How committed is Microsoft to the banking industry?
I think we’re uniquely positioned to bring together the digital lifestyle and work style to create connected experiences between banks and their customers. In the past five to six years, our financial services unit has grown from six to 600 people supporting the business. Our banking team is made up of industry veterans who have come to us from reputable banking institutions as well as investment firms. We leverage their years of industry experience and expertise to provide banks with reusable business components and cross-channel consistency for more agile customer service. Also, our large and dynamic partner community, as well as our R&D investments, have allowed us to stay on top of key banking trends. Drawing input from our partner ecosystem on needs within the industry, our product teams are able to develop forward-thinking solutions that drastically improve the bottom line of our customers. We have core products that are on everyone’s desktops. In fact, as a company, we spent nea
