Technology

My family are totally in love with the new marketing campaign in the UK for Compare the Market, a comparasite that allows you to compare insurances, loans, mortgages and other financial products across a broad range of providers.  They recently launched these TV ads: The ads are really fun and use a cute, furry animal…

I've been asked to blog something about Brazil for a while now … not having been to Brazil for a while, that's been a challenge but I finally found something that really intrigued me. For example, it's always nice to see innovative attempts to reach new audiences and Brazilian bank, Banco Itau, are doing a…

Our next meeting of the Financial Services Club in London takes place on 26th February,  and will focus upon on how technology is changing the competitive landscape of equities exchanges, with a particular emphasis on low latency. This will be an in-depth panel discussion between: Charlotte Crosswell, President, NASDAQ OMX; Chris Pickles, Marketing Director, Financial…

The next meeting of the FSClub in Ireland is on 25th February, and will focus upon how Europe's infrastructural changes impact the Irish economy and banks. Reviewing the situation will be Mr. Gilbert Lichter, Secretary General of the Euro Banking Association (EBA) and Pat Mc Loughlin, Chief Executive of the Irish Payments Services Organisation (IPSO)….

I've just uploaded my latest presentation on Banking as a Service, which was presented for the first time in Bahrain this week. This is therefore, in effect, my fourth posting about why banking will be free, or razorblade margins anyway.  You can read Parts One, Two and Three first if you want, but you should…

ZDNet has just had a bit of a coup with a fascinating article, white paper  and webcast, explaining how Goldman Sachs calculate and manage risk. The webcast finishes with a view that by being involved in selling Credit Default Swaps (CDS) on the one hand whilst moving collateral risks off balance sheet through CDS on…

ZDNet has just had a bit of a coup with a fascinating article, white paper  and webcast, explaining how Goldman Sachs calculate and manage risk. The webcast finishes with a view that by being involved in selling Credit Default Swaps (CDS) on the one hand whilst moving collateral risks off balance sheet through CDS on…

I'm in Bahrain this week, chairing an annual conference called MEFTEC, the Middle Eastern Financial Technologies Exhibition and Conference.  If you're interested in banking, technology and the Gulf States, then here's my opening speech by way of background: Leveraging technology through turbulent times Welcome to MEFTEC 2009, the fifth year that Bahrain has hosted the…

I'm in Bahrain this week, chairing an annual conference called MEFTEC, the Middle Eastern Financial Technologies Exhibition and Conference.  If you're interested in banking, technology and the Gulf States, then here's my opening speech by way of background: Leveraging technology through turbulent times Welcome to MEFTEC 2009, the fifth year that Bahrain has hosted the…

I blogged last year about BBVA being the first bank to achieve a true Bank 2.0 solution for their customers and then yesterday about Wonga, a real webby disruption for loans.  Strangely enough, these two themes came together as an email dropped into my intray this morning announcing that Money Strands, the firm behind BBVA’s…