Future of Banking: From September 1994 to July 1996 the number of banks on the Internet grew from 20 to 1,178. By May 1997 the number was over 2000, growing at around 350 - 400 every quarter. A large survey of European banks found that 56% of those with web sites were planning to provide full on-line net banking by the end of 1997. As a result, there is a shortage of skilled web programmers in Europe, especially those able to integrate financial legacy systems with the new technology.

Archive material for historical interest from 1997.

Managing logistics through a downturn.

Many executives responsible for logistics are feeling battered and bruised right now. Hit by one event after another, there’s little time to regroup or reflect, and the top of a corporation can be a lonely place. Profit warnings, share price pressures, mergers, reorganisations, relocations, disposals, painful layoffs and great geopolitical uncertainties can sweep away even the most comprehensive logistics strategies – and that’s despite outstanding management over many years.

Patrick Dixon is one of the world's leading Futurists, and a keynote speaker on the Future of Insurance.

This post was made in 2008 - as you can see, highly accurate in predictions.

Future of the insurance industry. People look for all kinds of insurance products online but are these insurance companies really offering good value? Where are the best insurance deals?  What is the future of online aggregators in the insurance industry?

Motor insurance, house buildings insurance, house contents insurance, health insurance, holiday insurance, life insurance - all these should be easy to fix online with instant quotes, electronic insurance contracts, e-mail confirmation. It's getting better for people living in some countries but there's a long way to go. 

Cyberbanking Demand Grows - archive 1997