Chris Skinner Livres

Focusing on future trends in banking, this book explores critical developments that can lead to substantial commercial opportunities. It emphasizes the importance of early investment in these trends to achieve success in the next decade. Drawing from Chris Skinner's influential blog, the Complete Banker series addresses key themes in retail, commercial, and investment banking, examining the impact of economics, politics, technology, and society. Suitable for both novices and experts, it aims to provide comprehensive insights into the banking industry.

There has been lots of discussion of digital and open banking, banking-as-a-service, banking platforms, FinTech and TechFin and more, over the past decade. This all indicates that we are in a decade of rapid cycle change that presents huge challenges and huge opportunities. Billion-dollar unicorns appear rapidly, whilst internet giants achieve global domination. How are banks dealing with these changes and are any banks showing leadership? Well yes, a few are. With all the gloom merchants saying that traditional banking is doomed, a few banks have made radical moves to adapt and survive. Chris Skinner, a world-leading commentator on banking and technology, has selected five of those banks―JPMorgan Chase (USA), BBVA and ING (Europe), and DBS and CMB (Asia)―to share their experiences. In detailed interviews, and with wide-ranging commentary, he has discovered the secrets of how not just adapt and survive, but how to thrive in this sea change of finance and technology. Learn the lessons of the leaders, and learn how to become a successful digital bank, by Doing Digital.

This is not a book about the financial crisis. This book is about the outcome. It tracks the markets from the day that Lehman Brothers collapsed, and before with Northern Rock, through the reactions of policymakers, politicians, regulators and markets. It shows where the weaknesses were in hindsight, and where the pitfalls may be in foresight. It tries to give the reader a chance to absorb and understand the key movements that created the crisis, and the explanation of why banks, bonuses and bosses are still at the trough feeding and greeding their way through the issues faced. The Complete Banker series of books is based upon Chris Skinner's influential blog. The series is split into key themes covering retail, commercial and investment banking and the way they are being changed by economics, politics, technology and society. For the amateur and the expert, the knowledgeable and those seeking knowledge, the Complete Banker series provides you with the truth about the banking. Not just the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth ... but the Complete Truth.

Exploring the critical role of payment processing, this book delves into various methods including online, mobile, card, cash, and cheque transactions, while addressing the complexities of international payment operations. It highlights the ongoing challenges banks face, particularly in combatting money laundering and terrorism. Part of the Complete Banker series, it draws from Chris Skinner's blog and covers essential themes in retail, commercial, and investment banking, catering to a diverse audience seeking a comprehensive understanding of the banking landscape shaped by economic and technological changes.

The book explores how traditional banks often fail to engage socially with their customers, but highlights the potential for change through the social media revolution. It serves as a guide for transforming into a social bank that effectively connects with targeted communities. Part of the Complete Banker series, it draws from Chris Skinner's influential blog and addresses the evolving landscape of retail, commercial, and investment banking influenced by economics, politics, technology, and societal shifts, catering to both novices and experts in the field.

Intelligent Money: our future is where we do not think about money, as our money thinks for us. WHO cares about the money of the future? WHY should I care about the money of the future? These questions, and more, are addressed in depth in Intelligent Money. As money becomes digital, it will revolutionise everything. By 2030, digital money will make money personal, individualise currency and its usage, make it secure, enable it to grow automatically to meet our personal goals, manage risk automatically and make life simpler and easier for all. The most critical aspect of this book is HOW money will become intelligent, both digitally and artificially. The bottom line is that money will soon be embedded, intelligent, invisible and everywhere. It's a whole new world.

An extensive discussion on the digital revolution in banking -- by leading independent commentator Chris Skinner, voted Top 10 Banking Blogger by Financial Brand 2012 and 2013