Archive for the management section

• 06 Jun

  

  Written by
  Neil Robinson

  
  

  Category

  • banking
  • cloud
  • management
  • mobile
  • products
  • security
  • strategy
  • uncategorized

  Smartphone NFS: if one size won’t fit all, don’t try to wear it.

  OK, regular readers will know I’m not buying the hype around SmartPhone NFS. This is for a number of reasons and none of which are about it being new.
  
  I’ve talked about security, why quick isn’t a good reason, but that’s not everything. The real show-stopper to me is market reach. NFS just won’t fit the market.

  Every other payment system before NFS reached its market cheaply and quickly. Now I’m going to show just how far NFS will fall short. Time to wake up… continued over the page… >>

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• 01 Jun

  

  Written by
  Neil Robinson

  
  

  Category

  • banking
  • general
  • management
  • strategy

  counter-productive: bonuses and the big lie

  Paying huge bonuses to retain top people in banks has long been controversial. Distasteful certainly – but maybe even counter-productive.
  
  Let me tell you about a test Karl Duncker did just after the Thirties banking crash. You could be surprised. And even more angry with the banks… continued over the page… >>

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• 27 May

  

  Written by
  Neil Robinson

  
  

  Category

  • banking
  • general
  • management
  • strategy
  • uncategorized

  RBS: are they getting ready to turn off the patient’s life support system?

  Can anyone tell me what message RBS is using for its current media campaign? Sure, NatWest’s you may know, but what about RBS?
  

  Although owned by Royal Bank of Scotland, NatWest isn’t as hated as its parent. Strange, because really NatWest’s no better – some may even say its worse.

  I’d like to talk a little about NatWest, but lets concentrate first on RBS as a brand. What can be done with a brand so damaged it’s lost the trust of its market? continued over the page… >>

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