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Everyone has heard comments like these:
“Data is your greatest asset”.
“If you don’t learn how to leverage your data, you’ll be left behind”.
“Your number one technology challenge is to get control over your data”.
But is it really true for community banks? If so, why are so few doing anything about it?
What Data do Community Banks Have?
This may sound like an obvious question, but do community banks actually have useful data that they’re not already leveraging? Emphatically yes! Even if it isn’t in their own systems, they have access to many kinds of data. Banks’ data could drive marketing, sales, decision-making, risk management, and product design.
Why Data Matters to Community Banks
Community banks that plan to continue their current business model don’t need to do anything about their data. But they will also fall further and further behind. They are missing out on:
So yes, data is very important for community banks. But it seems to be hard for them to get their arms around it. Why?
Why is Data Difficult for Community Banks?
I see several challenges that need to be overcome before banks can truly take advantage of their data.
What Will It Take?
There are several steps that must be taken in order to harness the full value of a community bank’s data:
Conclusion
Bank CEOs and CIOs should be getting more from their data. As a result, they can transform their businesses.
Look for future posts to drill deeper into some of these topics.
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