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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BANKS REACH TIPPING POINT IN FIGHT AGAINST FINANCIAL CRIME, REVEALS NEW REPORT FROM LEXISNEXIS RISK SOLUTIONS AND THE BBA

61% of banking and financial services professionals say there is enough or too much regulation, but...

4th December, 2015

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DIGITAL BANKING INNOVATION DESIGNED THROUGH EMPATHY

Keith Rowling, MD UK & Ireland, First Data All banks want to be the first in the industry to bri...

4th December, 2015

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HOW BANKS CAN AVOID REGULATORY REPORTING MISTAKES WITH A GOOD DOSE OF AUTOMATION

By Alice Allegrini is Sales Director at Tagetik Efficient corporate performance and financial manage...

3rd December, 2015

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Top-Up Agency Service of Jetstar Pacific Airfares at VPBank

Aiming to facilitate ticket agents of Jetstar Pacific in issuing tickets to customers, Vietnam Prosp...

3rd December, 2015

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FOUR NETWORKING CHALLENGES FACING THE RETAIL BANKING INDUSTRY

By Simon Poole, head of enterprise business development, SSE Enterprise Telecoms With the financial...

3rd December, 2015

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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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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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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