All articles by Billy Bambrough

Billy Bambrough

Diebold ramps up UK operations

Diebold has historically not been as active in the UK as its direct competitors, but that has been changing since John Ennis, Country Manager of UK and Ireland, joined the team in July 2012. Billy Bambrough spoke to Ennis about the future of Diebold in the UK

BYOD scales new heights

The rise in smartphones and tablets has meant that we are bringing our gadgets into the work place more than ever and nowhere has this posed a bigger risk than in financial services. Billy Bambrough looks at how BYOD has changed the industry and what we can expect from it in the future

Is facial recognition the future of biometrics?

Biometrics have long hovered around the edges of retail banking, never quite making it to the mainstream. With the advances in consumer…

Multi-channel consistency key to driving revenue from loyalty

The Digital Banking Club’s second live event explored how banks can turn loyalty into revenue by stepping up their digital game. Sponsored by Intelligent Environments, the Club gathered a panel in London’s Ritz Hotel to hash it out. Billy Bambrough reports

Simple turns one year old with 40k customers

Simple, previously known as BankSimple, has announced it has attracted 40,000 customers and is now processing $1bn dollars in transactions a year after opening its doors a year ago.

Jordan Islamic Bank chooses Aastra call centre tech

Jordan Islamic Bank (JIB) has chosen Aastra to supply the technology for its call centre.

EastWest Bank selects HP for private cloud to replace legacy system

EastWest Bank has opted for the cloud-based HP Converged Infrastructure to cut it’s IT cost and improve efficiency.

Absa align with global vision in 2013

Billy Bambrough speaks to the winner of the RBI award for Retail Banker of the Year Arrie Rautenbach, head of retail at Absa, about his work at Absa and how he is taking South Africa’s banking giant from strength to strength and aligning its global vision

Reserve Bank of India receives 26 applications for licences

The Reserve Bank of India has announced it received 26 applications for banking licences, including applicants from Tata, India’s largest business group.

RBI Awards – The winnners

RBI received a record number of nominations for the 2013 Awards, sponsored by Fiserv – over 300 banks in total. Cutting down the nominations to just a few for each category was no easy task and resulted in a shortlist of 50 banks across the 21 awards categories. Billy Bambrough summarises the best of the best