Aleksei Veretenov
RU / EN

Strategic Projects

PFPG / Ural FD (Klyukva) — banking and telecom integration

Full-scale transformation of Ural FD and development of a cross-industry group model connecting banking and telecommunications services.

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Context

Ural FD Bank and its Klyukva retail brand were part of the Perm Financial and Industrial Group (PFPG), which also includes ER-Telecom. The bank’s current brand is Dom.ru Bank.
The work with the bank lasted two years and included support for its leadership on business development and change implementation.

Objective

Deliver a full-scale bank transformation and develop collaboration between the group’s financial and telecommunications businesses.

Role

Lead of the bank transformation and the group’s cross-industry business model development; worked with shareholders and management.

Approach

  • Customer and business models, operations and organisational management.
  • IT integration, vendor selection, sales and partnership programmes.
  • Joint management of transformation programme delivery with the bank’s leadership.
  • Integration of capabilities across the bank, telecom operator and other PFPG businesses.

Outcome

During the project, retail operating profit grew by 106%, profitability per customer by 108% and the retail loan portfolio by 121%.
In the first year, retail deposits and account balances grew by 98%, new unique customers by 98%, loans per customer by 123%, deposits per customer by 100% and products per customer by 107%.

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