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The four principles of innovation for banks
The first main session of the day just finished and was entitled: “The Tribe on the Tatami”. Most of us were thinking, what’s all that about?, but being the innotribe opening it’s not surprising. Tatami is a type of mat used for Judo and sterling member of our financial community Dr. Christopher Sier, the main…
An interview with Gottfried Leibbrandt, CEO of SWIFT, about SIBOS 2012
Just in case you didn't see it, the Banker Magazine has an exclusive interview with Gottfried Leibbrandt, CEO of SWIFT, about what to expect at SIBOS 2012 and the company's position in a rapidly changing global landscape. I'm reproducing it here and would recommend all of you to subscribe to The Banker, if you don't already,…
Osaka, here we come!
Many of us are gearing up for this year’s SIBOS – the big SWIFT jamboree that gathers all those involved in payments worldwide … whoops, involved in transaction processing worldwide. This year it’s in Osaka, Japan, and I’m on my way over there at the weekend. As a result, the next week of blogging will…
Things worth reading: 19th October 2012
Things we're reading today include … Barclays’ ethical makeover marred by PPI Barclays to make third quarter loss after shock £700m PPI provision HBOS whistleblower becomes small firms lender Ex-worker accuses Goldman over bank bets Goldman Sachs returns fire at former employee EU Summit: Angela Merkel moves to block Hollande bank union deadline EU in…
Building a customer advisory bank
Reflecting on the debate about bank branches yesterday, a point did not get discussed that is actually one of the most challenging. I was given this challenge myself when, working with a client who is launching a direct bank, they asked me this question: “we have to on-board clients with proof of identity by seeing…
Why you really need a bank branch
I found this on a market stall the other day. It's from Punch Magazine, 1921. Times don't change. This is why you need a bank branch. The is part three of a five-part series: Part One: One banker knows his industry is trashed, and here's his plan Part Two: Do banks need branches? Part Three: Why you…
One banker knows his industry is trashed, and here’s his plan
I often present around the depressed state of the banking markets. Usually, it’s a political and economic overview of the banking system that shows the issues of regulatory change, customer trust and systemic risk. So I was surprised and amused when a senior vice president of retail banking for one of Europe’s largest banks gave…
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