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SIBOS Vienna – culture or chaos

Just arrived in Vienna , Austria for SIBOS, the all payments focused conference run by SWIFT. This year, there are around 7,500 people attending – not bad for a credit crisis. For those who have not been here, it’s a week of whirlwind presentations, meetings, lunches, dinners, shows, chats, ideas, coffee … and drinking. Lots…

SIBOS Vienna – culture or chaos

Just arrived in Vienna , Austria for SIBOS, the all payments focused conference run by SWIFT. This year, there are around 7,500 people attending – not bad for a credit crisis. For those who have not been here, it’s a week of whirlwind presentations, meetings, lunches, dinners, shows, chats, ideas, coffee … and drinking. Lots…

SIBOS Vienna – culture or chaos

Just arrived in Vienna , Austria for SIBOS, the all payments focused conference run by SWIFT. This year, there are around 7,500 people attending – not bad for a credit crisis. For those who have not been here, it’s a week of whirlwind presentations, meetings, lunches, dinners, shows, chats, ideas, coffee … and drinking. Lots…

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Video makes the Bank Naked

I have a few regular themes I explore about future banking, such as videobanking, social finances, chip-based future payments strategies and so on.  This was something I spent most of yesterday discussing with a group of Japanese bankers who were visiting London, followed by a great debate at the Financial Services Club last night entitled:…

Video makes the Bank Naked

I have a few regular themes I explore about future banking, such as videobanking, social finances, chip-based future payments strategies and so on.  This was something I spent most of yesterday discussing with a group of Japanese bankers who were visiting London, followed by a great debate at the Financial Services Club last night entitled:…

Video makes the Bank Naked

I have a few regular themes I explore about future banking, such as videobanking, social finances, chip-based future payments strategies and so on.  This was something I spent most of yesterday discussing with a group of Japanese bankers who were visiting London, followed by a great debate at the Financial Services Club last night entitled:…

And you thought the credit crunch was bad …

Catching up with all the news today, and someone sent me a link to this video: It’s basically a simulation of what would happen if the Earth was hit by a large meteor. Watch with care as it may be a real downer for many of you. For me, it’s really cheered me up, as…