2012-02-05 05:02:50 - New Financial Services research report from Datamonitor is now available from Fast Market Research

Datamonitor's 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
* 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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Report Highlights

Independent Commission on Banking report heralds

a new era in UK banking

First National Bank launches a mobile payments service in South Africa, easing payment options for the poor and underbanked

Royal Bank of Scotland cuts ATM access, with a risk of other UK banks following suit

Reasons to Get this Report

* How can I keep up to date on new product developments, mergers and acquisitions, distribution and partnerships?
* Where can I get insight on how the major retail banks are adapting to the ever-changing economic climate?

Companies Mentioned in this Report: Agricultural Bank of China, ASB Bank Limited, Banco BPI, Banco Espirito Santo, Banco Santander, S.A., Bank of China Limited, Bank of India, Bank of New Zealand, Bankinter, Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW Group), BBVA, CIMB Group Holdings Berhad, Citigroup Inc., Danske Bank, East West Bancorp, Inc., EFG Eurobank Ergasias, ERGO Versicherungsgruppe AG, Fortis, GarantiBank International N.V., HSBC Bank Canada, Hutchison 3G UK Limited, ING GROEP N.V., International Business Machines Corporation, Lloyds Banking Group plc, Monetary Authority of Singapore, National Australia Bank Group Limited, National Bank of Canada, Nationwide Building Society, New Zealand Post, OP-Pohjola Group, Parcelforce Worldwide, Pearson plc, Punjab National Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Sberbank, Shanks Group plc, Societe Generale, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland, UniCredit Group, Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc, Yorkshire Building Society

Partial Table of Contents:

OVERVIEW
- Catalyst
- Summary
- Methodology
INTRODUCTION
- This tracker provides both one-month and 12-month views of developments
- Each month Datamonitor tracks the most relevant announcements from 100 competitors
- Datamonitor's Retail Banking Team provides analysis of the key developments every month
- A fully searchable database of the past three years of developments is also delivered alongside the report
- Highlights this month
- Independent Commission on Banking: a new era for UK banking
- Royal Bank of Scotland cuts ATM access, with a risk of other UK banks following suit
- First National Bank launches a mobile payments service in South Africa, easing payment options for the poor and underbanked
PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND INNOVATION
- Allied Irish Bank
- Ireland: bank on the go with AIB Mobile Banking
- Banco Sabadell
- Spain: Banco Sabadell launches the Sterling Champion Deposit for its UK customers
- Barclays
- UK: Barclays launches a national business lending campaign
- Dexia Bank
- Belgium: Dexia launches its New Family Plan, a product and service offer adapted to the modern family set-up
- EFG Eurobank
- Greece: EFG Eurobank provides a four-week event risk timeline for Greece
- First National Bank
- South Africa: First National Bank launches Pay2Cell, a mobile payments solution
- Groupe Caisse d'Epargne
- France: Caisse d'Epargne offers a banking solution for students
- Halifax
- UK: Halifax launches the new Halifax Savers Prize Draw, designed to acknowledge the importance of saving and to reward positive saving habits
- HSBC
- Australia: HSBC targets the Australian refinance market with Homeloanwork
- Lloyds TSB
- UK: Lloyds TSB launches its enhanced mobile banking service
- NatWest
- UK: NatWest launches the "Ambitions Bus" business advice service
- OCBC
- China: OCBC launches the "PLUS! Lite" branch to provide a personalized service for customers
- Permanent TSB
- Ireland: Permanent TSB launches a EUR10m loan fund in support of the Better Energy Homes scheme
- Postbank
- Germany: Postbank launches its updated online banking service
- Santander
- UK: Santander extends its Loyal Mover range and cuts fees
- The Co-operative Bank
- UK: The Co-operative Bank transforms its Britannia branches to enable customers to open current accounts and complete everyday activities
- Yorkshire Building Society
- UK: Yorkshire Building Society launches a two-year cash Individual Savings Account
M&A, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ORGANIC GROWTH
- ABN Amro
- Germany: ABN Amro to acquire LGT Bank Deutschland
- Akbank
- Turkey: Akbank NV and Akbank AG merge
- AMP Bank
- Australia: AMP launches a retail center for financial planning in Camberwell
- Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
- Italy: Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena sells Monte Paschi Monaco to Andorra Banc Agricol
- Banca Popolare
- Italy: Banca Popolare agrees the acquisition of Efibanca
- Bank of New Zealand
- New Zealand: BNZ opens a new store in Christchurch Airport
- BBVA
- Spain: BBVA opens an office in San Francisco to tap Silicon Valley's latest technology trends
- CIMB
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