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Barclaycard steps up contactless card roll out

Barclaycard says it plans to issue over a million contactless payment cards across the UK this year.

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Crunch to spur retail bank spending on BI technology - Datamonitor

The sub-prime credit crunch will drive retail bank spending on business intelligence (BI) technology from $5.6 billion in 2006 to $9 billion by 2012, according to a global study by market analyst Datamonitor.

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Banks to shift more IT offshore - Infosys

US and European financial institutions will look to shift more technology operations offshore as budgets are squeezed following last year's credit crisis, according to the head of India's Infosys Technologies.

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FSA fines Norwich Union Life £1.26m for slack security

The UK's Financial Services Authority has fined insurer Norwich Union £1.26 million for failing to protect confidential customer data - including bank account information - from fraudsters.

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RBC rolls out Teradata CRM technology

Canada's RBC Financial Group is implementing customer relationship management (CRM) technology from Teradata which it will use to support its multi-channel marketing campaigns.

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Customers calling for better connections between Web and branch - study

Integration between the Internet bank and branch banking channels is key to improving the customer experience, according to a pan-European study conducted by TNS on behalf of Fujitsu Services.

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Morgan Stanley settles Katz patent litigation

Morgan Stanley has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to settle an infringement lawsuit relating to patented interactive voice technology with Los Angeles-based Ronald Katz Technology Licensing.

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ING to overhaul Belgium ops

Dutch banking group ING has disclosed plans to invest EUR94 million in restructuring its Belgium operations over the next five years as it tries to strike the right balance between personal service and direct channels.

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Nationwide expands UK call centre operations

The UK's Nationwide Building Society is creating 200 new jobs as it moves it call centre operations in Swindon to a new purpose-built facility.

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Sumitomo Trust and SBI team for direct banking JV

Japan's Sumitomo Trust & Banking is teaming with venture capital firm SBI Holdings to launch a direct banking operation later this month.

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Nationwide signs outsourcing deal with Tsys

The UK's Nationwide Building Society has contracted with US electronic payments processor Tsys for credit card processing services and the construction, operation and management of a call centre.

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UK banks providing second rate online customer services

Despite the millions invested by banks in the Internet channel, clients still find it quicker to call contact centres for basic information, according to a UK study conducted by Cambridge-based Transversal.

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Global Payments inks card processing deal with Sarajevo's Postbank

US e-payments outfit Global Payments has won a five year agreement to provide card processing services to Sarajevo-based Postbank BH.

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UK Web banks come out top for customer satisfaction - study

The UK's direct banks are outperforming their high street rivals when it comes to customer satisfaction, according to a survey conducted by consumer group Which?

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IT upgrade knocks out IF Web service

Customers of UK direct bank Intelligent Finance (IF) were unable to access accounts on Sunday and Monday after hardware installed to increase capacity caused an outage.

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Telecom Italia wins EUR45m deal with Monte dei Paschi di Siena

Italian banking group Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS) has signed a three year contract, worth EUR45 million, with Telecom Italia for the design and implementation of an integrated voice and data telecommunications network.

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Offshore call centres failing to deliver - report

The cost advantages to financial services firms of operating call centres in offshore locations are diminishing due to rising wages in countries such as India, according to research conducted by Compass Management Consulting.

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Wachovia to establish call centre in Philippines

US banking group Wachovia is teaming with BPO vendor Genpact to open an offshore customer services call centre in the Philippines in early 2008.

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Channel management big challenge for banks - Booz Allen Hamilton

The majority of customers still prefer to do their banking and buy financial products at branches because of poor performance of Internet and telephone channels, according to a global retail banking study conducted by management consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton.

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Banco Sabadell and Telefónica team for 'instant banking' services

Spanish banking group Banco Sabadell is investing EUR57.5 million in a joint venture with telecommunications firm Telefónica that will focus on developing anytime, anywhere 'instant banking' services, incorporating new interactive TV and mobile telephony channels.