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Steve Ellis

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In memory of Nick Hastings

In November 2020 our friend and colleague, Nick Hastings lost his two year struggle with cancer. Nick’s funeral took place just before Christmas, his family told us it was very sad but also beautiful. Because of the current restrictions, there were limits to who could be present or recognize their friendship with Nick. Since the news of Nick’s

05 January 2021

The social angle on Money2020

Social is a big part of Money2020 (in both senses). In a moment of mid-conference early morning jetlag I thought I'd run some numbers to see how much noise is being generated, by whom and to what impact. Looking at data from August 4th to November 3rd, we found and analysed 27,000 relevant mentions - 92% of which were in microblogs (Twitter). Needl...

04 November 2014 /payments

Fintech marketers most fear the enemy within?

Earlier this year we sponsored a piece of research by Finextra into the challenges and issues facing fintech marketers. One of my favourite insights is that fintech marketers fear their dependency upon their colleagues, even more than the campaigns of their competitors. We asked fintech marketers the question: what are the biggest barriers to ach...

28 October 2014 /payments

A look inside the heads of 34 expert fintech analysts

We asked the smartest analysts and influencers in fintech: what does 2014 hold in store for the world of financial technology? We got back 34 insightful perspectives on the year ahead, covering everything from crypto currencies to risk, mobile to e-invoicing. Fintech experts at Booz Allen Hamilton, IDC, Ovum, Aite, Chartis, KapronAsia, Celent, Delo...

16 January 2014

Coinye West: Bitcoin's first celeb branded currency?

Just when you thought the world of Bitcoin might be sobering up for January like the rest of us, comes the news that rapper Kanje West is being celebrated with his own Bitcoin issue - to be known as Coinye West. Coindesk and the BBC both have the story - or you can nip over to coinyewest.com or follow them @CoinyeWest Unfortunately, the team behind...

03 January 2014

Social channels: a lightning rod for the whole bank?

Last week the UK's Cooperative Bank rolled out a well constructed social marketing campaign. Designed to use social platforms to amplify the voice of customer advocates, the campaign was the very epitome of good social media marketing practice. The bank promoted a tweet about Georgie, a Co-op Bank business customer, who had said something nice prev...

30 September 2013 /retail

Kim and Kanye christen baby North not Nat; West that is

Apologies for the headline. NatWest Bank caused a minor ripple through social media today - no, not another network fail - they cracked a joke, on Twitter no less. See below... Not sure if the NatWest brand police know the full backstory of Kim and Kanye but either way, someone in the social media team either just seized the moment, or navigated al...

21 June 2013 /retail

Wall Street Prison Consultants

It's good to know that there is a support infrastructure for these challenging times. Should you - or a friend - need help, go to http://www.wallstreetprisonconsultants.com Hat tip: Wade

13 March 2009 Whatever...

JUMP!

Following on from Paul's post, effigy burning is obviously a step much too far. Without question. But for those with a robust sense of humour (and that definitely includes my friends who work in banks), this shot - courtesy vxla on Flickr - did make me chuckle.

27 February 2009 Whatever...

Maybe you could be at next year's Oscars

Well perhaps, that is if you take up Michael Moore's invitation to help him out with his next film project. < I am looking for a few brave people who work on Wall Street or in the financial industry to come forward and share with me what they know. Based on those who have already contacted me, I believe there are a number of you who know "...

23 February 2009 /regulation /wholesale