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News/Branch banking
With customer flocking to its mobile app, JPMorgan Chase is planning to close around 300 branches by the end of next year.
24 February 2015
As chief information officer at Canadian direct bank Tangerine, Charaka Kithulegoda is at the forefront of the drive to take financial services mobile. He talks to Finextra about how technology is changing the banking landscape.
23 February 2015
Despite the rise of online and mobile banking, there has been only a modest decline in the number of branches in the US over the last few years, according to research from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
20 February 2015
Polish mid-size lender Idea Bank is to open a new bank branch staffed by trained baristas as it bids to entice small business owners away from local coffee shops with the aroma of freshly-brewed beverages, free office work space and bookable conference rooms.
16 February 2015
Lloyds Banking Group is introducing a new service for customers to upload photos of identification documents for online account opening without the need to visit a bank branch.
11 February 2015
Barclays is to equip its roving army of Community Bankers with iPads capable of performing all banking operations previously confined to bricks and mortar branches.
09 February 2015
Banco Santander intends to use a combination of old-school bank branches and a $3 billion global IT budget to beat off competition from cash rich technology companies intent on invading its territory.
03 February 2015
UK banks are experiencing faster growth rates for digital services by customers in the 70s and 80s, according to the latest data from the British Bankers Association.
26 January 2015
Barclays is launching an online and in-branch 'Code Playground' to help families of all ages acquire digital skills and knowledge.
16 January 2015
Already facing competition from online and mobile channels, bank branch staff in Japan are about to come up against a new threat: mini humanoid robots.
13 January 2015
On the day it outlined plans to cut thousands of jobs, Standard Chartered has revealed that one employee definitely on his way out is CIO and group head of technology Jan Verplancke.
08 January 2015
Boubyan Bank has opened a mini-branch at Kuwait International Airport that uses NCR video technology to let customers talk to remote tellers.
15 December 2014
Company update/Branch banking
Social enterprises, entrepreneurs and community groups will be offered free space in a move by Barclays to encourage local enterprise, continuing its support for entrepreneurs.
08 December 2014
Barclays is to use in-branch beacon technology to alert staff to the presence of customers with disabilities.
02 December 2014
A man spent nearly five hours trapped inside a bank branch yesterday after a technology failure locked the door on him.
24 November 2014
Four-in-five UK consumers would trust a challenger bank with their money, and over half think that a reliable IT infrastructure would give the newcomers a competitive advantage over more-established rivals, according to research commissioned by Fiserv.
17 November 2014
US banks and thrifts trimmed a net of 343 high street locations in the third quarter of 2014, continuing the trend of branch closures.
14 November 2014
Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proposing strong, new federal consumer protections for the prepaid market.
13 November 2014
There is a widening gap between Americans' digital expectations and what their banks are delivering, but firms that act to shape their use of technology to deliver personalised services could significantly boost their profits, research from Cisco suggests.
Recent technological advancements have empowered consumers to interact with financial institutions (FIs) in multiple new ways.
12 November 2014
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