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Yorkshire Building Society’s Website redesign catches mobile users’ attention

Yorkshire Building Society has revamped its website using a ‘responsive’ design, aiming for the site to automatically adapt to predefined screens.

Caps are coming to the UK payday lenders

Companies such as Wonga, Wizzcash and QuickQuid are currently being targeted in the UK ‘s government’s plan of a new law to cap the cost of payday loans.

All in one place: how banks can provide customers with a single real-time view of their finances

Many people find navigating their personal finances a minefield. Pieces of paper with annual updates haphazardly filed, policies taken out that have since expired, reviews sent through the post that are out-of-date by the time they are received: it’s a familiar picture. These problems are compounded by people having to interact with multiple providers, each managing certain elements of their financial world, writes Andrew Holley

Game changer for mobile payments yet to come

Despite the hype, mobile payments is still some way off from being a serious challenger for cash and card payments, according to new research by Timetric.

From humble beginnings come great things – the evolution of the ATM

The ATM machine is one of the unsung heroes of banking. Since its birth almost half a century ago, the technology has changed how customers withdraw cash from their accounts. And now the self service technology is changing rapidly to take account of customer needs, writes Ian Byrne

What banks could learn from men who build rockets

Has banks’ under-investment in legacy systems played a major role in the seemingly implacable rise of banking IT system failures and are…

BBVA Bancomer in $11m security deal

BBVA Bamcomer, a subsidiary of Spain-based BBVA, has announced a multi-million dollar contract to maintain and refurbish security in its 2,000 Mexican branches.

Financial stability survey – Equifax

In an exclusive survey for Retail Banker International data analysts Equifax reveal the challenging dynamics of consumer finances that banks and lenders must address when assessing new credit applications in the UK

2020 Foresight: Bancassurance

Banks are increasing expanding their offering to include insurance products. A new Timetric report, available on the Retail Banking Intelligence Centre, looks at how bancassurance differs in regions around the world and what we can expect from this market in years ahead.

Westpac implement new Oracle database solutions

Westpac, Australia’s largest banking group by branches, is targeting what it terms as “significant” cost savings over the next five years as a result of implementing Oracle’s database solutions to help manage customer data.