Laura Pfannemüller

Diversity in German banks: Gender diversity

Diversity in German banks: Shocking figures for gender diversity on the management boards

It’s not about political correctness nor about feminism – it’s all about economic success
EU taxonomy: sustainable or not?

The EU taxonomy: sustainable or not? That’s the question

The EU taxonomy for sustainable investments is the key basis for assessing the sustainability of economic activities and is relevant for several other EU
Financing business successions as new revenue streams

Corporate banking – financing business successions as new revenue streams

Business successions as a source of income for regional banks.
Chatbots and voicebots
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Chatbots and voicebots – how do they actually work?

How can chatbots & voicebots act flexibly with AI + respond autonomously? All about conversational AI for chatbots & voicebots.
Digital assets for regional banks: opportunities & challenges

Digital assets – opportunities and challenges for regional banks

The high demand from retail customers for digital assets and cryptocurrencies is proving to be a challenge for regional banks!
Interview with Thomas Elm about product design and customer experience

Design before aesthetics: Focus on customer experience

Interview with Thomas Elm, Managing Director at UI/UX provider Goodpatch in Germany
Credit business: Digital credit events 2021

Digital credit events 2021

A global perspective on key events: We analyzed and evaluated credit events from more than 45 countries on five continents over the course of
Digital customer interaction: Digital Assistants (chatbots and voicebots) as a strategic asset

Digital customer interaction as a strategic asset

Benefits of modern customer interaction for banks’ business model.
Digital assistants – what is it all about?
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Digital assistants – what is it all about?

The extent to which digital assistants are gaining in importance for future-oriented customer interaction.
Artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics in the financial services sector
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Artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics in the financial services sector

The term “artificial intelligence” refers to technologies that emulate and support human abilities in seeing, hearing, analyzing, deciding and acting.
Intelligent process automation: RPA
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Intelligent process automation – what’s that? Definition and development

Intelligent process automation refers to the transformation of business processes that previously could not be automated, because they involved the processing of unstructured data,
Blue particle data making the shape of glowing network as metaphor for the transformation study 2022

Transformation study 2022 (zeb)

Characteristics of a successful corporate culture and levers for its establishment.
Green investment challenge for banks

The green investment challenge for banks

zeb.market.flash Q4 2021 (Issue 39 – January 2022): The green investment challenge.
EPI – Euopean payment initiative

EPI – a take on the European payment initiative

In parallel with discussions among the members of the EPI interim company, we sat down and developed five theses around the rise (and possible
Martin Wallmann from Clearwater Analytics in interview about SaaS

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) in financial services

Interview with Martin Wallmann from Clearwater Analytics.
Payment Summit 2021 event in Hamburg

Payment Summit 2021: Payments – the bartender of the e-commerce party

A report from the Payment Summit 2021 in Hamburg.
Central banks’ answer to the crypto boom / Bottom-up view modern skyscraper

Central banks’ own answer to the crypto boom

zeb.market flash Q3 2021 (Issue 38 – October 2021): Money, money, money? – Central banks’ own answer to the crypto boom
ESG market – green Tunnel: A step forward for banks

The ESG market potential

Embracing the green revolution: A step forward for banks to embrace the green revolution.
Trader using mobile phone app as metaphor for f"Robinhood IPO – progressive democratization of the financial market"

Robinhood IPO – progressive democratization of the financial market

Interview with Karl im Brahm, CEO of Avaloq Sourcing AG and Head of Germany of the Avaloq Group
Cloud services in the credit business

Cloud services in the credit business

Cloud services in the credit business: Future-proof alignment of the process and IT architecture.
Business analysis stock graph backtest in crisis covid-19 for investment in stockmarket and finance business planning selective stock for Stockmarket crash and Financial crisis as metaphor for the article "Liquidity study 2020 – importance of liquidity risk management"

Liquidity study 2020 – developments in liquidity risk management

The regulatory developments of the past years highlight the huge importance of liquidity risk management and the associated challenges.
Economic graph as metaphor for regional banks in the wake of COVID­19

Regional banks in the wake of COVID­19 – how to raise income from the securities business

Fields of action and measures for boosting income from the securities business.
Cty of Luxembourg: Retail Banking Market Study

Luxembourg Retail Banking Market Study

Results of the study on the Luxembourg retail banking market.
windturbines as metaphor for sustainability in corporate banking

Sustainability in corporate banking

From wallflower to integral strategy component: Perspectives and considerations for long-term success in corporate banking
BNPL – buy now, pay later on computer display

BNPL – buy now, pay later

How consumer credit is evolving in the 21st century
looking at banks’ price-to-book (P/B) ratios and the development of global banks’ market valuation

What drives banks’ price-to-book (P/B) ratios? The balance sheet – what else!

Key drivers and the impact of changing market trends
Server Network digital assets: Services in Swiss financial institutions

Digital assets – Launch of services in Swiss financial institutions

Rapid market development: what options do institutions have to position themselves in the market?
Umwelt-Technologie-Konzept als Metapher für den Artikel "The state of sustainable investment funds in Europe"

The state of sustainable investment funds in Europe

Key growth levers and market challenges.
Tablet screen shows currency rate as metaphor for the article "Digital assets – capturing the attention of institutional investors"

Digital assets – capturing the attention of institutional investors

Digital assets: where are they heading? Our key findings and market survey results.
Competition in Chess game is a competition game in business as metaphor for the article "Will banks no longer play a role in the payment market?"

Will banks no longer play a role in the payment market?

Future payment market: Why it is crucial that banks position themselves strategically in the payment market – and what options they have to do

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