ATB Financial launches Customer Onboarding Innovation Challenge
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Matchi has joined forces with ATB Financial and KPMG in Canada to run a Customer Onboarding Innovation Challenge that aims to reimagine customer onboarding and management through collaboration with fintech firms.
The Customer Onboarding Global Innovation Challenge by ATB Financial opens on 29 March 2017 and will close for entry on Wednesday 19 April 2017 at 23:59 MST (Canada Mountain Standard Time). The challenge is free to enter and is open to any firm that has developed and built a solution that aligns to one of the four challenge categories:
Challenge Category 1: Seamless KYC
ATB is looking for an innovative solution that delivers a seamless KYC process across channels and devices:
- The solution should transform the customer experience by reimagining the capture of client data and profile creation while being smart, simple and helpful.
- The solution should ensure adherence to KYC rules across channels and products when onboarding new customers.
- The solution should be easy to reconfigure in response to regulatory changes and / or changes to business requirements.
- Ideally the solution will be applicable to both retail and small & medium sized business banking clients.
Challenge Category 2: Automate Onboarding
ATB is looking for a solution that helps automate and optimize onboarding and fulfilment processes:
- The solution should automate the collection of relevant data as needed for product fulfilment and automate the internal sharing of existing client data across ATB teams (e.g. credit application).
- The solution will be applied to small & medium sized business banking clients and where possible, retail clients.
Challenge Category 3: Ecosystem Information Flow
ATB is looking for a solution to more efficiently manage the interaction and flow of information within its ecosystem of service providers.
- In particular, the solution should address the movement of documents between parties in real estate/mortgage transactions (i.e. realtors, solicitors, appraisers, financial institutions).
- Solution should be extendable to other classes of service providers such as credit card and item processing etc.
Challenge Category 4: Emerging Identity Tech
ATB is looking for a solution that leverages advanced and emerging technologies to support identity management for the future:
- Specifically, leading edge solutions that will become commercialized over the next 3 – 5 years.
- The solution may include technologies like blockchain, advanced biometrics, wearables, internet of things and beyond.
Entry into the Customer Onboarding Global Innovation Challenge is exclusively through the Matchi portal at https://matchi.biz/atbchallenge
All entries will be validated by KPMG and Matchi analysts and then individually scored by a panel of executives from ATB Financial. The highest ranking solutions in each category will be invited to pitch their innovation to a panel from ATB Financial, KPMG and Matchi who will, in turn select at least two as the ultimate winners.
The winners of the Customer Onboarding Global Innovation Challenge will be given the opportunity to prove the value and impact of their solution with a paid proof-of-concept project at ATB Financial with a view to implementation and roll out within the Canadian Financial Institution.