Why is capital still chasing (bank) branches?Capital continues to chase old business models in financial services, while the future clearly lies with businesses with new, digitally-native, business models.

Welcome to the stack: the end of mainframe bankingThe best banking executives of tomorrow will need to be as familiar with APIs and SDKs as they are with APRs and RAROC.

Why does Rice play Texas?The 50th anniversary of JFK's famous speech challenging America to put a man on the moon is a great reminder that we must choose to do that which is important, however hard it may seem.

The Connected CompanyDave Gray's The Connected Company is a remarkable book that lays out a coherent roadmap for building the companies that will become leaders in the Information Age and is a great articulation of the principles we have adopted in pursuit of our goal of building Anthemis Group into a leading diversified financial services firm.

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:21:19 +0000Google I/O payment announcements: is a revolution with no insurgency possible?Google’s megafest was happening last week, with big announcement for Hangout, Google +, Android and Search / Maps. Among these were a couple of announcements related to Payments (but no major push from Google since Wallet 2.0 last year  and no Google Card): - The headline-grabbing announcement – send money via email. Wow, dollar button in [...]

Wed, 08 May 2013 21:17:57 +0000Shadow banking: a platform for innovative financial servicesShadow banking has become a focus of media in the last years, with many headlines on its growing size, its supposed incomprehensible structure and how it was superseding the existing banking system . This view has often been biased toward rejection and misunderstanding. After all, one can argue an independent hedge fund has a better aligned [...]


Sat, 18 May 2013 12:11:04 +0100“Kee fragt - Kröner antwortet” - Folge 1 (by...

“Kee fragt - Kröner antwortet” - Folge 1 (by FidorCommBanking)

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:03:17 +0100Why Simple Is Better Than Your Bank, Both Online And On Mobile...

Why Simple Is Better Than Your Bank, Both Online And On Mobile Devices (by techcrunch)