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Brett King - Movenbank - New York | 20/04/2011 | 3282 views | 5 comments

Get the journey right, stop focusing on the destination

If you are thinking of a trip you have any number of options to get there. You can travel by car, by bus, by train, by ship or by air. Depending on the distance you might walk, or ride a bike. You can travel in luxury such as a private jet, the first class cabin of an Emirates A380, a stateroom on a cruise liner, or you can go ‘budget'. RyanA... Tags: Mobile & online, Retail bankingGroup: Innovation in Financial Services

Brett King - Movenbank - New York | 14/04/2011 | 4062 views | 1 comment

The Curse of the Innovator

Recently we've been discussing at many organizations what it takes to get innovation done in large businesses with embedded behavior and practices. One side of the coin is obviously the impact of Disruptive Technology, but the other is purely the issue of Innovation Management or creating an organization that embraces or assists innovation. In a r... Tags: Mobile & online, Retail bankingGroup: Innovation in Financial Services

Brett King - Movenbank - New York | 08/04/2011 | 7279 views

'Winning' at Social Media in the Finance Space

Ok, so the feedback from Finextra's #finxsm event this week is that we're finally coming to grips with the fact that Social Media isn't going to disappear into the night like some passing fad. Good news! It's interesting though, whenever a major disruptor like social media, the internet, etc has come along, inevitably there are many traditional ma... Tags: Risk & regulation, Retail bankingGroup: Finance 2.0

Brett King - Movenbank - New York | 06/04/2011 | 5657 views | 3 comments

Private Banking 2.0

Since the emergence of online banking there has been a fundamental assertion from high-net-worth bankers that their clients aren't digitally focused, they don't use social media or mobile banking, and that they prefer to pick up the phone and engage their banker because the nature of their interactions is defined by their wealth - they want the hig... Tags: Online banking, Retail bankingGroup: Innovation in Financial Services

Brett King - Movenbank - New York | 01/04/2011 | 6931 views | 3 comments

UK Olympics to trial RFID biochips under athletes skin

In the latest attempt to capitalize on the NFC and RFID hype, the rumor mill has exploded with news that the IOC and the team behind the London Olympics is trialing new RFID bio-chips. The micro RFID chips that will be injected under the skin of the shoulder of professional athletes, will be used for everything from entry to secure venues, payment ... Tags: Security, PaymentsGroup: Innovation in Financial Services