Retail Banking Competitor Tracker - November 2009
Datamonitor
December 30, 2009 SKU: DFMN2539528
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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.
Scope- Information on new product developments, mergers and acquisitions, distribution and partnerships.
- Insight on how the major retail banks are adapting to the ever changing economic climate.
Highlights
ANZ tackles environmental issues with interest-free green loans.
DnB NOR innovates with the introduction of a fully automated online remortgaging process.
Several banks around the globe launch financial education initiatives for customers.
Reasons to Purchase- 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.
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- Overview
- Catalyst
- Summary
- Methodology
- Table of Contents
- 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 23 months of developments is also delivered alongside the report
- Key Trends and Developments in november
- ANZ tackles environmental issues with interest-free green loans
- DnB NOR innovates with the introduction of a fully automated online remortgaging process
- Several banks around the globe launch financial education initiatives for customers
- Competitor announcements returned to average levels in November
- M&A announcements increased in November
- November continued the trend whereby M&A, and new product and services announcements make up the majority of deals
- Products, Services and Innovation
- Abbey
- UK: Santander reduces cost of Reward and Premier 50 packaged accounts
- UK: Abbey offers low rate mortgage for loyal customers
- Australia and New Zealand Banking Group
- Australia: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group offers interest-free green loans for Australian households
- Citibank
- Thailand: Citibank launches 3-C Convenience Redefined mobile banking
- China: Citi launches mobile banking services in China
- US: Citi offers new tools to manage student loan repayment and avoid default
- DBS Group
- China: DBS Bank offers tax season loans
- DnB NOR
- Norway: DnB NOR automates its remortgage loan process
- First National Bank
- South Africa: First National Bank launches campaign focusing on customers' financial issues
- South Africa: FNB offers solution for instant money transfer
- KBC
- Czech Republic: CSOB launches Comfort Billing
- Kiwibank
- New Zealand: Kiwibank launches promotions and entertainment website for under 25s
- Nationwide Building Society
- UK: Nationwide extends benefits to current account customers
- SNS Bank
- Netherlands: SNS Bank offers online banking transactions through My SNS
- The Royal Bank of Scotland
- UK: NatWest launches free mobile banking application on the iPhone App Store
- Yorkshire Building Society
- UK: Yorkshire Building Society launches new stepped tracker mortgage
- M&A, Partnerships and Organic Growth
- Australia and New Zealand Banking Group
- Australia: Australia and New Zealand Bank acquires retail business of RBS
- Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
- Italy: Monte dei Paschi di Siena approves the merger of Mps Banca Personale with BMps
- Barclays
- UK: Barclays announces acquisition of Standard Life Bank
- Crédit Agricole
- Uruguay: Crédit Agricole confirms the sale of its retail banking subsidiary Credit Uruguay Banco
- First National Bank
- Zambia: First National Bank announces the launch of Zambia operation
- HSBC
- US: HSBC Finance announces sale of auto loan servicing operations to Santander Consumer USA
- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
- Malaysia: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China launches a subsidiary bank in Malaysia
- ING Group
- Netherlands: ING completes sale of annuity and mortgage businesses in Chile
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
- Japan: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Morgan Stanley plan integration of Japanese securities operations
- National Australia Bank
- Australia: National Australia Bank acquires Challenger Mortgage Management
- Postbank
- Germany: Postbank revamps its retail banking business
- State Bank of India
- India: State Bank of India plans merger with State Bank of Indore by March 2010
- Swedbank
- Baltic states: Swedbank establishes Institutes of Private Finances
- The Co-operative Bank
- UK: the Co-operative Bank partners with Emma's Diary
- UniCredit Group
- Italy: UniCredit sells its stake in Banco de Sabadell
- Appendix
- Methodology
- Further reading
- Ask the analyst
- Datamonitor consulting
- Disclaimer
- List of Tables
- Table 1: The 100 companies and subsidiaries covered by Datamonitor's Retail Banking Competitor Tracker
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: The number of stories increased compared to October, with five additional M&A news announcements
- Figure 2: The types of stories announced In November have followed the trend seen so far this year
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