top of page
Search


2025 Year in Review: What This Year Revealed About the Future of Banking
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Last year, I gave ChatGPT the articles I wrote during the year and asked it to write a “year in review” style article. It was pretty good, so I did the same this year. This article is the result of that. This year, a clear pattern emerged across my writing. Whether the topic was digital platforms, commercial banking, marketing, or technology priorities, the underlying message was the same: banking is no longer being reshaped at the margin

Alex Jimenez
Dec 22, 20254 min read


Reflections on Banking and Fintech in 2024
Image by Dee from Pixabay 2024 proved to be a year where banking and fintech continued to mesh into a single industry. Throughout the...

Alex Jimenez
Dec 17, 20243 min read


The Problem With Customer Opinion Surveys and Strategy
Many people, and organizations, make the mistake to confuse consumer opinions with reality. How’s this a problem?

Alex Jimenez
May 28, 20243 min read


Innovation Versus Cost Management
In late 2022, as the US unemployment rate hit a nine-year high, bank executives met to discuss changes in their strategy. Some reported...

Alex Jimenez
Apr 7, 20243 min read


2023 Money 20/20 USA Recap
Money 20/20 USA has become the biggest FinTech gathering in the US. This year the conference did not disappoint, although, in many...

Alex Jimenez
Nov 4, 20234 min read


Don't Do This with ChatGPT!
Image by ThankYouFantasyPictures from Pixabay Journalism has been heavily impacted by technology transformation happening all around us....

Alex Jimenez
Jul 31, 20236 min read


Strategy Requires Leadership and Consistency
This blog was originally published in LinkedIn on December 22, 2022 This time of year, always reminds me of the many long days earlier in...

Alex Jimenez
Dec 29, 20228 min read


Metaverse: Any bank that is 'establishing a presence’ is doing it for PR
On this interview with Qorus, I share my take on the current value of and relevance of the metaverse for financial service companies.

Alex Jimenez
Sep 16, 20221 min read


Customer Centricity in Banking
Strategic plans for banks and credit unions are replete with references to their superior customer- or member-centricity. Nearly every...

Alex Jimenez
Sep 16, 20221 min read


Addressing the Digital Account Opening (DAO) Experience
In general, opening a new digital deposit account should be a simple process. From a holistic point of view, the process should include:...

Alex Jimenez
Sep 16, 20221 min read


Shiny Object Syndrome and AI
Recently, I wrote two articles with a similar theme. In the first article, published by The Financial Brand, I described how an...

Alex Jimenez
Jan 31, 20221 min read


Chatbot Predictions for 2022
A few weeks ago, the chatbot company BotCore asked me, and 22 other people involved in customer experience, how will chatbots transform...

Alex Jimenez
Dec 4, 20211 min read


How to Manage An Innovation Program
Fueled by the success of disrupting technology and innovative startups, organizations of all sizes and from vastly different industries...

Alex Jimenez
Nov 26, 20214 min read


Welcome to My New Site
For several years, I have had a personal website that highlights my background. The website was built by a friend, who unfortunately...

Alex Jimenez
Nov 26, 20211 min read
bottom of page


