Retail Banking Competitor Tracker: January 2008 : Market Research Report

Retail Banking Competitor Tracker: January 2008

Published by: Datamonitor

Published: Mar. 5, 2008 - 12 Pages

Overview
Catalyst
Summary: Table of Contents; M&A, Partnerships and Organic Growth; BNP Paribas; Libya: BNP Paribas and Sahara Bank kick off their partnership; Deutsche Bank; China: Deutsche Bank China incorporates in Beijing; HSBC; China: Hang Seng becomes largest shareholder of Yantai City Bank; HBOS; UK: Halifax opens three UK branches; Northern Rock; UK: Northern Rock announces sale of lifetime mortgage portfolio; UniCredit Group; Ukraine: Bank Austria acquires majority stake in Ukrsotsbank; CitiGroup; US: Citibank opens new branches and financial centers; China: Citibank opens new office in Dalian; Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Vietnam: CBA to open branch in Ho Chi Minh city; Westpac Banking Group (WBC); Australia: Westpac completes RAMS Home Loans Group transaction; St.George Bank (SGB); Australia: BankSA Announces Sale and Lease Back of 13 Branches; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC); China: ICBC completes acquisition of shares in Seng Heng bank; Product Innovation and Customer Targeting; Abbey; UK: Abbey and Personal Touch Financial Services signs IT deal; HSBC; Japan: HSBC to offer offset mortgages in Japan; UK: HSBC introduces 'RateMatcher' service; Yorkshire Building Society; UK: Yorkshire Building Society launches over 50s savings account with free travel insurance; Citigroup; Turkey: Citibank launches Deliverable to Address Express loans; Poland: Citi Handlowy adds features in its 'Keep the Change' program; Malaysia: Citibank offers promotional deals to celebrate Chinese New Year; Maybank; Maybank launches Islamic foreign currency account
APPENDIX: Methodology; Further reading; Ask the analyst; Datamonitor consulting; Disclaimer
List of Tables: Table 2: List of banks tracked , table 1 of 2; Table 2: List of banks tracked, (table 2 of 2)

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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.

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Retail Banking Competitor Tracker: January 2008

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