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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FIVE WAYS TO TURN BANK BRANCHES INTO COMPETITIVE POWERHOUSES

By Christina Bowe, Regional Director UK & Ireland, Perceptive Software There’s no shortage of st...

19th November, 2014

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BANKING FINES HIGHLIGHT URGENT NEED FOR BANKING CULTURE TO CHANGE

Mary Clarke, CEO, Cognisco This week five banks – HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland, Swiss bank UBS and U...

15th November, 2014

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BANKING: THE INFUSION OF NEW TALENT

If leadership is the #1 differentiator, banks need to break old hiring patterns David Boehmer: Regio...

14th November, 2014

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BB&T PUSHES INTO MID-ATLANTIC WITH SUSQUEHANNA BUY

NEW YORK (AP) – The commercial bank BB&T is buying Susquehanna Bancshares in a cash-and-st...

13th November, 2014

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INTESA Q2 PROFITS MORE THAN DOUBLE

MILAN (AP) – Italian bank Intesa SanPaolo SpA says its third-quarter profits more than doubled...

12th November, 2014

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ITALIAN BANK UNICREDIT’S PROFIT BEATS EXPECTATIONS

MILAN (AP) – Italian bank UniCredit reported profits more than doubled in the second quarter,...

12th November, 2014

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THE IMPORTANCE OF MANAGING INFORMATION AS BANKS GO DIGITAL

by Joseph Sullivan, Multi-domain MDM Sales Manager Europe, Stibo Systems Recent advances in digital...

8th November, 2014

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REMOTE DEPOSIT CAPTURE MAKING INROADS IN THE U.K.

By David Abbott, EMEA Payments Lead, International Group, Fiserv Technology has revolutionised core...

7th November, 2014

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BULGARIA STRIPS MAJOR BANK OF ITS LICENSE

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s central bank has stripped the country’s fourth-biggest...

7th November, 2014

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PERSONAL CURRENT ACCOUNT AND SMALL BUSINESS BANKING FACE FULL COMPETITION INVESTIGATION

The CMA has announced its decision to launch an in-depth market investigation into the personal curr...

7th November, 2014

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THE BANKS PASSED – BUT THE STRESS TEST IS FAILING

Damon Batten, Catalyst Development Ltd www.catalyst.co.uk On the 26th October, the European Banking...

6th November, 2014

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LAUNCHING OF STEP UP CREDIT CARD FOR THE YOUNG

To catch up with the growing trend towards payment by cards of the young, Vietnam Prosperity Bank (V...

6th November, 2014