"SME & Corporate Banking - Creating a digital-first offering" with Sumit Batra from Backbase

SMEs account for the majority of business in Africa. Alongside corporates and multinationals, these enterprises are the lifeblood of global trade. Both customer segments provide a major potential revenue stream for banks who embrace innovation and a customer-first approach.

Sumit Batra has over 12 years of experience in Commercial and Wholesale Banking. He is currently leading Backbase's go to market initiatives in SME & Corporate Banking in Africa helping banks go digital-first. He has built his career working with corporate banking institutions across 50+ countries in areas of digital and core transformation. Sumit started his career building banking products for the corporate segment across front to back which are now being used by 150+ banks. Later, he was responsible to work with banks in strategizing on corporate banking transformation with some of the leading Tier1 banks.