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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MOBILE BANKING INNOVATION SPURS RAPID GROWTH

South Africa’s “zero fraud” mobile-first secure banking success has international potential. A stron...

19th December, 2017

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CONSUMERS COULD WAIT UP TO 14 DAYS FOR A REPLACEMENT BANK CARD AS HIGHSTREET BANKS CLOSE FOR CHRISTMAS

Brits will have to wait an average of 11 days and as long as 14 days to get new cards 3 million1 peo...

19th December, 2017

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OPEN BANKING WILL ACCELERATE INNOVATION FOR THE BIG BANKS

By Peter Veash, CEO at The BIO Agency The open banking revolution is imminent. But what does it mean...

15th December, 2017

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BANKS TO RETHINK CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT IN LIGHT OF UPCOMING PSD2 DEADLINE

Banks to address the need for better communications with their customers Today marks one month until...

15th December, 2017

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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN CHALLENGER BANKS GET OLD AND INCUMBENTS EMBRACE THE NEW?

By Francesco Scarnera, Chief Executive Office, iBe TSE One of the pleasures of working in the techno...

12th December, 2017

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METRO BANK CELEBRATED ON GLASSDOOR’S BEST PLACE TO WORK LIST 2018

Only high street bank to feature in Top 50 list Metro Bank CEO included in Glassdoor’s Most Highly R...

10th December, 2017

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MORE THAN HALF OF CONSUMERS MOVING AWAY FROM TRADITIONAL BANKING​

Relay42 research uncovers generation-wide appetite for use of technology to deliver better banking c...

10th December, 2017

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TRAVELEX REVEALS NEARLY 60% OF UK CONSUMERS WANT A MARKETPLACE FROM THEIR BANK AS FINANCE FATIGUE KICKS IN

50% increase in fintech accounts held over the last 10 years versus 11% for current accounts from tr...

7th December, 2017

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2.5 MILLION1 BRITS EXPECTED TO LOSE THEIR BANK CARD THIS FESTIVE PERIOD AND COULD WAIT UP TO 14 DAYS FOR A REPLACEMENT

Over 1.1 million2 Brits have lost their card at a Christmas or New Year’s Eve party 3 million3 peopl...

7th December, 2017

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A QUARTER OF SMES DON’T THINK UK BANKS HAVE CHANGED THEIR BEHAVIOUR SINCE THE 2008 GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS

Branch closures, poor customer service and a focus on quick profits all cited by SMEs as driving dow...

7th December, 2017

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FINTECH REVOLUTION IS HERE TO STAY AS BANKS PLAN TO RAMP UP INVESTMENT

More than three quarters (77%) of commercial banks are preparing to increase fintech investment over...

5th December, 2017

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WATFORD, WE’RE COMING FOR YOU: METRO BANK SET TO LAND BANKING REVOLUTION IN TOWN NEXT YEAR

7 day-a-week, 362 days a year bank to open in Watford Free coin counting machines for the whole comm...

30th November, 2017