Industry

Financial Services

Create forward-thinking, innovative solutions tailored for financial institutions that are navigating a dynamic and rapidly shifting industry landscape, ensuring they remain resilient and agile in the face of change.

Financial Services Evolved: Strategic Innovation for Market Leadership

We collaborate with companies across the entire financial services spectrum, including banking, payments, insurance, wealth and asset management, and private equity. Our approach is highly collaborative and results-driven, designed to help you manage risks, reduce costs, foster innovation, enhance customer loyalty, and achieve transformative digital and operational improvements. With deep expertise across all financial sectors, our consultants work as an extension of your team, fully invested in your success and treating your business as if it were our own.

We help develop actionable strategies and ensure their efficient implementation to deliver real and sustainable performance improvements. At Santiago & Company, we bring a proven track record of delivering measurable results and helping financial services firms achieve their most ambitious goals. Whether it’s unlocking growth through innovation, transforming operations, or managing risk with precision, we are your trusted partner in navigating the complexities of the financial services industry.

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Our Capabilities

M&A

We bring unmatched expertise in all aspects of M&A, including a systematic approach to post-merger integration, unlocking deal value that exceeds expectations.

Digital Transformation

Our unique cross-capability approach, Kinetic Digital SM, combines automation, enterprise technology, advanced analytics, and digital innovation.

Customer Experience

We advance customer loyalty through tools, benchmarking, and solutions, ensuring seamless and engaging customer journeys.

Performance Improvement

From zero-based budgeting to cost transformation initiatives, we provide a comprehensive range of disciplines to optimize efficiency and enhance operational effectiveness.

People & Organizations

Our capabilities in operating model redesign, Agile enterprise transformation, and enterprise technology modernization empower your organization to innovate and adapt seamlessly.

Sustainability

We help you seize emerging opportunities in sustainability and ESG investing, driving pragmatic actions that generate strong ROI while aligning with evolving regulatory and stakeholder expectations.

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Our FinServ Experience

Our approach to financial services consulting breaks the mold—eschewing outdated frameworks in favor of pioneering new strategies that redefine client-consultant relationships. Our team, equipped with deep industry knowledge and a commitment to co-creation, integrates seamlessly with your organization to effect tangible change. We strike a balance between driving growth and fostering innovation, tailoring enduring solutions uniquely suited to your business. We accomplish this by leveraging three main cross-functional areas.

  • Streamline complex banking processes with digital solutions for enhanced customer interaction and operational efficiency by harness the power of AI and advanced analytics for comprehensive, scalable transformations across all banking areas.
  • Embed sustainability and climate action into the financial sector's core, addressing key social and environmental challenges. Facilitating impactful strategies for financial inclusion, human rights, and biodiversity preservation, moving towards net-zero goals.
  • Mitigate risks and navigate the evolving landscape of environmental regulations and sanctions. Through implementing digital solutions for regulatory compliance and risk monitoring, adapting to new consumer behaviors and business models.

Catering to a diverse clientele including commercial, private, and retail banks, alongside digital-first entities, emergent fintech startups, and industry disruptors, we deliver immediate value while strategically positioning you for long-term success. In an era where fintech investment is soaring, we empower you to seize this expanding market. Merging the agility of a startup with the extensive expertise of a seasoned institution, we guide you through the journey of designing, refining, and expanding your fintech innovations.

Client Results

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