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Westpac chief Hartzer quits over money laundering scandal

So the CFO had no accountability for Compliance? Intereting....

26 Nov 2019 10:03 Read comment

Barclays ends Post Office cash withdrawal support

Whilst I agree this is a poor decision by Barclays, I also think people shouldn’t think of Banks as utilities. If Barclays customers don’t like this, move to another bank using the (utility like) switching service!

09 Oct 2019 08:05 Read comment

Which? raises alarm over ATM network charges

Without taking sides on the interchange debate, you don’t have to go back many years to when there were 35k free machines and very few complaints. With cash declining has anyone actually considered how many free ATMs is the right number?

01 May 2019 09:34 Read comment

BPCE and Fidor head for breakup

Marriage is a tricky business!  On the hypothesis that opposites attract, this should have been a good one. However, if like me you think that partners should have something n common...

12 Nov 2018 16:25 Read comment

Raphaels Bank publishes Faster Payments access paper

The paper is available on the News section of our website.

12 Apr 2016 08:51 Read comment

UK banks tap the unbanked with basic bank accounts

And in so doing the government, by making the banks subsidise these accounts, kill off a whole industry trying to serve this sector with fairly priced simple accounts.  Ho Hum.

05 Jan 2016 09:30 Read comment

Monitise puts itself up for sale; warns on full year revenues

That age old question, how do you monetise Monitise?  Never knowingly answered except by its well-paid employees.  I sometimes wonder about the funding models prevalent in our industry...

22 Jan 2015 14:03 Read comment

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