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Probably the Coolest Bank in the World

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We have a meeting of the FSClub next Wednesday (7th October) where Bob Bayman will announce who he sees as being the coolest bank in the world.

The focus is on retail bank branches and, as many of us know, these are usually dull and boring transaction centres.  However, many banks are thinking how much they would like them to be more like Apple stores. Big, bright and cool centres, where you connect with your banker in a relaxed way.

This concept is so far removed from the austere and off-putting places of the past that this transformation would be massive if it ever happened.

Well it is happening and Bob Bayman, a designer of cool banking and director with design agency i-am associates, will tell us how.

Bob used to be with Abbey and then went into a life of designing bank branches around Europe.

Now, he runs an annual survey of which banks have the best branch designs and makes an award for the ones that are viewed as meeting the best design criteria.

This year Bob has checked out banks across all continents, including Che Banca, Jyske, Barclays Piccadilly, HSBC London, Garanti-mini Istanbul and more.

Who has won the Cool Bank of the Year Award?

Come and find out.

If you wish to come please register.

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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...

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