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Meet Britain’s Greatest Fraudster

ONLY ONE MAN HAS STOOD AT BOTH THE SUMMIT OF ORGANISED CRIME AND THE PINNACLE OF LOSS PREVENTION … WOULDN’T YOU LIKE TO MEET HIM..? On 18th April, the Financial Services Club will host Britain's Greatest Fraudster, Tony Sales. If you want to meet him, then register. Tony was one of the UK’s most wanted criminals….

Tony Sale

Meet Britain’s Greatest Fraudster

ONLY ONE MAN HAS STOOD AT BOTH THE SUMMIT OF ORGANISED CRIME AND THE PINNACLE OF LOSS PREVENTION … WOULDN’T YOU LIKE TO MEET HIM..? On 18th April, the Financial Services Club will host Britain's Greatest Fraudster, Tony Sales. If you want to meet him, then register. Tony was one of the UK’s most wanted criminals….

Tony Sale

Banks can has cheezburger

I’m not even at South by South West, or SXSW as it’s known by its hashtag on twitter, and yet I know what it’s all about.  For all you folks wrapped up in SEPA, EMIR, the PSD, Banking unions, bonus caps, the Banking Reform Bill etc, this may seem to have zero relevance to you…

Grumpy Cat

Banks can has cheezburger

I’m not even at South by South West, or SXSW as it’s known by its hashtag on twitter, and yet I know what it’s all about.  For all you folks wrapped up in SEPA, EMIR, the PSD, Banking unions, bonus caps, the Banking Reform Bill etc, this may seem to have zero relevance to you…

Grumpy Cat

Fixing Our Banks: Part Five – the Customer’s View

OK, this is the final part I am going to write up about Fixing the Banks (a session that is being repeated at the Financial Services Club on 14th May).   The final part of the discussion focused upon the customer. It was opened by Dominic of Unite and completed by James Daley of the Which?…

PPI

Fixing Our Banks: Part Five – the Customer’s View

OK, this is the final part I am going to write up about Fixing the Banks (a session that is being repeated at the Financial Services Club on 14th May).   The final part of the discussion focused upon the customer. It was opened by Dominic of Unite and completed by James Daley of the Which?…

PPI

The Changing Face of Payments 2013

In late 2012, the Financial Services Club conducted a survey of 450 financial services professionals, in collaboration with VocaLink and Cognizant about the state of the world's payment-processing infrastructures and where it's heading.  This report presents and examines the results of  this research in three main areas: The current state of payment infrastructures and the…

The Changing Face of Payments 2013

In late 2012, the Financial Services Club conducted a survey of 450 financial services professionals, in collaboration with VocaLink and Cognizant about the state of the world's payment-processing infrastructures and where it's heading.  This report presents and examines the results of  this research in three main areas: The current state of payment infrastructures and the…

Fixing Our Banks: Part Four – the Employee’s View

Following on from dialogue about the bank and shareholder views, the employee’s view of fixing our banks was presented by Dominic Hook, Head of the Finance and Legal Sector for the Unite union.  There was plenty of bluff and bluster in this speech, picking up particularly on the headlines about bankers bonuses and fat cat pay,…

Evening standard

Fixing Our Banks: Part Four – the Employee’s View

Following on from dialogue about the bank and shareholder views, the employee’s view of fixing our banks was presented by Dominic Hook, Head of the Finance and Legal Sector for the Unite union.  There was plenty of bluff and bluster in this speech, picking up particularly on the headlines about bankers bonuses and fat cat pay,…

Evening standard