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 ON INFORMATION

By Sue Trombley, Managing Director of Thought Leadership at Iron Mountain and ARMA Fellow, and Dr Jo...

21st July, 2016

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AFRICAN BANKS MUST SEIZE THE POTENTIAL OF THEIR OWN MARKET

By Christophe Jocktane-Lawson, Managing Director of EBI (Ecobank Group) African banks need to seize...

21st July, 2016

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BANKS CAN LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD IN THE DIGITAL AGE

Bhupender Singh, CEO of Intelenet® Global Services says all is not lost for banks Banks are operatin...

19th July, 2016

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THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL BANKING

Andy Hirst, Vice President, Banking Solutions Like every other industry, banking is faced with a wid...

19th July, 2016

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IN A RISING MARKET, ARE BANKING OUTSOURCERS PULLING THEIR WEIGHT?

Graham Donald, Managing Director, Credit Services, Equiniti Group The Quarterly Outsourcing Index[1]...

19th July, 2016

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“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