While that is no doubt a valid name, I find it extremely amusing for some reason

edit: Probably too much time spent on hn

I actually love this as a name. I was originally going to say "just stick with Financier News", but Banker News is perfect.

I actually like the idea of this site. I spent a few years consulting in financial services and always found the world fascinating. I could see myself browsing it on a regular basis.

Thank you sir. Banker News is a great name! So simple, yet I hadn't though about it

Another vote for Banker News. Three syllables vs six. That, and Financier News might attract pastry chefs in addition to your target audience...

As a member of your target audience, I'd suggest focusing on the discussion side since that's where you likely to be able to add value. Finance professionals already have content professionally curated and ranked by the various paid news services - Reuters, Bloomberg TOP, READ (ranked by views) etc., but there is no discussion there.

Bankstering

BackerNews

Needs more Silicon Valley ring to it....maybe BankrNooz.io. (I joke).

I'm also a member of your target audience. Change the name to something else from "Financier News" && "Bored Banker". Site looks good - have bookmarked.

The creator needs to buy boardbanker.com as well.

If hackernews was called "bored programmer" I would be reminded I was bored every time I visited. From a marketing standpoint, sounding cool and compelling is a thousand times more important than being literal and accurate.

My first reactions to: "Hacker News" = "Whoa, hackers! This is what hackers read!" "Bored hacker" = "What kind of hacker is bored? I want to go where the cool up-to-date hackers are." "Bored programmer" = "Man, fuck those guys."

Don't !

BoredBanker is an excellent name - memorable, amusing & not overly long. There's already enough dry, grey, "serious" content associated with this industry - having an offbeat and slightly subversive name will be part of your appeal.

People who tell you they won't use the site because of the name are being disingenuous - if the quality of news & discussion is good enough they'll come.

Bored banker here. I think it's a great name. It shows that even though a lot of people look at the finance world as high-energy and lucrative, in reality it's a bunch of overly-confident young guns looking at spreadsheets all day. I felt like the domain was calling my name..

But those names you cited are all easy to pronounce! Bored Banker is a lot longer and "stiffer" in my opinion.