retail banking
On a new Voyager, tackling fraud and the intellectual challenge
Comment Other banking services will move to the platform towards the end of that year. The business has been working closely with IBM on the project which is the first time the SAP banking suite has been... [06 Jul 2009]
Visa to Monitise mobile with £13m deal
News Mobile banking and payments service provider Monitise has signed a five-year strategic agreement with Visa International worth $13m, it said on Tuesday. Monitise said Visa International, the world's largest... [01 Jul 2009]
Contactless payments hamstrung by battle for hearts and minds
News According to Alistair Newton, research VP in Gartner's banking industry advisory team, the payments industry itself needs to play a key role in convincing retailers that the technology could be beneficial. [24 Jun 2009]
Newcastle Permanent Accelerates Transaction Processing
White Paper As a complete retail financial services organization, Newcastle Permanent Building Society provides a genuine alternative to traditional banks for meeting the day-to-day needs of personal and business... [12 Jun 2009]
Carphone Warehouse to split into two by next year
News Dunstone said separate banking facilities for Best Buy Europe are close to being finalised. Carphone Warehouse is to split into two separate companies, decoupling the retail and broadband operations.... [05 Jun 2009]
Barclays to slash up to 350 more jobs
News Job losses will take place in the Global Retail and Commercial Banking (GRCB) Technology department this year, staff were told by email. Barclays has announced fresh tech job cuts that could see up to... [12 May 2009]
The ASEAN Retail Banking Agenda
White Paper As banks look to expand in retail banking, they can leverage their knowledge from various markets along with robust back office infrastructure to better serve customers. Banks need to align and integrate... [01 May 2009]
Olympic Growth Retail Banking in China
White Paper With the world's largest populated country reviving its conservative banking system, it is safe to assume that the opportunities and challenges for banks - domestic and foreign - are numerous. Huge foreign investments,... [01 May 2009]
A Framework for Business Transformation for Mid-Sized Retail Banks
White Paper Delivering banking services profitably is a significant challenge in a bank's quest to flourish in an intensely competitive banking landscape, especially for mid-sized retail banks. The... [01 May 2009]
Wealth Management and the Retail Strategy - An APAC Perspective
White Paper It is therefore required of retail banks to carefully align their retail banking strategies to take into account the needs of these wealthy individuals. In addition, banks make above... [01 May 2009]
Enticing SMEs- The Online Banking Way
White Paper With reducing mortgage rates and slower off-take of consumer loans, retail banking is no different. Zoom to the present: corporate banking spreads are down and competition is cut-throat.... [01 May 2009]
Gold Rush: The Shift Towards Wealth Management in Banking
White Paper The "High perceived value" of wealth management has more attraction than the "Low cost transaction" for the retail market. Wealth management services are provided by banks, professional trust companies, and brokerages. [01 May 2009]
Crunch bunch can't get enough of cheap BPO
News North America and the UK have shown the strongest growth for Indian BPO, according to Gartner, which found the telecommunications, manufacturing, insurance and banking sectors among the keenest users of Indian BPO, with... [21 Apr 2009]
Tesco plans telco assault with phone shop boom
News Last July, as it bought Royal Bank of Scotland out of a financial services joint venture, Tesco set a goal of achieving annual profits of £1bn from retail services such as banking and telecoms. The... [20 Apr 2009]
Banks axe spending - but what's escaping the chop?
News One reason why IT investment is likely to continue according to Jenkins is that many financial organisations urgently need to overhaul and simplify core banking systems that have grown increasingly complex and outdated... [02 Apr 2009]