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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BRANCH BANKING MAY OUTLAST THE ONLINE CHANNEL AFTER ALL

Bob Graham, Senior Vice President – Head of Banking & Financial Services, Virtusa There have bee...

5th October, 2013

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BANK SELL-OFFS AND SPIN-OFFS – WHO’S THINKING ABOUT THE CUSTOMERS’ INTERESTS?

By Mike Davies, Vice President EMEA North, GMC Software Technology Ltd As TSB returns to the UK’s hi...

5th October, 2013

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DBS BANK OBTAINS APPROVAL TO SET UP SUB-BRANCH IN THE CHINA (SHANGHAI) PILOT FREE TRADE ZONE

Establishes presence in the newly-established zone to forge strong Asian connectivity DBS Bank (Chin...

1st October, 2013

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ENDING THE TRADE OFF BETWEEN PROTECTION AND CONVENIENCE IN ONLINE BANKING

Author: Steven Hope, CEO of Winfrasoft Whenever there is talk about security in retail banking, it i...

30th September, 2013

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STANDARDS AND CENTRAL BANKS: HOW CAN SOA SUPPORT SYSTEM STABILITY?

Hans Tesselaar, executive director, BIAN Regulations are oftentimes treated with suspicion by banks...

30th September, 2013

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VIZOLUTION ANNOUNCES SANTANDER AS NEW CLIENT

Vizolution today announced that Santander is to use its screen sharing for business solution, vScree...

30th September, 2013

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AROUND FIVE MILLION UK CURRENT ACCOUNT HOLDERS READY TO SWITCH BANKS

Research from SAS identifies appetite from consumers to find a new current account provider New onli...

27th September, 2013

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DEFENCE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS – HOW BANKS SHOULD COUNTER THE CYBER THREAT

Geoff Webb, director, solution strategy, NetIQ Since the earliest incarnations of the banking indust...

27th September, 2013

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VPBANK TO BE RATED AT STABLE OUTLOOK BY MOODY’S

Recently, Moody’s (global credit rating firm) has assigned the first time ratings of B3 to Vie...

24th September, 2013

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BANKING THE UNBANKED: THE MOBILE OPPORTUNITY

By Serge Van Dam, Mobiliti Segment Leader, International Group, Fiserv In developing economies banki...

23rd September, 2013

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DIGITISATION AND ANALYTICS: BANKS MUST LEARN QUICKLY TO STAY AHEAD OF NEW COMPETITORS

Peter Fawcett, Head of Retail and Commercial Banking, Tata Consultancy Services, discusses how effec...

23rd September, 2013

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MAKE MORE THAN A STATEMENT: BIG DATA AND THE BANKS

Paul Alexander, CEO & Co-Founder of Beyond Analysis There have been big changes since I first op...

23rd September, 2013