Latest Branch banking News: Finextra Research

Arrowhead Credit Union installs Arca cash recyclers

Arrowhead Credit Union, with more than 133,000 members, was seeing a lot of growth, and with growth comes the need for improved efficiencies.

05 April 2017

Company update/Branch banking

European Commission opens investigation into RBS sell-off alternatives

The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether the alternative package proposed by the UK authorities is an appropriate replacement for the commitment for the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to divest Williams & Glyn, required as part of its restructuring plan.

04 April 2017

News/Branch banking

Lloyds shrinks hundreds of branches

With customer visits plummeting, Lloyds Bank is shrinking the size of hundreds of its branches, ditching tellers in favour of tablet-yielding wandering staffers.

03 April 2017

News/Branch banking

FCA TechSprint tackles financial services and mental health

Helping people with mental health problems was on the agenda for developers attending the UK Financial Conduct Authority's latest TechSprint app development challenge earlier this month.

29 March 2017

Company update/Branch banking

PyraMax Bank signs for Fiserv tech

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today that PyraMax Bank, a mutual savings bank based in Greenfield, Wisconsin, has selected Fiserv as a technology partner to help the bank modernize its retail banking operations, create a frictionless customer experience and drive the growth of commercial loans and deposits.

28 March 2017

News/Branch banking

RBS to close 158 branches

Royal Bank of Scotland is closing another 158 UK branches, with the loss of hundreds of jobs, citing the "dramatic shift" in how people bank in the age of mobile and online services.

23 March 2017

News/Branch banking

Poland's Alior to slash branch network in 'digital disruptor' push

Poland's Alior Bank is vowing to cement its place as a leading 'digital disrupter' over the next three years, slashing the size of its branch network and pumping money into technology.

17 March 2017

News/Branch banking

Piraeus Bank opens automated 'e-branches'

Piraeus Bank in Greece has opened three fully-automated bank branches featuring an array of modern technology and remote cashiers beamed in to help customers perform routine transactions

14 March 2017

Company update/Branch banking

Millennials drive US mobile banking

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, today released the results of Expectations & Experiences, its quarterly consumer trends survey.

28 February 2017

News/Branch banking

NatWest and RBS to put digital experts in every branch

Every NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland branch is to get a specialist 'TechXpert' who will help customers use online and mobile banking and raise awareness of other non-branch alternatives.

22 February 2017

Company update/Branch banking

Auriga releases new in-branch loyalty modules

Auriga, a leading European software solutions supplier for the banking and payments industry, has launched WWS Customer Management and WWS Cash Management modules to further enhance its WWS Branch suite offering for bank branch transformation strategies.

21 February 2017

Company update/Branch banking

NAB branches give paper deposit slips the slip

Paper deposit slips will soon be a relic of the past across all NAB branches.

13 February 2017

Company update/Branch banking

Diebold Nixdorf enables connected commerce for Turkey’s Ziraat Bank

Ziraat Bank, the largest financial institution in Turkey, is partnering with Diebold Nixdorf to enable a connected consumer experience with advanced software and professional services on 7,000 of the bank’s automated teller machines (ATMs).

07 February 2017

News/Branch banking

Scotiabank makes digital bet in search of big productivity gains

Canada's Scotiabank has fleshed out its "digital transformation" plan, predicting that its massive outlay on new technology will lead to big efficiency improvements.

02 February 2017

Company update/Branch banking

Symitar unveils mobile appointment booking tool

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® (NASDAQ:JKHY) is a leading provider of technology solutions and payment processing services primarily for the financial services industry. Its Symitar® division announced today the availability of Appointment 365, a scheduling tool that enables credit union members to book in-branch appointments remotely.

31 January 2017

Company update/Branch banking

Yorkshire Building Society to shutter branches, discontinue Norwich & Peterborough brand

Yorkshire Building Society Group has announced proposals to make changes to its branch network, product range and one of its brands which are designed to deliver better long-term value to its 3.3m customers.

26 January 2017

News/Branch banking

HSBC offshores 200 IT jobs; closes 62 branches

HSBC is offshoring around 200 UK IT jobs to India, China and Poland and shutting 62 branches with the loss of another 180 positions.

24 January 2017

News/Branch banking

UK banks strike branch banking deal with Post Office

Billed as the biggest expansion in face-to-face banking in a generation, the UK's banks have struck an industry-wide deal to conduct day-to-day banking tasks across the national Post Office network.

24 January 2017

Company update/Branch banking

BBVA Compass puts Amazon lockers in Austin branches

Riding the wave of next-gen delivery services, BBVA Compass today announced that it has been piloting Amazon Locker at 11 Austin-area BBVA Compass branches.

23 January 2017

Company update/Branch banking

Metro Bank recruits for 500 new jobs; bolsters high street presence

Metro Bank, the award winning high street bank, in 2017 is on the lookout for 500 new colleagues to join the banking revolution and support its rapid growth.

19 January 2017