Describes the Wolfsberg Principles, which are essentially global anti‐money laundering guidelines for private banking …

Introduces the two types of underground banking systems used in Indian and Chinese communities in many parts of the … world: hundi or hawala, and chop shop or chitti banking. Explains the terms: hawala means money transfer, chops are seals … banking. Discusses the reasons for the prevalence of these systems: Indian and Chinese settlement abroad, and the strong …

harmonisation of private banking practice combating money laundering; this has closely involved throughout the 40 Recommendations of … bridge the gap in attitudes to banking practice, especially between American and European banks.  …

financial institutions by terrorists. Outlines the nature of the banking secrecy that is central to Swiss banking, and its …

Purpose – The aim of this paper was to trace the development of the banking sector from post independence (1962 …) Jamaica to 2002 when the last major revisions were made to banking legislation. Design/methodology/approach – The paper … focuses mainly on the banking crisis that the financial sector suffered from 1992 to 1997. It examines the legislative and …

Purpose – Today almost all businesses are connected online and net banking has becoming a buzzword. The concept of … years which could pose a serious problem in the future, resulting in loss of trust by the customer towards net banking. Most …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to summarise and critically assess the legislative response in banking and …

This paper investigates the impact of bank‐specific determinants on bank’s profitability in the Kuwaiti banking sector …

can be implemented, and what its effects are likely to be. The use of IT in British banking and its effects are discussed.  …