Blog Index

Our biggest stories of the past week are …  Money and rumpy pumpy A while ago David Birch, he of the geek #1 fame, said to me that all new forms of commerce are created by games, girls and gambling, and the more I think about it, the more true I see this… A few…

Our biggest stories of the past week are …  The similarities between internet blocks and trade sanctions  I spent last week in the Middle East, travelling the region and seeing some sights as well as meeting many banks from across the region. As always, it’s an interesting space and place, full of Eastern promise as…

Our biggest stories of the past week are …  What Star Trek tells us about banking For years, I’ve been a fan of Star Trek, and have used their innovations in many presentations, but I’ve always wondered: how come there’s no money on the Star Ship Enterprise? Is everything free? Not exactly. My supposition was…

Our biggest stories of the past week are …  Britain celebrates euro failure This week sees Britain celebrating. No, not the end of a phenomenal summer of sport. No, not the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee again. And no, not the 200 year anniversary of the start of the end of Napoleon after his fatal…   When…

Our biggest stories of the past week are …  The uprising  I spent some time contemplating history last week, and realised just how many times we have been through moments like this. The Civil War in Britain; the storming of the Bastille in France; the Russian Revolution; the themes of many…   How @anonymous and…

The major general news stories of the past week include …  Barclays appoints retail boss Jenkins as CEO – Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's Barclays on Thursday named retail boss Antony Jenkins as its new chief executive, handing an insider the task of helping to repair the damage caused by a rate-rigging scandal. New Barclays head…

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Do you believe in NFC? I ‘ve been talking about contactless for years now – I remember talking about the Octopus card system about ten years ago after it launched in Hong Kong in 1997 – and still find it surprising how invisible it is…. What…

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Is banking technology 'biological suicide'? It’s been noteworthy that many banks and exchanges have been facing computer failures recently. There appears to be more and more of them. The best known one over here was the RBS glitch, but there have been many more over… Who…

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Is SWIFT fit for purpose? This is the final chance to take part in the Financial Services Club annual survey on payments infrastructures: are they fit for purpose?  We would be delighted if you would join this year’s survey: click here to take part. Quantitatively Ease the…

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Is SWIFT fit for purpose? This is the final week in which you can take part in the Financial Services Club annual survey on payments infrastructures: are they fit for purpose?  We would be delighted if you would join this year’s survey: click here to take part….