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ICBC eases growing pains with centralisation remedy

December 1, 2011

The vice-managing director for IT at Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's headquarters, Zhang Ying, explains the bank's plans to move more of its IT functions in house and discusses the technological challenges of a firm boasting 259 million individual customers.

Move over mobile: why banks should acquire a taste for chips

December 1, 2011

Mobile banking may seem like it is at the cutting-edge of technology, but the real value is in the chip, not the mobile device itself, as it is the chip that can enable banks to analyse their customers' lifestyles.

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Citi's EMEA trading chief glad to be back in the game

November 1, 2011

After spending well over a decade building out UBS's electronic trading business, Tim Wildenberg made the move to Citi in search of fresh challenges. He tells The Banker why he switched banks, and discusses the opportunities and priorities of his new role.

Phil Lee

Co-operative Financial Services upgrades and integrates

August 1, 2011

Co-operative Financial Services's integration and change director, Phil Lee, tells The Banker how it is upgrading its core systems in the midst of a merger with Britannia Building Society.

Michael Fahy, global head of IT infrastructure, Nomura

Rapid datacentre turnaround proves fruitful for Nomura

June 30, 2011

Nomura's global head of IT infrastructure tells The Banker how a mammoth and swiftly completed datacentre migration project has saved the bank about £9m a year.

Benjamin Mourrat, BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas Personal Investors reaps the benefits of collaboration

June 1, 2011

BNP Paribas Personal Investors has overhauled the way it manages, monitors and evaluates technology projects. IT manager Benjamin Mourrat explains how it was done.

Nelly Tzakou

National Bank of Greece takes an unconventional approach

May 4, 2011

Nelly Tzakou, group head of operations at the National Bank of Greece, explains how its hi-tech flagship branch will improve uptake for the bank’s electronic banking services.

Robert Rekkers

Banca Transilvania upgrades its core

February 17, 2011

Years of double-digit growth stretched Banca Transilvania’s core banking system to breaking point. CEO Robert Rekkers explains how the bank embarked on a long-overdue upgrade.

Anil Jaggia, chief information officer, HDFC Bank

CIO of India's HDFC Bank on the benefits of its new ATM network

January 31, 2011

India's HDFC Bank recently upgraded its ATM network. The bank's chief information officer, Anil Jaggia explains how it has increased transaction speeds, boosted sales and implemented SMS-based anti-fraud measures.

Steve Chambers, CIO, Visa Europe

Visa's new platform adds value to clients and company

December 8, 2010

Visa Europe's chief information officer recently oversaw the final migration of clients to a new inter-bank processing platform that has been almost a decade in the making. He describes how the new datacentre will offer great value to both the company and its customers. Writer John Beck

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