After being pushed back six months to May 2008, due to the challenge of the developments required for Vocalink, APACS claim today that the Faster Payments Service has been a great success. The good news is that RBS, Natwest and Barclays report that nearly 100% of their bill payments are made on the same-day. The…
I've had a few comments on the fact that I keep blogging about the business of banking rather than my normal focal points: technologies, regulations, payments and my real passion which is the future of banking. The thing is that the future of banking, right now, is all about: "is there one?" Of course there…
I've had a few comments on the fact that I keep blogging about the business of banking rather than my normal focal points: technologies, regulations, payments and my real passion which is the future of banking. The thing is that the future of banking, right now, is all about: "is there one?" Of course there…
I've had a few comments on the fact that I keep blogging about the business of banking rather than my normal focal points: technologies, regulations, payments and my real passion which is the future of banking. The thing is that the future of banking, right now, is all about: "is there one?" Of course there…
I wrote the last piece about nationalisation, because I was reflecting upon the challenges involved in the banking sector right now. The bottom-line is that shareholder confidence has disappeared in the sector, especially in the UK. For example, on 12th December I put a chart together for one article as follows: Share Price …
I wrote the last piece about nationalisation, because I was reflecting upon the challenges involved in the banking sector right now. The bottom-line is that shareholder confidence has disappeared in the sector, especially in the UK. For example, on 12th December I put a chart together for one article as follows: Share Price …
I wrote the last piece about nationalisation, because I was reflecting upon the challenges involved in the banking sector right now. The bottom-line is that shareholder confidence has disappeared in the sector, especially in the UK. For example, on 12th December I put a chart together for one article as follows: Share Price …
I wrote the last piece about nationalisation, because I was reflecting upon the challenges involved in the banking sector right now. The bottom-line is that shareholder confidence has disappeared in the sector, especially in the UK. For example, on 12th December I put a chart together for one article as follows: Share Price …
For the past year, we have watched financial institutions regularly being nationalised, part nationalised or effectively nationalised in all but name. We happily accept that this is right, as banks are ‘too big to fail’. But is it right? Is nationalisation a good or a bad thing? Most folks who grew up under Margaret Thatcher,…
After tomorrow night's meeting, which debates whether banks pollute more than China, the next meeting of the Financial Services Club will be held on Tuesday 27th January 2009 with Dr. David Doyle, EU Policy Expert on Financial Markets, who will discuss the latest EU financial services legislation and associated initiatives. David spoke at the Club…
