Canada’s banking and payments industry faces a radical overhaul with the introduction of open banking and real-time payments over the next few years. This will …
Virgin Money re-imagines the role of the store March 9, 2020 Douglas Blakey The real challenges of Banking-as-a-Service
Whilst the disruption of open banking is well underway, in reality only a tiny proportion of banking services have opened up and already it’s taking …
Banks grapple with new technologies in AML fight
Recent money laundering scandals have exposed weaknesses in banks’ technology, among other compliance failures. When it comes to anti-money laundering (AML) technology, do artificial intelligenc…
CSR in the banking sector
A socially responsible and sustainable bank is aware of the impact of its activities on society and acts accordingly. Mohamed Dabo looked at the sector …
Decade of fintech: the biggest digital banks on the rise
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. …
Gender diversity in retail banking: Canada tops the table as Spain falls behind
The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is #EachforEqual, but in a heavily male dominated sector like retail banking, it can be difficult to …
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 …
