{"id":69749,"date":"2019-10-12T14:23:49","date_gmt":"2019-10-12T13:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=69749"},"modified":"2019-10-12T14:23:49","modified_gmt":"2019-10-12T13:23:49","slug":"fidelity-bank-canvasses-better-data-sharing-in-retail-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fidelity-bank-canvasses-better-data-sharing-in-retail-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Fidelity Bank Canvasses Better Data Sharing In Retail Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m-164004080235759314\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">The Executive Director, Operations and Information, Fidelity Bank Plc,<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">Gbolahan Joshua has advised data validation agencies and organisations<br \/>\nto adopt appropriate policies that provide financial institutions with<br \/>\nthe required flexibility to utilise available customer data.<\/p>\n<p>Joshua who gave the counsel during a panel session at the 10th<br \/>\nanniversary celebration of Verve in Lagos recently, explained that this<br \/>\nwould assist banks in the country drive new levels of customer<br \/>\nengagements across digital channels and systems. He harped on the need<br \/>\nfor data generating institutions in Nigeria to explore fresh ways to<br \/>\ncollaborate with one another. Alluding to the importance of data<br \/>\nvalidation as a major driver in enhancing the Know Your Customer (KYC)<br \/>\npolicy, Joshua noted that harmonization of disparate databases will<br \/>\naccelerate lending processes by Banks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Digital identity is very critical in digital banking operations.<br \/>\nIndustry collaboration must be embraced by both financial institutions<br \/>\nand database generating institutions to simplify digital banking<br \/>\noperations&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst stating that the bank was not averse to data sharing, Joshua said<br \/>\nthat the lender had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Open<br \/>\nTechnology Foundation (OTF) for the adoption of a standard Application<br \/>\nProgramming Interface (API) for its operations as a financial<br \/>\ninstitution.<\/p>\n<p>Open Banking is a system that provides a user with a network of<br \/>\nfinancial institutions&#8217; data through the use of application programming<br \/>\ninterfaces (APIs). The Open Banking Nigeria Standard defines how<br \/>\nfinancial data and services should be created, shared and accessed.<\/p>\n<p>By relying on networks instead of centralisation, open banking helps<br \/>\ncustomers to securely share their financial data with other financial<br \/>\ninstitutions.<\/p>\n<p>The panel discussion was moderated by Chief Executive Officer, Verve<br \/>\nInternational, Mike Ogbalu III. Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Payment<br \/>\nProcessing, Interswitch, Akeem Lawal, Head, Consumer Distribution,<br \/>\nEcobank Nigeria, Stanley Jacob and Executive Director, Retail Bank,<br \/>\nFCMB, Olu Akanmu also featured as panelist at the event.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Ogbalu expressed gratitude to Fidelity Bank and all partners of<br \/>\nverve that were present at the event whilst assuring them that endless<br \/>\npossibilities awaits the digital space in Banking.<\/p>\n<p>The event which offered a unique opportunity for all participants to<br \/>\nnetwork with the industry&#8217;s brightest, had in attendance, a number<br \/>\nbusiness leaders and industry experts who gave valuable insights into<br \/>\nthe latest tech trends and shared experiences.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"conversation-footer\" class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Executive Director, Operations and Information, Fidelity Bank Plc, Gbolahan Joshua has advised data validation agencies and organisations to adopt appropriate policies that provide financial institutions with the required flexibility&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57414,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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