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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Banks still have a stake in consumer credit – but must adopt new tech or risk losing out

By Glenn Porter, Managing Director, GBG Fuelled by a decade of benign economy, the demand for UK con...

13th July, 2018

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Quality over quantity

A bank’s architecture has long defined its purpose: stable, strong and secure. In recent years, howe...

13th July, 2018

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Corporate banking – The bank’s bread and butter got digital!

By Rupa Ramamurthy Vice President for corporate banking for Intelenet Global Services The banking la...

13th July, 2018

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Banking

Banking on real-time data to remain compliant

By Graeme Dillane, manager, financial services, InterSystems We talk about the ‘data revolution’ ref...

13th July, 2018

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Investment banks welcome public cloud adoption for innovation first, not cost reduction

GFT study reveals the banking industry is more excited by the disruptive potential of cloud computin...

12th July, 2018

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‘Raisin’ The Roof On The Savings Market With Sharia And Challenger Banks

New savings marketplace raisin.co.uk offers consumers competitive savings rates Sharia-compliant ban...

12th July, 2018

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Barclays Africa Group Relaunches as Absa Group with a Fresh New Look

Group starts trading on Johannesburg Stock Exchange as ‘Absa Group’ Absa Group to complete roll-out...

12th July, 2018

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Twenty-first Century bank heists – more ransomware than romance as cybercriminals go for the digital vault

By Rick McElroy, Security Strategist, Carbon Black There used to be a certain romance about a classi...

12th July, 2018

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How can traditional players close the gap on challenger banks?

Mark Jackson, Head of Financial Services at Collinson  Earlier this year, Starling Bank and Monzo be...

11th July, 2018

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Best Credit Card Secrets Which Your Bank Doesn’t Want You to Know

Credit cards are one of the most common payment tools that are used by people from all over the worl...

11th July, 2018

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Bank Loan Secrets Which Your Bank Doesn’t Want You to Know

If you are like hundreds of thousands of people who dream of making a new home for themselves and ca...

11th July, 2018

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Consistency: The Key to Cracking Customer Experience for High-Street Banks

Carl Helling, Regional Director, Financial Services, UK & Ireland at Riverbed Technology In rece...

10th July, 2018