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What primary benefit does Backbase-as-a-Service offer to banks seeking digital transformation, according to the provided information?

  • It offers discounted rates on traditional banking hardware, reducing capital expenditure.
  • It focuses solely on improving branch operations and ATM services.
  • It provides a completely managed cloud platform designed to accelerate innovation in banking. (correct)
  • It allows banks to fully customize their on-premise infrastructure, ensuring maximum control and security over their data.

Which of the following best describes the licensing structure for capabilities within the Backbase platform?

  • Licensing is based purely on the number of users accessing the platform, regardless of the features used.
  • All capabilities are licensed individually, allowing for granular control over feature selection.
  • A single license grants access to all current and future capabilities within the platform.
  • Standard bundles include a predefined set of capabilities licensed as a single product, with add-ons available for additional features. (correct)

How does Backbase's Business Banking solution primarily aim to benefit financial institutions (FIs)?

  • By providing a seamless digital experience that can be tailored and customized to the FI’s specific needs, alongside full control over digital strategy and a one-stop-shop for digital banking apps. (correct)
  • By focusing solely on physical channels such as branches, ATMs, and kiosks whilst ignoring digital channels.
  • By strictly enforcing industry standards and interfaces, thereby limiting customization
  • By increasing the complexity of digital banking applications to cater to larger customers.

What expectation do business banking customers have regarding their cash position, according to the information?

<p>They expect a 360º view of their cash position, instantly available. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does Backbase distinguish its approach to serving business banking customers compared to retail banking customers?

<p>Backbase offers pre-built apps aimed at bigger and more complex business customers versus a standardized journey. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of Backbase's offerings, what does 'full control over digital strategy' empower financial institutions to do?

<p>Define and execute their unique digital vision without being constrained by rigid, pre-defined solutions. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do the 'Universal Add-Ons' differ from the 'USA Add-Ons' in the Backbase licensing model?

<p>'Universal Add-Ons' are focused on integrations with partner services and are subject to special terms &amp; conditions while 'USA Add-Ons' are only for USA. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a primary goal of the Backbase Digital Assist product line?

<p>To address the pain points of financial institutions' customer service by providing a comprehensive overview of clients and streamlining access to tools. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement accurately describes the role of the Employee App?

<p>It is a ready-to-go application designed for core customer support journeys, offering out-of-the-box functionality for various banking roles. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the Employee App contribute to increased efficiency within financial institutions?

<p>By centralizing customer data and processes, it reduces the cost of contact and makes teams more productive through digitizing processes. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key purpose of a Workspace within the Employee App?

<p>To group functionalities relevant to a specific Employee App persona, represented by a tab in the UI. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a focus of the Digital Lending Journey?

<p>Fraud Detection (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of Backbase's Engagement Banking Platform, what role does the Digital Assist product line play?

<p>It contains the apps and tools that enable bank employees to provide exceptional customer service by leveraging functionality from across the platform. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the Employee App address the common pain points faced by financial institutions and their customer support teams?

<p>By offering functionalities that lower the cost of contact and make for productive teams by digitizing processes. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What advantage does the ready-to-go nature of the Employee App provide to banks and financial institutions?

<p>It allows for rapid deployment and immediate use, without the need for extensive customization or development, reducing time-to-market. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best characterizes the relationship between Digital Assist and Digital Sales within the Backbase ecosystem?

<p>Digital Sales refers to Digital Onboarding and Lending (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Employee App is designed to cater to the needs of which key personas?

<p>Customer Support Representatives, Bank Administrators, and Case Managers (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does Backbase's Digital Lending solution aim to benefit financial institutions beyond improving customer experience?

<p>By lowering the cost for financial institutions through streamlined and efficient loan processes. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key characteristic of Backbase's approach to digital transformation, enabling institutions to adapt and innovate?

<p>It offers a highly customizable platform using prebuilt Journeys and Flows that can be tailored and extended with custom-built components. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of Backbase's Digital Lending, what is the significance of leveraging 'Backbase Flow' technology?

<p>It provides a structured mechanism for creating and managing customer interactions, streamlining the lending process. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does Backbase ensure that financial institutions can stay updated and informed about the functionalities of their Journeys?

<p>By providing official documentation as part of their Product Hub. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes Customer Flows (or Product Flows) from Journeys within the Backbase ecosystem?

<p>Customer Flows are pre-built flows tailored to suit specific business processes, whereas Journeys encompass a broader, documented set of functionalities. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary strategic advantage for financial institutions that adopt Backbase's Digital Onboarding and Digital Lending solutions?

<p>Gaining enhanced ability to tailor customer experiences while streamlining internal processes. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is the reusability of components, such as prebuilt Journeys and Flows, a critical factor for financial institutions in the context of digital banking platforms?

<p>It accelerates development cycles, reduces redundancy, and ensures consistency across different applications and services. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Considering Backbase's Digital Lending and Digital Onboarding solutions, how does the emphasis on pre-built functionalities affect the software development lifecycle within financial institutions?

<p>It allows for greater agility and faster deployment of new features, reducing time-to-market for innovative banking products. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If a financial institution aims to offer a highly customized digital banking experience while maintaining operational efficiency, how should it leverage Backbase’s platform?

<p>Combine pre-built Journeys and Flows with custom-built components, tailoring the platform to specific needs while leveraging existing functionalities. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following reflects the most comprehensive application of the Backbase Engagement App's capabilities?

<p>Orchestrating personalized, real-time interactions across various channels using data-driven insights and prioritizing security. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the Backbase Engagement Banking Platform (EBP) function as an enabler for various Backbase solutions?

<p>By providing the foundational software components, tools, and capabilities necessary to develop Digital Banking, Onboarding, Lending, Assist, or Engagement solutions. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the Backbase Engagement Banking Platform uniquely position itself in the financial technology landscape compared to platforms like Shopify and Uber Eats?

<p>By offering a cloud-ready, omnichannel platform that enables financial institutions to aggregate value from core systems, CRMs, open banking APIs, and Fintechs to orchestrate customer experiences. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of Backbase licensing agreements, how is the Engagement Banking Platform (EBP) typically made available to customers, and what is the specific exception regarding 'Flow'?

<p>The entire Backbase Platform is made available for the Business Functions outlined in their licensing agreements, with 'Flow' being exclusively added when Digital Onboarding or Lending is licensed. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What architectural approach underpins the Backbase Engagement Banking Platform (EBP), and how does this influence its capabilities?

<p>A cloud-native microservices architecture, providing a wide range of API-first capabilities and enhanced scalability. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does Backbase Digital Sales enhance information security during customer interactions?

<p>By ensuring comprehensive information exchange and requesting only essential customer data. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of Backbase Digital Sales, what primary function does the 'Comments' capability serve for bank employees?

<p>It facilitates internal and external communication regarding cases, tasks, and documents. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What key benefit does the 'Event Log' provide to Customer Service Representatives (CSRs) within the Backbase Digital Sales platform?

<p>It offers a detailed history of a case, providing a comprehensive narrative. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the 'Process Engine' in Backbase Digital Sales contribute to business process analysis?

<p>It drives all processes and decisions throughout a product application's lifecycle. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In business process analysis, what is the significance of the heat map rendered by the Process Engine?

<p>Visualizing the frequency of execution for each step in a process. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the 'Audit Capability' within Backbase Digital Sales concerning regulatory compliance and IT security?

<p>To provide full traceability of decisions made during product application processes. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does Backbase Digital Sales structure audit trails to simplify searching and filtering of audit records?

<p>By categorizing each record with a category, type, action, and status. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does Backbase Digital Sales leverage Identity & Access capabilities to enhance security for bank employees?

<p>By enabling banks to control employee permissions in a highly fine-grained manner. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What level of access control granularity does Backbase Digital Sales offer regarding case types, task assignments, or task groups?

<p>Access is controlled based on case type, case assignment, or task groups. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Backbase Digital Sales, why might an employee specialized in property valuation be denied access to the financial statements of a corporate customer?

<p>To ensure only employees with pertinent expertise view sensitive information. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Backbase-as-a-Service

A managed cloud platform designed for banks to accelerate innovation.

Standard Bundle (Backbase)

Capabilities included by default in standard offerings, licensed as a single product.

Add-Ons (Backbase)

Licensed on top of a standard bundle and priced individually.

360º view (Cash Position)

Business banking customers' expectation to have a complete overview of their cash position.

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Omnichannel UX

User-friendly experiences across all channels.

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Backbase Business Solution

Combines user experience design with advanced tech for business banking.

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Backbase Benefits

Full authority over digital strategy, digital shop, and banking solution.

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Journeys

Prebuilt sequences of steps adaptable for banks and credit unions.

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Journey Documentation

Officially documented resources providing functionalities of available Journeys.

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Digital Lending

A modern loan origination solution designed to provide a fast and frictionless customer experience.

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Backbase Flow

Core technology that supports digital onboarding and lending.

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Customer Flows

Pre-built sequences for customers; also referred to as Product Flows.

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Digital Onboarding

A digital process to welcome and integrate new users or customers.

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Joint Accounts

A shared bank account owned by two or more people.

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Beneficiaries

A person or entity who benefits from an asset, like an insurance policy.

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Credit Score

A numerical expression based on a person's credit history

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Engagement Banking Platform (EBP)

Helps financial institutions create, manage, and optimize digital customer experiences across multiple channels.

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Engagement App Purpose

Reaching customers on their preferred channels, delivering personalized experiences, and boosting mobile app adoption.

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EBP Function

The foundation for every Backbase solution, enabling Digital Banking, Onboarding, Lending, and more.

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Backbase Platform Feature

A cloud-ready, omnichannel digital banking platform.

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EBP Architecture

Built on a state-of-the-art cloud native microservices architecture with API-first capabilities.

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Digital Lending Journeys

A suite of digital solutions focusing on credit risk assessment, car valuation, and pre-qualification decisioning.

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Digital Assist

A product line designed to solve customer service pain points for both front-office and back-office staff in financial institutions.

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Employee App

A ready-to-use application for banks and financial institutions that supports core customer support journeys.

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Employee App Personas

Customer Support Representatives, Bank Administrators, and Case Managers.

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Workspace (in Employee App)

A collection of related functionalities tailored for a specific Employee App persona, represented by a tab in the UI.

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The purpose of Digital Lending Journey

Helps banks modernize their lending processes while providing a seamless experience for both staff and customers.

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Function of Digital Assist

Enables bank employees to deliver exceptional customer service by providing functionality from across the Backbase Platform.

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CSR

Customer support representatives are known as CSR.

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How does the employee app create value?

Digitize many banking processes. Lowering the cost and time to complete tasks.

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Engagement Banking Platform

Engagement Banking Platform contains all the apps and tools that enable bank employees to provide exceptional customer service.

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Comments Capability

Allows communication with co-workers and customers within the context of a case, task, or document.

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Event Log

Shows the complete history of a case, listing all important events that occurred.

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Process Engine

Drives all processes and decisions throughout the lifecycle of a product application.

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Heat Map

Visualizes the number of times a particular step in a process was executed.

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Audit Capability

Full traceability of every decision made as part of product application processes.

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Audit Record

Case and process events are stored as an audit record.

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Access Control

Banks can control the permissions of their bank employees in a highly fine-grained manner.

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Granular Access Control

Access is controlled based on case type, case assignment, task type, or task groups.

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Structured Audit Trail

A record that includes category, type, action, and status for easy search and filtering.

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Secure Information Exchange

Ensures secure information exchange and requests only relevant customer information.

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Study Notes

Backbase Products Overview

  • Backbase's main solutions include digital banking, digital onboarding, and digital lending
  • These solutions are supported by Digital Assist and Digital Engagement
  • They are powered by the Engagement Banking Platform
  • This platform enables Financial Institutions (FIs) to optimize interactions across all channels, business lines, and product lines

Product Strategy

  • FIs can achieve a unique digital banking experience and quick market entry using the Adopt or Build Methodology
  • The Adopt methodology allows for fast implementation and early success
  • The Build methodology provides the flexibility to innovate with accelerators, tools, and bespoke capabilities to differentiate from competitors

Digital Banking Solution

  • Backbase's Digital Banking solution, powered by the Engagement Banking Platform, covers all aspects of running a digital bank for Financial Institutions
  • It supports digital transformation across retail, business, and wealth management lines
  • It facilitates expansion and growth as FIs scale up
  • The Banking Apps are end-to-end solutions with out-of-the-box functionalities for customers and employees, with pre-configured settings for specific geographic markets

Banking App features

  • Using existing Backbase frontend and backend components like journeys and services, the app is a functioning web/mobile application that seamlessly integrates with the backend
  • The Engagement Banking Platform features complete banking functions that can be rapidly deployed which allows for configuration options
  • The apps are set up out of the box for a specific market, enabling quick go-to-market with minimal coding
  • Apps are upgradable, making it easier to update to newer versions with new features
  • The look and feel is themeable to match an FI's branding
  • The apps are configurable to suit specific FI needs without causing upgrade issues
  • Apps are localisable, supporting multiple languages and date/time/currency formats
  • Flexible to use out-of-the-box features or custom-built components

Banking Journeys

  • Banking Apps provide pre-configured and pre-integrated Customer Journeys for web, iOS, and Android for any banking product or service
  • Ready deployment of these journeys reduces long development cycles, with options available for logging in, making payments, creating contacts, setting savings goals, or splitting bills
  • Theming options allow banks to display their brand and values, while customers have user experiences appropriate to a bank’s priorities, irrespective of the channel or OS

FinTech Partners

  • The best FinTech companies have partnered with the Backbase platform to drive FI product and service innovation
  • Additional integration options are available where FIs can integrate their own selections

Digital Banking

  • Digital Banking aims to optimize customer and employee experiences and greatly improve the business agility of financial institutions
  • Out-of-the-box customer banking journeys and capabilities are provided across web app, mobile, branch, and kiosk channels
  • The solution is designed to help banks fast-track innovation

Licensable Products

  • The licensable products for digital banking fall under the Universal and USA Editions, with Standard Bundles and Add-Ons for both
  • Standard bundles include account statements, accounts and transactions, and app foundation

Universal Add-Ons

  • Add-ons are licensed on a per-item basis on top of a Standard bundle and are priced individually, are subject to terms, and include features such as:
  • One Time Password verification.
  • Add card to Wallet.

USA Add-Ons

  • Add-ons are licensed on a per-item basis on top of a Standard bundle and are priced individually and include features such as:
  • Connector & Service for Bill Pay.
  • A2A Transfers.
  • Peer2Peer Payments.
  • Remote Deposit Capture.
  • Transaction Enrichment.
  • Account Aggregation.
  • Credit Score Insights.
  • Others.

Digital Banking - Retail Banking

  • Enhances customer experience and employee operations
  • Improves business agility for financial institutions
  • Provides out-of-the-box customer journeys across web, mobile, branch, and kiosks Is ready for deployment and designed to expedite bank innovation.

License Products

  • Universal Edition.
  • USA Edition.
  • Standard Bundles.
  • Add-ons(per items).

Business Banking

  • It is a comprehensive suite for delivering tailored financial experiences.
  • Provides business banking clients with a consolidated view of their cash position.
  • Seamlessness across digital and physical channels.
  • Integrates leading user experience with high-end tech
  • Designed for ease of use, compliance, and security.

Most Important Elements:

  • Full Control over Digital Strategy.
  • One-Stop-Shop for Digital Banking Apps.
  • Turn Key Business Banking.

Universal and USA Editions:

  • Standard Bundle
  • Account Statements.
  • Account and Transactions.
  • App Foundation.
  • Authentication.
  • Batches.
  • Card Management.
  • Contacts.
  • Context Selection.
  • Entitlements.
  • Forex.
  • Loan Servicing.
  • Messages.
  • Notifications.
  • Payments.
  • Places.
  • Stop Checks.
  • Sweeping.
  • User Enrollment and User Self Service

Add-ons licensed per item including:

  • Cash Flow Forecasting.
  • One Time Password Verification.

For Banks and Customers

  • Business Banking journeys simplify bill payments, payroll, invoicing, and card management.

Digital banking wealth management

  • Enables Financial Institutions to deliver end-to-end digital wealth management.
  • UX Design
  • Configurable.
  • Extensible.

Standard Bundles Include:

  • Login and Authentication.
  • Portfolio Overview.
  • Payments
  • Trading
  • Statements
  • Profile

Digital Onboarding and Lending

  • Aims to optimize customer experience, scale operations, and maximize business agility.
  • Customer Flows
  • Employee-facing Capabilities.

Sign Up New Customers:

  • Product Origination
  • Bank customer activating new product i.e card, account, loan.

Offer a modern user experience:

  • Customer flows.
  • Employee facing capabilities.
  • Explore in-depth details.

Empowers Financial Institutions:

  • Digitize processes.
  • Ensures Fast Time.
  • Tailor-made solution to specific needs.
  • Offers Pre-built flows like customer and product flows
  • It provides experiences to ensure customer loves with unique flows.

Offers retail flows

  • Retail Onboarding.
  • Pre-Qualification.

Business Flows:

  • Business onboarding to exchange documents in smooth experience.

Core Journey

  • Customer onboarding/origination line customer onboarding to credit score.

Digital Lending

  • Backbase Flow Technology.
  • Flow Engines.
  • Customer Flows.
  • Journeys.

Has pre-built flows - Customer flows.

  • Retail flows
  • Credit Card Origination

Help prospect in applying personal loans, new credit card

Business Flows

  • Offer help in small business.

Digital assist

  • Aims at solving issues of front and back office admins. -customer support representatives.

As part of engagement banking platform

  • Contains tools to provide customer service functionality From Backbase Platform

Employee App:

  • Ready to go application built for core customer.
  • Support journeys for banks and financial institutes.
  • Filled with wide range off banking roles.
  • Based on industry leading UX research.
  • Lower cost of contact by digitizing support capabilities.

Employee App personals:

  • Customer Support Representative.
  • Bank admin.
  • Case Manager.
  • A workspace is a group of app personas.

Customer Support Agents:

  • Designed for agents
  • Operates in two ways: -General mode. -User mode.

Case Manager Workspace

Designed for employees monitoring customer journey.

Flow

  • Accelerates and optimizes development of digital sales Customer service
  • It is user focused solution that integrates Banking platform and employee app journey
  • Enable Customer service to assist customers with visual of History
  • Provide banks with customer enrollment access management and online experience access
  • Require higher level than support agent

Employee App

  • Essential Vs Premium Editions

App Comes in Two Editions:

  • Premium, provides functional arranged arranged OOTB customer support

  • Essential, delivers key function in common work space

  • Support adding case manager workspace by flow Onboarding flows.Case manager is designed for bank. Employees responsible for monitoring

Automation allows to:

  • Background check of customer
  • Uploading information.
  • The work space include different modes General and case.
  • Part of digital assist offering
  • Personal work with task with insight on what to expect

Task Management:

Bank employees performs user task in Backbase

Document Management:

  • Creates document requests with process engine
  • Ensures a secure exchange of info

Comments:

  • Capability is used for customers and employees

Event Log:

  • Show Event History of the case

Process Analysis:

  • All process and respective versions can be visualized .
  • Relevant and understanding if the critical path and process in its entirely

Audit:

Ensure security compliance it is required to have traceability while in Application process

Report visualizes audit reports:

  • Audit reports.
  • Has Category and action

Access Control:

Leverage identity and access capability - control to permission employees in fine grain manner.

Digital Engagement:

  • Helps bank and CU give engagement experience to clients and marketing teams and cover everything form capings to innovative.
  • Consist of features that enable marketing team to engage customers.
  • Provides turnkey engagement with chat and journeys
  • Provides interaction with customers across channel -Powerful allows marketing team to find customers Backbase provides turn-key Engagement App with ready to go, end-to end engagement channels. Enable interactions with consumers across digital channels and provides data ecosystem to make conversations where they are. 4 parts of Backbase Engagement:
  • Engagement APP.
  • Engagement Channels.
  • Engagement Services.
  • Engagement Preferences. Working in tandem they enable collaboration between marketing employees and customers in real time. Analysis provide detail metrics
  • Engagement Journey for marketing and customer

Focus on

  • Accelerating time to increasing productivity
  • Offering products and services to customer
  • Increasing customer engagement

Package contains

Essential or Premium. Marketer Quickly engaging content

Engagements Journey:

  • We see in market but and end your experience in Backcase retail SME>Corp and Wealth App Campaign Audience
  • App enable user to engage what channel is and is instant
  • Reach customer where want to be engaged . Deliver customers Bolster customer engagement

Engagement Bank (EBP)

  • Foundation to Banking solutions Digital Banking-Onboarding-Lending-Assistance
  • It is an enabler

Backbase Platform

  • Cloud ready, omni channel digital banking platform
  • Optimize digital experience across multi channels
  • Similar to Shopify aggregates value to Orchestrate value for end user EBP platform capabilities

Foundation:

State of art with a range API's to cover costumer life cycle A collection to support banking structure

Identity

Services - Access Modern user focused that integrates authentication Uses common identity access

Design (Web & Mobile):

Backend sign unique suite for digital bank System integrated across all platform Enable Styling Goal to use Backend customer - Experience for users

Flow platform:

Power digital sales offering bank to loans offerings SDK Allows Developer to develop Backend Platform to use capability. Used to execute business logic best practices iOS Objective Swift Andriod -Java Kolin Angular Java Spring

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