http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:30:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/local-currency-useless-headlines.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:12 +0000 Traders from small towns in the UK are flourishing in the current economic downturn by using their own form of money. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/world-bank-global-recession-headlines.html Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:30:43 +0000 The Eurozone crisis, weak growth elsewhere and reduced ability of governments to respond may lead to rerun of 2008-09.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/david-jones-havas.html Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:00:54 +0000 David Jones, the adman who advised David Cameron on his election campaign, has a new mission: to promote corporate social responsibility.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/bank-warns-on-risks-of-euro-currency-breakup-headlines.html Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:45:23 +0000 JP Morgan estimates the likelihood of a euro zone breakup is less than 20%, the implications are significant enough to merit preemptive planning.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/which-banks-are-climate-killers.html Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:00:54 +0000 Study names top 20 banks that have financed coal-mining and coal-fired energy generation with JP Morgan Chase at the top of the list.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/singapore-bank-targets-young-adults-with-specially-designed-products-services.html Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:03:12 +0000 OCBC Bank's FRANK brand offers trendy retail stores, stylish card designs and more for those under 26.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/sir-richard-branson-we-must-learn-that-doing-good-is-good-for-business-headlines.html Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:19:51 +0000 The business guru says the purchase of Northern Rock is part of his way to shake up the banking industry.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/walmarts-money-centers-draw-americans-away-from-banks.html Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:47:02 +0000 Hidden and unexpected fees are causing people to leave mainstream banking for the retailer's alternative services.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/new-cardless-bank-plans-to-accept-deposits-via-mobile-phones.html Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:30:47 +0000 A new startup plans to become the first bank in the world to rely exclusively on mobile technology. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/goldman-sachs-loses-98-of-gaddafis-1-3bn-investment-headlines.html Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:15:49 +0000 It is remarkable that Goldman was prepared to offer preferred stock to the Libyans and that chief executive Lloyd Blankfein himself was involved in discussions.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/insights-from-ecologists-show-ways-of-preventing-economic-disaster.html Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:11:25 +0000 By early 2009, 23 of the biggest European and American banks saw 90% of their market value evaporate.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/anonymous-declares-war-on-the-global-banking-cartel.html Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:26:31 +0000 A group of hackers is threatening war against its perception of a global banking cartel guilty of rigging markets and destroying the world economy. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/02/widespread-protests-at-uk-us-banks.html Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:20:41 +0000 Over 40 UK branches saw action by campaign group, including a 'big society reading room', a 'job centre' and a teach-in.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/02/could-biologists-avert-the-next-banking-crisis.html Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:19:14 +0000 Biology is providing surprising insights into the financial crisis that brought the banking system to its knees. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/02/monocolumn-japanese-brush-up-on-their-english.html Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:36:02 +0000 Verb conjugation; adverbial clauses; the future progressive: forget financial jargon, these are the words that may soon be found flying around the offices of Japan’s banking world.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/pics-not-your-ordinary-bank.html Thu, 07 Oct 2010 21:13:43 +0000 The design of Tokyo's Sugamo Shinkin Bank offers a refreshingly different experience.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/07/monocolumn.html Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:56:12 +0000 Dog biscuits are not typically associated with banks. Walk into Metro Bank, however, and you will get just that, and more.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/06/chris-harrison-african-banks-evolve-to-connect-with-new-customers.html Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:00:03 +0000 A look at mobile banking innovation in Africa.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/06/a-history-of-ideas-and-culture-using-pattern-recognition.html Fri, 11 Jun 2010 07:04:39 +0000 How much data is necessary to make a research method efficient?]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/banksimple-a-simplified-no-frills-banking-solution.html Fri, 21 May 2010 16:42:02 +0000 A new banking concept offering all financial services on one card. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/bank-lets-you-point-shoot-and-deposit-checks-with-an-iphone.html Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:34:34 +0000 Last year, we mentioned that USAA, a mid-sized American bank, was going to provide the technology to virtually deposit checks using a scanner and Wi-Fi. A year and a half later, USAA is the first out of the gate with an iPhone app that offers the convenient option of depositing checks by taking a picture of each side with your phone’s camera. A touch of the send button emails it to the bank, and the paper check can then be disposed of. The simplicity of this app will no doubt send competitors in banking and mobile alike scrambling for solutionsRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/brit-grocer-to-become-major-banking-player.html Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:51:26 +0000 While British retailer Tesco has been offering financial products for several years now, the Financial Times believes that the grocer is about to become a serious threat to UK banks. With 6m bank accounts and £4.5bn in deposit accounts the paper believes that they can easily leverage the public’s distrust of established financial institutions and launch into checking accounts and home loans: Tesco declared its ambitions to become the “people’s bank” yesterday, capitalising on public disillusionment with traditional lenders to launch an aggressive expansion into financial services. …Tesco is planning to open 30 bank branches in its stores this yearRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/manufacturing-sector-makes-a-comeback.html Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:51:46 +0000 An article in the Telegraph argues that the current-shake up of the market has reversed the oft-predicted view that Western economies are drifting from a manufacturing to services focus. The paper says that oil, pharmaceuticals and technology production is making a come back in the UK while retail and banking is declining: Two years ago financial services dominated – overtaking even the combined might of our oil giants: BP, Shell and British Gas. Not surprisingly oil and gas has regained the number one spot – by some considerable margin. The pharmaceutical sector takes second place followed by the resources sector,Read more...]]>