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UBS chief Ermotti on fintech: Embrace, don’t imitate

Digital innovation can give banks a competitive edge – but they should not pretend they can be tech companies, CEO tells Sibos conference

UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti
UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti

Investment banks must embrace fintech but not consider themselves part of the technology industry if they are to get the most out of financial innovation, according to the chief executive of UBS.

Sergio Ermotti, whose bank was one of the first to embrace startups focused on financial innovation, was speaking at Sibos, the annual banking technology conference in Geneva, on September 28.

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