I'm having a webchat today with First Direct's CEO, Matt Colebrook, who spoke at the Financial Services Club last Monday (more to come later). The discussion will look at how banking has changed over the last 21 years, as First Direct launched in 1989. The dialogue is between Matt and good mates Brett King of…
I posed this question for the Long Now meetings we will be holding as part of SIBOS in Amsterdam in October. It goes with the other big questions tackled so far: When will we know there won't be another meltdown? and Who will be the next global superpower? The questions are important because, dependent upon…
I'll post a couple of unique and exclusive items here in the next few weeks to celebrate First Direct's 21st Birthday, especially as the FSClub hosted their CEO to a dinner last night in this respect. This follows our celebration of PayPal's 10th Birthday, so we're getting a reputation for celebrating the birthdays of disruptive…
On October 12th, I will be hosting a press conference to release the results of our European Payments Survey 2010. Last year’s survey’s headline was that 58% of survey respondents say that the PSD is being transposed inconsistently and 63% state that this is because of different interpretations at the country level, amongst many issues…
Ron Robins, an Englishman now based in Canada who promotes the idea of ethical investing, shared another item with me this week which has some interest here. The Rise of Islamic FinanceBy Ron Robins, Founder & Analyst – Investing for the Soul Islamic finance is spreading around the world. Governments realising its potential for profits…
My good mate Brett King has just posted some really interesting analysis and stats from Google about how we find out about loans and finances, and the search behaviours therein. The headline data came from Google Australia, with the key trends showing a move away from branch towards search for financial news. For example, when…
I received an email from Ron Robins the other day, wondering whether I would share some information with the Financial Services Club community. Ron is an Englishman, now based in Canada, who promotes the idea of ethical investing and seems to have a slight concern over US behaviour. This posting was originally published on the…
OK, you’re all back from work and feeling the post-summertime holiday blues … what can I say? Not a lot. So, as it’s Tuesday and you’re probably pulling your hair out already. Breathe. Calm down. Now think about your company. Most of you probably work for a large business. An elephant of a company. So…
