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Banking

How to thrive in the era of ‘Banking 3.0’

Soon banking will no longer be ‘somewhere you go, but something you do’ Amin Lalani December 6, 2016: Today’s customers live in a hyper-connected society where their everyday lives and virtual networks are closely interrelated. Citizens want to go online anytime, anywhere, on any device. They want to experience high quality content and applications from...
Banking

Verifone ropes in leading Danish retailers

Dagrofa and REMA 1000 will offer consumers more cashless pay options at checkout November 30, 2016: Verifone (NYSE: PAY), a global provider of payments and commerce solutions, announced that Denmark’s third largest retail company Dagrofa and the country’s fastest growing discount chain REMA 1000 have selected Verifone to enable more options for the way consumers shop...
Banking Finance

Ireland not keen to host high-risk trading post-Brexit

Risks and scale have prompted this cautious response from Dublin November 29, 2016: Ireland has indicated to a number of large investment banks that it would be hesitant to host large trading operations. The Irish central bank has signalled in talks with banks that they would encounter serious hurdles to gain regulatory approval for these...
Wealth Management

Driving the company to be a ‘People Business’

Thai Life Insurance Public Company Limited believes that ‘people’ are the key factor in their business IFM Correspondent November 28, 2016: Thai Life Insurance Public Company Limited is the country’s first life insurance company. It was founded 74 years ago. In 2014, the company altered its vision, mission and core values to become a cutting-edge...
Banking Finance

‘Banks in Afghanistan want to convert difficulties into opportunities’

Interview with CEO of Azizi Bank IFM Correspondent November 28, 2016: Dr Mohammad Salem Omaid is the President and CEO of Azizi Bank. Prior to this, he has been the Deputy CEO of the bank for more than five years. Dr Omaid has been a great influencer and motivator in structuring the bank and guiding...
Economy

Brexit may change growth rate from 2.2% to 1.4%

UK companies to benefit from cut in corporation tax IFM Correspondent November 25, 2016: Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the last Autumn Statement this year and said that the government is focused on preparing and supporting the economy as they begin to write a new chapter in the country’s history. Hammond spoke about tackling the weaknesses in...
Economy

Trump plans to quit Pacific deal

But silent on Obamacare and building a wall along the border of US and Mexico IFM Correspondent November 23, 2016: President-elect Donald Trump says US will quit Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal on his first day in office. The TPP trade deal was signed by 12 countries which together cover 40% of the world’s economy....
Wealth Management

Japan scores low in financial literacy

Aversion to risk poses challenge to reversing the prolonged deflation in the economy Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya November 22, 2016: Despite being among the most industrialised and developed nations in the world, Japan surprisingly scores very low on financial literacy. According to a survey by the Central Council of Financial Services Information, Japanese are averse to...