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U.S. Banker December 2001 John Hackett	Branches -- Hot New Delivery Channel With banks in a struggle for customers, branches have become in-the-field artillery. After years of fiddling with newfangled delivery channels, bankers across the nation are rediscovering that branches can be their most powerful weapons...
Bank Director 3rd Quarter 2010 Jack Milligan	The Big Retail Showdown Despite countless warnings that the industry has hit a wall on brick-and-mortar viability, lots of financial institutions are holding their ground, determined not to let this era become branching's last stand. Can branches remain profitable once the dust settles on the current economy?
Bank Technology News August 2006	Branches Take Center Stage: Invest or Fall Behind Branches are a top priority among chief executives who see them as the nucleus of their retail banking franchises. But not all chief executives have been as quick to rethink, retool and reinvigorate their branches as their more aggressive peers.
Bank Systems & Technology August 24, 2006 Phil Britt	Living in a Multichannel World As banks decide how to allocate approximately $6.5 billion in investments on retail channels this year, they would be wise to look at how customers use those channels, according to Karen Massey, senior research analyst for Financial Insight.
Bank Systems & Technology June 2, 2004 Steven Marlin	Where The Money Is The current branch revival is evidence that the era of multichannel delivery is here to stay.
Bank Technology News December 2003 Holly Sraeel	Branches Are Back. Is This Banking's Big Break? Identity theft may be grabbing headlines, but most banks are heavily focused on branches, particularly in understanding what types of activities are conducted by customers while there.
U.S. Banker August 2010 Alan Kline	Banking 2020: Smartphones Rule All the hubbub about smartphones laying the decisive blow to branches is unnecessary; they can peacefully and successfully co-exist with some retooling.
Bank Technology News July 2006 John Adams	Measuring Branch Performance: Taking The Guess Out Of The Gaps Deciding how to rate a branch's bottom line can be sticky for banks. Can a Canadian firm's "blueprint" tool bring a distant footprint into focus?
U.S. Banker August 2001 Mark Bruno	Unisys Taps SPSS for Analytics Assistance Banks will be able to use the software to determine strategies that initiate cross-selling.
Bank Technology News January 2007 John Adams	Branch Automation: Helping Customers To Help Themselves Buoyed by the success of user-driven automated service at airports and supermarkets, firms like Source Technologies and NCR are selling the idea to financial firms.
Bank Systems & Technology October 29, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz	Banks Look to Multimedia Technology to Grow Branches Banks are striving to change the branch's image by reworking the channel to appeal to a wider array of customers.
U.S. Banker November 2010 Alan Kline	Sharing Space to Cut Costs Ask any retail banking expert what the branch of the future will look like and the first word you re likely to hear is smaller.
Bank Systems & Technology November 3, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz	In Channel Projects, Banks Look for Simpler Solutions The new economic conditions are dictating smarter use of resources among banks as they enhance their channels.
Bank Technology News August 2010 Rebecca Sausner	Citi's Japanese Revolution Citi's "smart banking" strategy in Japan.
Bank Technology News January 2003 Charlotte Dunlap	CIBC Reuses As It Renews Banks are being advised to invest in component-based technology, which would permit a bank to reuse the same application across multiple business lines.
Bank Systems & Technology July 21, 2007 Deena M. Amato-McCoy	Retail Banks' IT Integration Efforts Key to Differentiation Platform integration is critical for banks seeking to provide exceptional service, according to a study.
Bank Systems & Technology October 8, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz	Northeast Bank Takes New Approach to Branching With dwindling transaction levels at the branch due to self service channels, Northeast Bank is revising its branch strategy.
U.S. Banker January 2008 Anthony Malakian	Poor Branch Placement Could Kill Revenues For smaller community banks, poor branch placement is a far greater concern than for a trillion-dollar behemoth.
Bank Systems & Technology November 4, 2003 Ivan Schneider	Fast-Track Citizens Why do people continue to use bank branches despite the ready availability of automated alternatives? Who knows? But since they do, Citizens Bank has continued to place the branch at the center of its retail banking strategy.
Bank Technology News April 2007 Glen Fest	Branch Planning: Mapping A Course For Profits Display analytics tool guides Nevada State Bank's growth.
Bank Technology News July 2009 Michael Sisk	The Future of the Bank Branch Innovative branch design and technology must encourage engagement with employees, not to discourage human interaction.
U.S. Banker May 2010 Matthew De Paula	5 Ways to Optimize the Branch The branch of the future will be much leaner. But the inevitable downsizing of space and staff can be tricky. Here are some ways banks are turning less into more.
Bank Technology News January 2002 Joseph McKendrick	Branch Automation Tools Open New Channels The newest technology focuses on helping data to be everywhere at once...
Bank Technology News December 2009 Steve Bills	BBVA Branches Into Video Customers may soon be talking to a screen at the branch - instead of a person.
Bank Technology News February 2009 Michael Sisk	Online Banking Lessons From Canada Consumer adoption of Web banking has been a major success story in Canada, leading some to wonder if that success can be duplicated south of the border.
U.S. Banker May 2011 Matthew de Paula	New Adventures in Branch Banking More banks are thinking about not just how to redesign their branches, but how to redesign their entire branch experience.
Bank Systems & Technology February 1, 2007 Kere Lewis	Banks to Explore Channel Optimization In 2007, many banks will explore channel optimization and the alignment of products and services with sales and service delivery channels to balance a positive customer experience with the need to better control costs.
Bank Systems & Technology May 21, 2007 Katherine Burger	Online Banking Growth Outpacing That of Call Centers, Branches, ATMs, TowerGroup Report Says According to a recent report, online banking is increasing in use at an annual rate of 27% -- compared to 7% for the call center, 1.4% for the branch and only 0.5% for ATMs.
Bank Systems & Technology January 14, 2004 Steven Marlin	Sharpening Aim at Retail Banking Microsoft angles for retail banks' business with solutions that aim for customer-centricity.
U.S. Banker December 2010 Matt Monks	Help Wanted: Part Time Many banks let go of part-time workers when the financial crisis hit, but as the need to cut costs at branches becomes more acute, so does the appeal of a staff with flexible hours.
Bank Systems & Technology July 1, 2005 Maria Bruno-Britz	Branch In a Box As financial technology matures, banks are beginning to reevaluate the manner in which they utilize their ATMs. As a result, the ATMs of the future will provide users with a much richer banking experience than ever before.
FDIC FYI July 9, 2004	Bank Branching Trends and Prospects of Key Banking Sectors A summary of three reports released today that represent the fourth installment of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Future of Banking Study.
Bank Systems & Technology October 28, 2004 Ivan Schneider	Here Today ... Everywhere Tomorrow The availability of low-cost technology is driving consumer demand for high-tech branches, and banks are getting the message.
U.S. Banker November 2001 Mark Bruno	First State Bank of Michigan Taps Horizon USA First State Bank signed a deal with Horizon USA, a Houston-based advertising and marketing firm, which designed 10 online banking kiosks, located in 10 of the bank's branch lobbies...
Bank Technology News April 2009 John Adams	Take Stock of Your Own Real Estate The arrival of automated branch performance management at Summit Bank also came with a 95 percent cost haircut, a welcome savings in a time where every dollar is gold.
Bank Systems & Technology April 6, 2009 Orla O'Sullivan	Internet Banks Poised to Prosper Amid Crisis As consumers seek the best rates and banks look to cut costs, direct banks will enjoy a surge in deposits, and branch traffic will stagnate, TowerGroup predicts.
Bank Technology News January 2010 Michael Sisk	Gut Instinct Meets Analytics Brian Coakley, CIO of North Country Savings Bank, says using electronic channels to drive down costs and boost customer convenience is all well and good, but as a community bank we need to make sure we move the right people to the electronic channel; but not everyone all the time.
Bank Systems & Technology March 3, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz	Fifth Third is Awarded Two-Character Mobile Domain Name Fifth Third Bank is one of the first companies to receive a two-character mobile Internet address, something it says will help retain consistency between its Web and mobile banking channels.
Bank Technology News November 2010 Sean Sposito	Self-Service (R)Evolution "Branches are the number one or number two predictor of deposit growth. Branch convenience is the number one or number two reason that customers chose a bank," says Jed Taylor, vp of uGenius.
Bank Technology News April 2001 David Rountree	Customers Blast Service in Exit Poll at Branches A consulting firm recently button-holed U.S. bank customers as they were leaving branches of major institutions on both coasts and the Midwest. The results of the poll are enough to make a marketing executive weep openly...
BusinessWeek June 23, 2011 Dakin Campbell	JPMorgan's Contrarian Bet on Bank Branches JPMorgan seeks a source of cheap funds as rivals retrench. Analysts are skeptical.
Bank Technology News March 2002 Karen Epper Hoffmann	Online Banking Aligns Practices Now that the initial online flurry has subsided, Web-based banks are looking at ROI potential...
Bank Systems & Technology November 1, 2006 Nancy Feig	Integrating the Channels Financial institutions are juggling numerous channels and the multitude of ways in which they touch customers. Many banks are actively looking to integrate those delivery channels more strategically.
Bank Systems & Technology January 31, 2006 Peggy Bresnick-Kendler	Demographic Trends How are retail banking customer demographics changing? What is the significance of these trends?
Bank Technology News July 2011 John Adams	Huntington Dives Into Digital Signage Branches will be outfitted with multiple 40-inch flat screen panels in which tailored content can be quickly uploaded to each location.
U.S. Banker October 2001 Neckopulos & Pihl	Challenge: Integrating the Channels Andersen Business Consulting says banks must integrate all delivery channels to be successful...
Bank Systems & Technology June 1, 2005 Peggy Bresnick Kendler	Contact/Call Centers No longer just about back-office servicing, contact and call centers now provide banks with an opportunity to nurture customer relationships.
U.S. Banker July 2009 Glen Fest	The Dollars and Sense of Going Mobile Banks that latched onto mobile banking a few years ago were more interested in first-mover advantage than profitability.
Bank Technology News March 2006 Sally Law	De Novo Branching: Banks Turn Into Location Scouts When establishing new locations for branches or banking centers, are banks better off crunching data, or simply keeping an eye out for high-growth regions?