{"id":2624,"date":"2018-08-25T11:44:27","date_gmt":"2018-08-25T11:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thebureaugh.com\/addons\/thegolferonline.com\/golfer\/?p=2597"},"modified":"2018-08-25T11:44:27","modified_gmt":"2018-08-25T11:44:27","slug":"technology-is-the-driver-in-the-banking-industry-mr-george-ofosuhene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegolferonline.com\/golf\/blog\/2018\/08\/25\/technology-is-the-driver-in-the-banking-industry-mr-george-ofosuhene\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology is the driver in the banking industry \u2013 Mr. George Ofosuhene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mr. George Ofosuhene, CEO of BOND Savings and Loans Ltd has likened the impact of technology in banking to a golf driver. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">The golf driver when efficiently utilized, becomes a golfer\u2019s ability to hit the ball straight, consistently, and a long way down the course. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Taking his turn at the Q&amp;A Session of the GEC Connect Breakfast meeting at Holiday Inn, the CEO of BOND Savings and Loans Ltd explained that technology has taken over the stage in banking. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u201cIt\u2019s quite interesting for us, because we see the immense opportunities created through technology\u201d. He emphasized <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Mr. Ofosuhene also confided that the Ghanaian has become more discerning in banking activities and knows what is good for them. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Therefore, moving into the next ten years, according to him, begins the process of increasing and improving the way things are handled. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">The basic principle, he observed, \u201cis that we want customers to feel more comfortable and have the luxury or benefit of concentrating on what they enjoy\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">He further observed that, in banking just like golf, it requires the ability to take certain amount of risk. However, the important thing he said, \u201cis to understand the ability to manage the risk, operate within the risk and to stay focus\u201d. \u00a0He emphasized<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Mr. Ofosuhene also decried the recent crisis in the financial institution that has seen the folding up of some of the private banks in Ghana. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">He however bemoaned the inclinations of some banks that are involved in businesses which have no relations to banking and these tendencies he noted may affect the capability of such banks. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">BOND Savings and Loans Limited recently celebrated its 10th anniversary and continues to make amazing strides in the financial industry. The company is the main sponsor of the 2018 GEC Open Golf Ghana Tournament. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">TheGolfer Online <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr. George Ofosuhene, CEO of BOND Savings and Loans Ltd has likened the impact of technology in banking to a golf driver. \u00a0 The golf driver when efficiently utilized, becomes a golfer\u2019s ability to hit the ball straight, consistently, and a long way down the course. 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