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Nick Hastings - Finextra - London | 23/09/2008 | 5693 views

Sex Panther rocks Vienna

As part of their global tour to promote their new album 'Power Shakes and Super Congas' Sex Panther touched down in Vienna to rock the Hofburg. Despite a few technical problems and working with a reduced set the boys banged out a sterling cover of the Queen Classic 'Don't Stop Me Now'. If you missed the gig or were there but were over-powered by t... Tags: Payments, Wholesale banking

Paul Styles - ACI Worldwide (EMEA) Limited - Watford | 22/09/2008 | 4716 views

Collaborate or die

Now we are all back in the office, it is timely to reflect on last week at Sibos, momentous by any measure. The Closing Plenary certainly caught the mood, but interwoven throughout that session was a theme which we all need to take away from Vienna. Lazaro said in his introduction that "we meet here . . . to collaborate, to collaborate, and to col... Tags: Payments, Sibos

Navjeet Khosa - Finextra - London | 18/09/2008 | 4664 views | 1 comment

One Laptop per Child scheme at Sibos

One of the highlights of Sibos in Boston last year was the breakfast speech given by Nicholas Negroponte, founder and chairman of the One Laptop per Child non-profit association. Swift says Negroponte's presentation last year "triggered a lot of enthusiasm and emotion in the industry" and so the OLPC foundation was invited to set up shop at this y... Tags: Retail banking

Paul Styles - ACI Worldwide (EMEA) Limited - Watford | 18/09/2008 | 3917 views

Nero fiddles while Rome burns

As we approach the end of Sibos, activity in the exhibition halls continues, at least for us, at a high level. Outside the Sibos 'bubble', when the media intrude, it seems that all hell has broken loose in the financial world. Certainly, this has been a subdued Sibos but thankfully attendees are still grappling here with the issues and challenges t... Tags: Payments, Sibos

Navjeet Khosa - Finextra - London | 18/09/2008 | 4213 views

Banking fall out prompts Thomson Reuters hiring freeze

Amid serious concerns that the escalating banking crisis will result in a major loss of sales, Thomson Reuters has instigated a recruitment freeze at its financial markets and technology unit. According to an internal memo seen by the Wall Street Journal the vendor has halted external recruitment for new positions except where the company is shift... Tags: Wholesale banking