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  Reinvigorating the Bank
 
Technology has always played an essential role in banking. With increasing globalisation, competitive pressures, regulatory requirements and the current economic scenario focusing on cost reductions, technology has moved from an auxiliary position to the vanguard. The IT strategy needs to be closely aligned with business goals to derive maximum benefits, banks is being focused to achieve: competitive differentiation, innovative product development, customer retention and operational efficiency.
 
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Inside Talk
Understanding Technology For Innovation
Bo Harald, Executive Vice President and Head of Electronic Banking at Nordea, is reputed to be one of the most influential technologists in the ‘banking field’. Involved with Nordea’s electronic banking initiatives from the start, he has witnessed the bank’s Internet banking customer base grow to 4 million accounts with the world’s highest number of electronic payments and bill payments.
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Kaleidoscope
Core Banking Replacements - Managing Risks
There has been a view that core banking solution replacement’s time had not come, and that the costs of such a dramatic change were too high to justify the risk. This is now evolving to an acknowledgement that banks face the dual challenge of cutting costs and increasing internal efficiencies, with the ultimate aim of improving margins, which are clearly under strain. There are signs of banks willing to take the step.
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Tech Watch
Enhancing Performance by Maximising Return on Technology Investments
Organisations today are facing intense competition to deliver better value to their customers and
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Inside Talk
Understanding Technology For Innovation
Bo Harald, Executive Vice President and Head of Electronic Banking
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First Look
Banking Barons Brew Success
In an attempt to focus on the qualities that have contributed to
the success
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