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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OMNI-CHANNEL BANKING

Omni-channel banking is the seamless banking experience that a customer experiences when he interact...

21st April, 2015

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MOBILE BANKING BOOM BUT CUSTOMERS STILL UNAWARE OF ITS POSSIBILITIES

Banks evolving their mobile strategies, but communications with customers are outmoded Ongoing globa...

17th April, 2015

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YET MORE MARKET ABUSE? WHY BANKS NEED TO RAISE THE STAKES ON COMPLIANCE

Nigel Hewett, SVP Global Accounts Financial Compliance, Verint  Another day and another banking scan...

9th April, 2015

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HOW BANKS CAN USE PREDICTION ANALYTICS TO IMPROVE THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

By Nick Mitchell, managing director, EMEA, at intuitive consumer experience firm [24]7 Amazon has ch...

8th April, 2015

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BIG DATA AND ANALYTICS PROVIDE BANKS ENORMOUS OPPORTUNITY

By John Fleming Businesses in every industry are becoming digital operations and banking is no excep...

7th April, 2015

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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