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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A SCANDAL WITH NO EQUAL: BANKING IN THE AFTERMATH OF PPI

Banks are still seeing the fallout from the PPI scandal, despite the years that have passed since it...

7th April, 2015

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PROACTIVE SECURITY MEASURES NEEDED FOR BANKING APPLICATIONS

By Tom Lysemose Hansen, Founder of Promon Biometric technology has begun to establish a foothold in...

27th March, 2015

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MIDDLE EAST BANKS’ SHARE OF GLOBAL TRANSACTION BANKING REVENUES TO INCREASE BY AT LEAST 25% BY 2025

Innovative technology will be critical to success, say Middle East banks at iGTB event Middle East b...

25th March, 2015

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THE NEW BANK HEIST: NO MASK REQUIRED

By Ofer Or The banking industry is no stranger to cyber-attacks. The latest attack uncovered by Kasp...

25th March, 2015

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LEGACY BANKS MUST RETHINK IT STRATEGY IN FACE OF CHALLENGERS

Never before have Britain’s banks been under greater pressure. Faced with public scrutiny over histo...

25th March, 2015

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BANKING FOR DIGITAL NATIVES: HOW NEW TECHNOLOGY AND CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS WILL TRANSFORM PAYMENTS, DEPOSITS AND LENDING

By Sriniketh Chakravarthi, Head of Banking and Financial Services for Continental Europe at Cognizan...

20th March, 2015

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WHY BANKS MUST BE PREPARED TO JOIN THE 21ST CENTURY

~ David Maitland, General Manager, EMEA at Couchbase, explains why financial institutions must adequ...

17th March, 2015

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THE DIGITAL DISRUPTORS: CAN DEVOPS SAVE THE BANKS?

By Nigel Beighton, VP of Technology, Rackspace Traditional banks are facing huge competition from di...

17th March, 2015

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A NEW BANKING PARADIGM FOR A NEW CONNECTED SOCIAL WORLD

Ahmed Michla of financial IT leader Sopra Banking Softwaredescribes a possible digital banking futur...

3rd March, 2015

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BANKS NEED TO BE THE FRONTRUNNER IN CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS

Tony Virdi, VP of Banking and Financial Services in the UK & Ireland, Cognizant NFC technology i...

27th February, 2015

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MOVING TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE BANKING MODEL – THE RISE OF SMALLER RIVALS

By Max Lami, CEO of Oppenheimer Europe Mid-market banks have been winning market share from leading...

26th February, 2015

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THE FRAUDSTERS KEEP COMING – BUT IS THE BANKING WORLD READY?

John Marsden, identity and fraud expert at Equifax It’s estimated that fraud costthe British economy...

26th February, 2015