New Market Study, "Global Retail Banking Competitor Tracker - October 2012", Has Been Published

New Financial Services market report from Datamonitor: "Global Retail Banking Competitor Tracker - October 2012"

by Bill Thompson

(WireNews+Co) - Boston, MA - 25 January 2013

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.

Report Highlights

In October, National Australia Bank (NAB) announced a strategic partnership with VeriFone. The partnership will provide NAB's 130,000 merchant customers with access to technology for accepting payments via tablets or mobiles. One of the first products will be iPhone and iPad "PAYware" sleeves that can turn these devices into payment terminals.

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Bank of Ireland has launched the first Markets App in Ireland, offering its business, corporate, and personal customers instant access to business and financial news as well market data. Key features of the app include: pricing; dealer blog, featuring live market comment on key developments; and news, including Irish and world financial news.

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?

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

- Retail Islamic Finance - not enough growth potential

PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND INNOVATION
- ANZ Bank

- Australia: ANZ in major tech investment

- BNP Paribas Bank

- France: BNP rating downgrade triggers French bank stocks to drop
- France: BNP Paribas launches BNP Paribas Priority, its first transversal, pan-European offer for individuals

- Bank of Ireland

- Ireland: Bank of Ireland launches Markets App - a first in Ireland

- Central Bank of India

- India: Central Bank of India is launching a prepaid scholarship card for students

- CIMB

- Malaysia: SpeedSend reaches a wider network in Asia for money transfer services

- Citibank

- Thailand: Citi and Thai Airways introduce Citibank Royal Orchid Plus Preferred card with enhanced privileges and fastest mile accumulation
- China: Citi to be the first global bank to issue commercial cards in China
- Hungary: Citi is first to bring contactless PayPass stickers to Hungary

- Citizens Bank

- US: Citizens Bank makes banking more convenient across New York with expanded banking hours

- Commonwealth Bank

- Australia: Commonwealth Bank is rolling out a large ATM replacement program

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