“Its a pleasure to write a recommendation for Charis Palmer, we have known each other through several incarnations of our professional lives and now as the Editor of Online Banking Review Charis has found a platform to create not only a quality publication but a broad community of like-minded individuals. I seriously admire Charis's ability to embrace new communication tools - and add value to her partnerships. She is a respected journalist and communications specialist.”

“I have collaborated with Charis over several years on innovation and thought leadership applied to the Financial Services sector in Australia. From our first interactions, Charis has impressed me with her breadth of knowledge, professional competence as a journalist and a social media practitioner. These qualities mean that she enjoys influence and a highly respected standing in a vast network that spans the globe. We have found opportunities to work in a synergistic manner on initiatives that progress the debate of how financial services in Australia can adopt innovation from elsewhere and transform.”

“Charis is a person who is diligently and consistently searching for new challenges and is very keen to share her findings throughout the broader community through her Online Banking Review newsletter. Whenever I need help understanding the latest development in online banking or whenever I need to connect with somebody in this business, Charis is my first address. Her writing skills encourage and challenge people to stretch their thinking and this often leads to further discussions and questions. It is vital for our industry to have an independent and creative thinker like Charis.”

“In the world where connections make a difference, Charis is not only well connected, but works hard at making new connections for herself AND for her network. She creates value through her knowledge of the industry, the direction it is evolving in and the relationships she has with individuals that are making it happen. Extremely articulate, thoughtful and driven, Charis has been a catalyst for new thinking and action for me this year.”

“Charis covers the financial services industry with unparalleled knowledge, integrity and flair. We value her relationship, her conferences as well as her news publications.”

“Charis is a very gifted, very astute woman with a passion for banking and financial services. In the years I've been following her work, I've seen her and her publications grow from being niche to a significant force in the Australian financial services community. She is deeply networked, connected to the senior movers and shakers in the community, and well known internationally. I've also had the chance of presenting at one of her events, and was thrilled to see the kinds of people she was able to attract. Were she based in the UK, I have no doubt at all that Charis would find the opportunities available very enticing. It is our loss that she is presently only remotely available to the industry here.”

“Charis is one of those rare journalists and editors in Australia that really "gets" new media, the internet, and how it is changing the interactions between journalists and the communities they report on and to. She's been a pioneering force in the Australian finance sector with Online Banking Review, which she founded, and I've been fascinated by the way she has stewarded the publication and how it has evolved. But more than that, after reading some of the recent articles which she has written personally, it's important to know that she's still maintained her writing and journalistic skills at the knife-edge which today's tough media environment requires. Her copy is clear and leads readers through complicated concepts -- an essential skill for a writer in the business and technology media. The strength of her personality and skills are such that I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her for any task.”