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Ewen Fleming
London Office Head & Financial Services Partner
09 April 2021
The branch closure foxtrot – fast, slow, and then fast againUK Banks are facing a post-COVID identity crisis, and it’s essential that they think hard about completely discarding their physical outlets if they wish to stay relevant in the future.
Jack Elliot
Audit Manager
24 February 2021
Safeguarding audit opinion for payment and e-money firms: first time through FAQsSafeguarding of funds, particularly in relation to e-money and payment services firms, has been an area of increasing focus for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for a number of years, with this issue being referred to in the FCA’s “top priorities” in their Business Plan for 2020/21. Jack Elliot, Audit Manager, takes you through everything you need to know.
Ewen Fleming
London Office Head & Financial Services Partner
08 January 2021
Banking in a cashless society‘Card payments only’. ‘Contactless preferred’. ‘No cash accepted’. These phrases will be familiar to anyone who has ventured out to the shops since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. While businesses have embraced big change in an effort to protect staff and reduce unnecessary physical contact; ‘small change’ has suffered the opposite fate.
Ewen Fleming
London Office Head & Financial Services Partner
17 December 2020
Hype or hope? – The true value of a brandA brand can be hugely instrumental to the success or failure of a firm yet it is something that is sometimes seen only as the preserve of the Big Corporates.
Ewen Fleming
London Office Head & Financial Services Partner
19 November 2020
COVID could spell the end for smaller banks – but the Big Five must learn from them firstIt’s difficult to adequately explain the scale of the economic challenges brought on by COVID-19, but tectonic is probably about as close as you’ll get. Like the shifting continental plates beneath our feet, the very structure of the economy is moving and reshaping due to the coronavirus pandemic. All sectors will have to adapt to these changes, but it is particularly important that the banking sector is prepared.
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