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’ ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING DIVISIONS WASTING NEARLY £3BN A YEAR CHASING FALSE LEADS

RegTech advances mean an average 55% of ‘false positives’ and inefficiencies can be removed if syste...

10th May, 2017

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IDEA BANK TO LAUNCH MOBILE COWORKING SPACE THE FIRST IDEA HUB EXPRESS BANKING BRANCH HAS HIT THE TRUCKS

Idea Bank, Poland’s most innovative bank, well known for its extravagant ideas, such as the mobile A...

6th May, 2017

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ONE IN FOUR BANKS FIND IT DIFFICULT TO VERIFY THE IDENTITY OF ONLINE BANKING CUSTOMERS

According to the latest Financial Institutions Security Risks survey, 24 per cent of banks worldwide...

5th May, 2017

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BRITISH CONSUMERS DO NOT TRUST WHAT THEIR BANKS SAY ONLINE

Convenience of digital banking undermined by trust issues A new study shows 62 percent of UK adults...

5th May, 2017

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RBS TO ENHANCE CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH “HYBRID BOTS”

New technology from LivePerson, which combines human and bot support in one, will support the RBS go...

5th May, 2017

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METRO BANK FANS OPEN ONE MILLION ACCOUNTS

Metro Bank, the revolution in British banking, has today revealed that it has surpassed one million...

5th May, 2017

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THE COMMERCIAL BANK SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES A PILOT ON A CLOUD-BASED BLOCKCHAIN NETWORK WITH INFOSYS FINACLE

Infosys Finacle, part of EdgeVerve Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Infosys (NYSE: INFY), and T...

5th May, 2017

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WHAT HAS MONZO TAUGHT THE BANKING INDUSTRY?

Duncan Keene, UK managing director of UX analytics platform ContentSquare, explains what Monzo’s suc...

3rd May, 2017

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BANK RESULTS SHOW MODEST PROFIT GROWTH FOR THE FIRST QUARTER

Banks stepping up their game and refusing to rest on their laurels First quarter results show hope f...

29th April, 2017

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BANKS AT RISK OF MISSING THE OPEN BANKING OPPORTUNITY

Less than a third think Open Banking will improve their business and make it more competitive. 80% o...

28th April, 2017

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HOW TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS WILL DISRUPT THE FACE OF BRANCH BANKING?

Bhupender Singh, CEO of Intelenet Global Services, explores the future of branch banking and enhanci...

27th April, 2017

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FIRST PRIVATE BANK TO MODERNISE AND DIGITALISE BANKING OPERATIONS WITH MISYS

Bank set to support growing Myanmar economy with efficient and transparent services  First Private B...

27th April, 2017