An interesting video emerged from Tandem Bank this month in which they converted a London pub to run it like a high street bank.
It’s quite amusing to watch and rather extreme in places but with over 125k hits at time of writing, also very effective at promoting their brand.
Tandem is in the nice position in that it is setting up in business so can structure itself around the thoughts of its co-founders (to use its terminology).
Barclays have also been in the news with the bank planning to split itself into two main core divisions – Barclays UK and Barclays Corporate and International – to meet new banking regulations, which are aimed at preventing ordinary customers suffering from decisions made by investment bankers in the event of another financial crisis.
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