5,821 days. That’s the length of time that separates Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) collapse and the failure of real estate investment trust New Century in 2007, notably the first domino to fall in the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2007-08. Last week’s events represent a sobering reality check. In 2023, banks can still be broken, collapsing spectac...
17 March 2023 Financial Risk Management
Looking at banking through the windscreen – the trends affecting the industry in 2022 My car is currently having its windscreen (windshield) replaced. I’m sat on an uncomfortable chair in a small waiting room with no other occupants. On the wall there are two notice boards, one devoted to ‘News and Views’ and the other to ‘Health and Safety’. Ther...
30 December 2021 Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
There are several activities which I don’t get the opportunity to undertake regularly. Writing is a prime example. My enjoyment of putting pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard, began at an early age. I’ve always been fascinated by words. From my teens to my late twenties, a potent combination of shyness, social awkwardness, and self-doubt meant th...
22 December 2021 Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
'Regulate' by Warren G (featuring Nate Dogg)?
23 Sep 2016 10:13 Read comment
The FCA's show of support for cloud in financial services is a welcome step towards driving greater adoption.
Across challenger banks, and tier one players alike, cloud as a key enabler of digitalisation is a fundamental part of the future. The more regulators approve it, the more resistance will be reduced.
The issue of security will be ever present within the cloud debate but as long as every effort is made to ensure these solutions are as secure as possible the benefits, including faster access to innovation, transformation at scale and speed to market, stack up.
12 Jul 2016 16:49 Read comment
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