Third bank in Germany to use NCR Innovation Experience Room for its
digitization strategy
AUGSBURG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 26, 2017--
With the grand opening of its new “Digital Experience Center,”
Raiffeisenbank Straubing eG takes an active step toward shaping the
digital future in banking with NCR
Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global leader in omni-channel solutions.
By taking a broader approach to digitization, the bank aims to actively
address the challenges digital disruption brings to banking by creating
added value for its customers.
The “Digital Experience Center” is based on NCR’s Innovation Experience
Room, which is unique in the market and was developed as an entirely new
tool to enable financial institutions to build and strengthen the
digital competencies of customers and staff. The flexible and versatile
room is equipped with a variety of state-of-the art technologies that
can range from virtual reality headsets, 3D printers, drones, and
robots, to examples of big data or Internet of Things applications and
nanotechnologies. Immersing in a playful way in this ‘workshop’ can help
leverage technological mega trends and inspire new ideas for products
and services among the bank and its corporate customers. NCR has already
created similar Innovation Experience Rooms with two other banks in
Germany.
Ralf Kluth, Innovation Evangelist at NCR, explained: “Our ‘innovation
workshop’ can be used by banks in several different ways, but in
essence, it all comes down to familiarizing the consumers, customers or
employees with the use of the new technologies through fun, playful
interaction. We want to turn fear into curiosity and reluctance into a
thirst for innovation that spurs new business ideas.”
The Digital Experience Center of Raiffeisenbank Straubing eG is
primarily run by four employees that were selected as promotors of
digitization in a series of workshops.
“Only those who have no faith in the future cling to the past,” says
Rainer Haas, chairman of Raiffeisenbank Straubing eG. “Our goal, as the
management board of the bank, is to provide young innovators in our bank
with the right instruments to shape change and give them the necessary
freedom to actually make it happen.”
With this initiative, the bank plans to engage local communities by
opening the center for schools, public organizations and regional
businesses.
“Many banks have responded to digital disruption of their business by
closing down branch offices,“ says Diego Navarrete, Vice President
Financial Services Division at NCR Europe. “Our Innovation Experience
Rooms offer an alternative approach, by helping them to proactively
address and shape the digital future of their business.”
About NCR Corporation
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turning everyday interactions with businesses into exceptional
experiences. With its software, hardware, and portfolio of services, NCR
enables nearly 700 million transactions daily across retail, financial,
travel, hospitality, telecom and technology, and small business. NCR
solutions run the everyday transactions that make your life easier.
NCR is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia with over 30,000 employees and
does business in 180 countries. NCR is a trademark of NCR Corporation in
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