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Chase To Issue Debit Cards Instantly In Branches

New customers will be able to get their debit cards, and current customers can replace lost cards, on the spot in 2,000 Chase branches.

The State of Bank Branches In The Age of Automated Banking

This extensive, must-read branch briefing tackles everything from transaction declines and network sizes to consumer preferences and cross-selling.

Are Branches Dead? No Way, According To Performance Data

Are branches dead? Data from a comprehensive credit union industry study says no way. Those adding branches are blowing the competition away.

iPhone, iPad Video Banking Could Spell The End For Bank Branches

ASB is pioneering two-way video for mobile and tablet devices. If customers can video chat with service reps over the internet, who needs branches anymore?

Checks Die While Online Thrives, But Gen-Y Still Use Branches

A study by Fiserv reveals Gen-Y is more active in brick-and-mortar channels. Meanwhile, checks continue their march toward extinction.

Bank Branches Remain Popular, Even With Consumers Who Don’t Use Them

Research shows that levels of branch attachment remain very high, even in segments of customers that don't use branches any more.

Transactions Move to Video as Branches Go Completely Tellerless

How should branches handle transactions in an increasingly tech world? Coastal FCU’s answer: replace tellers at all 13 of its branches with video.

Why Do People Switch Banks? What Are Branches Good For?

This report sheds light on critical issues that encompass switching triggers, satisfaction levels, trust, CX and the role of branches.

Four Virtual Branches Mimic Bank’s Traditional Model

Each branch has 15 employees and a manager serving customers via phone, email, SMS and online.

What’s In Store for the Future of Bank Branches

Standard Chartered talks about the changing face of consumer banking and why banks are beginning to think more like retailers.

People Bank Online, But Prefer Branches for Service

Find out what a study of 15,000 North Americans revealed about banking habits: mobile banking, branch strategies, ATM lessons and more.

Put the ‘Milk’ in the Back of Your Bank Branches

Examine 3 flawed floor plans and learn why tellers/transactions belong in the back of branches.

Free WiFi in Bank Branches? Yes. Cappuccino Hangouts? No Way.

Every now and then, someone in the financial industry suggests transforming branches into hangouts. Most recently, the author of a Bank Innovation article wondered why banks and credit unions don’t follow in Starbucks’ footsteps, becoming a “third place” by turning their branches into “destination experiences.” It’s tempting to look at what Starbucks has done and […]

Reinventing ATB Financial’s Brand Through Branches

Alberta Treasury Branches, doing business as ATB Financial, is a financial institution and crown corporation owned by the Province of Alberta. ATB operates exclusively in Alberta, providing financial services to 670,000 Albertans. In its early days, ATB operated in smaller, remote areas that bigger banks didn’t deem profitable enough, and offered services banks didn’t, such […]

Beneficial Decorates Branches with Books

This past weekend, Beneficial Bank christened two new education-themed branches in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The bank describes the branches as “campuses,” designed to be hubs for both learning and the community at large. Both the new branches incorporate a “Financial Learning Library” (something the bank is trying to claim a trademark on) with shelves […]

Branches Refuse to Die

It seems that at least once a year, someone somewhere declares that bank branches are dead. The alleged murder weapon? The internet. Despite the fact that such stories are largely based on circumstantial- or anecdotal evidence, they are widely circulated and receive a disproportionate amount of coverage in the media. This inevitably forces branches into […]

The Future of Bank Branches

“The Future of Branches” is another presentation by Jeffry Pilcher, Publisher of The Financial Brand and President/ICONiQ. It takes a look at trends in retail branch design, and examines the best practices for engineering a branded financial environment. The presentation features 50 photos and dozens of examples. Here’s a summary of the main points. With […]

It’s Official: UNCB’s ‘Gold Café’ Branches Are Gone

Since April 2006, Union National Community Bank’s Gold Cafés were heralded widely around the financial industry as a fresh innovation in branch design. The concept was a revolutionary combination: one part bank branch, one part upscale, fully-functioning café. There were espresso drinks, smoothies, menus, patio seating, checking accounts, loans, and even “financial baristas.” The Financial […]

First Atlantic Branches Feature Video Tellers, Teller ‘Pods’

John Culp, CEO of First Atlantic Credit Union, complained that his financial institution suffered from “a physical image that was like that of a classic bank branch, with teller lines and big walls separating us from the customers.” Enter Kenneth Gruskin, president of Gruskin Group, an architectural firm, who has reworked five of First Atlantic’s […]