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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HAVING IT ALL: IMPROVING ATM PROFITABILITY AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

Retail banking is getting harder: low interest rates, more government regulations, and mandates for...

18th July, 2014

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BREMER BANK COUNTS ON TALARI’S WAN APPLIANCES TO ACHIEVE UNINTERRUPTED BUSINESS CONTINUITY

Bremer anticipates saving nearly $200K per year with Talari by swapping costly MPLS backup links for...

18th July, 2014

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BANKING IS A RELATIONSHIP BUSINESS

The advance of digital and mobile banking has depersonalized the banking industry. But 50% of custom...

12th July, 2014

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BANKS EMBRACE TECHNOLOGY BUT NOT FAST ENOUGH FOR SOME REGULATORS, SAP STUDY SHOWS

Regulators Expect Banks to Bring Down Time Lag for Complex Reporting From 10 Days to Only One Day;...

11th July, 2014

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‘PAYMENT ACCOUNTS DIRECTIVE’

Bank accounts for all as EU delivers another maelstrom By Roger Davies, Principal Consultant, EA Cha...

9th July, 2014

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FS ORGANISATIONS NEED TO FOCUS ON THE CUSTOMER TO SECURE THEIR SHARE OF THE RECOVERY

By Richard Goold, Executive Director at Moorhouse As the economy passes the pre-recession peak, the...

9th July, 2014

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MOBILE BANKING USERS TO EXCEED ONLINE BANKING USERS FOR THE FIRST TIME BY 2019

New findings from leading analysts, Juniper Research, finds that over 1.75 billion mobile phone user...

9th July, 2014

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FRANKFURT RMB CLEARING HUB WILL SIGNIFICANTLY BENEFIT MID-SIZE COMPANIES

Frankfurt’s establishment as the Eurozone’s first offshore clearing hub for RMB trade settlement wil...

9th July, 2014

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BANKA EKONOMIKE LAUNCHES FLEXIBLE LOYALTY PROGRAM FOR MERCHANTS USING TRANZWARE FROM COMPASS PLUS

Compass Plus, an international provider of retail banking and electronic payments software to proces...

3rd July, 2014

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Manchester City Bank on success with new vietnamese partnership

City seals deal with Saigon Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank Barclays Premier League Champions, Man...

3rd July, 2014

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IN-BRANCH BANKING REMAIN​ING​ CONSUMERS’ PREFERRED CHANNEL FOR CARRYING OUT TRANSACTIONS

Research conducted by leading business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP has found that tr...

2nd July, 2014

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OPTIMISTS VS. PESSIMISTS IN ITALIAN BANKING

By David Brierley and Saad Sarfraz There is no doubt that the Italian government under Matteo Renzi...

1st July, 2014