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Joy Macknight 2023

Are banks turning technology into a competitive edge?

November 7, 2023

Bain & Company analysis has found that technology leaders deliver higher shareholder returns and net promoter scores, as well as lower cost-to-income ratios. However, it’s not as simple as increasing spend on tech.

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Liz Lumley

Liz doesn’t live here anymore

November 1, 2023

Twitter opened so many doors for me and my career. It is a shame it doesn’t exist anymore. 

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Joy Portrait Full Resolution

Hedge funds need more FX prime broker heroes

October 31, 2023

While many banks have been paring back their FX prime brokerage (FXPB) services, hedge funds are looking to grow their FXPB relationships to access opportunities in the global market.

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Liz Lumley

Have a Coke and smile like a techno-optimist

October 25, 2023

Technology is not bad, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn't monitor what we build with it.

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Joy Portrait Full Resolution

Cracking the correspondent banking code

October 24, 2023

Baft has updated its playbook to help respondents establish and maintain correspondent banking relationships — not an easy feat under current stringent financial crime compliance regimes.

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Liz Lumley

Can you define ‘fair value’?

October 18, 2023

The UK regulatory environment is trying to protect the consumer. Is it enough?

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Joy Portrait Full Resolution

The great banking transition

October 17, 2023

While McKinsey’s latest annual review points to a global banking industry in rude health, there are strong undercurrents emerging to disrupt its trajectory.

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Liz Lumley

Why I will be hanging upside down from trees

October 11, 2023

My ‘Women in… — never again’ streak has ended, with hopeful results.

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Joy Portrait Full Resolution

Metro Bank’s problems are not yet over

October 10, 2023

Doing banking differently still means making a profit. But following its successful late-night rescue, what does this mean for the UK challenger bank?

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Liz Lumley

If you build it, can you drive it?

October 4, 2023

The era of ‘free money’ is over — you actually need to know how to run a company now.

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