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The three waves of corporate social responsibility

RBC, Orange and Vocalink look at the future of CSR, which includes integration with HR, PR and social media, at Sibos 2011.

27 September 2011

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Firms urged to begin IT prep for handling LEIs

Delegates at the annual user conference of financial messaging body Swift were given more information about the development of the legal entity identifier (LEI) messaging standard designed to produce an electronic tag for the counterparties in all securities transactions

22 September 2011

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Citi slaps down Bank 2.0 rivals in Innotribe face-off

Financial heavyweight Citi has faced off a challenge to old-bank hegemony with a powerful display of its technological prowess that knocked the wind out of a room-full of Bank 2.0 innovation gurus and digital evangelists at an Innotribe session at Sibos in Toronto.

22 September 2011

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Sibos Live: It's all about the Chinese renminbi

The gravitational pull generated by emerging Asian economies on global payments traffic has been starkly illustrated in Latin America, where China has come to prominence as the number one trading partner for major nations such as Brazil, Chile, Peru and Columbia, creating new challenges and opportunities for banks providing payments and FX services to corporate and institutional clients.

22 September 2011

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Swift to build a better dashboard for correspondents

Bank-to-bank co-operative Swift is to extend its business intelligence portfolio to build a dynamic correspondent banking dashboard, which will provide users with actionable insight into their transaction data and performance metrics.

22 September 2011

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Swift's MyStandards pilot moves into live production

Financial messaging network Swift has announced that its MyStandards project is now recruiting users after completing a closed pilot phase.

22 September 2011

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The CEE region, post-Lehmans

Lilla Jurani, global head of investor services at ING examines the growing interest in Central and Eastern Europe.

22 September 2011

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Time to market at ING

Steve Van Wyk, CIO at ING, along with Hans Tesselaar of BIAN, discuss the role of 'agile' development at the bank.

22 September 2011

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EU watchdog warns of financial instability as Sibos bankers complain about regulatory burden

Financial stability within the EU is at risk unless decisive and swift action is implemented by all authorities, according to a warning issued by the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB), the EU's super-watchdog.

21 September 2011

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Sibos Live: Fundtech's Ravich speaks out on S1 merger break-down

Finextra caught up with Fundtech CMO George Ravich at the Sibos international banking conference in Toronto and put him on the spot over the vendor's decision to back out of an agreed merger with S1 in favour of a private equity buy-out by GTCR.

21 September 2011

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Ven digital currency to be displayed on Thomson Reuters terminal network

Online collaboration community Hub Culture is to make its Ven digital currency product available on Thomson Reuters data network and desktop terminals globally.

21 September 2011

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Banking heads 'hugely disappointed' by T2S delay

Leading banks have expressed their disappointment at yesterday's news that Target 2 Securities (T2S), the European Central Bank's plan to streamline Europe's securities settlement structure, has been delayed yet again.

21 September 2011

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ECB calls on recalcitrant CSDs to take efficient approach to T2S integration

The ECB has called on central securities depositories (CSDs) to 'efficiently reshape' their IT infrastructure in order to integrate to the T2S platform, its proposed pan-European settlement service which has encountered further delays amid foot-dragging by CSDs and protracted arguments over costs and pricing.

21 September 2011

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T2S delayed again

The European Central Bank has once again been forced to push back the deadline for implementation of Target2 Securities, the Eurosystem's ambitious but controversial project to harmonise Europe's securities settlement structure.

20 September 2011

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Sibos signing: Deutsche Bank and Turkey's Garanti forge closer ties

Deutsche Bank and Garanti Bank have signed a cooperation agreement for the establishment of a closer global relationship in cross-currency cash management and trade finance.

20 September 2011

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Earthport and IPFA collaborate on untapped cross-border payments market

UK-based payments shop Earthport is to adopt the standards laid down by International Payments Framework Association (IPFA) as part of an international drive to meet small business demands for more efficient cross-border payments services.

20 September 2011

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Swift completes eBAM pilot

A pilot exercise led by financial messaging cooperative Swift for a single multibank platform enabling corporates to manage their account electronically has been completed.

20 September 2011

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Payment investigations initiative hampered by slow corporate uptake

A bank-led initiative to develop a utility model for end-to-end automation in the payment investigations process is being held back by a lack of corporate involvement.

20 September 2011