The Finanser’s Week: 22nd October – 28th October 2018

The main blog headlines are …

Technosocialism? As if …

Someone told me I should start a travel blog, as I fly more than most pigeons do. True. But I’m not sure my travel blog would be read so much. However, it does make me reflect on travel and money. Some countries are still reliant …

Is the world being democratised through technology?

Someone told me I should start a travel blog, as I fly more than most pigeons do. True. But I’m not sure my travel blog would be read so much. However, it does make me reflect on travel and money. Some countries are still reliant …

It’s banking Jim, but not as we know it

It is interesting how the FinTech world has developed over the past decade. My first memory of any company that would fit the FinTech world stems way back to March 30, 2005. On that memorable evening, one of the funders of a technology start-up talked …

#Money2020 USA: reaching FinTech 3.0

I enjoyed chairing a half day stream at #Money2020 in Las Vegas focused upon breaking news and views. It actually turned out to be more around how banks are partnering with start-ups, with several sessions discussing how the partnership started and how it worked. The …

Ring out the old, ring in the new

Like many of us, I have several pet hates about banks. My main one is when they sting you with charges you don’t expect. I always remember getting a £50 charge for an unauthorised overdraft a few years ago. I’d been with the bank for …

This week’s top news headlines are …

NatWest finds extra £2bn for firms preparing for Brexit – The Telegraph

Metro Bank profits soar on rapid expansion – The Telegraph

Bramson’s Barclays test, the future of CYBG and US online banking – Financial Times

Bank of England in the spotlight again over ‘staggeringly high’ expenses – The Independent

Bank of England governor Mark Carney and two of his closest advisers claimed more than £100,000 on travel costs in just three months, figures have revealed. It comes just four months after the Bank was criticised by MPs over its “staggering” expenses for senior staff.