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The Finanser’s Week: 13th October – 19th October 2014

Our biggest stories of the past week are … My head is in the clouds Like a few other speakers and writers I get around a little and, this week, I had the opportunity to keynote at Dreamforce in San Francisco.  Now, many of you may not have heard of or experienced Dreamforce, so I’m…

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The Finanser’s Week: 6th October – 12th October 2014

Our biggest stories of the past week are … The importance of cryptocurrencies and the blockchain to banks (and everyone) We had a revival of the Innotribe from SIBOS on Monday, by gathering the great and the good to discuss cryptocurrencies at the Escalator, an incubator for new fintech start-ups in East London run by…

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The Finanser’s Week at #SIBOS: 29th September – 5th October 2014

Here are the blog entries in sequence from the start to the end of the week at #SIBOS #innotribe … Before the madness begins [#SIBOS #SIBOS2014 #Innotribe] So here we all are, descending on Boston's seaport area for SIBOS 2014.  It seems strange to arrive here and be greeted by the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse*…

The Finanser’s Week at #SIBOS: 29th September – 5th October 2014

Here are the blog entries in sequence from the start to the end of the week at #SIBOS #innotribe … Before the madness begins [#SIBOS #SIBOS2014 #Innotribe] So here we all are, descending on Boston's seaport area for SIBOS 2014.  It seems strange to arrive here and be greeted by the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse*…

The Finanser’s Week: 22nd September – 28th September 2014

Our biggest stories of the past week are … There is no next big thing … get over it #finovatefall In another conversation, I just spent some time at Finovate Fall in New York.  It’s grown a bit since I was last there four years ago - I would estimate a doubling of attendance, and it’s still…

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The Finanser’s Week: 22nd September – 28th September 2014

Our biggest stories of the past week are … There is no next big thing … get over it #finovatefall In another conversation, I just spent some time at Finovate Fall in New York.  It’s grown a bit since I was last there four years ago - I would estimate a doubling of attendance, and it’s still…

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The Finanser’s Week: 15th September – 21st September 2014

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Maybe it’s not so Simple, after all For some time, I’ve banged on about banks must redesign for a digital core.  It’s no longer a world that can live in a batch overnight update, when real-time everything is here.  That is the huge challenge for banks: how…

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The Finanser’s Week: 11th August – 17th August 2014

Our biggest stories of the past week are … As Facebook almost died over mobile, banks woke up The times we live in are confusing.  Just as we think we have clarity of direction, the direction changes. Take Facebook.  That mighty social network, that links over a billion people in a massively sharing global hive. …

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The Finanser’s Week: 11th August – 17th August 2014

Our biggest stories of the past week are … As Facebook almost died over mobile, banks woke up The times we live in are confusing.  Just as we think we have clarity of direction, the direction changes. Take Facebook.  That mighty social network, that links over a billion people in a massively sharing global hive. …

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The Finanser’s Week: 4th August – 10th August 2014

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Bitcoin is a Wild West … when the dust settles, will it still be around? Bitcoin has gone from the leading light for the future to a flaky, shaky infrastructure.  This is the result of the Mt.Gox meltdown, along with other exchanges since.  In other words,…

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