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The Finanser’s Week: 7th October – 13th October 2013

Our biggest stories of the past week are …  Five payments innovations down under So I just finished presenting as keynote at CeBIT Australia’s Future of Payments conference, when the day was completed by a start-up challenge (you have a lot to answer for innotribe!). The prize on offer was a free stand at… Mobile…

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Things worth reading: 11th October 2013

Things we're reading today include … No bank accounts for illegal immigrants under new government plans Muzak and the 'retailification' of bank branches Bank examiner 'fired by Fed over critical report on Goldman Sachs' The European Stability Mechanism: Gearing up for business The new head of the Federal Reserve: Dove ascendant America’s debt ceiling: Hitting…

Things worth reading: 10th October 2013

Things we're reading today include … British crowdfunding site wants to become a bank Accountability goes missing in Iraq bank note scandal ECB raps Hungary for neglecting central bank independence Bank reform plans could open up text message payments Co-op Bank shakes up board ahead of float G20, meeting in Washington, to seek answers on…

Things worth reading: 9th October 2013

Things we're reading today include … Amazon Introduces "Login and Pay with Amazon" Slovenia may ask for EU bailout Hi-tech $100 banknote goes into use Japanese bank Mizuho in loan scandal IMF gives backing to Bank of England Governor Mark Carney over forward guidance Deputy governor of the Bank of England Paul Tucker warns on…

Things worth reading: 9th October 2013

Things we're reading today include … Amazon Introduces "Login and Pay with Amazon" Slovenia may ask for EU bailout Hi-tech $100 banknote goes into use Japanese bank Mizuho in loan scandal IMF gives backing to Bank of England Governor Mark Carney over forward guidance Deputy governor of the Bank of England Paul Tucker warns on…

Things worth reading: 8th October 2013

Things we're reading today include … Father of bank intern found dead calls for new laws to protect the lives of employees [VIDEO] World Bank president calls for end to poverty by 2030 Banks 'most optimistic' in 17 years Bats Chi-X moves into listings business Former World Bank president rejoins Goldman Sachs Exclusive: World Bank…

Things worth reading: 8th October 2013

Things we're reading today include … Father of bank intern found dead calls for new laws to protect the lives of employees [VIDEO] World Bank president calls for end to poverty by 2030 Banks 'most optimistic' in 17 years Bats Chi-X moves into listings business Former World Bank president rejoins Goldman Sachs Exclusive: World Bank…

Things worth reading: 7th October 2013

Things we're reading today include … Bank insists on speaking to BABY about his savings account despite not being able to talk RBS chief Ross McEwan to review future direction of bank Bank card fraud 'highest since 2009' Has JPMorgan become an argument for breaking up the banks? Every minute of every day, a bank…

The Finanser’s Week: 30th September – 6th October 2013

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Does good customer service matter?  Not really … I just had one of those really frustrating experiences with an airline. It’s a cheap airline that charges for an extra €10 for a large cabin bag (over 42 x 32 x 25cm) to be taken on board,…

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The Finanser’s Week: 30th September – 6th October 2013

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Does good customer service matter?  Not really … I just had one of those really frustrating experiences with an airline. It’s a cheap airline that charges for an extra €10 for a large cabin bag (over 42 x 32 x 25cm) to be taken on board,…

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