Chris Skinner's blog

Shaping the future of finance

Will the last to leave the City turn out the lights?

Chris Skinner Author Avatar
by
London at Night #3

I stumbled across a photographer on the Boston Globe's excellent Big Picture yesterday. 

The photographer lives in Britain and his name is Jason Hawkes.

Jason's really into aerial photography and his images of the City by night are quite stunning.

He's also given me permission to present a few of his shots here, so here they are.

First, there's Lloyd's of London, the place where the Financial Services Club (UK) meets three or four times a month, and the centre of the world's insurance industry some would claim (double-click the photos to see in large size):

London at Night #3

I think you can just about see a few of our members falling out of the front door at the bottom of that one!

Then there's the Gherkin, or the Swiss Re building as it should be called:

London at Night #2

Who's that sitting in Room 1802 and what are they doing in 1803?

Then there's the beauty of the London Cityscape:

London at Night #5

This is the core of the City of London.  A City that dates back to Roman and pre-Roman times.  A City that never sleeps.  Hi, my name is Sam Spade and I'm investigating ... whoops, sorry, got a bit carried away there.

Finally, there's the new City of London which is Canary Wharf:

London at Night #6

Based upon the recent press about banks and the City, we should be thankful that the lights are still on and, as we reinvent this industry, we need to focus upon maintaining the City's heartbeat. 

Gordon Brown said yesterday: "as we design this new regulatory system, we have to be clear as a
nation about what we expect from our banks ... This should not be at the cost of
Britain hosting big international banks. There is no room for
parochialism or protectionism in our model of the future. Global
financial flows and liquid capital markets have brought massive
benefits to our economy."

Too right, so let's make sure that the lights stay on!

p.s. thanks again to Jason Hawkes for letting me use these photos which are quite special.

FSClubOpinionCategories
Chris Skinner Author Avatar

Chris M Skinner

Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog, TheFinanser.com, as author of the bestselling book Digital Bank, and Chair of the European networking forum the Financial Services Club. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance), as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News. To learn more click here...

What is the future?

Learn more

Learn more about Chris

About Chris Skinner

The Past, Present And Future Of Banking, Finance And Technology

Fintech expert Chris Skinner: countries need digital transformation to remain competitive

Join me on Linkedin

Follow Me on X!

Hire Chris Skinner for dinners, workshops and more

Learn directly from from one of the most influential people in technology, gain insights from the world's most innovative companies, and build a global network.

Chris’s latest book

Chris Skinner’s ‘Digital For Good’ Book Launch Event – CFTE

Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on FinTech 2023

Chris Skinner
Commentator, CEO of The Finanser and best-selling author at The Finanser

Thinkers360 Thought Leader

Contact Me

Global Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award

Global 100 - 2024 Winner

Chris Skinner - Financial Markets Advisor of the Year - The Finanser - UK 2023

Best Financial Markets Advisor of the Year 2023

30 Best Regtech Blogs and Websites 2023

Kids creating the future bank | TEDxAthens

Captain Cake and the Candy Crew

Captain Cake Winner of a Golden Mom’s Choice Award

TWO-TIME WINNER OF A MOM’S CHOICE GOLD AWARD!

Alex at the Financial Services

Gaping Void's Hugh MacLeod worked with the Finanser