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The Copernican Revolution in Banking
Frank RotmanFounding Partner, QED Investors
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In the beginning, God created the heaven and the Earth…
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Starting with Church origins, there was a long-held belief that the Earth must be at the center of the universe
The Church held the following core tenets:
12 Thus, Earth must be at
the center of the universe (the Geocentric Theory)
God created man and man is the center of his creation
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Some of the smartest people in history justified the Geocentric Theory by finding evidence that supported their a priori beliefs
Plato
Aristotle
Ptolemy
12 The distribution of the stars in the sky:
Half the stars are above the horizon, and half are below the horizon at any given time
From the view of the Earth, the sun appears to revolve around the Earth once per day. The moon and planets have their own orbits, but they also revolve around the Earth once per day.
3 The Earth does not seem to move from the perspective of an Earth-bound observer
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Mental gymnastics were needed to rationalize observations
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Copernicus was the first scientist to challenge the a priori notion that the Earth was at the center of the universe
The Heliocentric Theory fit observed data as well as the Geocentric model, but was simpler and led to more accurate models (e.g., elliptical orbits) that never would have emerged from the Geocentric model
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1,500 years of belief was torn down and replaced by a superior world view in a few decades. It all started with an alternative to the a priori view that proved to be true.
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The “Geocentric Model” of Banking consists of the following principles:
Banking has its own a priori beliefs
12 Banks must serve all clients (consumer, SME, and corporate)
through all channels (branch, online, telephone, mobile, etc.)
Banks must manage a complete suite of banking products (core banking, lending, payments, wealth management, etc.)
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99Source: Federal Reserve Economic Data. Return on average equity for all U.S. Banks, percent, quarterly, not seasonally adjusted. Shareholder value shading assumes constant cost of equity.
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The Geocentric Model of Banking produced solid economic returns for many years, but this is no longer true
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It’s easy to blame all of the Banking ecosystem’s problems on increased regulatory scrutiny and capital requirements, but there is a profound shift occurring that can’t be ignored
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That which can be destroyed by the truth, should be.– Carl Sagan
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Compressing dealer margins
Armed with more information, consumers increasingly shop…
Cars10 years ago Today20 years ago
• Consumers had limited information on car price and needed to haggle for a better price
• Dealers had pricing power and made healthy margins
• More pricing data became available online, especially in the used car market (e.g., Blue Book)
• New services provide consumers with complete pricing transparency for new and used cars
• Near-perfect price transparency has led to a giant reduction in dealer margins
Source: NADA
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Credit cards
…and Banking products are no exception
• Almost all credit card offers came to consumers in the mail or could be found at Bank branches
• Consumers struggled to compare offers and understand their choices
• Banks began offering products online, allowing consumers to shop from home
• All of a Bank’s credit card products could be seen in one place and compared
• New aggregation and price comparison services enable consumers to shop bank by bank online
• Consumers now have complete information about all available products, pricing and approval odds in a single location
10 years ago Today20 years ago
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The top position routinely attracts 90%+ of all clicks!
Certificates of deposit price comparison
Full transparency enables rational decision-making by consumers
Source: Bankrate website. Note: Click rate estimated based on conversations with industry insiders.
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Thus, the big question every business needs to ask itself:
If a rational consumer were armed with perfect information, would they choose my product?
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Low ROE
Best-in-class products spur a growth flywheel2nd-tier value propositions struggle
High ROE and reinvestment
Customer acquisitions and growth
Scale operations and optimization of business
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Best-in-class product
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Offering best-in-class products spurs a growth flywheel that yields attractive economics
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It’s impossible to believe that all Banks are adequately resourced to deliver a complete suite of best-in-class products
• Savings accounts
• Checking accounts
• Debit cards
• Prepaid cards
• Certificates of deposit
• Credit cards
• Mortgages
• Home equity loans
• Auto loans
• Lines of credit
• Equipment leasing
• Receivables (cash services, lockboxes)
• Payables (checks, wires)
• Merchant services
• Payroll services
• Liquidity sweeps
• Foreign currency
• Financial risk management
• Investment banking
• Debt capital markets
• Equity capital markets
• Institutional brokerage
• Estate settlement
• Guardianship
• Investment management services
• Individual retirement accounts
• Custody accounts
• Trusts
• Tax services
• Securities
• Short-term investments
• Portfolio management products
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee benefits plans (dental, medical, etc.)
• Long-term insurance
• Property & casualty
• Reinsurance
• ID theft protection
Deposits Credit Treasury Management Capital Markets Investment Insurance
Bank product offering
300+ products across segments (consumer, SME, and corporate)
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Share will increasingly become concentrated in the hands of best-in-class product providers as channel barriers fall and information becomes more abundant
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The time is right for Banks to take a “Copernican Leap”
The “Copernican Leap” in Banking:
12 Be willing to replace non-core products and capabilities
with best-in-class offerings from third parties
Be willing to offer your best products and capabilities to other institutions’ customers
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Manufacturer Distributor
1 TRANSACTIONAL BANKS YESfor core product(s) NO
2 GENPOP BANKSMAYBE
for core product(s)
YESto general population
3 VERTICAL BANKSYES
to specific segments
4 NON-BANK PLAYERS NO YESto existing customers
In this new world, four types of players will emerge
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Transactional Banks manufacture white-label versions of specific products and servicesKey characteristics: Legal right and skills to manufacture best-in-class products, paired with efficient and scalable operations
TRANSACTIONAL BANKS
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AWS is a good analogy for how Transactional Banks that specialize in specific service layers and core functionality could emerge
Lending Deposits Payments Investmentsof
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AWS annual revenue (launched 2006)
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computing seen as strategic
AWS reduces the cost of cloud management – on average in 2014, AWS reduced the cost of computing by 30%, storage by 51% and relational databases by 28%
AWS also serves as a great proof point that well-managed back-end functionality can generate a giant profit pool
Source: Amazon company reporting
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AWS has centralized 1MM+ cost centers into one giant profit center.Transactional Banks can do the same in the Banking world!
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GENPOP BANKS
Genpop Banks serve the general population with a broad suite of productsKey characteristics: Complete suite of products (own and third party) that cater to the general population
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There are many full-service Banks and Credit Unions today, most of which are too small to deliver a suite of products profitably
Landscape of U.S. Banking industry
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Source: BankRegData website
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What if the 5,000+ Banking Institutions substituted their current offerings with third-party best-in-class products and infrastructure?
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VERTICAL BANKS
Vertical Banks serve specific segments vs. the general populationKey characteristics: Curated offering of products (own and third party) that are tailored to the segment’s needs
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Relationship management is not dead…if you go vertical
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Small Business BankAgriculture BankLandlord Bank
• Tenant screening services
• Escrow accounts
• SFR loans
• Tenant/landlord payments
• Farm equipment leasing
• Agriculture real estate loans
• Livestock loans
• Cash flow insight tools
• SMB loans
• Accounts receivables factoring
• Accounting/tax services
• Merchant accounts
Focus on a single segment allows for the curation of a best-in-class suite of products and tailored customer experience
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Vertical Banks will be very disruptive to the Banking ecosystem. They willdominate a segment by offering a small number of world-class products that arehyper-focused on the segment’s needs.
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NON-BANK PLAYERS
Non-Bank players will be able to distribute Banking productsmanufactured by the Transactional BanksKey characteristics: Massive base of engaged customers
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87% >215MM 1.9BN 90MMshare
of searchiPhones
sold in 2017active
monthly usersAmazon
Prime members
Content and advertising
Entertainment and software
Social and distribution
Commerce and fulfilment
Non-Banks have massive bases of engaged customers…
Source: Statistica website
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Apple
Amazon
PayPal
18-34 35-54 55+Age:
…to whom they can offer select Banking products via partnerships with transactional banks
If these companies offered Banking services, how likely would you be to bank with them?Likely or very likely
Source: Accenture survey
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The “Copernican Banking” framework will allow today’s Banking ecosystem to evolve and become more rational
NEXT 3–6 YEARS NEXT 6–10 YEARSNEXT 1–3 YEARS
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Large banks partner with non-banks, setting themselves up to offer Transactional Banking
services
Transactional Banks gain scale as they serve smaller banks in
addition to non-banks
Banks choose to offer best-in-class products (own and third party) or watch market share
and profitability erode
Several Transactional Banks are powering the Banking
ecosystem, capturing half of all economics
Battle for the customer intensifies – market share
consolidates to best-in-class product manufacturers and
distributors
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The big takeaway:Transactional banks are coming.Become one, use one, or watch your market share and profitability continue to erode.
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A 2006 survey revealed that 20% of the U.S. population still believes that the sun revolves around the Earth
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Frank Rotman is a founding partner of QED Investors. His investments are focused on financial services and financial technology companies that are credit oriented or have data analytics foundations at their core. His portfolio of 20+ investments includes many of the emerging next-generation companies in the financial services eco-system, including Credit Karma, Prosper, Avant, SoFi, GreenSky, LendUp and AvidXchange. Frank was named to the 2018 Midas List in recognition of his accomplishments as an investor over the past decade.
QED Investors actively supports high-growth businesses that use information to compete – and win. The firm provides a combination of capital and capability and enjoys working closely with founders who share the conviction that information plays a decisive role in success.
Thank you!
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