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China and India to drive global growth in ATMs

International Finance DeskNovember 21, 2016

by International Finance DeskNovember 21, 2016

The growth will be driven by large sections of the population that will open bank accounts for the first time IFM Correspondent November 21, 2016: Globally, the number of ATMs rose by 5% in 2015, to touch 3.2 million units by the end of the year. The majority of growth in the global ATM market...

Blockchain adoption fast in banking and financial markets

International Finance DeskSeptember 29, 2016

by International Finance DeskSeptember 29, 2016

Some 65% of banks expect to be in production in three years September 29, 2016: Commercial blockchain solutions are rapidly being adopted throughout banking and financial markets, dramatically faster than initially expected, finds a new IBM study. Fifteen per cent of banks and 14 per cent of financial market institutions interviewed intend to implement full-scale,...

Companies are realising the benefits of digitisation

International Finance DeskDecember 23, 2014

by International Finance DeskDecember 23, 2014

IFM spoke to Paul Jeruchimowitz of Accenture Strategy about the conclusions from their study ‘Disrupt or be disrupted: The impact of digital technologies on business services’ Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya December 23,2014:It is a well-known fact that traditional organisations are now following the example of firms and industries which have been highly influenced by digitisation. Hence,...