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  • Industry: Financial Services, Banking
  • Type: Business and industry issue
  • Date: 15/12/2011

Banking Newsletter - December 2011

In this issue: delivery channels, customer interaction, social media, internal audit, wholesale banking, global debt sales, TOMs, payment strategies.

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Are retail banks ready for social media? 

The Social Banker Series
The widespread consumer adoption of social media is hard to ignore. Already, one in ten of the world's population has a Facebook account and almost 500 million people log onto YouTube each month. Business is also flocking to social media with consumer goods leading the charge, and everyone from orthodontists to lawyers following closely behind.

But retail banks seem to be lagging behind. Few have taken even tentative steps into the social media environment and even fewer have initiated formal programs.


So what is stopping banks from using social media to connect with their customers and – potentially – drive new business opportunities?


Given the global impact of social media, KPMG International has launched The Social Banker, KPMG’s new article series featuring insights from some of the world’s most recognisable banks. The Social Banker offers a unique view into many of the biggest challenges facing banking executives as they start to adapt to this new and constantly evolving channel.


The series examines a range of critical business issues and explores some of the most pressing questions facing bank executives such as:

 

  • How will I get my board to support a social media strategy?
  • How will I manage the new risks presented by social to my organisation?
  • How will regulation influence my social media strategy?
  • What will the impact of social media be on my existing technology environment?

 

New articles will be added each week and shared via social media channels, offering a unique view into many of the biggest challenges facing banking executives as they start to adapt to social media – a new and constantly evolving channel.
 
We encourage you to add kpmg.com/socialbanker to your favourites, follow our weekly posts, join in the conversation on twitter (@kpmgaustralia); #SocialBanker, and register to receive weekly alerts when new articles are posted.

Daniel Knoll

Daniel Knoll
Partner and Retail Banking Centre of Excellence Leader

+61 2 9455 9148

danielknoll@kpmg.com.au

Andrew Dickinson

Andrew Dickinson
ASPAC Banking Sector Leader

+61 2 9335 8952

adickinson@kpmg.com.au

 

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The Social Banker v2.0

This year, the Social Banker v2.0 will go further by shining a spotlight on some of the new approaches that are emerging from the social sphere - gamification, virtual currencies, crowd-funding and more.