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Banking

SMEs demand real-time payments: why banks need to catch up

A global survey reveals high demand among US and European small and medium-sized businesses for fast and innovative payment and banking services. 43 per cent of SMEs globally say being able to send and receive payments in real-time would be essential to their success.

Banking

Banking

The rise of Facebank: why social banking is here to stay

Verint's Steve Bell outlines the rise of social banking.

Banking

What benefits should your business bank account have?

Here are the main features you should be looking for when scouring the market for a new business bank account.

Banking

Digital push and branch closures may backfire for banks

Branches have been closing en masse across the country as banks ramp up their digital offerings. A new study, however, suggests that customers prefer human interaction over digital offerings.

Banking

1 in 3 adults will rely on mobile banking by 2020

With the number of mobile banking logins now exceeding that of internet banking logins in many markets, banks need to prepare for the app economy.

Banking

New European SME debt fund raises €500m

The fund is set to offer between 100 to 150 SMEs a financing solution that combines a medium term bank loan of about five years with a long-term loan of about seven to 10 years.

Banking

Where will the Uberification of banking leave advisers?

With bank branches closing all over the UK, an Uber for banking could be the future. Are bank tellers and advisers going the way of the switchboard operators and town criers of yesteryear?

Banking

‘Free-for-all feeding frenzy’ PSD2 may be the best thing for Europe’s banks

Two in three European bankers are adopting a risk-averse wait-and-see approach in response to the uncertainty an open application programming interfaces (API) could bring. Here's why the PSD2 mandate could be the best thing for banking since the recessionary shake-up of 2008

Banking

Where will the Uberification of banking leave advisers?

With bank branches closing all over the UK, an Uber for banking could be the future. Are bank tellers and advisers going the way of the switchboard operators and town criers of yesteryear?

Banking

‘Free-for-all feeding frenzy’ PSD2 may be the best thing for Europe’s banks

Two in three European bankers are adopting a risk-averse wait-and-see approach in response to the uncertainty an open application programming interfaces (API) could bring. Here's why the PSD2 mandate could be the best thing for banking since the recessionary shake-up of 2008

Banking

Big banks have a two-year deadline to scale up technology

The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA)'s final report to encourage more robust financial offerings for retail customers includes measures to make it easier for customers to search and switch finance providers|The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA)'s final report to encourage more robust financial offerings for retail customers includes measures to make it easier for customers to search and switch finance providers

Banking

Fintech or bust: can banks catch up?

Following the news that Lloyds Banking Group will close more than 200 branches, with 3000 workers set to lose their jobs, the future for high street banking is clearly digital. Is it too late for banks to compete with fintech firms on the digital front?

Banking

Time is money: Do SMEs have quick access to finance?

When it comes to securing a small loan or gearing up with growth finance, does a quick response from lenders matter?|When it comes to securing a small loan or gearing up with growth finance, does a quick response from lenders matter?

Banking

Challenging the banks: the Evolution of FinTech

Over recent years, we have seen the FinTech landscape transform dramatically as the sector evolves to pose a real challenge to the UK banking market.