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

BANK VAULTS NO LONGER PROVIDE FULL SECURITY IN THE DIGITALLY CONNECTED WORLD

Things have changed a lot since the days of bank robberies by the likes of Bonnie and Clyde. In toda...

26th November, 2015

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WHY BANKS NEED TO BANK THE LIVE EVENT

Neil Crespin, Chairman, mcm creative group Many small businesses are heavily reliant on business loa...

26th November, 2015

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Banking

JAPAN’S FUKUSHIMA BANK DEPLOYS MOBILE SALES FORCE AUTOMATION SOLUTION POWERED BY MAGIC SOFTWARE’S APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM

iPad app from Magic partner, CCU, increases bank’s sales force productivity by 30-40% Magic Software...

25th November, 2015

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WEAK LENDING TO SMALL COMPANIES IS ‘ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM’ OF UK BANKING POLICY

By Rishi Khosla, CEO and co-founder of OakNorth Bank, the bank for entrepreneurs and small business...

19th November, 2015

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THE FUTURE CHEQUE CLEARING MODEL – A FRAUD MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITY

By Martin Ruda – MD of TALL Group of Companies As the cheque industry gets down to work in bui...

19th November, 2015

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Banking

GLOBALIZATION WITH LOCALIZATION – THE IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN TRANSLATION FOR THE BANKING & FINANCE INDUSTRY

Alpi Mantry, VP of Growth & Relationship at Translate By Humans Greg Wolf, of corporate finance...

19th November, 2015

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I’M NOT A NUMBER! IMPERSONAL CUSTOMER RELATIONS DRIVES RECORD BANKING COMPLAINTS

By Glen Manchester, CEO of Thunderhead High street banks have had a rough time of it in recent years...

19th November, 2015

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KYC – WHO WILL WIN THE WAR?

By Lee Travers, CEO and founder of Briqs KYC is a war that seems, to many of us, to have gone on sin...

19th November, 2015

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RUSSIA’S TOUCH BANK – TAPPING BIG DATA FOR PERSONALIZED BANKING

In many global credit markets, credit bureau data is considered the state of the ar. Russia’s Touch...

19th November, 2015

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LIFE MOVES PRETTY FAST – DOES YOUR BANK?

~ Scott Andrick, Industry Principal of Retail Banking at Pegasystems, explains why UK banks need to...

19th November, 2015

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BRANCH TRANSFORMATION 2015: WINCOR NIXDORF PRESENTS INTEGRATED CONCEPTS TO TRANSFORM BRANCH NETWORKS

Despite the growth of online banking, today’s customer demands a true omnichannel service where the...

6th November, 2015

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Banking

THE CMA’S HIDDEN TRAP: COMMODITISING SME BANKING SERVICES

Eighteen months of investigation, and the decision is in: the banks will not be broken up. The Compe...

5th November, 2015