• Kunal Pande, Partner |
2 min read

As the financial services industry continues to evolve, companies are increasingly focused on customer-centricity, recognizing that meeting individual customer needs is key to success. The Segment of One concept, which refers to hyper-personalisation at an individual level, has become the gold standard for companies looking to achieve this level of customer focus. To achieve this, companies need to leverage data-driven insights, accelerate their delivery of personalised offerings, and provide a convenient and timely experience for customers. By combining data, AI-driven insights, and personalised delivery through mechanisms like APIs, mobile, etc. companies have the power to transform the financial services industry at an industrial scale.

One of the key components of achieving the Segment of One is leveraging data effectively. With the amount of data available today, companies have access to a wealth of information that can be used to personalize offerings and build better relationships with their customers. While traditional methods of data analysis may not be sufficient to handle this volume of information, AI-driven insights can help companies make sense of it all and identify patterns that can be used to improve customer interactions.

Another important component of the Segment of One is hyper-personalised delivery mechanisms. APIs are one such mechanism that can help companies deliver personalised offerings to their customers in a convenient and timely manner. They can be used to connect various systems and platforms, enabling companies to offer a seamless, customized experience across multiple channels.

To achieve the Segment of One, companies must also focus on building a flexible and sustainable architecture, both in terms of data and technology. This is expected to enable them to handle the volume of data and insights required to drive personalization at scale, while also being able to adapt to changing customer needs over time. In this context, companies must ensure that their approach to brings data quality, security, resilience, and ethics as core pillars at design level.  Such an approach is essential to drive sustainable value and set them apart from competitors. Such an approach would also be necessary to appropriately adhere with the demanding regulatory requirements.

By leveraging data-driven insights, AI, and hyper-personalised delivery mechanisms, companies can deliver a seamless, personalised experience that meets the unique needs of each individual customer. With a flexible and sustainable architecture designed with data quality, security, resilience, and ethics in mind, companies can drive sustainable value and become differential leaders in their respective markets.

In conclusion, achieving the Segment of One is essential for companies in the financial services industry looking to remain competitive and meet the evolving needs of their customers. By leveraging data, AI-driven insights, and personalised delivery mechanisms like APIs, companies can deliver a convenient and timely experience that meets the unique needs of each individual customer. A robust architecture and processes with data quality, security, resilience, and ethics at core is crucial to driving sustainable value and becoming differential leaders in the industry.

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  • Kunal Pande

    Kunal Pande

    Partner, National Co-Head - Digital Risk and Cyber , National Leader - Digital Trust for Financial Services Sector

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