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We hosted a Digital Finance roundtable earlier this year, specifically for Tech Leaders. Our speakers included: Ian Skelly, Head of Engineering at Tesco Bank Stephen Doherty, Co-Founder of Nude Finance Kevin Ryan, Co-Founder of Openbox Our insight blog covers the key takeaways from the event, including: 👉 How To Find The Sweet Spot Of Structured Collaboration 👉 Building A Minimum Lovable Product Through Test and Action 👉 Transforming To The Digital Revolution Through Becoming Agents Of Change Click below to read: https://smpl.is/9bmr7

Are you Agile, Wagile or Fragile? Agile is commonly used across digital-first businesses and is now being leveraged in Financial Services businesses. However, it’s a methodology that is still used incorrectly. It’s important to focus on the ‘Why’ the agile principles work for you and what is best for your business. In this article, Kevin Ryan, Co-Founder of Openbox, shares his insights on the agile frameworks and how to know if you’re leveraging what’s right for you. Find out how certain principles can impact your productivity, and the changes you can make to improve: https://smpl.is/9bmom ⬅️

For the past 3 years, Openbox has been working with some of the top Financial Services institutions helping them implement a customer first digital experience. Our Co-Founders, Laura Rae (Miller) and Kevin Ryan have over 40 years combined of Digital Finance experience, across both Customer and Technology. If you are on the hunt for a solid partner to work with on enhancing your online experience, get in touch with Openbox to find out more about our unique approach to digital finance. https://smpl.is/9bmmv ⬅️

PSD3 will be here before we know it. If you are a tech leader in Financial Services, you need to be ready. Here are 3 things to think about when preparing for #PSD3:

If customer feedback is known to be effective, then why do leaders have to occasionally fight for research to be done? Through our work with customer and technical leaders, we consistently find that they have to push for the voice of their customer to be built into the process. Why is this? Research takes time ... which costs money. However, do you know what costs even more money? Rebuilding an ineffective product. Customer feedback and effective testing can save money in the end, particularly in Digital Finance. Real insights are critical in understanding how best to help customers manage their own finances. At Openbox, we truly believe in building in the voice of the customer to the entire design and build. Ensuring that a rebuild is never on the cards. Ever. Laura Rae (Miller) explains more in this article published by our partner, UserTesting https://smpl.is/9bmmf Click to read ⬆️ #userinsights #customerresearch #voiceofthecustomer

Meet our Co-Founder, Kevin Ryan. For the past 20 years, Kevin has been leading and delivering technical innovation and impact for some of the top FS companies, such as JP Morgan, NatWest and Virgin Money. Kevin believes in simplifying the complex and ensuring technical teams have the understanding and buy-in across organisations to help drive faster delivery, always at high quality. When asked, ‘what is unique about Openbox?’ Kevin shared: “Openbox thrives at the intersection of vision and technology. We foster close collaboration between your customer focus and technical expertise to propel our clients towards innovation and digital success.” Connect with Kevin for all things Tech in Financial Services! #finserv #fintech #technologyleader

Meet our Co-Founders! Openbox was founded by Kevin Ryan and Laura Rae (Miller). Today, we wanted to properly introduce Laura. Laura has been working in the Financial Services industry since digital banking began. As a customer experience expert, Laura is passionate about the customer throughout all product design and development and ensures consistent and effective alignment across teams when products are being designed and built. When asked, ‘why did you start Openbox?’ Laura said: "I started Openbox to help businesses navigate the rapidly evolving digital landscape and craft exceptional customer experiences that drive growth and success in the modern era.” Connect with Laura to discuss the future of customer experience in Digital Banking.

At Openbox, we’ve been working with top financial institutions to improve how they implement #personalisation in their digital finance products. We help them to engage their customers in meaningful ways. And there is a lot to consider when it comes to personalisation. Read about the power of personalisation below: https://smpl.is/9bmdl

Did you know over 1 billion people globally have some form of disability? 🌎 Accessibility is slowly becoming a greater priority in digital finance. It's not just about compliance, but about creating seamless, user-friendly experiences ... for every single customer. Openbox is on a mission to help build digital pathways, that everyone can walk on. Read more in Laura Rae (Miller)'s article below, featured in the FT Adviser ⤵️ ➡️ https://smpl.is/9bmdf How accessible is your digital finance product? #Accessibility #DigitalFinance #InclusiveDesign #UserExperience #FTadviser

Agile … is it a misunderstood methodology within the Financial Services industry? Many Tech teams in FS use Agile and many just think they use it, but they don’t. Some may be working in between the Agile and Waterfall methodologies, also known as ‘Wagile’. So are you Agile, Wagile or perhaps a bit Fragile? It’s a question that will highlight how certain principles are impacting your productivity, and what changes you can make to improve. At Openbox we encourage businesses to focus on why certain Agile principles work for you, rather than implementing a methodology that doesn’t actually work for you and your team. Kevin Ryan, Co-Founder of Openbox, explains this in our latest blog article below: Click here to read: https://smpl.is/9bmbb #agile #wagile #waterfall #FinancialServices #Fintech #Finserv