Articles about bank and credit union branch design, architecture, interior design, branch merchandising, ATMs, video tellers, interactive teller machines, branch technologies, and retail branch experience strategies in banking.
This Danish Bank Branch Is Beyond Cool
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Subscribe Now! Stay on top of all the latest news and trends in banking industry.Email(Required) Untitled(Required) I accept the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. In the Danish market, Jyske Bank has introduced a whole new way of delivering financial services, using the theme “Jyske Differences.” Jyske says its “blazing […]
Bank Branch Robbery Statistics for 2008
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Subscribe Now! Stay on top of all the latest news and trends in banking industry.Email(Required) Untitled(Required) I accept the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. Here’s the FBI’s latest data on robberies of financial institutions for the first three months of 2008. Type of Institution Robberies % Commercial bank 1,399 […]
Delta Community Unveils New Branch Design
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Subscribe Now! Stay on top of all the latest news and trends in banking industry.Email(Required) Untitled(Required) I accept the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. Delta Community Credit Union has just completed construction on its latest branch in Newnan in Georgia. The spacious and open floor plan features high, sweeping […]
Chebanca! Italian for ‘Cool Bank Branch Design!’
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print This branch design for Italian bank Chebanca! is about as radical a departure as you can get from the hallowed walnut-and-mahogany themes of yesteryear. Ultra-clean, über-contemporary, high-tech and super-light merchandising. The bank has a special link off the homepage of their website. The bank says, “Che Filiali! La rete territoriale […]
How to Build Relationships with Bank Branch Avoiders
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Subscribe Now! Stay on top of all the latest news and trends in banking industry.Email(Required) Untitled(Required) I accept the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. Be honest. If you didn’t work in the financial services industry, how often would you step foot in a branch? So how can financial institutions […]
The Bank Branch ‘Convenience’ Paradox
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Subscribe Now! Stay on top of all the latest news and trends in banking industry.Email(Required) Untitled(Required) I accept the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. Filene just released an interesting study called “Who’s Joining Credit Unions.” Of particular interest is data that suggests a paradox between how people feel about […]
Credit Union Branch Concept Features Café and Dialogue Pods
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Subscribe Now! Stay on top of all the latest news and trends in banking industry.Email(Required) Untitled(Required) I accept the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. With the christening of its latest branch, Augusta Metro Credit Union, introduced a new retail prototype boasting a more open and spacious floor plans and […]
An Interactive Virtural Tour of BankWest’s Cool Branches
Interactive branches may be the way of the future. Check out BankWest's new virtual tour tool on its website.
Bank & Credit Union Robberies – 2006 vs. 2007
The Financial Brand couldn't wait for the FBI to tally up four quarters of its 2007 data on bank and credit union robberies.
Umpqua Bank’s Branch of the Future
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Subscribe Now! Stay on top of all the latest news and trends in banking industry.Email(Required) Untitled(Required) I accept the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. The much-admired Umpqua Bank has created this fascinating video depicting one possible vision of the (very near?) future of financial services. Take a look: What’s […]
Green Branch® Is a Federally Registered Trademark
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Subscribe Now! Stay on top of all the latest news and trends in banking industry.Email(Required) Untitled(Required) I accept the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. “PNC has more certified green buildings than any company on Earth.” – PNC website Here’s something interesting you might not have heard. In 2008, the […]
Greeter is center stage in new branch’s open floor plan
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Subscribe Now! Stay on top of all the latest news and trends in banking industry.Email(Required) Untitled(Required) I accept the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. The latest branch for Delta Community Credit Union, its tenth, features an open floor plan starring a greeter station in the middle of all the […]
New branch to be ‘relationship banking center’
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Teller transactions at Erie General Electric FCU’s newest branch will be conducted “at ‘teller pods,’ where members and employees can communicate openly without the barrier of a counter,” according to the CU Times. Other branch features: Two stories 18,000 square feet Flat screen TVs Electronic sign-in pad Full children’s play […]
New FirstBank branch model features teller pods
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print FirstBank’s next branch won’t have a traditional teller line. Instead, the bank will have what is known in the financial industry as “teller pods.” Teller pods were introduced into the mainstream by WaMu (shown at right – click on image to enlarge). When customers enter the bank, they will be […]
Omaha Bank’s New Branch Concept Includes ‘Virtual Koi Pond’
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Subscribe Now! Stay on top of all the latest news and trends in banking industry.Email(Required) Untitled(Required) I accept the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. First National Bank of Omaha has unveiled a new retail prototype at its new Shadow Lake Towne Center branch. Features include a “virtual Koi pond” […]
Credit union adds third branch with nice design
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Subscribe Now! Stay on top of all the latest news and trends in banking industry.Email(Required) Untitled(Required) I accept the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. University of Illinois Employees Credit Union, a $157 million financial institution, has a new branch in Urbana. The 6,500 square foot facility cost $2 million […]
Interactive Financial Ads You’ll Get a Kick Out Of (Literally)
If banks want people to come to branches who wouldn't otherwise, they should install this new tech. But be prepared for sticker shock.
Designing branch interiors like a living room
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Subscribe Now! Stay on top of all the latest news and trends in banking industry.Email(Required) Untitled(Required) I accept the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. This Memphis Business Journal article (PDF here) says the design of bank branches has become “a branding bonanza.” The article says the key to designing […]
Students Help Credit Union Name School Branch
A high school sophomore won a $50 prize for coming up with the new name for the one credit union's student-run branch at a local high school.
