Digital challengers have been on the rise for the last few years. As it stands six digital banks are now valued in excess of $1bn. …
CSR in the banking sector February 21, 2020 Mohamed Dabo Gender diversity in retail banking: Canada tops the table as Spain falls behind
International Women’s Day is approaching once again and this year’s campaign theme is #EachforEqual. In a heavily male dominated sector like retail banking, it can …
Super Bowl LIV kicks off comprehensive cross-channel campaign for Discover
Discover is on a mission to hammer home two of its main credit card product benefits. Specifically, no annual fee and wide merchant acceptance, writes …
Greater competition is not boosting UK switching
Just how many retail banks do we need in the UK? I would suggest that a period of consolidation is rather overdue. And if I …
ATM explosions put cash strategy into focus
Explosive attacks on ATMs have been on the rise, forcing one bank to shut down hundreds of machines. With cash usage declining and security costs …
OmniBnk wants to be the Kabbage of Latin America
Colombia-based OmniBnk provides SMEs in Latin America with a fully digital alternative to the slow, traditional bank business loan process. Its platform is able to …
What’s e-money? EU banks want to know
EU banks want answers about the definition of e-money transactions and the fraud reporting requirements issued by the European Banking Authority. Banks from nine EU …
10 fintech companies to watch in 2020
After almost three decades of ever-increasing disruption in financial services, the fintech sector seems poised to continue its remarkable run in 2020. Mohamed Dabo looks …
RBC: The next generation of banking
RBC’s Neil McLaughlin tells Douglas Blakey that advancing technologies, rising client expectations and emerging competition are all converging on the banking sector at the same …
The stakes have never been higher
AI has the potential to transform retail banking with onboarding, credit scoring, fraud detection, AML and KYC, data analytics and chatbots just some of the …
