://www.currencycloud.com/payments-innovation-podcast/">here</a> and don’t forget to check out our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz2zZ6FT8oF-yR7Mc_Dcv1rfunvQ9ntY6">YouTube</a>!</p> <p>Until next time!</p> <p><em>Listening on a desktop &amp; can’t see the links? Just search for Payments Innovation in your favorite podcast player.</em></p>