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Verdict Staff
Banca Transilvania signs deal to buy Volksbanken’s Romania subsidiary
Romania’s Banca Transilvania has signed an agreement to buy 100% of Volksbank Romania, a local subsidiary of Austrian lender Volksbanken.
India should permit banks to use gold as liquidity reserves, recommends WGC
Indian government should allow banks to use gold as part of their liquidity reserves, which would incentivise them to introduce gold-based savings products, the World Gold Council (WGC) suggested.
No one payment method to rule them all
“When will mobile payments replace card payments?” This question has been on the lips of the payments industry for years. But as Ian Hermon argues, we may have been asking the wrong question
Societe Generale’s retail arm selects Calypso for treasury management solution
Credit du Nord, the retail banking network owned by Societe Generale with eight regional banks across France, has selected Calypso Technology to manage its global treasury services.
BBVA snaps up big data start-up Madiva
Spanish banking major BBVA has acquired Madiva Soluciones, a Madrid-based startup that provides services using big data and cloud computing.
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South Korea’s bank divestment plan to continue to face challenges, says Fitch
The South Korean government’s bank privatisation plan will continue to face challenges as the sector faces a difficult operating environment in 2015, says Fitch Ratings.
Bank of China to roll out Western Union remittance services
Western Union has announced that Bank of China will offer Western Union Money Transfer services at its branches and sub-branches throughout mainland China.
The ’10 Steps’ to Building Your Own Bank
One of the most exciting areas in the financial industry today is the renaissance in customer propositions and choices, as non-traditional challenger banks enter the industry and established players race to create dynamic new offers. Adam Davis sets out a 10 step methodology around bringing new banks and new banking offers to market
Mizuho Financial Group to accept international credit cards
Japan-based Mizuho Financial Group has unveiled its plans to launch a service to accept foreign credit cards in its automated teller machines, enabling tourists to withdraw Japanese yen in cash from such machines.
A surfeit of caution among banks is opening up the FS sector to further new entrants
We have all heard of the so-called “challenger” banks putting a dent in the dominance of the UK’s Big Four. The new players are often leaner, faster and more specialist than their bigger brethren. They have other major advantages, argues John Lunn