Our biggest stories of the week are … Horizontal versus vertical: myth and reality For most of my life, I’ve been aligned to the financial services industry as a supplier of technology and, throughout this time, I’ve dealt with technology companies that struggle with moving from being horizontal to vertical, from generic to specific, from…
"Show me the money!" Sure, I'll show you your losses You can sense an audience’s reaction as you present ideas on innovation. Sometimes its warm and engaging, sometimes distant and thoughtful, and occasionally remote and cynical. I experienced all three reactions last week when presenting at a bank’s annual … How The City Developed, Part…
"Show me the money!" Sure, I'll show you your losses You can sense an audience’s reaction as you present ideas on innovation. Sometimes its warm and engaging, sometimes distant and thoughtful, and occasionally remote and cynical. I experienced all three reactions last week when presenting at a bank’s annual … How The City Developed, Part…
Our biggest stories of the week are … How The City Developed, Part Five: The Stuarts After the Tudors, England went through a period of massive turmoil under the new Royal Household of the Stuarts. Throughout the 17th Century, the Royal Household (the Crown) and Government (Parliament) were at war, both figuratively and literally. How The…
Our biggest stories of the week are … How The City Developed, Part Five: The Stuarts After the Tudors, England went through a period of massive turmoil under the new Royal Household of the Stuarts. Throughout the 17th Century, the Royal Household (the Crown) and Government (Parliament) were at war, both figuratively and literally. How The…
Our biggest stories of the week are … How The City Developed, Part One: The Romans In Roman Times, the centre of London was at Cornhill, where the Bank of England is based, and Leadenhall market, where Lloyd’s of London is based. At Leadenhall, the Romans built a Basilica, a combination of a town hall…
Our biggest stories of the week are … As my SEPA gently weeps … I hosted a dinner last night with a focus upon developments with SEPA and innovation. What innovations has SEPA introduced? Long silence. To be honest, there are some – the ability to cash concentrate direct debits into the most efficient… Four…
Our biggest stories of the week are … As my SEPA gently weeps … I hosted a dinner last night with a focus upon developments with SEPA and innovation. What innovations has SEPA introduced? Long silence. To be honest, there are some – the ability to cash concentrate direct debits into the most efficient… Four…
