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The Finanser’s Week: 27th September – 3rd October 2010
Our biggest stories of the week are … Beware the Faster Payment Now I get faster payments. Reason: I made one and screwed it up. Banking in 2031 … any different to banking in 1989? I'm having a webchat today with First Direct's CEO, Matt Colebrook, who spoke at the Financial Services Club last Monday…
The Finanser’s Week: 20th September – 26th September 2010
Our biggest stories of the week are … Who owns the #sibos hashtag? For those who Facebook, Twitter and Flickr, having an out-and-out public spat online is not a good idea. OK, the odd outburst from a cricketer or swimmer may be a faux pas, but a professional social media advocate? Surely we should avoid…
The Finanser’s Week: 13th September – 19th September 2010
Our biggest stories of the week are … Googling for money My good mate Brett King has just posted some really interesting analysis and stats from Google about how we find out about loans and finances, and the search behaviours therein. The headline data came from Google Australia, with the key trends showing a move…
The Finanser’s Week: 30th August – 5th September 2010
Our biggest stories of the week are … Bunfight at the Wall Street Corral America has a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), thanks to the Dodd-Frank reforms. The CFPB is a bit like the FBI, but focused upon money. Who could possibly run the CFPB? Making the anti-social banker social I’ve just started a…
The Finanser’s Week: 16th August – 22nd August 2010
Our biggest stories of the week are … Britain's Best and Worst Banks for Customers A major survey of over 17,000 consumers was released last week, showing who they think are Britain's Best and Worst Banks. Combine this with the Which Magazine survey of 2009 and BBC research of 2008, and you can quickly decide…
The Finanser’s Week: 9th August – 15th August 2010
Our biggest stories of the week are … Santander’s systems irritate once more The news yesterday that Santander has messed up the conversion of Alliance & Leicester’s core systems to their Partenon platform is really disappointing, particularly as they messed up badly when they tried to migrate Abbey’s core systems to Partenon three years ago….
The Finanser’s Week: 2nd August – 8th August 2010
Our biggest stories of the week are … Swiss bank implements major austerity measures Walking through the City yesterday, I stumbled across a real jamboree of people just by Liverpool Street. Really weird. Lots of stalls selling food and loads of people queuing for what seemed like hours to get some of it. What's going…
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