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The Finanser’s Week: 2nd May – 8th May 2016

Our main stories of this week includes … 20% of Europeans would bank with Google, Facebook or Amazon I got an interesting research report this week about consumer attitudes towards banks in Europe: More than a third of European consumers would move bank if they didn’t offer up-to-date technology to aid interaction Nearly a third are…

The Finanser’s Week: 25th April – 1st May 2016

Our main stories of this week includes … Lessons banks can learn from YouTube (and others) I need a little time to think about my reimagined financial structure, but some of the basics are already in play such as the idea of thinking about value exchange rather than monetary exchange.  Value exchange is based upon the ability…

The Finanser’s Week: 18th April – 24th April 2016

Our main stories of this week includes … In the digital age, printed proof of identity is ludicrous I remember being involved in a business process re-engineering project for an insurance firm some years ago.  We looked at how the underwriting process worked on complex insurance risks and discovered that in the middle of the process,…

The Finanser’s Week: 11th April – 17th April 2016

Our main stories of this week includes … Marketplace lending comes of age One of the interviewees in my new book ValueWeb is Ron Suber, President of Prosper Marketplace Lending. Ron gave a speech last week which is summarized below. Well worth a read. Markeplace Lending: Evolution of an Asset Class (The following post is excerpted from a…

The Finanser’s Week: 4th April – 10th April 2016

Our main stories of this week includes … Challenger versus incumbent or challenger and incumbent I guess my highlight of #Money2020Europe was moderating a discussion between Martin Blessing, CEO of Commerzbank, and Ricky Knox, CEO of UK digital-first start-up Tandem Bank. What does it take to be a FinTech hub? As mentioned I’ve just attended #Money2020Europe…

The Finanser’s Week: 28th March – 3rd April 2016

Our main stories of this week includes … Pussy Galore OK, I see weird things everywhere.  Last week in Japan … But even the Japanese cannot beat the guys in the Middle East.   A few days before I went to Tokyo I was in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at a conference called MEFTECH, … Fintech…

The Finanser’s Week: 21st March – 27th March 2016

Our main stories of this week includes … We are the Robots: science fiction becomes science fact I recently talked about the oncoming internet developments that follow the internet of things, from the internet on demand (3D and 4D printing) to the internet of robots.  A colleague came up afterwards, and said I was daft to…

The Finanser’s Week: 14th March – 20th March 2016

Our main stories of this week includes … The Origins of Moneykind, Part One: Shared Beliefs As you all know now, this week sees the release of my new book ValueWeb.  Yes, you can buy it from today on Amazon or any of the other services you use.  It’s released in UK from March 15, and USA from…

The Finanser’s Week: 7th March – 13th March 2016

Our main stories of this week includes … ValueWeb: Fintech is building the Internet of Value ValueWeb: How FinTech firms are using bitcoin blockchain and mobile technologies to create the Internet of Value After months of writing and editing, I’m delighted to say that my new book ValueWeb is now available. “Chris Skinner – one of…

The Finanser’s Week: 29th February – 6th March 2016

Our main stories of this week includes … Why most banks fail at transformational change I had a few wake up calls in my years of working in financial services, and a couple of key ones gave me an insight into the mentality of major financial firms that have stayed pretty true ever since.  The first was…

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