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Transaction Banking Awards 2021 -

Transaction Banking Awards 2021 –

The Banker Portfolio encompasses: An essential and trusted resource providing economical and financial intelligence for the world’s financial sector; premium editorial excellence striving to stimulate and inform Detailed regulatory and policy insight for the banking and securities market, analysing the major rules from the formulation stage and explaining their aims and likely impact on a … Read more

Testing the water: UK shared bank branch pilots

Testing the water: UK shared bank branch pilots

The acceleration in the closure of bank branches as a result of Covid-19 has been well documented, as banks step up cost-cutting drives and customers shift to digital services. More than 4000 bank and building society branches have closed in the UK over the past six years, according to consumer group Which. There remains, however, … Read more

Asian banks ramp up regional expansion drives

Asian banks ramp up regional expansion drives

Banks in developed Asian economies are increasingly looking to acquire stakes and broaden their franchises in emerging economies around the region, as they contend with saturated local markets, low interest rates and constrained domestic growth prospects. Leading banks in Japan, South Korea and Singapore have stepped up their offshore expansion strategies over the past few … Read more

A new era for GCC digital banking -

A new era for GCC digital banking –

The Banker Portfolio encompasses: An essential and trusted resource providing economical and financial intelligence for the world’s financial sector; premium editorial excellence striving to stimulate and inform Detailed regulatory and policy insight for the banking and securities market, analysing the major rules from the formulation stage and explaining their aims and likely impact on a … Read more

HSBC steps up Asia shift with Singaporean insurance acquisition

HSBC steps up Asia shift with Singaporean insurance acquisition

HSBC’s $575m acquisition of insurance giant Axa’s Singapore arm, which was announced on August 16, represents a ramping up of the bank’s ambitious ‘pivot to Asia’ strategy. As part of this strategy, HSBC is also looking to expand its wealth management services across the region. The UK-based banking group plans to invest $6bn in Asia … Read more

UK mulls pros and cons of scrapping bonus cap

UK mulls pros and cons of scrapping bonus cap

UK chancellor Rishi Sunak has been under pressure from investment banks to scrap the cap on bankers’ bonuses amid claims it could put London at a competitive disadvantage. The cap, which sets a limit on bonuses at two times salary, was introduced across the EU in 2013 in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, … Read more

Decentralised finance could revolutionise European markets

Tech is global, banking is domestic –

The Banker Portfolio encompasses: An essential and trusted resource providing economical and financial intelligence for the world’s financial sector; premium editorial excellence striving to stimulate and inform Detailed regulatory and policy insight for the banking and securities market, analysing the major rules from the formulation stage and explaining their aims and likely impact on a … Read more

FRTB: a silver lining?

Delivering next-generation banking – Transactions & Technology –

Claire Dancy, Lloyds Banking Group The digital transformation trend started a few years ago in the banking industry, as banks saw an opportunity to improve customer experience and their competitiveness. And the Covid-19 pandemic certainly accelerated the digital trend. The pandemic has also highlighted where banks have been successful, as well as exposed their weaknesses. … Read more

The growth of digital advertising in banking -

The growth of digital advertising in banking –

The Banker Portfolio encompasses: An essential and trusted resource providing economical and financial intelligence for the world’s financial sector; premium editorial excellence striving to stimulate and inform Detailed regulatory and policy insight for the banking and securities market, analysing the major rules from the formulation stage and explaining their aims and likely impact on a … Read more