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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Banking

“THE QUESTION IS WHETHER THE BANK OF ENGLAND’S CAPITAL RELAXATION SIGNIFIES A GENERAL POSITIVE SHIFT IN MOOD TOWARDS THE BANK SECTOR, AND A SOFTENING OF OTHER RESTRICTIONS…”

By Chris Burke, CEO of Brickendon UK-based banks are being hit from all sides at the moment, with Br...

19th July, 2016

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GCC BANKERS PARTICIPATE IN THE HOSTED BANKER PROGRAM AT THE REGION’S LARGEST BANKING INNOVATION SUMMIT HELD IN DUBAI

The summit will be held on 5th and 6th September 2016 at Palazzo Versace, Dubai The banking sector i...

19th July, 2016

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FLYING THE NEST: IT’S TIME TO DECOUPLE TOKENIZATION FROM HCE

Hans Henrik Hoffmeyer’, senior vice president at Nordic payment services provider,Nets In the world...

13th July, 2016

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PROPHET PARTNER WITH ADDIKO FOR LAUNCH OF NEW BANK

– Global brand and marketing consultancy Prophet creates new brand  and identity for Addiko Ba...

13th July, 2016

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WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR CORRESPONDENT BANKING?

The practice of correspondent banking faces pressure from mounting costs associated with due diligen...

11th July, 2016

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BIG BANKS CAN BE CHALLENGERS TOO

Paul Bowman from Market Gravity shares his insights on how traditional long-term strategies are dead...

11th July, 2016

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UNICREDIT COMPLETES FIRST EVER ROMANIAN BPO

The latest landmark Bank Payment Obligation (BPO) transaction was completed between firms in Romania...

7th July, 2016

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TRUE DIRECTIVE

The world of banking changes dramatically. We witness a huge shift from traditional banking with bri...

7th July, 2016

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SOPRA STERIA CHOSEN AS DIGITAL PARTNER OF CHOICE FOR NEW UK MILITARY CHALLENGER BANK

SopraSteria will develop banking systems to help bring ‘The Services Family’ to the UK market SopraS...

7th July, 2016

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DANISH LOCAL AND REGIONAL BANKS LAUNCH MOBILE WALLET POWERED BY NETS’ NEW HCE AND TOKENISATION PLATFORM

Nordic digital payments specialist, Nets, has been selected by Danish banking collective, the BOKIS...

1st July, 2016

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CHALLENGED TO CHANGE: WHY BANKS MUST RETHINK THEIR ATTITUDES TO DISRUPTION

ZafKazmi is the head of group mobile channel strategies at Erste Group Bank and co-chair of the Bank...

1st July, 2016

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DANISH LOCAL AND REGIONAL BANKS LAUNCH MOBILE WALLET POWERED BY NET’S NEW HCE AND TOKENISATION PLATFORM

Nordic digital payments specialist, Nets, has been selected by Danish banking collective, the BOKIS...

30th June, 2016