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Innovations emerging from East and West African banking hubs are enabling the sector to take a lead in reaching Africa’s unbanked population but much remains…
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Banks face high costs of maintaining extensive branch networks while having their market share eroded by the ever-growing presence of payments solutions…
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The industry has to look beyond growing their market presence through traditional brick-and-mortar branches by exploring new channels like mobile banking…
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Social media, coupled with data analytics, gives a more complete picture of the customer but banks face the challenge of having to make sense of masses…
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Mobile banking in Saudi Arabia is still growing and its development is contingent upon customer needs, as the actual number of mobile transactions is low.
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With over 53 million unbanked still transacting in cash, Egyptian banks are looking to target this potentially lucrative market through mobile or prepaid…
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Increased use of electronic cash management facilities to enhance cost and operational efficiency is the dominant theme in the transaction banking industry…
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Even with the Middle East’s lifeblood, crude oil, stuck in prolonged doldrums, bankers remain optimistic about the future of the trade finance and supply…
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New payment options in the market are creating new opportunities, making competition fiercer, and reducing the use of cash and cheques.
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In the United Arab Emirates, banks have become more competitive in retaining their customers as a result of new regulations, while the rest are developing…
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State enterprises form one of the largest customer segments of Krung Thai Bank. But this does not confine the bank, as it enters the nongovernment retail…
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Efforts to create access to onshore capital markets will prove fruitless without strong product offerings