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April 19, 2024
10 Facts About the City of London That Redefine Finance
The City of London is a sovereign square mile with its own mayor and police, handling half of UK financial services and
April 7, 2024
The Swiss Franc Mortgage Crisis That Shook Eastern Europe
Poles and others took Swiss franc mortgages for low rates, then the franc soared, leaving families underwater and banks
April 1, 2024
London's Secret Power: The City Within a City
The City of London is a self-governing financial jurisdiction with its own police, ancient privileges, and the Remembran
March 15, 2024
Deutsche Bank: From World's Biggest to Cautionary Tale
Founded in 1870 and once the world's biggest bank, Deutsche Bank financed the Baghdad Railway before a cascade of financ
January 28, 2024
SWIFT vs. Blockchain: The Future of Cross-Border Payments
SWIFT links 11,000 banks across 200 countries, but blockchain threatens to disrupt the decades-old messaging system unde
January 25, 2024
Jamie Dimon: The $5.9 Trillion Banker at JPMorgan
Under Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase grew assets from $2.8 trillion to $5.9 trillion by 2020, emerging from the 2008 crisis
January 5, 2024
Customer Segmentation in the Banking Industry
Banks divide customers using demographic, behavioral, geographic, psychographic, and RFM segmentation to sharpen marketi
December 24, 2023
ING's Agile Revolution: A Banking Giant's Leap Forward
How ING restructured its retail bank into tribes, squads, and chapters, replacing traditional hierarchy with an agile mo
December 17, 2023
Bank of America's Phoenix Moment After the 2008 Crisis
After a $45B bailout and costly Countrywide and Merrill Lynch deals, Bank of America rebuilt through a pivot to responsi
December 7, 2023
The Hidden Costs of Poverty: Why Being Poor Is Expensive
Bank minimums, overdraft fees and check-cashing charges trap low-income people in costs that wealthier individuals avoid
November 18, 2023
Secrets Behind JP Morgan Chase's Rise to Banking Dominance
From the Panic of 1907 to the 2007 crisis, JP Morgan Chase's century of crisis leadership built it into the largest bank
November 13, 2023
The Rise and Fall of Wells Fargo
From 1850s stagecoach mail to nearly 4,800 branches, Wells Fargo's aggressive sales culture spawned a fake-accounts scan
October 31, 2023
Negative Interest Rates: Revolution or Risky Gamble?
Since the ECB went negative in 2014, charging lenders to hold money aimed to spur lending, with the bank claiming up to