Branch Showcase: Virgin | ING Express | Financial Spa
Virgin Money rolls out its first store… A credit union introduces its anti-bank branch… ING hits the road… Plus photos of five other branch experiences.
Branch Design Showcase: The Sleek, Slick and High Tech
Here is a photo tour of ten of the top latest concepts in contemporary retail banking banks and credit unions.
Are These Freestanding Video Kiosks the Branch of Tomorrow?
Ziraat is one of the world's first banks to deploy tellerless branch "pods." They aim to have 1,000 across Turkey, each costing around $100,000.
Bank Pushes Alternative Channels with Ultra-Sleek iBank Store
No cash, no tellers. This isn't a branch. It's a giant ad for the bank.
Citi Rolls Out Its Version of the Apple Store With New Branch Design
For its flagship branches of the future, Citi hired the architects behind Apple's innovative store design.
Readers Choice: 10 Most Popular Articles in 2010
The top ten stories from 2010, ranked by readers' visits. Social media, ATMs, branches and mobile topped the list.
Branch Design: Financial Spa Features Jazz, Arts, Flowers & Concierge
This credit union's upscale “iBranch” concept targets the mass affluent. A credit union for the rich? Why not.
Branch Showcase: M&T Green | BNZ’s Concept Store | TD’s Slipque
A portfolio of 16 branch environments with over 65 photos, including M&T, BNZ, TD, Barclays and many more banks.
Branch Showcase: GE Money Bank | Red Canoe | AK-47s
Enjoy this portfolio of nine innovative facilities and branches from banks and credit unions around the world. GE Money Bank – Czech Branch This branch for GE Money in Czechoslovakia by design firm IDEO features a welcome counter, learning library, self-service zone, transaction area, kids play sets, and “coves” for private meetings. The branches use […]
What Does Apple’s iPad Mean for Financial Marketers?
When Apple introduces products, other industries inevitably ask, “What does this mean to me?” For bank marketers, the iPad doesn’t mean much.
Q&A: Integrated Social Media + Financial Marketing
The Financial Brand sat down with Tim McAlpine, president and creative director of Currency Marketing, to talk about integrated social media marketing for financial institutions. As one of the financial industry’s most accomplished and well-respected social media marketers, Tim’s firm has developed a number of successful programs targeting niche groups, including the renowned Young & […]
Operation Safecatch: A Proactive Approach to Robberies
Robberies often dominate banking news — and for good reason. Here's what banks and credit unions need to know to easily prevent them.
Why Chase Bank Killed WaMu’s ‘Occasio’ Retail Branch Concept
It’s been known for months that JP Morgan Chase planned to replace Washington Mutual’s innovative retail branch design with a much more traditional model. Now that the changes are actually being implemented, the failed thrift’s approach to branching is again being called into question. In a recent Wall Street Journal story, Charles Scharf, the CEO […]
Integrated Luxury Brand with Lush Branch, Gorgeous Website
Every now and then, there’s a bank that really understands the importance of having an integrated brand supporting a narrow focus on a specific audience. Goldwater Bank, targeting upscale residents in the posh retirement mecca of Scottsdale, Arizona, is such a bank. Their website is a visually lush and stunning reflection of the bank’s equally-impressive […]
