FEBRUARY 2019
Inside Sherpa – Digital Internship
Technology, Strategy & Architecture – TS&I
Work in Progress Module Tasks and Ideal Responses
Deloitte Virtual Intern
BUSINESS RECOMMENDATION
Feasibility VALUE ANALYSIS
• Does the bank have the resources to set up the online platforms?
• HOW MUCH MORE EXPECTED REVENUE
• how difficult is it to acquire licenses to move online?
WILL THIS BRING IN?
• What is the competition like on online platform?
• THIS WILL SET THE BANK UP FOR THE
• Could we lose customers if they are not satisfied with the online
FUTURE
offerings?
• How soon does the client want to enter this market?
• IT WILL REDUCE FUTURE COSTS AS THE
BANK WILL NOT HAVE TO OPEN A LOT
Costs OF PHYSICAL BRANCHES AS THEY
Benefits
EXPAND AS MOST OF THE SYSTEMS
• Development cost of building the online platforms in- • Moving the banking system online will help in appealing to a
house or outsourcing WILLbase,
much wider MOVE ONLINE.
especially young people.
• • It will help cut certain costs as less staff will be required in the
Cost of recruiting and paying IT staff
traditional transactional jobs.
• Cost of acquiring licenses or permissions to move • Customers who use online banking tend to use banking services
banking system online more often.
• Customers who use online services also feel a greater sense of
attachment and loyalty towards their respective banks.
RECOMMENDATION
MYBANK SHOULD CERTAINLY MOVE TOWARDS DIGITIZATION AS THIS WILL
HELP THIS IMPROVE THEIR BRAND LOYALTY, EXPAND CUSTOMER BASE
AND WILL BRING IN MORE REVENUE THROUGH THE NEW REVENUE
STREAMS THAT ONLINE BANKING WILL EVENTUALLY BRING. THEY SHOULD
TRY AND OUTSOURCE THE TASK OF SETTING THIS UP TO PROFESSIONALS
WHO HAVE ASSISTED OTHER BANKS AS THEY WILL HAVE BETTER
EXPERIENCE OF SETTING UP SECURITY PROTOCOL WHICH IS OF UTMOST
IMPORTANCE.