Times of crisis force us to adapt, to take new and different approaches – and to question the existing ones in order to survive. The savings and loan collapse of the 1980s, the 9/11 attacks on New York, the sub-prime mortgage crisis were all pivotal moments that caused radical rethinking…...
How to Become an Investment Banker
Investment banking is a very popular career path among MBA graduates. While roles such as trader and analyst are accessible to candidates from a wide range of financial backgrounds, an investment banker position usually requires the high-profile skills and business acumen that only an MBA can give you. If you’re…...
What’s In Store For Banking In 2021?
Looking ahead to what is in store for the banking industry would be impossible without taking the pandemic’s transformational changes into account. Covid-19 has accelerated trends which were already underway in most industries, and banking is no exception. While the industry has been transforming for years, progress has been piecemeal…...
Working Toward a More Diverse Industry
Mortgage servicing companies and related businesses have worked to offer better diversity in their companies for many years, but those efforts came into even more focus in 2020 following months of protests and a renewed societal focus on questions of equality and how to move past lingering legacies of racism. The diversity movement strives to eliminate the glass ceiling minorities…...
The three trends that will shape the banking industry of tomorrow
They say a lot can happen in a year, so imagine what can be done in a decade. It’s been over ten years since the first contactless payment was made and since then payments over card have increased considerably. In fact, last year contactless payments amounted to 740 million transactions…...
Lessons That Banks And Financial Institutions Need To Take From The Covid-19 Pandemic
Over the past few months, Banks and Financial Services Institutions (BFSIs)across the world have faced unprecedented challenges due to the onslaught of COVID-19. This experience has also been unparalleled in terms of learnings and accelerated the formulation and adoption of new ways of operating in the ‘new normal’. Looking forward,…...
Will remote working banking jobs become the new norm
Covid-19 is forcing companies across the UK and the rest of the world to review their remote working capabilities. For many, remote working is all in a day’s work, but for the financial sector, it’s not as easy as bringing your laptop home and ensuring your work phone is charged.…...
Investment banks’ interview questions during the pandemic
Interviewing by phone or via a video call has naturally become the norm during this pandemic. As someone who interviews juniors quite frequently, I’d originally imagined that traditional banking interviews would simply move online. In fact, this isn’t the case: they’ve changed in very interesting ways. Interview etiquette during COVID-19 A comment that I’ve heard…...
