Danske Hires 2,700 to Prepare It for the Age of Digital Banking

  • Hiring is in stark contrast to Nordea, which is firing 6,000
  • Danish bank says focus is on new tasks, not cutting headcount
CFO Jacob Aarup-Andersen says Danske is “quite confident” it can deal with any scenario that Basel ends up with.Source: Bloomberg
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Danske Bank A/S hired 2,700 people last year as part of a strategy it says will help it cope with the digital age.

In an industry relying increasingly on robots, adding headcount isn’t a given.