{"id":145775,"date":"2018-01-12T03:35:12","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T08:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=145775"},"modified":"2018-01-12T03:35:12","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T08:35:12","slug":"mdi-calls-for-digital-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/01\/12\/mdi-calls-for-digital-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"MDI calls for digital transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_145781\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145781\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/gfx_header_mdi.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-145781\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/gfx_header_mdi.png\" alt=\"(Photo by MDI)\" width=\"450\" height=\"93\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/gfx_header_mdi.png 450w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/gfx_header_mdi-300x62.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145781\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MDI logo (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mdi.net.ph\/\">Photo by MDI<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA &#8212; A Philippine-based\u00a0 information and communications technology solutions provider urges entrepreneurs to embrace digital transformation to maximize the advantages of new technologies to their business operations.<\/p>\n<p>Micro-D International, Inc. (MDI) Chief Executive Officer Myla Villanueva said adopting digital transformation trinity -design, physical space, and brand\u2019s aspirations -would not only change the way entrepreneurs do business but would also create \u201cpowerful customer experiences\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>MDI has been operating for 30 years using innovation and technology to elevate customers interactions, to have efficiencies and to create value for businesses through digital transformation.<\/p>\n<p>Among the latest done by MDI was in partnership with the UnionBank of the Philippines for its \u201cThe Ark\u201d, a full-service bank branch with different customer journey as it promoted and educated customers of its products and services through digital platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of getting a number for queueing, The Ark staff will hand over an iPad to a client where they will process their transactions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ark serves as venue to educate clients to digital space of our products and services,\u201d UnionBank Consumer Finance and Chief User Experience Officer Ana Aboitiz-Delgado said.<\/p>\n<p>Delgado said this move was part of UnionBank\u2019s digital transformation as it eyed to be the premier digital bank in the country.<\/p>\n<p>As the bank prepares for the digital transformation, its employees also undergo retooling of skills as simple bank transactions migrate to digital space.<\/p>\n<p>But Delgado said that The Ark would not replace UnionBank\u2019s traditional bank branches in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDigital transformation closes the gap what digital customers are already expecting and what companies are delivering. We can\u2019t be in an analogue world anymore,\u201d Villanueva said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is the cost if you do not (invest in digital transformation)? I think that\u2019s the bigger question now,\u201d she stressed.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the MDI executive cited that sectors of telecommunications and finance had been aggressively adopting digital transformation in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Villanueva added that with the advent of mobile technology, digital transformation could help those unbanked Filipinos to have bank accounts.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, outlook for retail sector is seen to be better if players are to start embracing digital transformation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA &#8212; A Philippine-based\u00a0 information and communications technology solutions provider urges entrepreneurs to embrace digital transformation to maximize the advantages &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":145781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[42892,42890,42888,42889,42891],"class_list":["post-145775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-ana-aboitiz-delgado","tag-ark-staff","tag-micro-d-international","tag-myla-villanueva","tag-union-bank-of-the-philippines","mauthors-kris-crismundo","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145775"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145775\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}