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Central & eastern Europe
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Top 50 Russian Banks ranking: resilience tested by the pandemic
February 1, 2021Russia’s banks were growing in the run up to the Covid-19 crisis, but the economic fallout has taken its toll.
Turmoil in Belarus takes toll on banks
January 29, 2021Ongoing protests and heightened risk of political stalemate set to affect profitability and asset quality in the banking sector.
Has Russian banking moved beyond ‘boom and bust’ cycles?
January 12, 2021Big bank failures because of Covid-19 look unlikely as a result of sweeping regulatory reforms.
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European banks grapple with digital transformation
September 15, 2020Covid-19 has accelerated retail and business banking customers’ adoption of digital financial services, driving banks to speed up their European transformation programmes.
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Luminor Bank head of products on creating a new bank from old units
September 15, 2020Kristina Siimar on forging a new institution out of old operations of DNB and Nordea.
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Erste Group Bank digital transformation officer on seamless transactions
September 15, 2020Ara Abrahamyan explains how a uniform digital platform can enable seamless interactions accross channels and geographies.
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OTP Bank deputy CEO finds the path to efficiency
September 15, 2020OTP Bank’s Tibor Johancsik says Hungarian bank's digital transformation is well underway.
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Sberbank Europe CEO outlines its digital transformation
September 15, 2020European arm of Russian bank operates in eight markets across central and eastern Europe, says Sonja Sarközi
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Backbase CEO defines the platform approach
September 15, 2020Jouk Pleiter, creator of the people-centric Engagement Banking Platform, outlines the need for a seamless customer journey.