February 14, 2017
Data quality is the root of all evil, or the fountain of all good. Each of us in the Financial Services industry have all spent hours juggling and sifting data in one form or another. We would all have our own tales to tell of how hard this can be. Many of us would have […]
January 30, 2017
Delays, strikes, chaos, misery. Four words that belong in any sentence that starts “Trains in Britain”. Air travel, French air traffic control, strikes, delays. Four words that anybody who travels by air in Europe will be familiar with. The impact of shortcomings in national infrastructure goes a long way beyond whether we get to work […]
January 15, 2017
“Is the Blockchain going to be useful? Discuss.” This would be a valid and great exam question. Good news; the good folks chez UBS have done some great research on this. Yes, big banks and useful in the same breath. “Cutting through the blockchain hype” is worth paying attention to for a number of reasons: […]
January 4, 2017
There is so much I don’t know and so much amazing innovation going on around us. How to find out about it? Holidays and reading; a time honoured and prized combination. Over Christmas I have been reading the latest edition of Wired magazine. The UK year end double issue is a veritable treasure trove of […]
December 15, 2016
Christmas is coming and the goose is getting sized up. In Financial Institutions the world over, the planning for the 2017 budget is in full swing. For the last post of the year, a few thoughts on the perennial battle to do more than just mandatory projects. Budget planning is always based on the same […]
November 28, 2016
PSD2. Not a new Sony game console, but a European directive aimed at setting standards requiring banks to open up their systems. Essentially this has things FinTech at its core. Regulation will do something for clients. The Blockchain could help do more. About PSD2 One of the requirements is for banks to open up their […]