Adapting to change: Business transformation in the banking sector

03/07/2024 Article

Fatih Öğün is a Banking and Consulting Executive with 20+ years of experience in banking and consulting businesses covering different industries including banking, insurance, telco, energy, retail and technology. 

In consulting business, he delivered both management consulting and technology consulting type of engagements including but not limited to strategy development, digital strategy, operating model design, business transformation, organization design, go-to-market strategy, technology strategy, IT transformation and product design type of projects.

He is the author of 100+ articles published in local and international business news sites.

Fatih regularly shares his thoughts and enlightened views with our members on the Qorus website, with articles dealing with the various challenges and opportunities facing banks in an increasingly fast-moving world. Here they all are on this page.

Fatih Öğün's articles for Qorus

Digital Reinvention
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Decentralized finance (DeFi): Innovative use-cases and real-world applications

Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, explores the burgeoning potential of decentralized finance, diving into its most compelling use-cases...

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Revolutionizing financial services: The limitless potential of BaaS

In this article, Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, sheds light on the concept of BaaS, its emerging use-cases...

13/11/2024 Article

The hybrid path: Blending physical and digital channels for enhanced customer acquisition

Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, delves into the mechanics of phygital integration, the benefits of such a strategy,...

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Future trends shaping commercial and corporate banking

Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, explores the key trends that are expected to shape the future of commercial...

Insurance
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The impact of generative AI on the insurance industry

Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, explores the multifaceted impacts of GenAI on the insurance sector, highlighting key use-cases...

Digital Reinvention
22/10/2024 Article

Unlocking value: The transformative potential of asset tokenization in financial services

Asset tokenization represents a significant leap forward in the democratization of investment and the efficient management of asset ownership. Our...

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16/10/2024 Article

Redefining competition: The role of generative AI in the banking sector

Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, explores how GenAI impacts competition within the banking sector, illustrating its potential through...

Digital Reinvention
08/10/2024 Article

Infrequently asked questions: Critical insights for business strategy success

Think outside the box: Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, shares some bold and rarely-asked questions that may hold...

Digital Reinvention
02/10/2024 Article

The story of continuous business evolution

Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, explains how a continuous culture of innovation based on small, steady enhancements can...

Digital Reinvention
25/09/2024 Article

Programmatic acquisition: Enhancing strategic capabilities through mergers and acquisitions

Fatih Ogun, Akbank's Head of Strategy, explains how programmatic acquisitions provide companies with a strategic path to enhance their capabilities,...

Digital Reinvention
18/09/2024 Article

Revolutionizing industry trend analysis with generative AI: A new frontier in strategic planning

Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, explores the integration of generative AI in industry trend analysis, explaining its mechanisms,...

11/09/2024 Article

CX: The critical differentiator in today’s market

Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, explains why prioritizing customer experience is not just advantageous but essential for financial...

Digital Reinvention
04/09/2024 Article

Orchestrating success: The strategic imperative of building and managing industry ecosystems

Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, explores the essence of industry ecosystems, underscoring their strategic importance, and delineating the...

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29/08/2024 Article

The new era of business financing: A guide to alternative funding approaches

Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, delves into the transformative realm of alternative financing, exploring its origins, mechanisms, benefits...

Digital Reinvention
16/07/2024 Article

Navigating the future : Crafting a robust technology strategy for sustainable growth

Fatih Öğün, Head of Strategy at Akbank, shares insights into how to formulate and implement a technology strategy that delivers...

09/07/2024 Article

Embracing the culture of continuous learning

Fatih Öğün, Head of Strategy at Akbank, emphasizes the importance of harnessing lessons from project completions to drive continuous improvement...

03/07/2024 Article

Unearthing hidden opportunities: The art of niche discovery in financial services

Finding and leveraging niche markets within the broader ecosystem has become a cornerstone strategy for sustainable growth and differentiation. Fatih...

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Strategic innovation: concept and approaches

In this article, Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, will focus on strategic innovation: where innovation objectives, methods and...

Digital Reinvention
12/10/2023 Article

Strategic insights – Combination of strategy, AI and advanced analytics

Fatih Ogun talks about the importance and key aspects of a new concept, ‘strategic insights’. This concept seeks to combine...

Digital Reinvention
05/10/2023 Article

Growth engines – under the hood

In this article, Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, summarizes some key aspects of what growth engines are and...

Digital Reinvention
28/09/2023 Article

Navigating blue oceans

When it comes to competition, the concept of blue ocean is regularly discussed. In this article, Fatih Ogun will list...

Digital Reinvention
21/09/2023 Article

The science of self-disruption

In today’s business world, disruption is the name of the game. Regardless of the industry, disruption is becoming an important...

Digital Reinvention
14/09/2023 Article

From co-pilot to co-worker: GenAI

Generative AI has taken the industry by storm. Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, tells us about the points...

Digital Reinvention
07/09/2023 Article

The fear of heights in new S-curves

The fear of heights brought on by higher-elevation S-curves requires a proactive approach. Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank,...

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31/08/2023 Article

Commoditizing and re-inventing digitalization

Should we accept the fact that digitalization’s value will diminish no matter what or is there a way to find...

Digital Reinvention
24/08/2023 Article

How to differentiate differentiation?

Fatih Ogun tries to list some key points for achieving differentiation successfully.

Digital Reinvention
10/08/2023 Article

Financial services industry innovation: when, where, and how?

The financial services industry (FSI) is an area where innovation happens frequently and fast. Despite the fact that sub-industries are...

Digital Reinvention
20/04/2023 Article

Artificial intelligence: from use cases to business models

Artificial intelligence, with its theory, algorithms and applications, is becoming a mainstream concept in many different industries including financial services...

SME Banking
29/03/2023 Article

Technology startups: A different type of banking customer

It is important for a bank to focus on startup businesses, especially technology startups. Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at...

02/02/2023 Article

Business models – How to manage the time dimension

Considering the ever-changing business world we are living in, understanding business models and defining new ones are the new business-as-usual...

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