Banking and Payments Predictions in 2023 - Thematic Intelligence

Banking and Payments Predictions in 2023 - Thematic Intelligence

Summary

This report identifies the key themes that will impact the banking and payments space in 2023. For each theme, we offer a series of predictions, identify winners and losers, and suggest further reading.

2023 will test the economic and technological underpinnings of all direct-to-consumer and B2B propositions in banking, payments, and wealth management. With far less venture capital (VC) money sloshing around the sector, investors will expect far shorter, more direct paths to profitability. Incumbent banks will be under pressure to limit non-performing loans, while re-defining, to some extent, what ESG care-abouts-from investors and consumers-mean amid a cost-of-living crisis. A distressed fintech sector will present highly favorable M&A opportunities for incumbents looking for a step change in capabilities and a blueprint for a new operating model. Those new entrants that are highly focused on consumer pain, whether in money management, lending, or financial exclusion, will rapidly grow market share given difficult ongoing economic conditions.

Scope

  • Success in AI will require judicious investments in related areas, such as cloud and robotic process automation, to harvest the transformational potential of AI across all dimensions of the customer experience.
  • Millennials and Generation Z are the key demographic for mobile-first investing and robo-advice, which is seen by many new entrants as a launching pad for a lifelong wealth relationship. However, this will continue to be a very difficult market for new entrants.
  • The most successful mobile payment systems in 2023 and beyond will be those that utilize the versatility of a mobile P2P or mobile commerce system to achieve omnichannel reach, as services in Asia-Pacific have already done.
Reasons to Buy
  • Understand the most disruptive themes in banking for 2023.
  • Access key predictions per theme to help guide strategy and tech decisions at your institution.
  • Understand which individual firms are best placed to “win” or “lose” amid predicted thematic impacts.


Executive Summary
Artificial Intelligence
AI has wide-ranging applications in banking, payments, and wealth management
Biometrics and cybersecurity
Social media style interfaces
More dynamic risk assessment
AI-enabled automation
Winners and losers
Further reading
Conversational Platforms
Customer-facing bots for triage and queue management
Reliance on chatbots will bring added risk for distressed consumers
Chatbots will support multi-channel and super-app engagement
New digital banks will be divided by who bets on bots
Winners and losers
Further reading
Cloud
A continued increase in cloud spending across 2023
Large tier-one banks will continue with their case-by-case legacy renewal
Explosion in software as a service (SaaS)
Winners and losers
Further reading
Cybersecurity
Incumbent banks are losing the argument on online security
Cybersecurity tech spend will grow
The diversity and severity of cyber attacks will increase
Winners and losers
Further reading
Financial Wellbeing
The economic environment will heighten the focus on financial wellbeing
Wellbeing will form part of the antidote to disintermediation
Wellbeing for SMEs
Winners and losers
Further reading
Robo-Advice
Digital investing will increase but robots will not be the primary beneficiaries
Robo growth will be harder
Robo M&A activity will heat up
Winners and losers
Further reading
Social Media
New entrants will exploit the networking power of social media
The direct entry of social media giants will continue
Winners and losers
Further reading
Generation Hashtag
Openness to non-traditional providers will increase further
Generation Hashtag will drive mobile-first investing
Generation Hashtag will drive alternative payments
Winners and losers
Further reading
Digital Banking
Challengers will look at physical presence to expand market potential
It will get (economically) challenging for the challengers
Value-based digital banks will continue but struggle
Winners and losers
Further reading
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
Voluntary initiatives will be challenged by economic austerities
ESG will prove incompatible with ‘customer centricity’
Social considerations will displace environmental imperatives
Winners and losers
Further reading
SME Banking
SMEs will face existential challenges
SME digital banks will outperform consumer-only focused peers
SMEs will increase in number and need support
Winners and losers
Further reading
Mobile Payments
M-commerce and P2P exist in mobile payments
Mobile payments will explode in 2023
Winners and losers
Further reading
Instant Payments
Instant or real-time payments are due for rapid growth in 2023
Instant payments growth will be fueled by multiple benefits
Instant payments will support financial inclusion
Winners and losers
Further reading
Online Payments
Ecommerce will keep growing in 2023
Mobile commerce will become the biggest part of ecommerce
Online payments will see rapid M&A to keep pace
Winners
Further reading
Data Privacy
Social media super-apps will be on a collision course with data privacy
Privacy-enhancing technologies will mitigate privacy trade-offs
Winners and losers
Further reading
Open Banking
Open banking is on the brink of next-level adoption
Open banking drives most disruption through second-round effects
Winners and losers
Further reading
User Experience
New entrants will continue to offer superior UX
UX will not create a moat—just a paragon to copy
UX will not translate into revenue
Winners and losers
Further reading
Digital Lending
New entrants will focus more on lending
Incumbents will embrace SaaS delivery to expedite capability
Embedded lending will explode
Winners and losers
Further reading
Strategic Partnerships
Strategic partnerships will be about embedded delivery
Partnership with disaggregate value chains
Partnerships will increase agility and broader functionality
Winners and losers
Further reading
Blockchain
Central bank investment in digital currencies
Continued investment from leading incumbent banks
Inflation and cost of living will reduce crypto speculation
Winners and losers
Further reading
Glossary
Further Reading
GlobalData reports
Our thematic research methodology
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List of Tables
Table 1: Glossary
Table 2: GlobalData reports
List of Figures
Figure 1: Worldwide consumers are broadly satisfied with chatbots in banking
Figure 2: The majority of banks globally have increased cloud spend, nearly a quarter increasing significantly
Figure 3: Incumbent banks are failing to convince on cybersecurity vis-à-vis new entrants
Figure 4: Wellbeing is a multidimensional concept
Figure 5: Digital investing has risen across the world since 2019 by 7%
Figure 6: The networking power of social media has increased exponentially
Figure 7: Generation Hashtag exhibits a variety of different provider and behavior preferences
Figure 8: Physical presence is becoming more, not less, important to consumers
Figure 9: ESG has already fallen down the agenda for 2023 strategic priorities
Figure 10: New SME-focused digital banks already have a 20% of primary SME account relationships
Figure 11: Mobile commerce transaction value to grow at a CACR of 19.9% between 2021 and 2025
Figure 12: Global instant payments are focused on continued growth
Figure 13: Global ecommerce will keep growing across 2023
Figure 14: The social media business model relies on harvesting customer data to target ads
Figure 15: The UK will continue to lead in open banking across 2023
Figure 16: Incumbent banks are managing to close the ‘experience’ gap vis-à-vis new entrants
Figure 17: Consumers in multiple markets are open to digital lending through branches remains critical
Figure 18: Strategic partnerships will flourish around the intersection of BaaS and Embedded finance
Figure 19: Developing nations and Asian countries are leading the adoption of digital currencies
Figure 20: Our five-step approach for generating a sector scorecard

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