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Banking for a better planet?

I recently co-authored an article on banks for a better planet with Doctor Carolyn Stephens of the Institute of Health Equity at University College, London (UCL). The article was published in the January issue of the Journal of Environmental Development, and here’s the basic version: Banks for a better planet? The challenge of sustainable social…

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The future is “App” banking!

I'm on travels this week, but have been saving a series of three guest posts to provide you with a different dimension of view for a change. In the first of these three guest posts Jerry Norton, Head of Banking for Logica/CGI, talks about why m-banking should be a-banking. The future is “App” banking! Jerry…

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The future is “App” banking!

I'm on travels this week, but have been saving a series of three guest posts to provide you with a different dimension of view for a change. In the first of these three guest posts Jerry Norton, Head of Banking for Logica/CGI, talks about why m-banking should be a-banking. The future is “App” banking! Jerry…

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Things worth reading: 13th February 2013

Things we're reading today include … Barclays cuts 3,700 jobs in overhaul to restore reputation Jenkins sets out Barclays reinvention Barclays 'drawing a line in the sand' – Chris Skinner Rogue trader Jerome Kerviel sues Societe Generale for €4.9bn Bank chief: ‘I’m planning my next revolution’ G7 safeguards exchange rates to avoid currency war Dutch…

Things worth reading: 13th February 2013

Things we're reading today include … Barclays cuts 3,700 jobs in overhaul to restore reputation Jenkins sets out Barclays reinvention Barclays 'drawing a line in the sand' – Chris Skinner Rogue trader Jerome Kerviel sues Societe Generale for €4.9bn Bank chief: ‘I’m planning my next revolution’ G7 safeguards exchange rates to avoid currency war Dutch…

Barclays Bank: loyalty, rage, indignation and apathy

The world moves on and banking moves with it. Lurching from crisis to bonus, there appears to be a strong divide between the markets, the players and the rest of the world. Whilst some of us scream about the banks being rotten to the core – PPI. Qatar funding, Swaps mis-selling, LIBOR, money laundering etc…

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Barclays Bank: loyalty, rage, indignation and apathy

The world moves on and banking moves with it. Lurching from crisis to bonus, there appears to be a strong divide between the markets, the players and the rest of the world. Whilst some of us scream about the banks being rotten to the core – PPI. Qatar funding, Swaps mis-selling, LIBOR, money laundering etc…

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PFM is already out-of-date … we need PFM-squared

I was engaged in a lengthy conversation about mobile finance the other day.  Half way through, it finally hit me why mobile makes such a difference to our lives: it’s real-time. I’ve thought this for a while, but it is becoming more and more obvious why mobile money in real-time changes the game and here’s…

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PFM is already out-of-date … we need PFM-squared

I was engaged in a lengthy conversation about mobile finance the other day.  Half way through, it finally hit me why mobile makes such a difference to our lives: it’s real-time. I’ve thought this for a while, but it is becoming more and more obvious why mobile money in real-time changes the game and here’s…

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Good news for all banks … except Britain’s

I mentioned that I’d just attended the branding in banking conference this week.  It was organised by the Banker Magazine, and is in its seventh year of operation. The headlines this year are: The UK is the only top 10 country in The Banker / BrandFinance® Banking 500 to see the total value of its…

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