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Banks bashing the banks

Guess what? Some banks don’t like other banks. Now that’s news isn’t it? Not really … until some banks start advertising how other banks are rubbish. Thanks to the Financial Brand, we’ve seen quite a lot of this in the USA where I’ve been following Jeffry’s regular posts about credit unions taking the mick out…

Feelings Mutual

Banks bashing the banks

Guess what? Some banks don’t like other banks. Now that’s news isn’t it? Not really … until some banks start advertising how other banks are rubbish. Thanks to the Financial Brand, we’ve seen quite a lot of this in the USA where I’ve been following Jeffry’s regular posts about credit unions taking the mick out…

Feelings Mutual

The Mobile Financial Present

Yesterday, I presented the second in a series of webinars focusing upon Global Bank Trends. The first presentation looked at these trends generally.  You can watch and hear the hour-long webinar by clicking here or view and download the presentation: The second presentation focused upon trends in mobile financial services, and covers key developments in…

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The Mobile Financial Future

There are loads of discussions about mobile financial services right now, not least at the Financial Services Club. For example, I recently received this presentation from Len Pienaar, CEO for First National Bank’s (FNB) mobile solutions in South Africa: Add this to the many other mobile financial stories and case studies reported already: ABSA (Mobile…

RBS mobile

The Mobile Financial Future

There are loads of discussions about mobile financial services right now, not least at the Financial Services Club. For example, I recently received this presentation from Len Pienaar, CEO for First National Bank’s (FNB) mobile solutions in South Africa: Add this to the many other mobile financial stories and case studies reported already: ABSA (Mobile…

RBS mobile

The Mobile Financial Future

There are loads of discussions about mobile financial services right now, not least at the Financial Services Club. For example, I recently received this presentation from Len Pienaar, CEO for First National Bank’s (FNB) mobile solutions in South Africa: Add this to the many other mobile financial stories and case studies reported already: ABSA (Mobile…

RBS mobile

Lloyds shareholders revolting? Yes they are!

I haven’t blogged about bank results for a while, but was asked by a few media folks today about Lloyds Banking Group, who have their major stand-off shareholders meeting tomorrow. This is going to be quite a major shindig as there all sorts of machinations going on: the Chairman is leaving; the CEO is under…

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A Directory of Social Finance

A few people have said to me that they find it hard to navigate around all the ideas on social finance I've written recently, so here's a non-exhaustive compendium: Social Finance Social Finance In Banking View more documents from Chris Skinner Banks ignore social media at their perilSocial networks don't need banks, they need friendsSocial…

A Directory of Social Finance

A few people have said to me that they find it hard to navigate around all the ideas on social finance I've written recently, so here's a non-exhaustive compendium: Social Finance Social Finance In Banking View more documents from Chris Skinner Banks ignore social media at their perilSocial networks don't need banks, they need friendsSocial…

Barclaycard show some creativity

I've been waiting so long to find something in UK banking to blog about in a Web 2.0 world that I thought it would never come … Compare the Meerkat is about it so far. But I'll put the Barclaycard Waterslide Competition on YouTube up there as well now. The competition is based upon their…

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