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Alex Kwiatkowski

Early lessons from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank: from doyen to disaster

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 G...

17 Mar 2023
Financial Risk Management
Alex Kwiatkowski

Looking at banking through the windscreen - the trends affecting the industry in 2022

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 wait...

30 Dec 2021
Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Alex Kwiatkowski

Looking at banking in the rear-view mirror - assessing the industry in 2021

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. ...

22 Dec 2021
Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Alex Kwiatkowski

Banking in the fast lane

Who wants to be in the slow lane, watching innovation pass them by? … This was a key question posed to over two hundred delegates from banking and financial services at our Connect Forum 2016 in Frank...

17 Oct 2016
Alex Kwiatkowski

Sky’s the limit for cloud computing

Earlier this month the FCA published its guidance for financial services firms using, or considering using, the cloud and other third-party IT services – ushering in a new level of support for cloud ...

15 Jul 2016
Alex Kwiatkowski

UK retail banking in need of transformation

After a two-year investigation the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published provisional recommendations to improve retail banking in the UK. It's a sector that deserves attention but onc...

20 May 2016

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