This edition of frontiers in finance focuses on 'hot' topics in the financial services sector in general, and the retail banking sector in particular.

KPMG partners' examine new ways to help retail banks to become more innovative, customer-focused and better prepared to deal with payments fraud.

Other topics touched upon include the Credit Crunch, Economic Capital, Branch Effectiveness and the implications of the Single European Payments Area (SEPA). We also look at the emerging markets and the development of Islamic finance.

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