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The Finanser’s Week: 23rd February 2015 – 1st March 2015

Our biggest stories of the past week are … The role of the bank branch in the digital age I tweeted yesterday that bank branches are still important as, for many, digital only is too nerve wracking when it comes to money.  I knew it would get some pushback, and it did, but here’s the…

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The Finanser’s Week: 16th February 2015 – 22nd February 2015

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Can you have decentralised exchange without centralised control? I often have these debates with the bitcoin community about whether you can really have money without government.  Let’s not call it money without government even, let’s just focus upon the question of whether you can have value…

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The Finanser’s Week: 9th February 2015 – 15th February 2015

Our biggest stories of the past week are … The Finanser Interviews: Mark Mullen, CEO of Atom Bank In the first of The Finanser Interviews we talk to Mark Mullen, CEO and Co-Founder of Atom Bank and former CEO of First Direct.  Atom Bank is a major new digital bank due to launch in the UK later…

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The Finanser’s Week: 2nd February 2015 – 8th February 2015

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Why banks are hated and what to do about it I often find headlines around the world that banks are hated, and was reminded of this today when Australian websiteThe Conversation had the headline: Why do people hate bankers? No, really…  The future of Visa and other card schemes…

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The Finanser’s Week: 26th January 2015 – 1st February 2015

Our biggest stories of the past week are … What are the biggest challenges in banking today? Sometimes social media kicks off great discussions about banking.  For example, a discussion began with a simple question asked by Next Bank orchestrator Rob Findlay: Guys help me out. Give me the top 3-5 BIG challenges in banking right now…

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The Finanser’s Week: 19th January 2015 – 25th January 2015

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Convincing management to renew core systems I’m often asked what I mean by a digital core and how to convince management to buy into it.  What I mean by a digital core is that the bank has made itself cleansed and ready to join the new generation of fintech.  It…

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The Finanser’s Week: 12th January 2015 – 18th January 2015

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Sign of the times: Bank Systems & Technology ceases print media I stumbled across a blog post from a colleague in the USA, Kathy Burger, announcing the end of Bank Systems & Technology (BS&T) last week.  Which bank stock would you buy? I was asked which…

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The Finanser’s Week: 5th January 2015 – 11th January 2015

Our biggest stories during the holidays are … Welcome to 2015! Welcome to 2015!  Hello to a whole New Year and we trust you had a fantastic holiday break.  Back with a bang, we will have lots of news, predictions, forecasts and ideas to share over the next few weeks but, to start the New…

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The Finanser’s Week: 5th January 2015 – 11th January 2015

Our biggest stories during the holidays are … Welcome to 2015! Welcome to 2015!  Hello to a whole New Year and we trust you had a fantastic holiday break.  Back with a bang, we will have lots of news, predictions, forecasts and ideas to share over the next few weeks but, to start the New…

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The Finanser’s Week: 22nd December 2014 – 4th January 2015

Our biggest stories during the holidays are … Happy Holidays! Well, it's the holiday season and hoop-di-hoop and dickery dock … no forget all that.  Enjoy your time with families and friends and, from a blustery London City, I wish you all well for the season and a peaceful 2015. Reflections on 2014 (did the…

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