Ten-Year Online & Mobile Banking Forecast and 2009 | Online Banking Report


Online Banker Report has just issued its latest and the topic is future based look at the next 10 years for online banking and mobile banking. Every year Jim and the team put together a review piece for the space the past year, and with predictions on usage patters for the next ten years. It is a must read for online banking professional in my view. New Online Banking Report Available: Ten-Year Online & Mobile Banking Forecast and 2009 The latest Online Banking Report: 2010 to 2019 Online & Mobile Banking Forecast is now available. The report includes our latest … Continue reading Ten-Year Online & Mobile Banking Forecast and 2009 | Online Banking Report

BofA could eventually cut 10 pct of branches | SF Chronicle


This is a theme that is gathering steam. It is based on the reality that customers are using internet for their banking, and there is a high level of redundancy in offerring similar capabilities in physical locations. The counterbalance is of course the need to attract customers, new accounts and deposits which has traditionally been a branch activity. That balance is shifting now and the tension between those two opposing forces will be ineresting to watch, as banks exectute strategies and consider their cost base. BofA could eventually cut 10 pct of branches SF Chronicle Bank of America Corp. could … Continue reading BofA could eventually cut 10 pct of branches | SF Chronicle

FinovateStartup will return to San Francisco on April 28, 2009


Looking forward to following FinovateStartup tomorrow.  While the big banks languish in the worry about their balance sheets, and the losses they still have to recognise, it will be refreshing to see examples of the future of financial services. FinovateStartup FinovateStartup will return to San Francisco on April 28, 2009 with an innovative new format that mixes fast-paced demos (no slides allowed!) from handpicked innovators with networking sessions featuring the largest group of financial technology startups ever assembled in one place. Continue reading FinovateStartup will return to San Francisco on April 28, 2009

“Online & Mobile Banking Forecast 2009 – 2018” | Online Banking Report


I am an unabashed avid follower of Online Banking Report, and the latest “Online & Mobile Banking Forecast” continues the classic of Jims annual output. The focus of online banking and mobile is one key attribute of this years focus.  In fact having the iphone on the front page is illustrative of the outside the box thinking. This year in particular is when all Banks ought be thinking of ways to innovate and get outside the box. Clearly it is no longer business as usual, and will not be for some time. Gathering deposits is essential to future success, but … Continue reading “Online & Mobile Banking Forecast 2009 – 2018” | Online Banking Report