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Read it all - from the importance of Grid Computing for banks to a conceptual overview of Islamic banking. The feature article looks at the return of customer relationship management at banks and Inside Talk lets you meet Somnath Menon, Head of Operations, Mashreq Bank.
  
     
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Islamic Banking: The Emerging Experience

It has been a rather difficult day for the technology vendor working with the large Middle East retail bank just venturing into the Islamic banking and finance operations space. Working out a process for Islamic asset finance in the CFO's corner office, things could have certainly been better. For one thing, the Sharia scholar who has just joined in, is not too happy about the repeated reference to seemingly innocuous jargon like interest, loan and default.
  
       
 
Feature

The Return of Customer Centricity

Customer centricity is back. Increasingly, we see that banks' current projects ranging from channel related initiatives, to product management, and business process improvements are being rolled out with well articulated objectives to improve customer interactions and to allow the bank to better relate to customers in a more relevant and personal manner.
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Banking in Canada Happier Days Ahead
The Canadian banking industry has witnessed strong growth in recent years with major banks focusing on capital building and diversification activities. However, it too has to an extent been affected by the ongoing global financial turmoil triggered by the sub-prime crisis in the United States. While Canadian banks experienced more than 50 percent growth in 2006 over the previous year, last year the growth slowed down to a mere 2.2 percent.
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Tech Watch
Grid Computing for Banks
It is a universally acknowledged
fact that enterprises worldwide are leveraging advancements
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Inside Talk
Technology-led Innovation Regime
Mashreq is one of the oldest locally incorporated banks in the Southern Gulf
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First Look
Risk Management in Electronic Banking: Concepts and Best Practices
Risk management is an integral aspect of the banking industry,
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