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Women in European banking: Germany drags its feet as France leads the way
The issue of women in European banking boardrooms has been the topic of much discussion in the industry...
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The US has a long history of lagging behind Europe when it comes to banking innovation. Bank of the West is out to remedy this by teaming...
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Bank Technique paves the virtual way in Azerbaijan
While the west's continued efforts to get mobile payments off the ground stall, Bank Technique in Azerbaijan has hopes of a cashless economy in...
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April 2013 saw the release of the 10th annual World Banking Report from Capgemini and EFMA. World Banking Report aims to provide...
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BNP Paribas launches digital mobile bank
BNP Paribas (BNPP) has launched Hello Bank, an internet based bank.
BNP Paribas (BNPP) has launched Hello Bank, an internet based bank.
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HSBC to axe another 14,000 jobs to save £2bn
HSBC, the largest UK headquartered bank by assets, will cut up to an additional 14,000 jobs worldwide in an effort to save up to £2bn ($3bn) over the next three years.
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RBS to spend £175m on Scots retail banking
RBS is to announce plans to spend £175m ($268) on its Scottish branches.
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Citi announce rollout of global iPad app
Citi have announced plans to launch their iPad app, Citibank for iPad, in Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Europe.
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Post Office to launch three current accounts
The Post Office has today announced the launch of its three new current accounts in the UK.
Latest Features
Women in European banking: Germany drags its feet as France leads the way
The issue of women in European banking boardrooms has been the topic of much discussion in the industry...
The issue of women in European banking boardrooms has been the topic of much discussion in the industry...
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Mobile balance check without login comes to the US
The US has a long history of lagging behind Europe when it comes to banking innovation. Bank of the West is out to remedy this by teaming...
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Bank Technique paves the virtual way in Azerbaijan
While the west's continued efforts to get mobile payments off the ground stall, Bank Technique in Azerbaijan has hopes of a cashless economy in just a few years. Billy Bambrough spoke to Bank Technique CEO Ulvi Mansurov about how the bank will...
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10th World Retail Banking Report round-up
April 2013 saw the release of the 10th annual World Banking Report from Capgemini and EFMA. World Banking Report aims to provide...
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Country survey: Italy
Italian banks are looking to their digital strategy as a way to reduce costs and gain new clients. The countries banks are continuing to develop their online and mobile platforms to try and stay ahead of the competition. Chiara Masini reports.
Blogs
Why are Contactless Payments so Difficult?
In the UK alone, there are now over 30m contactless cards in circulation. As someone in the payments industry who knows what to do when they see a contactless sign at the till, there is still a great deal of work to be done to make tapping for...
In the UK alone, there are now over 30m contactless cards in circulation. As someone in the payments industry who knows what to do when they see a contactless sign at the till, there is still a great deal of work to be done to make tapping for...
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Who needs branches anyway?
It all seemed such a good deal, as recently as last July.I broke off from my holidays to tell BBC radio Five Live, Radio 2, the rolling BBC news channel and just about anyone else that would listen, what a good deal the Cooperative Bank had struck...
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Alternative Banking
In the light of the recent announcement that Lloyds Banking Group paid 25 of their staff members £1m, while continuing a redundancy package that will result in 40,000 jobs being lost, it's hard to keep the faith in the "big four" UK banking groups.
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#NaffWest - A lesson in how not to use social media in a crisis
This week millions of RBS customers, including those at NatWest and Ulster, were left without access to their money. Many, like my colleague told me happened to him, were unable to pay restaurant bills or for their shopping at the till. Isn't it a...
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4 things banks should be spending their money on in 2013
As we were finishing a lunch meeting the other day, the bank executive I was with laid down a challenge. He said, "Richard, my cab will be here in five minutes, so, taking into account the time it takes me to walk from this table to the front...