Although it was predicted that bank branches would quickly become obsolete in a computerized society, the reality is that many full‐service branches are not closing but rather evolving to meet changing needs. The role of the branch manager is crucial, and is also changing. In particular,...

Introduces a model which posits a crucial role for the evaluation of bank customers’ attitudes towards both human tellers and automated banking in mediating the ease of banking factor/perceived satisfaction linkage. The model’s explicit consideration of the effects of bank customer attitudes...

Reviews recent trends and developments in the use of Information Technology in the banking environment. Considers the more advanced software technologies and examines two specific applications. The first involves the use of expert systems techniques as decision support tools; the second applies...

At present banks and building societies cross‐subsidize certain types of accounts, namely student accounts, from profits made in other areas of their business. The banks and building societies offer free or subsidized banking in an attempt to attract and retain new business from people who may...

Banks set up to operate in accordance with the Islamic Sharia’h principles have mushroomed in the last two decades. The basic difference between Islamic and non‐Islamic banks lies in the fact that the former operate on an equity‐participation system in which a predetermined rate of return...

New technology has, in the last few years, swept the traditional banking industry in an unprecedented way. “Electronic dreams” of the bankers, once considered impossible, have one by one been realised, and electronic banking has become a major realm of product innovations. New, “cheap”...