Branch Banking
China Construction Bank unveils Shanghai branch fully managed by robots
China Construction Bank unveils Shanghai branch fully managed by robots
AI, facial, and voice recognition tech power the self-service branch in Huangpu district.
Number of Taiwanese bank branches plunge to five-year low in 2017
This translates to 3,417 branches still in operation.
YES BANK receives go signal to open London and Singapore offices
It aims to serve the Indian population in the two economies.
Standard Chartered unveils innovation laboratory in Hong Kong
‘eXellerator’ will act as a testing space for the bank’s fintech products and services.
UOB opens first 'non-traditional' branch for millennial customers
The new branch has more self-service machines and a QR code wall.
CIMB to open first Philippine branch in 2018
It will be operational in the fourth quarter.
Bank Central Asia on the lookout for an acquisition target
It has set aside $295 to buy another bank.
Standard Chartered opens Global Business Services centre in India
The Bank expects to have 30% of GBS employees based in Bengaluru.
DBS turns Indian franchise into wholly-owned unit
It plans to build 75-90 branches in India.
Sumitomo Mitsui to open office in Frankfurt office
The bank is avoiding Brexit 'disruption'.
MUFG's restructuring to add 7bps to its profitability
The reorganisation is expected to increase pre-tax profits by around US$43b.
JPMorgan unveils virtual branch in China
It's the fourth location globally where it has been rolled out. According to a release by JPMorgan, the service eliminates the need to be physically...
HSBC sees less customer footfall in Pearl River Delta branches
Find out why HSBC still has a mountain to climb.
How will banks' branch services be led by digital?
Find out why branch transformation depends primarily on technology.
India's super bank set to have $550b of assets and 24,000 branches
State Bank of India will merge with five of its subsidiaries.
UOB gets preliminary approval to establish subsidiary bank in Vietnam
UOB will be the first Singapore bank to be granted a foreign-owned subsidiary bank licence.
Bank of Singapore mulls setting up private bank in London
Its CEO says London has become 20% cheaper.
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