{"id":8595,"date":"2018-02-12T09:30:24","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T09:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/?p=8595"},"modified":"2018-08-14T13:03:59","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T13:03:59","slug":"lessons-learned-from-adopting-new-technology-at-finca-bank-georgia-and-cantilan-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/lessons-learned-from-adopting-new-technology-at-finca-bank-georgia-and-cantilan-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessons learned from adopting new technology at Finca Bank Georgia and Cantilan Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New technologies help expand financial inclusion, but their uptake requires several careful considerations. Pilot projects supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) at Finca Bank Georgia and at Cantilan Bank (the Philippines) outline the key lessons learned in adopting new technology:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adopt because there is a need, not because it is on trend<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that benefits outweigh risks<\/li>\n<li>Educate yourself on the problem and potential solutions<\/li>\n<li>Educate others in your organization to create buy-in<\/li>\n<li>Give careful consideration to staff as they will bear the brunt of most changes<\/li>\n<li>Give time for learning and adjusting to new technologies and processes<\/li>\n<li>Pay attention to lessons learned, which could be useful in future projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"rpbt_shortcode\">\n\n<div id='rpbt-related-gallery-1' class='gallery related-gallery related-galleryid-8595 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='New project to boost access to digital finance'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/new-project-to-boost-access-to-digital-finance\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/New-project-to-boost-access-to-digital-financ-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-6755\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/New-project-to-boost-access-to-digital-financ-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/New-project-to-boost-access-to-digital-financ-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-6755'>\n\t\t\t\tNew project to boost access to digital finance\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='What China can teach the world about digital transformation'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/what-china-can-teach-the-world-about-digital-transformation\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1016-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-14253\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-14253'>\n\t\t\t\tWhat China can teach the world about digital transformation\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='BFC FinTech Monitor (22nd April \u2014 20th May)'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/bfc-fintech-monitor-22nd-april-20th-may\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1273af59-1bcb-1294-5dd6-0ebd6114cf121-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-16673\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-16673'>\n\t\t\t\tBFC FinTech Monitor (22nd April \u2014 20th May)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New technologies help expand financial inclusion, but their uptake requires several careful considerations. Pilot projects supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) at Finca Bank Georgia and at Cantilan Bank (the Philippines) outline the key lessons learned in adopting new technology: Adopt because there is a need, not because it is on trend Ensure that &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8620,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,14],"tags":[49],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8595"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8595"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8666,"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8595\/revisions\/8666"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}