EMV technology is just the beginning for smart card-based payments as the science fiction of today could become reality by 2015. Wendy Atkins reports on the technology in the pipeline.
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New mechanisms for a new age
September 3, 2007In 2015, retail banking will still be concerned with its core role of supplying customers with help in paying for their purchases but the mechanics could look radically different, writes Stephen Timewell.
Not enough progress
September 3, 2007Come 2015, customers will be even more demanding and the marketplace more competitive and complex. Banks will have to focus more on innovation and efficiency and make faster progress if they want to keep their clients, says Thomas Balgheim.
Collaring market villains
September 3, 2007With increased competition, fragmentation and diversity in asset classes, the job of exchanges and regulators around the world in surveying their markets is becoming increasingly difficult. Serious investment is required to stay ahead of the fraudsters. Alan Duerden explains.
A foundation built on security
September 3, 2007Alan Duerden speaks to Mike Lazaridis on the accountability, back-up and security capabilities incorporated into the latest generation of BlackBerry smartphones targeted at the small and medium-sized office.
Another world, another business
September 3, 2007People are using avatars to develop businesses and have fun in virtual worlds, such as Second Life. Karina Robinson reports on the growing response from banks and the potential they could tap.
Savvy private banks snap at heels of state stalwarts
September 3, 2007India’s smaller, fast-growing private banks, with their healthy loan books, dynamic managers and the latest technology, are the banks to watch, says Kala Rao .
A big leap for a Chinese giant
September 3, 2007ICBC chairman Jiang Jianqing talks to The Banker about the Chinese market, the bank’s recent growth and its long-term strategy to become an international player.
In search of the right recipe
September 3, 2007Banks are trying to open up the bond markets in sub-Saharan Africa and one idea being floated is for governments to work together to raise multi-issuer bonds. But are the IMF and aid donors standing in the way of the markets’ development? By Nigel Dudley.
AITE GROUP: SMALL-BUSINESS STRATEGIES OF THE 30 LARGEST US BANKS
September 3, 2007Aite Group reports on US banks’ small business strategies while the Microfinance Information Exchange unveils benchmarks.