The world's banking systems could not exist without the sophisticated technology that now forms its base. But systems age, software becomes outdated, and customer service then suffers and new product introductions are delayed. Banking Strategies Beyond 2000 is not just a review of available banking technology; rather, it is a practical and impartial review of how financial services and banking institutions can re-evaluate strategies and incorporate new technology and systems in order to enhance productivity, improve customer service, build new business, and improve the bottom line overall.

The basic functions of banking—lending, deposit taking, and making payments—are constant. What changes are the forms banking takes in response to increases in competition, globalizaion, new laws, and emerging technologies. Among the most visible of these changes will be an increase in the consolidation and globalization of banking in the world's major trading countries. Now, prestigious academics and practitioners, including regulators from around the world, join Benton E. Gup in exploring these coming changes—and by doing so, define a global perspective on banking's future. They find that the consolidation of banking will persist on a global scale. Electronic banking in all its forms will increase in importance, and banking in mature economies will be even more different from what it is now in developing economies. While focusing on the financial system in the United States, Gup's panel of contributors also explores financial systems in Europe, Asia, and elsewhere. Like Gup, they predict that a small handful of very large banks will control a disproportionate share of bank assets. Their views provide an unusual survey of current thinking in the domains of banking and finance, and an important source of current information, background, and foresights for banking and finance practitioners, students, and academics.

Provides a first port of call for those seeking information sources in a sector that has undergone tremendous change in recent years. Includes information on banks and building societies, insurance companies, investment funds and pension funds. Highlights essential reference works, consumer information, career guides, technical reports, official publications, market and company research, product information and electronic resources. Identifies the most appropriate sources and provides assistance in choosing between competing items and provides an overview of significant international sources

This book is a valuable companion for everyone who is interested in the historical context of the co-evolution of financial markets and information technologies in the last 30 years. The contributors analyze system architectures and solution technologies in banking and finance by focusing on the particularities of certain practices and risks.

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Exactly what you need for the new AS level GCE in Applied Business These brand new books have been written to match the specifications of this new qualification and provide all the information needed - whether it is a single award or double award, with Edexcel or OCR. Four separate books ensure that students receive exactly the right support with no redundant material. Lots of activities add interest and give students the opportunity to work outside the classroom in the real business world. This helps to emphasise the vocational nature of the qualification. Case studies with questions give students real-life perspectives on business and the issues surrounding it. Marginal notes draw attention to key points and suggest relevant activities.

Uses case studies to explore why large scale electronics failed to win a leadership position in the early computer industry and why IBM, a firm with a heritage in the business machines industry, succeeded. The cases cover both the US and the UK industry focusing on electronics giants GE, RCA, English Electric, EMI and Ferranti.