A Digital Revolution for 400,000 Customers
A New Bank, 100% Digital
Banco Original wanted a platform that would be innovative, multichannel and secure, in a completely digital environment. In order to make an immediate impression at launch, Banco Original needed a business partner that had a similar innovative strategy.
Opening a new business in an industry packed with legacy players, like banking, is a huge challenge. Opening a new bank with a 100 percent digital model is an even bigger challenge. After working with Stefanini, Banco Original fully achieved a successful digital transformation.
As a private financial institution headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, Banco Original started investing toward becoming a 100 percent digital bank in 2003 for its corporate, agribusiness, and retail areas.
The retail operation was launched in March 2016. The proposal included innovations such as creating a mobile app that would allow customers to digitally open a checking account, as well easing the integration of processes such as transfers, payments, withdrawals, virtual check deposits, premium investments and withdrawals in foreign currency at ATMs.
A TRULY ORIGINAL CHALLENGE
There was a time when bank transactions were made only at physical agencies or through ATMs. Today, there are multiple channels that accommodate consumer needs with a focus on convenience.
To adapt, Banco Original wanted a platform that would be innovative, multichannel and secure, in a completely digital environment. In order to make an immediate impression at launch, the bank needed a business partner that had a similar innovative strategy.
The digital project won in the Applications category of the Bank Report Award 2017, promoted by marketing firm Cantarino Brasileiro, which is considered the most influential in banking.
FROM PHYSICAL TO DIGITAL
According to Carlos Augusto de Oliveira, Director of IT and Operations at Banco Original, transforming the user experience from the physical world to a digital environment required discretion: “Being all digital is a new concept since the banking experience is not easily translated from the physical world”, he said. “When we were creating the 100% digital model, the bank reinvented client interaction with products and financial services in an intuitive and direct way.”
To collaborate on and implement this digital transformation, Banco Original turned to Stefanini, a strategic partner for the development of digital channels and services.
Stefanini has implemented 20 projects for Banco Original since 2015; here are three examples:
100% DIGITAL
Today, customers open accounts via their mobile phone, with no red tape. The solutions developed by Stefanini and its affiliates have evolved in a way to self-adapt to the style of current and future generations.
“Stefanini has great experience in mobile projects, which allowed us to bring innovation and engagement to the customer’s digital experience,” said Marco Stefanini, founder and Global CEO of Stefanini.
The digital team determined that the ability to open accounts via mobile phones was strategic and fundamental for the launch of Banco Original because it captures the value of being 100 percent digital through convenience, agility, efficiency, and innovation.
“We made the technology team think differently to deliver a user-first tool to make the customer’s day-to-day transactions easier and intuitive,” added Oliveira.
USAIN BOLT-LIKE RESULTS
For the launch campaign, Banco Original chose world record sprinter Usain Bolt, highlighting his unique way of running and training. Just as Bolt is considered one-of-a-kind, the bank also wanted to showcase its distinctive business model.
MORE INNOVATION
Recently, Banco Original introduced BOT Original through Facebook Messenger, a 24-hour virtual customer service tool. Customers interact with the bank as if he/she were talking to a friend through Messenger. Through this channel, customers can check a balance, make a withdrawal and pay other Banco Original customers, all within Messenger.
“This is a new concept since the traditional banking experience can’t just be translated from the physical world in a simple way,” Oliveira said. “In creating the 100 percent digital model, which has added more than 400 thousand clients since launching in March 2016, the bank has reinvented customer interaction with financial products and services in an intuitive and direct way.”
