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 RESPONSIVE BANK REVOLUTION IN THE AGE OF CUSTOMER OBSESSION

Steve Tassell, global product marketing manager, Bizagi Customer experience is of paramount importan...

17th April, 2017

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BANKING ON GOOD CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

Consumers report that access to live agents makes them more loyal and less likely to switch By Graha...

17th April, 2017

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OPEN BANKING IS A GAME CHANGER FOR MILLENNIALS, NEW SURVEY FINDS

Most Millennials will use a single portal to aggregate services from multiple banks – eroding banks’...

17th April, 2017

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ALAWWAL BANK REDEFINES WHAT BRANCH BANKING MEANS IN THE DIGITAL AGE

Synechron designs first-of-its-kind café branch complete with barista and digital onboarding Coffee...

12th April, 2017

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METRO BANK EXPANDS COMMERCIAL BANKING TEAM WITH SENIOR HIRE

Metro Bank, the revolution in British banking, has today announced the appointment of Alec Viney as...

10th April, 2017

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THE CHALLENGES OF COST REDUCTION IN EUROPEAN RETAIL BANKING

By Rob Kemna, Head of Technology Solutions and Managed Services at Delta Capita From structurally lo...

10th April, 2017

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ALMOST HALF OF UK CONSUMERS AIMING TO SWITCH BANKS AMID CUSTOMER SERVICE FEARS, GMC SOFTWARE RESEARCH SHOWS

43 percent looking to switch in the next year, as 68 percent feel they are “Just a number” to their...

10th April, 2017

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REPORT REVEALS BANKS ARE UNDERSERVING CUSTOMERS IN VULNERABLE CIRCUMSTANCES

Fairbanking Foundation calls on banks to redouble efforts to identify and protect key customer group...

10th April, 2017

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COULD CASB HELP BANKS GET TO CLOUD 9?

Eduard Meelhuysen, Head of EMEA at Bitglass, explains why emerging Cloud Access Security Broker tech...

10th April, 2017

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SALARY SACRIFICES – A CHANGE IS COMING

In light of the new salary sacrifice rules which will be introduced next month, Vaneeta Khurana, Nat...

3rd April, 2017

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THE BANK OF THE FUTURE: START WITH THE CUSTOMER AND THINK OUTSIDE-IN

Jouk Pleiter, CEO, Backbase Banks are under greater pressure than ever to attract and retain custome...

3rd April, 2017

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BANKS MUST EMBRACE MOBILE TO REMAIN RELEVANT

Alf Saggese, managing director, EMEA, Moxie The 2016 report by the UK’s Competition and Markets Auth...

3rd April, 2017