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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HOW CAN BANKS ENHANCE CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT?

By Karen Wheeler, Country Manager, Affinion The banking landscape in the UK is evolving at a rapid p...

6th September, 2016

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THE BANCASSURANCE ASIA SUMMIT SETS ITS 6TH EDITION ON THE 22ND TO 25TH NOVEMBER IN SINGAPORE

Equip Global continues to develop its signature line of banking and finance summit series by announc...

6th September, 2016

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MOBILE BANKING DRIVES THE MODERN DATA CENTRE

  Rick Vanover, ‎Director of Technical Product Marketing, Veeam Software Digital transformation...

31st August, 2016

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IS FINTECH DISRUPTION KEY TO THE COLLABORATIVE FUTURE OF BANKING?

Traditional banks are increasingly under pressure from disruptive FinTech competitors who are rewrit...

30th August, 2016

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INCREASING BANK BRANCH CLOSURES FRUSTRATING CONSUMERS AND MARGINALISING THE VULNERABLE

More than half of Brits have not seen a member of their bank in over a year, as branch closures cont...

30th August, 2016

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INTELLIGENT ENVIRONMENTS CALLS ON BANKS TO INVEST IN TABLET BANKING CAPABILITY, FOLLOWING NEW RESEARCH

New research from Intelligent Environments reveals consumer perceptions of various banking channels...

30th August, 2016

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THE GREEN GRID’S NEW PI COULD TRANSFORM BANKING IT INFRASTRUCTURE

PUE, or Power Usage Effectiveness, had been the watchword in data centre circles for years, but for...

29th August, 2016

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WITH BANKS BEGINNING TO TURN TO VOICE RECOGNITION, THE GROWING SHIFT AWAY FROM PASSWORDS TO THE STRONGER SECURITY PROMISED BY BIOMETRICS HAS REACHED A MILESTONE.

Innovations in sensors, processing and secure storage have brought biometrics into everyday life. Pe...

26th August, 2016

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WHY THE DIGITAL GENERATION WOULD RATHER BANK WITH GOOGLE, APPLE AND AMAZON

Katy Keim, CMO, Lithium Technologies &Klout, spells out the perils faced by the traditional reta...

25th August, 2016

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NEW AGE BANK ROBBERS STEAL MILLIONS IN CYBER HEISTS

By Dave Palmer, Director of Technology, Darktrace Despite the financial sector taking the lead in st...

24th August, 2016

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OPEN DATA REPRESENTS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE TO BANKS IN A GENERATION

We all know the old adage that you’re more likely to divorce than change your bank account. But that...

19th August, 2016

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RESEARCH FINDS SECURITY RISKS PREVENT CONSUMERS FROM “BUYING” INTO MOBILE BANKING

Kaspersky Lab announced today the results of a survey, conducted in partnership with IDC Financial I...

19th August, 2016