Retail Banking Competitor Tracker - October 2010

Introduction

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.
Features and benefits

* 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
Highlights

AIB brings in new initiatives to make mortgage process clear to its customers.Unicredit Group brings all its seven subsidiaries under one roof.Barclays to provide banking services to prisoners.
Your key questions answered

* 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?

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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 at both the one-month and 12-month level
A fully searchable database of the past two years of developments is also delivered alongside the report
PRODUCT INNOVATION AND CUSTOMER TARGETING
Allied Irish Bank
Ireland: Allied Irish Bank introduces “Your A to Z Mortgage Guide”
Barclays
UK: Barclays to provide banking services for prisoners
UK: Barclays launches "The Great Escape" remortgage package
UK: Barclays offers its mortgage customers a "get out of tracker deal" service
Citigroup
Romania: Citibank Romania to offer round the clock online access to product experts
Thailand: Citi provides cash rebates on ATM withdrawals from public transport stations
Crédit Agricole
France: Crédit Agricole launches a new version of its money management application
DBS
Hong Kong: DBS launches a customer information iPhone application
HBOS
UK: Halifax offers customers a housewarming present
First Direct
UK: First Direct launches its "Beta Lab" scheme
HSBC
Hong Kong: HSBC announces the launch of mobile banking services in Hong Kong
ICICI Bank
India: ICICI to offer instant cross-border remittance services
Nationwide
UK: The Mortgage Works enhances its buy to let product range
Santander
Europe and South America: Banco Santander launches a new model personal banking business
M&A, PARTNERSHIPS AND ORGANIC GROWTH
ANZ
China: ANZ opens a Chinese language operations center in Chengdu
Banco do Brasil
Brazil: Bank of Brazil and Cielo partner with Oi Paggo to operate a mobile payment service
Central Bank of India
India: Central Bank of India and Bajaj Finance Limited to co-finance loans to retail and small and medium-sized enterprises
Citigroup
Hong Kong: Citi to deploy its ATMs in 7-Eleven convenience stores
Taiwan: Citi opens a smart banking branch
ICICI
Singapore: ICICI launches its first retail branch
Intesa Sanpaolo
Italy: Intesa Sanpaolo announces the acquisition of Banca Monte Parma
Millennium BCP
US: Banco Comercial Português concludes the sale of Millennium bcp branches
UniCredit Group
Italy: UniCredit Group brings all of its seven subsidiaries under one roof

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