Fatih Öğün is a Banking and Consulting Executive with 20+ years of experience in banking and consulting businesses covering different industries including banking, insurance, telco, energy, retail and technology.
In consulting business, he delivered both management consulting and technology consulting type of engagements including but not limited to strategy development, digital strategy, operating model design, business transformation, organization design, go-to-market strategy, technology strategy, IT transformation and product design type of projects.
He is the author of 100+ articles published in local and international business news sites.
Fatih regularly shares his thoughts and enlightened views with our members on the Qorus website, with articles dealing with the various challenges and opportunities facing banks in an increasingly fast-moving world. Here they all are on this page.
Fatih Öğün's articles for Qorus
The hybrid path: Blending physical and digital channels for enhanced customer acquisition
Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, delves into the mechanics of phygital integration, the benefits of such a strategy,...
Future trends shaping commercial and corporate banking
Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, explores the key trends that are expected to shape the future of commercial...
The impact of generative AI on the insurance industry
Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, explores the multifaceted impacts of GenAI on the insurance sector, highlighting key use-cases...
Unlocking value: The transformative potential of asset tokenization in financial services
Asset tokenization represents a significant leap forward in the democratization of investment and the efficient management of asset ownership. Our...
Redefining competition: The role of generative AI in the banking sector
Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, explores how GenAI impacts competition within the banking sector, illustrating its potential through...
Infrequently asked questions: Critical insights for business strategy success
Think outside the box: Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, shares some bold and rarely-asked questions that may hold...
The story of continuous business evolution
Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, explains how a continuous culture of innovation based on small, steady enhancements can...
Programmatic acquisition: Enhancing strategic capabilities through mergers and acquisitions
Fatih Ogun, Akbank's Head of Strategy, explains how programmatic acquisitions provide companies with a strategic path to enhance their capabilities,...
Revolutionizing industry trend analysis with generative AI: A new frontier in strategic planning
Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, explores the integration of generative AI in industry trend analysis, explaining its mechanisms,...
CX: The critical differentiator in today’s market
Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, explains why prioritizing customer experience is not just advantageous but essential for financial...
Orchestrating success: The strategic imperative of building and managing industry ecosystems
Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, explores the essence of industry ecosystems, underscoring their strategic importance, and delineating the...
The new era of business financing: A guide to alternative funding approaches
Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, delves into the transformative realm of alternative financing, exploring its origins, mechanisms, benefits...
Navigating the future : Crafting a robust technology strategy for sustainable growth
Fatih Öğün, Head of Strategy at Akbank, shares insights into how to formulate and implement a technology strategy that delivers...
Embracing the culture of continuous learning
Fatih Öğün, Head of Strategy at Akbank, emphasizes the importance of harnessing lessons from project completions to drive continuous improvement...
Unearthing hidden opportunities: The art of niche discovery in financial services
Finding and leveraging niche markets within the broader ecosystem has become a cornerstone strategy for sustainable growth and differentiation. Fatih...
Strategic innovation: concept and approaches
In this article, Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, will focus on strategic innovation: where innovation objectives, methods and...
Strategic insights – Combination of strategy, AI and advanced analytics
Fatih Ogun talks about the importance and key aspects of a new concept, ‘strategic insights’. This concept seeks to combine...
Growth engines – under the hood
In this article, Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, summarizes some key aspects of what growth engines are and...
Navigating blue oceans
When it comes to competition, the concept of blue ocean is regularly discussed. In this article, Fatih Ogun will list...
The science of self-disruption
In today’s business world, disruption is the name of the game. Regardless of the industry, disruption is becoming an important...
From co-pilot to co-worker: GenAI
Generative AI has taken the industry by storm. Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank, tells us about the points...
The fear of heights in new S-curves
The fear of heights brought on by higher-elevation S-curves requires a proactive approach. Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at Akbank,...
Commoditizing and re-inventing digitalization
Should we accept the fact that digitalization’s value will diminish no matter what or is there a way to find...
How to differentiate differentiation?
Fatih Ogun tries to list some key points for achieving differentiation successfully.
Financial services industry innovation: when, where, and how?
The financial services industry (FSI) is an area where innovation happens frequently and fast. Despite the fact that sub-industries are...
Artificial intelligence: from use cases to business models
Artificial intelligence, with its theory, algorithms and applications, is becoming a mainstream concept in many different industries including financial services...
Technology startups: A different type of banking customer
It is important for a bank to focus on startup businesses, especially technology startups. Fatih Ogun, Head of Strategy at...
Business models – How to manage the time dimension
Considering the ever-changing business world we are living in, understanding business models and defining new ones are the new business-as-usual...
