In recent years, major changes have taken place in the retail banking sector. The customer relationship has once more come to the forefront in terms of priorities. Issues such as customer retention, customer loyalty and communication are more important than ever for building future success. This...

In many countries, innovation in customer relationship management and customer experience has been given a higher priority than previously. There is a consensus within the industry that strong customer intelligence and an effective customer relationship management strategy can help financial...

The Efma Congress is dedicated to multichannel management. The main topics for discussion during the Congress will include: - Identifying the best strategies - Multichannel management. What new approaches are available? How feasible is the fully integrated customer experience and management...

The payments industry is facing challenges from all sides: competition and pricing pressures; new regulations; continuing macroeconomic uncertainty; and changing customer demands. Banks need to be flexible and agile to take advantage of the huge potential gains available from the payments...

The emerging ‘advanced payments’ sector includes the convergence of mobile, Internet and tablet payments. These represent exciting and lucrative new revenue channels. Industry leaders have already started to grasp this opportunity and are focusing on emerging mobile and NFC innovation and...

Recent events have underlined the importance of cash as a refuge, as cash in circulation peaked at the height of the financial crisis. Since then, demand has remained strong and there has been no sign of repatriation of those banknotes. At the same time, the infrastructure of the cash cycle is...

ESSLE is designed to bring together economists in the field from across Europe and key researchers from outside the region. It provides a unique opportunity for researchers from different universities and countries to discuss their work in a relaxed atmosphere and to develop long-term...

The conference programme gives banks a forum for presenting and discussing their innovative ideas and learning from their peers. It will also include presentations from other retail sectors. This year’s inaugural event will cover a range of topics, including: Innovation - Within the corporate...

The aim of the workshop is to bring together leading scholars and young researchers working on topics related to entrepreneurship research. We invite contributions from various interdisciplinary backgrounds: Theoretical contributions as well as empirical research using survey evidence,...

This conference is one of three that are being presented at the same time, under the umbrella of ‘Consumer finance 2012’. This exciting, multi-level programme addresses key challenges in the consumer finance, credit and mortgage sectors. The three dedicated conference streams in this single...