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Verdict Staff

Why banking communications must be with customers, not mailboxes

via a paper request. What about a world where sites like Wikipedia just weren’t online at the times that suited you, and could only be viewed from certain computer terminals, writes Antoine Hemon-Laurens

Kenya’s Equity Bank, VFX to launch online money transfer service from UK

Kenya-based Equity Bank Group has partnered with VFX Financial to launch Equity Direct, a real-time multicurrency money transfer service from the UK to Kenya.

Xoom, HDFC partner to launch instant money deposit service in India

Xoom, a San Francisco-based digital money transfer provider, has partnered with HDFC Bank to offer instant money deposit service for INR denominated HDFC bank accounts in India.

Bangladesh’s RAKUB forays into online banking

Bangladesh-based Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) has entered into online banking business to meet the needs of growing demands from customers.

GTBank to deploy ICS BANKS at Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda units

Africa-based Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) is to deploy ICS BANKS, developed by ICS Financial Systems (ICSFS), at its newly acquired subsidiaries in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda.

UK’s Zopa reaches £500m lending milestone

Zopa, a UK-based peer-to-peer (P2P) lending service, has now lent around £500m to UK borrowers since launching in 2005, which makes it a reliable and trusted alternative to banks.

Axis Bank plans to open additional 750 urban branches in India

India’s Axis Bank is planning to open additional 750 branches in the urban areas of the country by the end of fiscal 2016, after it opened 250 branches in unbanked areas in financial year 2014.

Kuwait International Bank deploys ITS’ ETHIX financial solutions

Kuwait International Bank (KIB) has upgraded its banking systems with International Turnkey Systems-developed (ITS) Shariah-compliant ETHIX financial solutions.

Mashreq announce launch of Fifa world cup branded Visa cards

Mashreq, the UAE’s second oldest financial institution, has announced the launch of a limited edition Fifa World Cup Mashreq Visa Card.

UK consumers still attached to the human side of financial services

Consumers’ behaviours towards retail banking in the UK are changing quickly, but the need for a human touch remains according to a BT and Avaya study.