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Community Currencies, a thing of the future by Chris Skinner

Many years ago, I read a book by Bernard Lietaer on the Future of Money, which expounded the ideas of community currencies.   These are currencies where you exchange time and other measures of value that are relevant to communities, rather than money which is referred to as a commercial currency.  The best example of a…

Comparasites

I've recently been enjoying the spat between insurers and internet providers, especially as this will spill-over into banking before too long. Here's why. Direct Line – owned by Royal Bank of Scotland – is getting fed up with websites that compare insurance quotes. As a result, they will not have their quotes listed on these…

Technology and Risk are the same thing by Chris Skinner

Yesterday was a fascinating day full of presentations on risk in the morning from a bunch of old CRO’s (Chief Risk Officers) followed by a lunch with a crock of CIO’s (Chief Information Officers).  In fact, there was even one CIO who became a CRO … and that’s something that might happen more often on…

Technology and Risk are the same thing by Chris Skinner

Yesterday was a fascinating day full of presentations on risk in the morning from a bunch of old CRO’s (Chief Risk Officers) followed by a lunch with a crock of CIO’s (Chief Information Officers).  In fact, there was even one CIO who became a CRO … and that’s something that might happen more often on…

Banker fighting to stop child abuse

One of the highlights of the year for me so far has been my recent visit to Shanghai. Shanghai is a great sprawling new City with life pouring out of every street corner, but that wasn't the reason why this was a highlight. The reason this was a highlight was sitting over dinner chatting with…

Numbers, Part Three: HSBC

Same bank channel and almost the same bank time … Continuing our numbers story we move to a large galaxy known as Canary Wharf on the outer limits of the London Universe, and focus upon a large, 45 floor, gleaming office block … yes, it's HSBC's Global Head Office. This is the office they threatened…

Numbers, Part Three: HSBC

Same bank channel and almost the same bank time … Continuing our numbers story we move to a large galaxy known as Canary Wharf on the outer limits of the London Universe, and focus upon a large, 45 floor, gleaming office block … yes, it's HSBC's Global Head Office. This is the office they threatened…

Numbers, Part Three: HSBC

Same bank channel and almost the same bank time … Continuing our numbers story we move to a large galaxy known as Canary Wharf on the outer limits of the London Universe, and focus upon a large, 45 floor, gleaming office block … yes, it's HSBC's Global Head Office. This is the office they threatened…

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