Latest Sibos News: Finextra Research

Chinese banks withdraw from Sibos as territorial dispute with Japan escalates

Three of the biggest Chinese banks have pulled their participation from the annual Swift banking conference, Sibos, which is scheduled to take place in Osaka at the end of the month, as relations between China and Japan sour.

03 October 2012

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Irish bank community selects Sentenial to run Sepa conversion service

Sepa specialist Sentenial has won a deal with the Irish banking community to provide a BIC and Iban conversion service for corporate customers.

27 September 2012

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Swift goes on hiring spree for new Apac corporate hub

Interbank messaging network Swift is establishing a corporate hub in Asia Pacific, at sites in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, employing 100 people.

26 September 2012

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Campos quits Swift

Lazaro Campos is to step down as chief executive officer of interbank messaging network Swift after five years at the helm, making way for former McKinsey man and current head of marketing Gottfried Leibbrandt.

21 May 2012

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In 'unprecedented' step, Swift cuts off Iranian banks

Under orders from the EU, Swift has taken the unprecedented step of cutting off its financial messaging network to Iranian banks subject to European sanctions.

15 March 2012

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Swift introduces cloud-based connectivity

Financial messaging network Swift is preparing to upgrade its Alliance Lite system, bringing the option of cloud-based connectivity to most customers.

01 March 2012

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Edinburgh to host EBAday 2012

Registration has opened for EBAday 2012, the pre-eminent annual event for the European payments industry, which will run for two full days from 15-16 May at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Scotland.

24 February 2012

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US lawmakers bid to shut Iranian banks out of Swift network

US politicians have proposed a bill that would block Iranian banks from using the Swift network for sending and receiving payment messages.

02 February 2012

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Finextra signs off for Christmas and New Year break

The Finextra office will be closed after Wednesday 21 December, re-opening Tuesday 3 January.

21 December 2011

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Swift to take start-up contest global

Financial messaging network Swift is to extend its start-up challenge to three regional showcase events in the US, Asia and Europe, inviting companies to pitch for the chance to present their innovations to financial institutions at Sibos - Swift's annual conference - in Osaka in 2012.

07 December 2011

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Payments transformation

Jeremy Light management consultant at Accenture talks outsourcing, investing and Sepa at Sibos 2011.

07 November 2011

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Brown looks back at the 'practical optimism' of Sibos 2011

Kevin Brown, Head of Global Product Management at Global Transaction Services, RBS comments on the various discussions around liquidity management and the changing regulatory environment held at Sibos 2011 in Toronto.

06 October 2011

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Transaction banking today

Werner Steinmüller, global head of the transaction banks and member of the executive board at Deutsche Bank discusses the role of transaction banks in today's post-financial crisis world.

30 September 2011

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Social media & mobiles

Amit Dua and Pankaj Pulkarni of Infosys look at the two hottest topics in financial services-social media & mobile at Sibos 2011.

30 September 2011

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Global custodian bank survey

Tony Freeman, head of Industry Relations at Omgeo Europe, discusses the findings of Omgeo's latest survey on post-trade issues at Sibos 2011.

30 September 2011

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A successful Sepa takes innovation

Günther Gall, head of RZB Transaction Services, talks about the urgent issues around Sepa end-date legislation.

30 September 2011

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The shadow of OTC derivatives reform

Chris Ekonomidis, director at Sapient, talks about how reform will affect trade finance and workflows at Sibos 2011.

30 September 2011

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Emerging trends in trade finance

Ashutosh Kumar, global head of trade product management, at Standard Chartered discusses the impact of Basell III.

30 September 2011

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A look at banking in Africa

Colin Nutt, VP at Barclays Corporate, looks at opportunities for transaction banking in Africa.

30 September 2011

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All system go at the Executive Payments Forum

RBS, Citi, Celent and ACI discuss the work being done by the Executive Payments Forum.

30 September 2011