{"id":234,"date":"2016-04-06T13:19:35","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T13:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/industry\/2016\/04\/06\/digital-transformation-banking-industry\/"},"modified":"2018-09-07T02:55:29","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T02:55:29","slug":"digital-transformation-banking-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/cross-industry\/2016\/04\/06\/digital-transformation-banking-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Digital Transformation is essential in Banking"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Cloud technology has the potential to transform the way banks operate<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-29764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2016\/04\/digital-banking2.jpg\" alt=\"digital banking\" \/>New developments in cloud services, mobile devices and social media have opened up a whole new chapter for financial services businesses. They\u2019ve put customers in charge, and given forward-thinking banks a chance to deliver better services to those customers than ever before.<\/p>\n<p>You know your bank needs a radical digital overhaul. You see new entrants to the market poaching clients and getting headlines for good service. In this fast-changing environment, there\u2019s no better time to digitally transform your business.<\/p>\n<p>Your customers are arguably your best employees. 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