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News/Branch banking
Half of banks will still lack a formal innovation programme and budget in three years time, severely restricting their growth potential, according to research from Gartner.
05 January 2010
UK financial regulators are set to approve the opening of the country's first new start-up bank in a century according to the Financial Times.
14 December 2009
The UK government has launched a public consultation on proposals to offer more financial products and services through the Post Office network.
02 December 2009
The severe storms that swept across the UK late Friday caused a power failure at a HBOS data centre in Yorkshire that knocked out the high street bank's cash machines, branches and online banking services.
16 November 2009
Even in the age of tweets, texts and friend requests, talking to someone face-to-face is still the preferred method for Americans when communicating with their bank, according to a survey from market research firm Mintel.
13 November 2009
Despite the growing popularity of online and mobile banking, over half of Brits would only place their savings in an institution that has branches on the high street, according to a survey for Deloitte.
03 November 2009
Virgin Money has applied to the UK's Financial Services Authority for a full banking license as it plans to start taking deposits and offering mortgages online.
26 October 2009
Tesco has changed the name of its personal finance unit to Tesco Bank, reflecting the UK supermarket's determination to take on established high street players. It has also selected the core technology platforms for the division.
07 October 2009
For the first time, more US bank customers express a preference for managing their finances online compared to any other method, according to a survey from the American Bankers Association.
22 September 2009
A Chicago-based self-styled "green" community bank, set to open in the fourth quarter, has contracted Fiserv for the provision of an environmentally friendly technology platform.
11 August 2009
Bank of America plans to close around 10% of its 6,100 branches in response to shrinking customer demand as people turn to online and mobile banking, according to the Wall Street Journal.
28 July 2009
Shares in Wincor Nixdorf slipped 6.5% in morning trading after the German ATM vendor posted disappointing third quarter results and warned that business is "declining" during the economic crisis.
22 July 2009
Western Union has struck a deal to offer its money transfer services at Fifth Third Bank's 1300 branches in 12 US states.
20 July 2009
IBM, through affiliate Insa, is teaming with banking group Caixanova to open a technology innovation centre in Orense, Spain.
16 July 2009
Trust in banks among consumer and corporate customers has been pushed to an all-time low, as 'financial stability' outscores 'convenience' as the number one reason for choosing a banking relationship, according to a new survey conducted on behalf of S1.
26 May 2009
Sweden's Handelsbanken has deployed virtualisation technology using Red Hat Enterprise Linux on IBM's System z servers and operating system.
22 April 2009
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has awarded Telstra a 10 year, A$1 billion managed services contract as it prepares for a major telecommunications network upgrade.
Alior, a Polish bank launched last year, has rolled out core processing technology from Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) across more than 100 branches.
08 April 2009
The global banking technology market will decline by almost two per cent in 2009, and wipe billions of dollars off bank IT budgets over the next five years, according to a report by market analyst Datamonitor
12 March 2009
JPMorgan Chase is to eliminate 12,000 jobs as it integrates the retail banking operations of failed Seattle-based thrift Washington Mutual.
26 February 2009
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