What does MiFID II mean for the financial industry?
In January this year the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) was rolled out, which aimed to harmonise regulation for investment services across the... Read more
Hybrid IT: a solution to the cyber security offensive?
In 2017, removing risks and maximising security is a major - if not the major - concern for financial organisations, whatever their size.
In the... Read more
Hybrid IT: improving operational efficiency
Today more than ever, financial services is a dynamic, rapidly changing and above all increasingly competitive sector.
Operating in this industry is a challenge – and, for the most part,... Read more
Why insurance is quickly becoming the ‘I’ in AI
There’s a growing sense in our industry that we’re on the cusp of an era in which the technologies that previously existed only in... Read more
The future workplace – take me to the holodeck…
I'm often asked what my employer’s vision for the future workplace is. That’s a tough question to answer – what’s the time horizon? What do... Read more
Human-centric innovation in financial services – the next frontier
Digital distribution models have revolutionised many industries and created hugely successful digitally led brands – consumer ‘digital champions’. Amazon, Google, Facebook, Apple and Uber... Read more
Bridling the blockchain for financial services
Many technologies have their origins not in corporate R&D labs, but instead in the bright minds of individuals working in their parents’ garages and student flats. Alongside developing great... Read more
Which Insurer or Bank will be first to offer Home Phone & Broadband?
The way people buy services such as broadband, insurance, banking and utilities is changing rapidly with the rise of online marketplaces and comparison sites. ... Read more
Thrills, skills and biometrics – what the financial sector is thinking about Windows 10
Looking purely at Microsoft’s marketing of Windows 10, you’d be forgiven for thinking that it has been tailor made for the financial services industry.
The... Read more
I’m a Business…Get Me Out Of Here!
Another season of “I Am A Celebrity…” came to close this month in the UK.
The concept is simple, take a bunch of varied ‘successful’ individuals, throw them together in... Read more
Children in Need – Just One Night of the Year?
This month was the annual BBC event to raise money for Children in Need. My company, like many others, did our bit – we undertook lots of individual fundraising... Read more
When scoring 7/10 isn’t good enough
Apart from the dark nights closing in you can always tell it’s Christmas in the UK when that good-old favourite Strictly Come Dancing returns to screens. I could blame... Read more
Isn’t it Lord Sugar that should be a candidate on The Apprentice?
Last week I published a blog on the Great British Bake Off, and it got me thinking about other top BBC TV shows. The... Read more
Can you have your cake and eat it?
The TV show ‘Great British Bake Off’ has been a massive hit, attracting viewers from all walks of life. There are valuable lessons to be learned from the show:... Read more
Human-centric Computing – the missed opportunity?
My last blog focused on those organisations struggling to get off Windows XP, or those living with the legacy of a poorly performing post... Read more
Six months on – but not forgotten
Six months after Microsoft officially ended support for Windows XP, many challenges remain for enterprise migration.
I have been around long enough to know just how boring it is to... Read more
A perfect 10?
Yesterday Microsoft released Windows 10 on technical preview, with plans to release the full production version in 2015. By missing out Windows 9 completely, it sends the message that... Read more
