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It's no surprise that trust in the banking system is at a low point. In fact, according to the 2013 Capgemini world banking report, between 2006 and 2013 there has been a 50 per cent increase in the ...
It is becoming harder and harder to make ‘basic retail banking’ pay. Restrictions on the cross-sale of premium products have closed routes to incremental sales. Meanwhile, moves by the European Parl...
Cloud and cost control. It fits like a glove, doesn't it? I read with interest in the Ovum report, "The Critical Role for Cloud in the Transformation of Retail Banks", that there has been a...
It was with great interest that I read the article last week about the plans to launch a new bank called Starling when Anne Boden, former AIB COO, announced her plans for the new digital bank. Along ...
The emergence of a host of new players in the UK retail banking market is giving the traditional powerhouses food for thought. According to the Office of Fair Trading, the big four banks - HSBC, Royal...
It seems you can't get away from the cloud and all the hype that surrounds it. I was browsing through the Ovum report "The Critical Role for Cloud in the Transformation of Retail Banks", wh...
As you may have already seen, Global payments company NCR has announced that one of its merchant point-of-sale (POS) systems will soon offer Bitcoin support. Merchants have shown an increasing appeti...
Just when you thought you had the evolution of banking channels figured out I am here to explain the flaw in the latest evolution of banking channels; omni-channel banking. The progression of banking...
Earlier this year the United Arab Emirates Banks Federation - incorporating the leading banks of the country - announced the launch of a Mobile Wallet project. The project is part of the UAE’s Smart ...
Over recent years, agile new players have entered the in-store payments space, bringing new innovations that offer merchants more competitive, advanced solutions. For example, terminal providers are r...
"It's a seamless way to split the bill - as opposed to antiquated ways like sending money, or IOUs" Startups around the world are jumping at an opportunity to simplify the bill-splitting pro...
Introduction: Branchless Banking has been the buzzword for quite some time and many analysts are predicting the closure of a significant number of the branches over the next 5 to 15 years. For example...