Branch banking

News/retail

Citi opens flagship branch in Manhattan

As it opens the doors to a 7000 square foot flagship branch in Manhattan, Citi says it is "doubling down" on its network, despite the rise of digital banking.

16 November 2021

Research/Branch banking

Facing up to the Future: Biometric Automation in Banking

12 November 2021 460 downloads

News/retail

Lloyds to cut a further 48 bank branches

Lloyds Banking Group is to close a further 48 bank branches, with a possible loss of 178 jobs.

20 October 2021

News/retail

Nationwide takes van around UK to help people make switch to online

Nationwide Building Society is touring the UK with a specially kitted-out van packed with staffers who can offer advice and help with digital banking.

14 October 2021

News/retail

88 Bank of Ireland branches close for last time today

More than a third of Bank of Ireland's branches will close their doors for the final time today as the lender adjusts to a digital tipping point.

08 October 2021

News/retail

Michigan First Credit Union to prohibit opaque masks in some branches

Michigan First Credit Union in Lathrup Village, Michigan, USA, has informed its members that only see-through face coverings will be permitted in stand-alone branches from September, reports American Banker.

23 August 2021

Research/Branch banking

Corporate Mobile Banking and the Road to Omnichannel

23 August 2021 341 downloads

News/regulation

APAC holds fertile ground for burgeoning regtech sector

A report released by venture capitalist Enterprise Ireland and Kapronasia provides insights into key initiatives, regulations and financial ecosystems across the APAC region, finding that a surge in the region’s regulatory requirements has boosted the need for innovative regtech solutions.

19 August 2021

News/startups

Japanese technology giant Glory backs shared banking hubs startup OneBanks

Japanese technology group Glory is to become a cornerstone investor in OneBanks, a UK startup which has developed a low cost pop up kiosk which could replace bank branches in towns and communities where conventional bank branches have all but disappeared.

18 August 2021

News/retail

Russia's VTB uses AI and Big Data to locate branches and ATMs

VTB, Russia’s second largest bank, has begun using artificial intelligence to determine the ideal locations for branches and ATMs.

28 July 2021

News/payments

FCA/PSR: Pockets of vulnerability remain but most UK consumers have reasonable access to cash

Research commissioned by the Financial Conduct Authority and the UK's Payment Systems Regulator finds that - contrary to popular belief - most people have reasonable access to cash through a combination of bank, building society, or Post Office branches and ATMs.

23 July 2021

News/retail

Bank of Ireland launches video tutorials on accessing digital services

Bank of Ireland has launched a video tutorial series to give customers the skills and confidence to use digital banking services.

15 July 2021

News/retail

NAB invests A$160m in branch revamp

Despite the rise of digital channels during the pandemic, National Australia Bank is pumping more than A$160 million into a tech-heavy branch transformation programme.

13 July 2021

News/cloud

Bank execs predict branch model will be dead within 5 years

With Covid-19 leading to an uptick in digital banking, nearly two thirds of industry executives from around the world think that the branch-based model will be dead within five years, according to an Economist Intelligence Unit survey.

29 June 2021