Blog Index

Our biggest stories of the week are … In the future … HSBC might not be a bank Flying around all the time, you sometimes forget to absorb the ads around you. There’s one particular ad I’ve spotted for some time now, but only today got around to investigating. It’s HSBC’s latest campaign. Moving on…

Our biggest stories of the week are … Why is Wall Street called Wall Street? Did you ever wonder why Wall Street is called Wall Street? We all talk about Occupy Wall Street, an area of downtown New York that stretches across eight blocks from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower……

Our biggest stories of the week are … Why is Wall Street called Wall Street? Did you ever wonder why Wall Street is called Wall Street? We all talk about Occupy Wall Street, an area of downtown New York that stretches across eight blocks from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower……

Our biggest stories of the week are … Of all the world's banks, UK banks must be the most anti-social I was asked to talk about the role of social media in banking this week, and was a little irritated by the question. Why? Because social media has a very strong role in some banks….

Our biggest stories of the week are … Of all the world's banks, UK banks must be the most anti-social I was asked to talk about the role of social media in banking this week, and was a little irritated by the question. Why? Because social media has a very strong role in some banks….

Following an Easter Break, our biggest stories of the past fortnight are … Never mind the channels, here’s the b******s Apologies but it’s that time of year where my nerve endings jangle with tension as I get into another crappy debate about multichannel strategies. “We’ve got our contact centre, then there’s our internet banking division…

Our biggest stories of the week are … Use your face and thumb to pay No, it's not biometrics … it's a bit weird actually. Just received a link from Matt Cross to a video of a new service that launches this Sunday, and claims to use your face and thumbs-up as a payment approval:… …

Our biggest stories of the week are … Use your face and thumb to pay No, it's not biometrics … it's a bit weird actually. Just received a link from Matt Cross to a video of a new service that launches this Sunday, and claims to use your face and thumbs-up as a payment approval:… …

Our biggest stories of the week are … The future of SWIFT We had a great meeting at the Financial Services Club this week with Lazaro Campos, CEO of SWIFT. Lazaro took part in a one to one interview about SWIFT’s past, present and future, and delved into many areas that were… Innovators break the…

Our biggest stories of the week are … Contactless payments are already past their sell-by date Spent most of this week at a payments conference. The theme was relentlessly around mobile payments, as this area of the market has truly kicked off as a major focal point for banks, telecommunications firms, retailers and merchants. There…