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Reviewing 2008: what’s your £1, €1, $1 worth now?

At this time of year, I always spend a while reviewing the year that has passed.  Last year, I lingered over discussions that reviewed retail banking, capital markets and payments. To be honest, I don’t need to do that this year as the year has been over-shadowed by one thing: SURVIVAL Can the bank make it…

Reviewing 2008: what’s your £1, €1, $1 worth now?

At this time of year, I always spend a while reviewing the year that has passed.  Last year, I lingered over discussions that reviewed retail banking, capital markets and payments. To be honest, I don’t need to do that this year as the year has been over-shadowed by one thing: SURVIVAL Can the bank make it…

Barack Obama chooses Mary Shapiro to Chair the SEC

In one of President-elect Barack Obama's first moves into sorting out the mess of the financial industry in America, he has chosen Mary Schapiro to be new Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Ms. Schapiro is known as a tough regulator but, by some, is also seen as an industry insider who will…

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Barack Obama chooses Mary Shapiro to Chair the SEC

In one of President-elect Barack Obama's first moves into sorting out the mess of the financial industry in America, he has chosen Mary Schapiro to be new Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Ms. Schapiro is known as a tough regulator but, by some, is also seen as an industry insider who will…

Biz035

Barack Obama chooses Mary Shapiro to Chair the SEC

In one of President-elect Barack Obama's first moves into sorting out the mess of the financial industry in America, he has chosen Mary Schapiro to be new Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Ms. Schapiro is known as a tough regulator but, by some, is also seen as an industry insider who will…

Biz035

You’re invited to PayPal’s 10th Birthday Party

With 2009 starting on a bit of a downbeat note, after the crisis of 2008, the Financial Services Club thought: what should we do to cheer everyone up? You guessed it, we decided to throw a party. But what's the point of starting the New Year with a party if you're not celebrating anything, so…

You’re invited to PayPal’s 10th Birthday Party

With 2009 starting on a bit of a downbeat note, after the crisis of 2008, the Financial Services Club thought: what should we do to cheer everyone up? You guessed it, we decided to throw a party. But what's the point of starting the New Year with a party if you're not celebrating anything, so…

You’re invited to PayPal’s 10th Birthday Party

With 2009 starting on a bit of a downbeat note, after the crisis of 2008, the Financial Services Club thought: what should we do to cheer everyone up? You guessed it, we decided to throw a party. But what's the point of starting the New Year with a party if you're not celebrating anything, so…

SEPA and the PSD aren’t broken … just irrelevant

Barack Obama decimated John McCain in part thanks to the wonders of the internet age and social networking. Barack’s team included the co-founders and CEOs of Google and Facebook. Could the same sort of understanding delineate the winners in payments in the future? Could the new fleet of foot electronic payments firms decimate the traditional…

The Banking Bill

I mentioned the Queen’s speech on Wednesday would announce new rules for banks and this new Code of Conduct.  All of it is wrapped up in a new UK piece of legislation called the Banking Bill, which was introduced to rescue the UK Banking System on 7th October 2008.  If you’re interested to know more…

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