How banks can sustain competitive edge in the era of fintechs with Publicis Sapient's Nigel Vaz

Nigel Vaz, CEO of Publicis Sapient, is our guest today on the Tearsheet Podcast. As the head of a multinational organization working with top financial services brands like Goldman Sachs and Bank of America, Nigel has seen digital transformation up close. He's written a book about it, too -- Digital Business Transformation: How Established Companies Sustain Competitive Advantage From Now to Next. The financial services sector is facing unprecedented digital disruption. New entrants with agile processes and modular technologies are raising customer expectations. It’s essential that legacy financial institutions understand what’s driving these changes. By embracing digital business transformation and changing the way financial services institutions think, organize, operate and behave, they can turn threats into opportunities while maintaining their competitive edge. Successful fintech startups knew banking was ripe for disruption. Now it’s time for established financial institutions to learn from these innovators. They can start by taking stock of four forces of connected change that are reshaping financial services today: customer behaviors, new technologies, evolving business models and societal impact. Nigel Vaz, CEO of Publicis Sapient, is our guest today on the Tearsheet Podcast.