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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
After 40 years of branch building, the US will witness a dramatic 30-40% reduction in the number of operating branches over the next decade, forecasts analyst house Celent.
17 May 2013
Royal Bank of Scotland is to shed a further 1470 jobs as it restructures its retail support operations.
16 May 2013
A US credit union has packed an "inspiration branch" with stage set-style replicas of aspirational locations designed to help members visualise their dreams and goals.
25 April 2013
The Co-operative Group has pulled out a deal to buy 632 branches from Lloyds Banking Group, which says it will now spin off the network in an IPO.
24 April 2013
More than half of people say they are prepared to ditch their bank and shop around for a new provider, according to a global study from Capgemini and Efma which suggests that the emerging mobile channel could prove a crucial battleground in the fight for customers.
23 April 2013
Allied Irish Bank (AIB) has unveiled a high-tech concept branch in Dublin that will showcase the firm's digital services.
16 April 2013
US bank Wells Fargo has outlined plans to open a series of technology-packed mini-branches in neighbourhoods that cannot support full-sized outlets.
12 April 2013
Canadian coppers have turned to social media in a bid to catch 'the vaulter', one of the country's most notorious bank robbers.
The Post Office will launch a current account in the next few weeks, using its massive branch network to take on Britain's high street banks.
11 April 2013
After an enforced holiday of nearly two weeks, banks in Cyprus have finally reopened today but with capital controls that restrict cash withdrawals, card transactions, cheque cashing and money transfers abroad.
28 March 2013
The rise of digital channels is contributing to a decline in the depth and quality of dealings British and Irish customers have with their banks, harming loyalty, suggests a report from Accenture.
27 March 2013
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