206 case(s) found.
Nickel, a French fintech established in 2014, aimed to provide accessible banking services to underserved populations. Their innovative 'bank in a box' concept, requiring only an ID, a mobile phone, and €20, was distributed through local tobacco stores in France, which are an integral part of French daily life.
Reference 6854
Published 30 Nov 2023
Length 14 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region Europe
Industry Financial Services, Banking
Nickel, a French fintech established in 2014, aimed to provide accessible banking services to underserved populations. Their innovative 'bank in a box' concept, requiring only an ID, a mobile phone, and €20, was distributed through local tobacco stores in France, which are an integral part of French daily life.
The digitalization of businesses and business processes is widespread but unequal. It has left gaps between small and large enterprises, more vs. less knowledge-intensive workers, desk vs. non-desk employees, and between industries, business units, and regions.
Reference 6851
Published 20 Oct 2023
Length 13 page(s)
Topic Operations
Region Europe
Industry Information Technology and Services
The digitalization of businesses and business processes is widespread but unequal. It has left gaps between small and large enterprises, more vs. less knowledge-intensive workers, desk vs. non-desk employees, and between industries, business units, and regions.
Standard Chartered Ventures combines an internal venture-building operation, a corporate venture capital organization, and a digital platform to link challenges with solutions. Its purpose is to accelerate the bank’s transformation in the digital age by promoting experimentation with new business models and technologies outside the bank’s traditional structure and processes.
Reference 6846
Published 30 Oct 2023
Length 13 page(s)
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region Global
Industry Financial Services
Standard Chartered Ventures combines an internal venture-building operation, a corporate venture capital organization, and a digital platform to link challenges with solutions. Its purpose is to accelerate the bank’s transformation in the digital age by promoting experimentation with new business models and technologies outside the bank’s traditional structure and processes.
Crurated, a start-up founded in 2019, combines various technologies to address previously
unmet needs in the fine wine market through a bold marketing approach. The innovative ecommerce
marketplace enables high-end consumers to connect with and purchase wine
from renowned producers.
Reference 6822
Published 22 Jun 2023
Length 12 page(s)
Topic Marketing
Region Global
Industry Luxury Goods and Jewelry
Crurated, a start-up founded in 2019, combines various technologies to address previously
unmet needs in the fine wine market through a bold marketing approach. The innovative ecommerce
marketplace enables high-end consumers to connect with and purchase wine
from renowned producers.
Schneider Electric was an industry pioneer in its twin transition to a digital and sustainable
solution provider. After announcing its EcoStruxure platform in 2012, the transformation got
off to a slow start.
Reference 6818
Published 11 Apr 2023
Length 4 page(s)
Region Global
Industry Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Schneider Electric was an industry pioneer in its twin transition to a digital and sustainable
solution provider. After announcing its EcoStruxure platform in 2012, the transformation got
off to a slow start.
Microsoft offers a rare example of an incumbent that has survived the era of digital transformation – reclaiming a place among the undisputable tech giants (GAFA). Its performance is all the more remarkable given the challenges it faced at the end of the Ballmer era, when Satya was appointed the turn-around CEO in 2014.
Reference 6816
Published 11 Apr 2023
Length 5 page(s)
Region Global
Industry Human Resources
Microsoft offers a rare example of an incumbent that has survived the era of digital transformation – reclaiming a place among the undisputable tech giants (GAFA). Its performance is all the more remarkable given the challenges it faced at the end of the Ballmer era, when Satya was appointed the turn-around CEO in 2014.
The board of directors of Umania Property Group (UPG) is preparing to discuss an ESG
(environmental, social, governance) strategy and how it should be managed. The third-largest
real estate developer in the country (Umania) has been growing fast despite COVID-19 and
market turbulence.
Reference 6807
Published 12 May 2023
Length 12 page(s)
Region Europe
Industry Real Estate
The board of directors of Umania Property Group (UPG) is preparing to discuss an ESG
(environmental, social, governance) strategy and how it should be managed. The third-largest
real estate developer in the country (Umania) has been growing fast despite COVID-19 and
market turbulence.
The board of directors of UPG, a public company with two main shareholders, is preparing to discuss plans for the CEO succession. UPG, the third largest developer in its country, has been growing fast despite COVID-19 and market turbulence.
Reference 6790
Published 06 Feb 2023
Length 5 page(s)
Region Europe
Industry Real Estate
The board of directors of UPG, a public company with two main shareholders, is preparing to discuss plans for the CEO succession. UPG, the third largest developer in its country, has been growing fast despite COVID-19 and market turbulence.
Webtoon Entertainment, a subsidiary of Korea’s dominant search engine, Naver, with over 60% of the market share, is a prime example of how a company creates and captures new market opportunities in the era of digital transformation.
Reference 6787
Published 05 Dec 2022
Length 15 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region Global
Industry Broadcast Media
Webtoon Entertainment, a subsidiary of Korea’s dominant search engine, Naver, with over 60% of the market share, is a prime example of how a company creates and captures new market opportunities in the era of digital transformation.
Shortly after Rich Hagen joins Paypal as Strategic Director in 2021, the CEO Dan Schulman asks for his input to choose between two promising directions for the business: venturing into retail investing or launching a super app. As a brokerage sector veteran, Hagen is intuitively inclined to favour online trading, but Schulman makes a strong case in favour of the super app.
Shortly after Rich Hagen joins Paypal as Strategic Director in 2021, the CEO Dan Schulman asks for his input to choose between two promising directions for the business: venturing into retail investing or launching a super app. As a brokerage sector veteran, Hagen is intuitively inclined to favour online trading, but Schulman makes a strong case in favour of the super app.
The start-up ecosystem in Vietnam has seen rapid growth since 2020. This case follows an early entrant, Insignia Ventures Partners, led by Yinglan Tan out of Singapore, who is considering an investment in FinHay, a robo-advisor in the emerging fintech space in Vietnam. Is there potential to turn Finhay into one of the first ‘unicorns’ in Vietnam?
Reference 6771
Published 02 Nov 2022
Length 25 page(s)
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region Asia
Industry Venture Capital
The start-up ecosystem in Vietnam has seen rapid growth since 2020. This case follows an early entrant, Insignia Ventures Partners, led by Yinglan Tan out of Singapore, who is considering an investment in FinHay, a robo-advisor in the emerging fintech space in Vietnam. Is there potential to turn Finhay into one of the first ‘unicorns’ in Vietnam?
When IBM set about commercializing its artificial intelligence-driven Watson AI in the healthcare market, its early successes were widely publicized. Senior managers and the media claimed that its diagnostic features would soon surpass those of the sharpest doctors.
Reference 6753
Published 14 Feb 2023
Length 16 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region North America
Industry Hospital & Health Care
When IBM set about commercializing its artificial intelligence-driven Watson AI in the healthcare market, its early successes were widely publicized. Senior managers and the media claimed that its diagnostic features would soon surpass those of the sharpest doctors.