Blog Index

Our biggest stories of the past week are …  A banking system designed for a USB stick I often wonder if I’m actually telling the truth when I have a go at banks for being slow to change and poor with technology.   They can’t be that bad can they?  But then I meet a banker…

Our biggest stories of the past week are …  Why governments will fail to block the emergence of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin Bitcoin has been through another turbulent time lately, peaking at a value of near $1300 per bitcoin on MTGox Japan in December, only to see this drop to under $300 today.  What can…

Our biggest stories of the past week are …  Why governments will fail to block the emergence of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin Bitcoin has been through another turbulent time lately, peaking at a value of near $1300 per bitcoin on MTGox Japan in December, only to see this drop to under $300 today.  What can…

 Our biggest stories of the past week are …  It may be Valentine's Day, but is he or she worth it? (Infographic) It’s Valentines day and Goldman Sachs is talking about bringing back the love into banking.  Lloyd Blankfein, the notorious CEO who talks about banks doing God’s Work whilst his staff call customers muppets and the media call…

Our biggest stories of the past week are … This week, I completed a five-part history of Swiss banking.  Here are the five parts: Part One: We are Knights of the Bank Table  Today's surprise is the story of how the Knights Templar invented modern banking and made the Swiss the best bankers in the…

Our biggest stories of the past week are … This week, I completed a five-part history of Swiss banking.  Here are the five parts: Part One: We are Knights of the Bank Table  Today's surprise is the story of how the Knights Templar invented modern banking and made the Swiss the best bankers in the…

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Data is at the heart of everything today, especially cyberattacks Another dimension of discussion at the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery conference was the whole area of hacktivism and cyberattacks.  We all know that the cybercriminals are organising cybergangs of cyberteenagers to cyberattack the cyberbanks (ed: isn’t…

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Data is at the heart of everything today, especially cyberattacks Another dimension of discussion at the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery conference was the whole area of hacktivism and cyberattacks.  We all know that the cybercriminals are organising cybergangs of cyberteenagers to cyberattack the cyberbanks (ed: isn’t…

Our biggest stories of the past week are … KYC, Laundering and Regulators: a Lose-Lose Situation I chaired a meeting today about KYC: Know Your Customer.  KYC is a wonderful thing that is debated in many financial circles and is an area that I could blog about for two minutes, but I think I need…

Our biggest stories of the past week are … European Union means Banking Union, but what does it mean for the City of London? We had our usual first footing for the Financial Services Club this week, with an illuminating update from David Doyle, Policy Adviser on all things related to EU Financial Legislation.  The…