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Banking Quotes

Perspectives on banks, risk, and the financial system.

These quotes look at the banking sector from multiple angles, covering financial services reform, risk pricing, and how well banks serve everyday customers. If money and markets interest you, also check out business quotes.

The reform of state industry, and most directly related to that, the banking sector, is enormously daunting.

Quotes by William C. Kirby

Banking, I would argue, is the most heavily regulated industry in the world. Regulations don't solve things. Supervision solves things.

Quotes by Wilbur Ross

We do recognise that there are areas where the current financial services market, the banking market, just isn't working for chunks of the British economy.

Quotes by Vince Cable

Divestment measures would improve overall banking sector health.

Quotes by Urjit Patel

Bank Quotes

Our approach to banking is very different from the traditional banks or even some of the new banks. We do not necessarily go out and write single-cheque, large-ticket loans.

Quotes by Uday Kotak

Our entire approach to the banking and financial services business is risk-adjusted returns. We believe that in most parts of the world, and including pockets in India, banking tends to mis-price risk.

Quotes by Uday Kotak

In a modern digitalized world, it is possible to paralyze a country without attacking its defense forces: The country can be ruined by simply bringing its SCADA systems to a halt. To impoverish a country, one can erase its banking...

Quotes by Toomas Hendrik Ilves

I've had a lot of different companies. I've been in banking and automobiles and real estate and a lot of things.

Quotes by Tom Benson

There are so many instances in banking where 'free' simply doesn't mean free, whether it's opaque overdraft charges or credit card providers that are quietly raising interest rates without customers noticing.

Quotes by Taavet Hinrikus

Banking System Quotes

In Mexico, a network of government-operated rural convenience stores is offering banking services to rural communities.

Quotes by Sylvia Mathews Burwell

Daniel Tarullo has more power of the U.S. banking system than anybody since Alexander Hamilton. That's not an exaggeration, by the way.

Quotes by Steve Eisman

I believe entertainers should know what's going on and do their own banking.

Quotes by Stephanie Mills

I have my Masters degree in international relations, banking job experience with Citibank, and I have also worked in developmental organisations.

Quotes by Soha Ali Khan

I'm totally convinced that the battleground of banking is not the front office. The battleground is the back end.

Quotes by Sergio Ermotti

Believe Quotes

I don't think that the financial services industry and that banking in particular are any different than any other part of the economy, any other industry outside banking.

Quotes by Sergio Ermotti

So far, Indian companies have focused more on customer application. This needs to shift to packaged software for sectors such as banking and financial services.

Quotes by Sanjay Kumar

Banking gives you a glimpse into what makes companies succeed and what makes companies fail.

Quotes by Sally Jewell

In September 2008, the overleveraged and undermanaged U.S. banking system suffered a terrifying collapse. And that, in turn, nearly took the whole country down.

Quotes by Roger Altman

Since I quit banking, all my major life decisions, when they could, have revolved around writing.

Quotes by Philipp Meyer

Business Quotes

In the US, banking and finance are regulated on the federal and state level, there are multiple federal bank regulators, and there are separate securities and commodities regulators.

Quotes by Perianne Boring

Frequently Asked Questions

What topics do the banking quotes here cover?
They cover the financial services industry broadly, including sector reform, risk pricing, and how banking serves different parts of the economy.
Are these quotes from economists or bankers specifically?
The quotes come from a range of public figures discussing finance, not exclusively professional bankers, so the perspectives vary from policy concerns to business strategy.
Do any quotes discuss banking problems or reform?
Yes, several address gaps in how financial services and banking sectors serve parts of the economy, and the case for reforming state-linked banking industries.
Is this page useful for a finance-themed post or caption?
It works well for finance-related captions, especially if you want a short, thoughtful line about risk, markets, or the banking industry.
What other quote pages pair well with this one?
Try the Bank quotes page for a tighter focus, or explore Business quotes for a wider view of commerce and markets.

From calls for sector reform to notes on risk-adjusted returns, this set captures how thinkers view the world of banking. Related reading includes bank quotes and the banking system collection.