Retail Banking Competitor Tracker - April 2010 --- Aarkstore Enterprise
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Introduction
Retail Banking Competitor Tracker is a monthly product providing updates on key events relating to major players in retail banking across the globe. Covering major developments such as M&A activity, market entries and withdrawals, partnerships, product innovation, and customer targeting, the Retail Banking Competitor Tracker provides succinct summaries of key stories.
Scope
*Information on new product developments, mergers and acquisitions, distribution and partnerships.
*Insight on how the major retail banks are adapting to the ever changing economic climate.
Highlights
Citibank expands in Asia while closing in Europe
Sabadell announces launch of iPhone and iPad banking apps
State Bank of India launch complaints-by-text message service, SMS Unhappy.
Reasons to Purchase
*Provides a definitive source of information on all your competitors' key strategies.
*Offers insight into how the competitive landscape is evolving through M&A activities, partnerships and organic growth.
*Detailed insight into new product developments within retail banking.
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Table of Contents :
Overview 1
Catalyst 1
Summary 1
Methodology 1
Table of Contents 2
Introduction 3
This tracker provides both one-month and 12-month views of developments 3
Each month Datamonitor tracks the most relevant announcements from 100 competitors 3
Datamonitor's Retail Banking Team provides analysis of the key developments at both the one-month and 12-month level 4
A fully searchable database of the past two years of developments is also delivered alongside the report 4
Products, Services and Innovation 5
Abbey 5
UK: Abbey launches a new Key Account tracker mortgage 5
UK: Abbey launches a new feeless tracker mortgage 5
Banco Sabadell 5
Spain: Banco Sabadell launches mobile banking 5
Bank of Scotland 6
UK: Bank of Scotland provides tax help to buyers of mortgage products 6
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria 6
Spain: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria offers television to direct payroll deposit customers 6
Citibank 6
Taiwan: Citibank launches a financial management website 6
Co-operative Bank 7
UK: Co-operative Bank launches new mortgage products 7
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 7
Australia: Commonwealth Bank launches Coinland 7
Australia: Commonwealth Bank launches iPhone banking 7
Credit Agricole 8
France: Sofinco and Finaref to merge 8
Northern Rock 8
UK: Northern Rock launches a new website 8
Standard Bank 8
South Africa: Standard Bank introduces a person-to-person money transfer system 8
State Bank of India 8
India: SBI launches a new service, SMS Unhappy 8
India: SBI goes green 9
Yapi Kredi 9
Turkey: Yapi Kredi announces benefits to individual customers and small and medium enterprises 9
M&A, Partnerships and Organic Growth 10
ABN Amro 10
The Netherlands: legal separation of ABN Amro and Royal Bank of Scotland completes 10
Australia and New Zealand Bank 10
Australia: Philippines to have Australia and New Zealand Bank's new operational hub 10
Australia: ANZ acquires RBS Taiwan 10
China: China Banking Authority gives preparatory approval to ANZ 10
Banca Monte dei Paschi 11
Italy: Banca Monte dei Paschi and Banca Personale sign deed of merger 11
Bank of Brazil 11
Brazil: Bank of Brazil to acquire control of Bank of Patagonia 11
Brazil: Bank of Brazil to acquire shares of Grupo Santander in Spain 11
Banco Commercial Portuguese 11
US: Banco Commercial Portuguese to sell its American business 11
Citibank 12
China: Citibank opens another training center in China 12
Japan: Citibank Japan to open two new branches in Tokyo 12
Korea: Citibank enters into a partnership with National YWCA 12
Malaysia: Citibank opens four branches in Malaysia 12
Russia: Citibank to outsource ATMs from Diebold 13
Sweden: Citibank to sell its consumer finance business 13
Commerzbank 13
Germany: Commerzbank to sell its loan savings and financing arm to Wüstenrot 13
Deutsche Bank 13
Saudi Arabia: Deutsche Bank opens Sharia-compliant home finance company 13
First National Bank 13
South Africa: First National Bank to close various outlets 13
South Africa: FNB to increase banking hours to sell FIFA world cup tickets 14
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China 14
China: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited acquires 97.24% shareholding in ACL Bank 14
Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich 14
Austria: Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich and Raiffeisen International decide on the details of merger 14
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation 14
Japan: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Promise and At-Loan modify their strategic alliance 14
South Africa: SMBC and Absa Bank enter into an alliance 15
Standard Bank of South Africa 15
South Africa: Standard Bank and China UnionPay enter a strategic partnership 15
State Bank of India 15
India: State Bank of India plans to start operations in Doha and Jeddah 15
India: Reserve Bank of India modifies the scheme for the acquisition of State Bank of Indore by SBI 15
India: SBI to hire more bank correspondents 15
Swedbank 16
Sweden: Swedbank to leave the state guarantee program 16
Sweden: Swedbank to create a Group Business Support sector 16
Yorkshire Building Society 16
UK: Yorkshire and Chelsea building societies merge 16
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