Will 2014 bring an end to Spain's pain?
There is an optimistic feeling among the CEOs of Spain's leading banks, as profits and domestic conditions improve. With the European Central Bank's imminent asset quality review expected to be passed with flying colours, the country's lenders are now looking beyond survival and towards growth, both domestically and internationally.
China's e-commerce giants target banking riches
China's leading e-commerce companies are using their wealth of consumer knowledge to tap into the country's state-dominated banking market, introducing innovative new products that threaten to overshadow the more conventional offerings of local banks.
New consumers: innovating at the base of the pyramid
Addressing the economic needs of the billions of individuals at the base of the global pyramid has long been seen as one of the great opportunities left for financial institutions. However, this section of society is now beginning to come up with its own solutions – thanks to a spate of 'reverse innovation' – leaving the large developing world lenders superfluous to its needs.
Russian consumer lenders maintain outperformance
Competition and non-performing loans are rising among Russia's consumer lenders, but their profit performance is still well ahead of the rest of the Russian banking sector
Electronic solutions to your anti-money laundering responsibilities
With technology making data processing 1000 times faster, banks could find the cost burden of anti-money laundering rules a whole lot lighter. Alternative data storage platforms are starting to make current systems look cumbersome and slow, not to mention uneconomical.
Current accounts take centre stage
The way people bank is changing, with technological advances and changes in legislation pushing the current account into the spotlight. Jane Cooper sets the scene.
Innovation in Technology and Transaction Banking Awards 2013 - Retail banking
The winners in the retail banking categories of The Banker's Innovation in Technology and Transaction Banking Awards for 2013.
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