How Can Banks Harness Data to Drive Innovation in the Market?
Joining the FinextraTV studio at the Temenos Community Forum 2025, Rodrigo Silva, President, Americas, Temenos, and Geoff Vona, Vice President and CTO, EQ Bank, discussed the benefits of co-innovation for banks. Considering the increasingly important role of data and AI, they explain how technology can help banks to enhance customer experiences and launch innovative new products faster.
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