Laura Pfannemüller

Laura Pfannemüller

Tjark Klindworth, Managing Director of QUIDT GmbH

Beyond banking: opportunities for regional banks to position themselves in the market

Interview with Tjark Klindworth from Volksbank eG Südheide – Isenhagener Land – Altmark. With the joint venture QUIDT, Tjark Klindworth develops innovative, digital solutions
Colorful Montage of Buildings as metaphor for BaFin sets the focus on the credit institutions’ real estate portfolios

BaFin sets the focus on the credit institutions’ real estate portfolios

In addition to the usual audit types, BaFin has established “real estate business“ as a new focus area for its audits.
Light trail over the city as metaphor for: marathon towards “net zero” the role of banks

Marathon towards “net zero”: the role of banks in achieving climate neutrality

How to develop a science-based pathway aimed at reducing financed GHG emissions to achieve “net-zero” status.
Digital generated image of young woman jumping as metaphor for asset manage­ment: invest­ment pro­ducts in a world of Net­flix, Tik­Tok et al.

Asset manage­ment: invest­ment pro­ducts in a world of Net­flix, Tik­Tok and others

Quo vadis, retail business in asset management? How is the market evolving and what does this mean for asset managers?
ESG or environmental social governance. The company development of a nature conservation strategy
Topic

ESG – What does ESG mean for the financial sector?

Sustainability is a megatrend that permeates all levels of social life. What impact do ESG (environmental, social and governance) criteria have on banks? –
network concept as a metaphor for Target Operating Model 4.0 – asset managers in a fully digital target picture

Tar­get Ope­ra­ting Mo­del 4.0 – asset managers in a fully di­gi­tal tar­get pic­ture

The value chain of asset managers could be almost completely automated and digitally mapped – in theory, human action and interaction are hardly necessary
Abstract network 3D as metaphor for asset tokenization
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Asset tokenization: the path towards securities 2.0

What exactly does tokenization mean and how can banks profit from it?
Elena Sankova from software provider Finastra

Paperless, secure and transparent: the future of international trade

The implementation of the “Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records”, comes with the expectation of an increasing digitalization of international trade and thus trade
Interview with Dr. Philipp Stein (PS) and Dr. Kai Krieger (KK), Chief Representative and Change Manager Transformation at Volksbank Mittelhessen.

The best of both worlds: successful innovations through strong partnerships

Interview with Dr. Philipp Stein (PS) and Dr. Kai Krieger (KK), Chief Representative and Change Manager Transformation at Volksbank Mittelhessen.
Interview with Pablo Hess, one of the two fund managers of Tungsten TRYCON AI Global Market

AI in asset management: between man and machine

Interview with Pablo Hess, one of the two fund managers of Tungsten TRYCON AI Global Markets, about the opportunities and difficulties of using AI
Digital acquisition of new customers in private banking

Digital acquisition of new customers in private banking

We’ve investigated the opportunities associated with digital acquisition of new customers for private banking providers.
Not here to stay – the challenge of employee retention

Not here to stay – the challenge of employee retention

The “disloyal” Generation Z: ways to successfully retain employees. Gap between staff recruitment and staff retention
Qualified PMO: administrative support or decisive game changer?

Qualified PMO: administrative support or decisive game changer?

The qPMO as a versatile game changer. We share the experience gained from using our qualified PMO.
regulatory gaps between the U.S. and the euro area

Markets regain confidence in banks

zeb.market.flash Q2 2023 (Issue 45 – July 2023): regulatory gaps between the U.S. and the euro area.
Interview with Jean-Pierre Schmit, jemnic: Shaping the future of wealth management: embracing conversational banking

Shaping the future of wealth management: embracing conversational banking

We had the opportunity to speak with Jean-Pierre Schmit, the founder of jemmic. In 2019, jemmic launched the SecuChat messaging platform.
Medium-term interest rate scenarios and implications for European banks

Medium-term interest rate scenarios and implications for European banks

What medium-term interest rate scenarios are possible? What are the consequences for European banks? And what control levers, if any, do institutions have in
Text summarization with AI in banking: an alternative approach to ChatGPT

Text summarization with AI in banking: an alternative approach to ChatGPT

A client query made us delve deeper into “Automatic text summarization”.
Construction financing: responding to the crisis with customer centricity and efficiency

Construction financing: responding to the crisis with customer centricity and efficiency

Processes for existing business are often neglected, even though they are the most common lending processes in banks.
Crypto accounting in accordance with IFRS: a black box or (gradually) increasing light in the dark??

Crypto accounting in accordance with IFRS: a black box or (gradually) increasing light in the dark?

Transparency is everything: crypto-assets in accounting.
AML compliance is the key success factor for launching digital asset offerings

AML compliance is the key success factor for launching digital asset offerings

How can financial institutions fully tap the potential of digital assets without neglecting compliance and AML issues?
Treasury goes green: green funding

Green funding: ESG has arrived in treasury

ESG has become a key topic of public debate. It is also being widely discussed within the financial services industry. In this article, we
smartphone with digital euro
Topic

Digital euro – definition and benefits

The digital euro is coming. The digital euro’s design will determine how it is going to benefit citizens and banks.
Click to Pay: bye-bye credit card number

Click to Pay: bye-bye credit card number

Click to Pay is the catchy name of a new process that is set to become established in German online retail in 2023.
Human Resources: Labor shortage: competition for workers is intensifying

Labor shortage rather than skills shortage: competition for workers is intensifying

The word “skilled” will have to be deleted from the phrase “shortage of skilled workers”!
ESG data collection: operational lending business?

ESG data collection – a challenge for the operational lending business?

The increasing scope of ESG data requirements, however, poses significant challenges for financial institutions.
Use of AI in fraud detection

Document verification: use of AI in fraud detection

AI as technological support in the document verification process.
Banking crisis 2.0: Banking turmoil raises old familiar questions

Banking crisis 2.0: banking turmoil raises old familiar questions

zeb.market.flash Q1 2023 (Issue 43 – April 2023): Banking crisis 2.0 and its regulatory implications
Financial services available through the website on mobile devices as metaphor for the article "Digital assets – what is it all about"
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Digital assets – what is it all about? Definition and development of a market that will be worth billions

Which drivers will influence the market environment for digital assets in the future?
Deposit business after the interest rate turnaround (article)

Deposit business after the interest rate turnaround – regional banks need a new sales story

Regional banks must rethink and reshape their deposit business. Sales challenges faced by savings banks and cooperative banks.
Combined dice-shaped arrows that rise together as a metaphor for the end-to-end organization (E2E)
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End-to-end organization (E2E)

E2E processes encompass a ready-to-go service delivery concept that covers the entirety of customer needs – at least from their point of view.

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