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The role of cash and bank branches in keeping small businesses thriving
Business Secretary Greg Clark’s recent inaugural Business Council meeting for Small Businesses highlighted that small companies represent an overwhelming majority of the businesses in the UK. Given how important these businesses…
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Bank Branch Closures: New Research Reveals How Tech is Saving the Day
In a recent article for The Times, campaigner Derek French announced he was coming out of retirement to once again fight bank branch closures. He led the Campaign for Community…
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Meet the team: International Women’s Day 2019 Special Edition
As part of International Women’s Day 2019, we spoke to some of our employees at Auriga to find out their thoughts on fintech and the future of banking. Rosvanna D’Amico Rosvanna D’Amico…
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How Millennium BCP made the #NEXTGENBANK a reality
Like many others, international bank Millennium BCP is reviewing its large branch network. In Portugal alone, the bank has over 600 branches – many from previous acquisitions. The review was…
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2019 trends for the banking industry
2018 was a big year for banking. Challenger banks, like Monzo and Starling, hit new user levels and started to push past being a niche, techy offering, into a mainstream…
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Banks in the Smart City: What is Their Role?
The smart city vision encompasses a city where information and communication technologies like the Internet of Things are connected to enhance the quality and performance of urban cities and thus…
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Back to school for banking: Setting the curriculum
Children and university students across the UK returned to school this month – kicking off another year of learning. For some, this will be a transformative time, as they absorb…
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Nowhere to hide: Why UK banks urgently need to improve their customer service
As of August, banking providers in the UK are obliged to publish information on how likely people would be to recommend their bank, inclusive of its online, mobile, branch and…
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Bank branch closures – lessons from Europe’s banks
With more bank branch closures recently announced by some of the high street’s biggest names, Auriga is urging banks not to miss a trick when it comes to rethinking their…
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Why you should forget about building the bank of the future – and make it happen today
The banking industry is under incredible pressure. The rise of FinTech has created an ever increasing number of challengers, traditional methods of banking are under increased pressure to remain open (with…