Hungary’s OTP Bank is finally celebrating its profitable privatisation,
with a growing client base that enjoys a variety of sophisticated
access channels. Parveen Bansal talks to deputy CEO Csaba Lantos about the bank’s plans to be a major player in the region.

The role of the chief information officer has evolved to take on responsibility for many facets of a company. Parveen Bansal talks to Capital One’s Gregor Bailar about this transformation.

Parveen Bansal talks to Oracle’s Andrew Derrer about the new astrology that will lead to change in IT in the financial services industry. Banks that square up to these challenges will have positive horoscopes, he predicts.

Cost and business intelligence have been behind firms’ resistance to change legacy systems but, as Parveen Bansal reports, platform replacement may prove to be a cost-saving long-term option as new, cheaper alternatives are developed.

Retail banks have no time to lose. The gap between the demands of their customers and what they can deliver is growing ever wider. It is time to make sweeping changes now or face extinction.

Last month The Banker announced the winners of its first Technology Awards recognising innovative solutions for business. The awards ceremony, held at London’s Vinopolis, was attended by representatives of the banking and technology industries from the UK and overseas. The overall winners accept their awards from financial services consultant Chris Skinner and Parveen Bansal, The Banker’s technology editor.