Technology such as this may dilute the importance of face-to-face banking and, according to banking expert Peter Hahn, of Cass Business School, remove the need for traditional branches altogether.

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As Peter Hahn of the Cass Business School in London points out, a bank that suddenly increases its market share, or expands its balance-sheet, is usually the one to watch.

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