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Innovative FinTech is currently the fastest growing sector in the world. The term FinTech is a combination of two English words, namely, “financial” and “technology.” FinTech is a new financial product or service that is created through network and mobile technologies to meet current financial service requirements. FinTech is oriented toward the six key financial demands, and the use of FinTech in a “cashless society” as a new payment method in pay projects poses a challenge to the ATM sector, which handles cash transactions. Established in 1859, Diebold Ltd. is an American company that has long been engaged in the field of finance and security. Its key product, the ATM, is considered the leading technology for cash transactions. How will this 156-year-old company survive the financial reform caused by the emergence of FinTech? Diebold TW thought it could survive the financial reform by focusing on its business and developing improved hardware, but it encountered unprecedented setbacks. Specifically, banks no longer see the functionality of hardware and focus instead on the overall soft power. Therefore, how can Diebold TW strengthen its soft power? Does the company seek collaborations with other companies or attempt to cultivate its internal professional talents to prepare for a transformation? Corporate transformation requires not only time but also adequate internal resources. A conflict exists between traditional high returns and investment of innovation cost. True innovation must jump out of the original core technologies, exploit new markets or groups of customers, and create a new business model. How can Diebold TW turn this crisis into a favorable event and change the ATM sector under heavy time pressure by using its existing customer relationships and limited resources? A Harvard case study is adopted in this research to discuss the business ecosystem, destructive innovation, business mode, corporate transformation, and other topics as well as understand how an organization conducts destructive innovation, establishes strategic cooperation with key partners, develops innovative business models, and completes corporate transformation by mastering business ecological information. This case study could exert a profound influence on the environment, society, and the social mass.
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