EPISODE 09 WITH TRISTAN BRANDT
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The payments revolution of the past few years shows no sign of slowing. In fact, propped up by the dizzying speed of eCommerce growth since the pandemic, fintech companies around the world have long prepared for a scenario referred to as the death of cash: the accomplishment of a completely cashless society. However, recent evidence has shown that some companies may have been a little too optimistic, and we still have a long way to go before that is realized. Tristan Brandt, Director of Design & Innovation at RAKBANK, dispels a few myths that have been propagated by the hype.
Tristan believes that banks are not going to go anywhere for a long time. While the popular theory may be that people don't want banks, they need banking, Tristan takes the contrary viewpoint. He believes that there is real value in being a safe, trustworthy place to store money and that banks will not be replaced in this capacity any time soon. However, Tristan does admit that fintechs are doing a very important job: one that could redefine finance as we know it.
In this episode of The Future of Financial Services:
Tristan shares how the traditional approach to banks is mainly to store money and allow transactions for up to 99% of its clientele, and how many services are only offered to the 1% whose income can offset the costs of providing that service
Tristan points to wealth management and other ways of being smart with your money as examples of how fintechs are bridging the gap between the 99% and historically premium services
Find Tristan online: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tristanbrandt/
Find RAKBANK online: https://rakbank.ae/wps/portal/retail-banking
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