Banking

From risk‑management practices to competitive positioning, the Banking section delivers detailed articles and opinion pieces on global banks and financial institutions. It examines regulatory shifts, digital transformation and the evolving role of banks in the wider economy.

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The Impact of the Digital Economy on the Banking and Payments Sector

By Gerhard Oosthuizen, CTO Entersekt. New banking regulations, digital consumers, the eradication of...

14th January, 2021

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Protecting the digitally-excluded: biometric identification ensures access to payments in a cashless world

By Vince Graziani, CEO, IDEX Biometrics ASA The events of this year have exacerbated a number of cha...

13th January, 2021

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The white-label branch

By Brian Holden, Global Director of Financial Services at SAS UK & Ireland I’ve written before a...

7th January, 2021

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The six big risks for 2021 – other than you know what!

Healix Risk Oracle report for 2021 identifies six key risks beyond the pandemic International risk m...

5th January, 2021

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Keeping customers safe when banking online

By Nic Sarginson, Principal Solutions Engineer at Yubico This year, consumers have turned to technol...

29th December, 2020

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Thwarting financial crime at every level with the cloud

By John Edison, Global Head of Financial Crime and Compliance Management Products, Oracle Financial...

29th December, 2020

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Covid-19 Steers Banking to Brink of a Potential Slump

By Kunal Sawhney, CEO, Kalkine Group. The closure of various small-scale enterprises to the rising d...

29th December, 2020

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Danske Bank deploys Quantexa’s AI platform for Financial Crime Detection

AI-based analytics and a dynamic single view of data enhances compliance effectiveness Quantexa, the...

22nd December, 2020

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Shifting trust in banks and predictions for 2021

By Marcus Swanepoel, CEO of Luno You’ve heard it said countless times already: 2020 has been a year...

22nd December, 2020

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2021: The new-normal lifecycle for banking

By Laura Crozier, Global Director of Industry Solutions, Financial Services at Software AG It would...

22nd December, 2020

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Absa Bank Uganda Limited wins prestigious Banking Group Brand of the Year and Best CSR Bank 2020 awards

21st December, 2020

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Growing financial power of the next generation of wealthy women is prompting change within family and banking relationships

Four in five women from high net worth families are set to inherit substantial wealth over the next...

21st December, 2020