Category Archives: WSBI Congress

If Bill Gates can do it, why can’t we?

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

Over 2.5 billion adults do not have a formal savings account. Banking them is an enormous responsibility – and opportunity – for us, the world’s savings and retail banks. Thus on 11 May, wrapping up the 2012 WSBI Congress in … Continue reading →

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Making money and making a difference: banks and their foundations

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

The tenth in our series of posts on the sessions and workshops of the 10-11 May 2012 WSBI Congress: “Good for you – The savings and retail banking model” The ideological roots of savings banks date back to The Enlightenment. … Continue reading →

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Retail banking versus casino banking

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

The ninth in our series of posts on the sessions and workshops of the 10-11 May 2012 WSBI Congress: “Good for you – The savings and retail banking model” “Casino banking does more damage than riots”, wrote Joan Smith in … Continue reading →

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Bridging the middle sea: the Union for the Mediterranean

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

The eighth in our series of posts on the sessions and workshops of the 10-11 May 2012 WSBI Congress: “Good for you – The savings and retail banking model” From the Greek city states and Phoenicia to the Roman and … Continue reading →

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Value at the bottom of the pyramid: making small balance accounts work

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

The seventh in our series of posts on the sessions and workshops of the 10-11 May 2012 WSBI Congress: “Good for you – The savings and retail banking model” Making something out of nothing. Impossible, right? When it comes to … Continue reading →

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Keeping pace with the customer in the digital age

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

The sixth in our series of posts on the sessions and workshops of the 10-11 May 2012 WSBI Congress: “Good for you – The savings and retail banking model” At last, the customer is in the driver’s seat: he uses … Continue reading →

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Fuel for the real economy: access to finance for SMEs

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

The fifth in our series of posts on the sessions and workshops of the 10-11 May 2012 WSBI Congress: “Good for you – The savings and retail banking model” Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – if not the very backbone … Continue reading →

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Diaspora banking: tapping into a global economic force

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

The fourth in our series of posts on the sessions and workshops of the 10-11 May 2012 WSBI Congress: “Good for you – The savings and retail banking model” They may be minorities in their adopted countries, but diasporas have … Continue reading →

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The best of both worlds: customer protection and profitability

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

The third in our series of posts on the sessions and workshops of the 10-11 May 2012 WSBI Congress: “Good for you – The savings and retail banking model” Customer protection isn’t – or certainly shouldn’t be – confined to … Continue reading →

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The retail bank: rock solid and right around the corner

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Our second post in a series on the 10-11 May 2012 WSBI Congress: “Good for you – The savings and retail banking model” Retail banking is probably the simplest form of banking. All you need to do is convince savers … Continue reading →

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