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Retail Banking Competitor Tracker: April 2008

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Datamonitor
Published: June 2008
Product Code: R313-33249
Description
Introduction

Datamonitor's Retail Banking Competitor Tracker is a monthly product providing updates on key events relating to major and innovative players in the retail banking sector. Covering events such as M&A activity, market entries and withdrawals, partnerships, product innovation and customer targeting on a global basis, the Retail Banking Competitor Tracker provides succinct summaries of key stories.

Introduction

Highlights

Reasons to Purchase

Provides invaluable information on your closest competitors' strategies all in one place. Keeps track of how the competitive landscape is changing through M&A activities, partnerships and organic growth. Provides input to your product development by tracking the latest product innovations.
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Overview
Catalyst
Summary
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M&A, Partnerships and Organic Growth
BNP Paribas
New name for BNP Paribas's international retail banking business
Citibank
Indonesia: Citibank opens branch in Surabaya
Romania: CitiFinancial upgrades head office
Russia: Citibank inaugurates branch in Volgograd
US: Citibank opens financial centers in five US locations
Commonwealth Bank
Australia: Commonwealth Bank launches healthcare banking division
HBOS
UK: Halifax opens new branches
HSBC
Korea: HSBC extends timetable for Korea Exchange Bank acquisition
US: HSBC opens new North American headquarters
Rabobank
Poland: Rabobank gains approval for majority stake in Polish bank BGZ
Product Innovation and Customer Targeting
BBVA
Spain and Portugal: BBVA introduces Euribor-indexed mortgage for low-income young people
Citibank
India: Citibank introduces offering for expatriates
Philippines: Citibank launches vacation promotion
Poland: Citi Handlowy launches mobile SMS branch and ATM locator
Poland: Citi Handlowy offers business TV in retail branches
Singapore: Citibank launches online account opening service
US: Citibank launches green sweepstake
HBOS
UK: Halifax launches Christmas saver account
ICICI Bank
India: ICICI Bank introduces the Global Indian Account
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation
Singapore: OCBC adds to children's saving program
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Methodology
Further reading
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Datamonitor consulting
Disclaimer
List of Tables
Table 1: List of banks tracked , table one of two
Table 2: List of banks tracked, table two of two


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