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Up to a third of banks' market share in America could be up for grabs by 2020, with new digital-only players and retailer-run enterprises taking on the old guard, according to research from Accenture.
12 November 2013
Barclays is set to open branches within Asda stores, shutting down existing sites and shifting staff to the supermarket.
08 November 2013
Bridging the online and offline worlds, Standard Chartered has opened what it calls its first 'digital branch' in Hong Kong.
07 November 2013
South Africa's Nedbank has unveiled what it claims is the continent's first 100% renewable energy powered bank branch.
05 November 2013
The UK's Co-operative Bank is to spend £500 million on re-engineering its technology infrastructure as part of a hedge fund-backed rescue plan that will see 15% of the branch network slashed and over 1000 jobs cut.
04 November 2013
Barclays chief Antony Jenkins has hinted that branch closures could be on the horizon as the bank bids to cut costs and take advantage of customers' growing enthusiasm for mobile services.
31 October 2013
Australia's St George Bank is to offer free office space to start-ups through a network of 'Business Hubs' across the country.
11 October 2013
National Australia Bank is casting aside the traditional teller in favour of self-service machines at a new flagship 'smart store' in Melbourne.
08 October 2013
Bank of America is opening five technology-packed mini-branches as it seeks to bridge the gap between real-world and digital services.
02 October 2013
UK police have arrested eight men in connection with the theft of £1.3 million by a gang which managed to take control of a Barclays Bank branch computer system.
20 September 2013
Banks that invest in ensuring a consistent customer experience across all channels may be wasting their money, according to an analysis by CEB TowerGroup.
13 September 2013
Banks operating ageing IT platforms can expect to experience a material increase in running costs over the coming years, only partially offset by the introduction of smaller cheaper-to-run branch outlets.
11 September 2013
More than 40% of Britain's bank and building society branches have disappeared since 1989, although the rate of closures has declined since the turn of the century, according to research.
20 August 2013
Canadian financial technology firm Davis and Henderson (D+H) has completed the US$1.2 billion cash acquisition of US counterpart Harland Financial Solutions.
16 August 2013
PNC Bank has opened its first pop-up branch in Atlanta, ditching tellers in favour of consultants who will help customers with more complex transactions and show off mobile and online services.
02 August 2013
RBS subsidiary Ulster Bank says it will close up to 40 branches and lay off hundreds of employees across the island of Ireland as customers move to digital channels.
03 July 2013
MasterCard has teamed up with the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and telco Etisalat to launch what it claims is the first ever Arabic mobile money service.
25 June 2013
Unicredit is looking into the concept of staff-free, self-service branches, says the Italian bank's head of multichannel, Federico Sforza.
An American credit union has put a 'technology champion' in every one of its 76 branches to help members get up to speed with its mobile and online services.
14 June 2013
Branch transaction volumes in the US have dropped by 45% over the past decade, according to data released by teller management outfit Financial Management Solutions Inc (FMSI).
24 May 2013
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