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Branches – the last word?

Well, my blog on design around  lP instead of branches created a real debate last week.  Now, there’s nothing I enjoy more than a debate and so it’s nice to finally have one online.  About time. As I can see from the viewings, it’s also popular with you guys.  So I have to thank readers…

And goodwill to all men

’tis the season to be jolly and so, in the spirit of Christmas and recognising the globalisation of solutions thanks to my friends in India, here’s a great way to celebrate this time of year courtesy of YouTube. Meanwhile, for those of you based in jolly old Londinium, Vision in Business (VIB) Events are sponsoring…

Bank designs versus architecture

  I’ve been having an ongoing debate with some people for the last week over branch versus IP architectures, and it is clear that some people are confused so I will try to explain again. The discussion I started last week was all about architecture, which is why I kept referring to foundations.  The discussion…

Bank designs versus architecture

  I’ve been having an ongoing debate with some people for the last week over branch versus IP architectures, and it is clear that some people are confused so I will try to explain again. The discussion I started last week was all about architecture, which is why I kept referring to foundations.  The discussion…

Branches – the last word?

Some of you may have noticed that Michael Goldman has recently joined the Finextra community to blog and has decided to create a debate with me over my blog entry last week.  Now, there's nothing I enjoy more than a debate and so it's nice to finally have one online.  About time. As I can…

Branches – the last word?

Some of you may have noticed that Michael Goldman has recently joined the Finextra community to blog and has decided to create a debate with me over my blog entry last week.  Now, there's nothing I enjoy more than a debate and so it's nice to finally have one online.  About time. As I can…

Branches – the last word?

Some of you may have noticed that Michael Goldman has recently joined the Finextra community to blog and has decided to create a debate with me over my blog entry last week.  Now, there's nothing I enjoy more than a debate and so it's nice to finally have one online.  About time. As I can…

Bank designs versus architecture

I’ve been having an ongoing debate with some folks in the Finextra community for the last week over branch versus IP architectures, and it is clear that some people are confused so I will try to explain again. The discussion I started last week was all about architecture, which is why I kept referring to…

Bank designs versus architecture

I’ve been having an ongoing debate with some folks in the Finextra community for the last week over branch versus IP architectures, and it is clear that some people are confused so I will try to explain again. The discussion I started last week was all about architecture, which is why I kept referring to…

To dump or not to dump the branch

I never knew how much debate could be created by making the mere statement of placing IP-enabled networks at the core of the bank and re-engineering to exploit this as the basis of future banking.  This is instead of placing branch networks at the core. Some people believe this is purely academic as we have…

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