Analysis

February 15, 2021

Consumer fintechs will fail unless they rethink their business, says top bank exec

Claire Calmejane says neobanks need to start creating corporate-facing products, contrary to calls for greater focus


Isabel Woodford

6 min read

Consumer fintechs which are not developing a corporate offering are setting themselves up to fail, according to the chief innovation officer of French bank Societie Generale.

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