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In the theme of dialogue about our changing world, the conversations continued with my USA friends about how hard it is to get the marketing right these days. They lamented the fact that their marketing team are so traditional that they still wait until the brochure is perfect for mailing before posting details on the…

In the theme of dialogue about our changing world, the conversations continued with my USA friends about how hard it is to get the marketing right these days. They lamented the fact that their marketing team are so traditional that they still wait until the brochure is perfect for mailing before posting details on the…

I spent yesterday discussing themes for a major conference in the USA later this year. My American friend was a bit down on it all … but then that’s not surprising when Ken Thompson, one of the most respected retail bankers in the USA until this year, had been asked to step down from Wachovia….

I really liked Citibank’s US ad campaign against identity theft that ran through 2006, and used many of the ads in presentations to discuss the implications of ID theft.  If you haven’t seen the ads, here’s one of the best ones: But then, in this age of user generated entertainment, there’s always some joker out…

I really liked Citibank’s US ad campaign against identity theft that ran through 2006, and used many of the ads in presentations to discuss the implications of ID theft.  If you haven’t seen the ads, here’s one of the best ones: But then, in this age of user generated entertainment, there’s always some joker out…

I really liked Citibank’s US ad campaign against identity theft that ran through 2006, and used many of the ads in presentations to discuss the implications of ID theft.  If you haven’t seen the ads, here’s one of the best ones: But then, in this age of user generated entertainment, there’s always some joker out…

I’ve been asked by a few folks to comment on the Investment Roadmap that SWIFT is pulling together with FIX Protocol Ltd (FPL), the Financial products Markup Language (FpML) and the International Securities Association for Institutional Trade Communication (ISITC). I was going to comment on this roadmap, but restrained myself due to a fairly cynical…

I’ve been asked by a few folks to comment on the Investment Roadmap that SWIFT is pulling together with FIX Protocol Ltd (FPL), the Financial products Markup Language (FpML) and the International Securities Association for Institutional Trade Communication (ISITC). I was going to comment on this roadmap, but restrained myself due to a fairly cynical…

John Cleese: And yes, all right, but apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us? Chris: Gave us banking? John: Oh, banking – shut up! Read more …

John Cleese: And yes, all right, but apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us? Chris: Gave us banking? John: Oh, banking – shut up! Read more …