Every financial institution is now competing on investing experience. The ones winning that race have one thing in common: the right infrastructure underneath. Upvest’s UK General Manager Symmie… | Upvest
Every financial institution is now competing on investing experience. The ones winning that race have one thing in common: the right infrastructure underneath. Upvest’s UK General Manager Symmie Swil sat down with FinTech Magazine to talk about what this shift really means: for banks, for fintechs, and for the millions of people who are now closer than ever to their first investment. A few highlights from the conversation: 💡 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: it’s easier than ever for new players to enter the market, and fintechs and banks now have the same opportunity to offer investment capabilities as dedicated investment platforms 💡 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲: most teams assume adding investing capabilities means painful integration work; in practice, modern infrastructure takes that complexity off the table 💡 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫: a stickier, longer-term product that deepens customer relationships and unlocks new revenue streams that a current account alone cannot replicate Read the full article to find out why infrastructure has become the most important competitive decision a financial institution can make: 👉 https://lnkd.in/grKD3YQC