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Paul Penrose Head of Research at Finextra
In protest at this 21st century corporate mania for re-branding I suggest we go back to the original source material (as legend has it) and give Swift a distinctively groovy, retro feel.
11 September 2008 /payments /wholesale Finextra@Sibos
Payments professionals jetting off to the Sibos international banking show in Austria next week can offset some of their planet-warming carbon emmissions by taking part in a simple online survey on Finextra - and get a chance to win a top-of-the-range mountain bike to boot. The green e-invoicing quiz is part of Finextra's SibosOnline Green Zone ...
10 September 2008 /payments /wholesale Finextra@Sibos
Retired Member
So good, it’s a waste of time: why banks and corporates need a common language If a colleague were to appraise your work with the words “this is so great, it’s a waste of time”, you might be offended or at least mystified. In Hebrew this expression is a compliment, but it doesn’t work in translation to business English. Learning the quirks of the
08 September 2008 /sibos /wholesale Financial Supply Chain
This is impressive technology. You can see it in action on this Cisco promo vid on You Tube. And no. I'm not on a retainer.
05 September 2008 /retail /wholesale Video extravaganza
Health Warning: Bearish view follows. Big reshuffle lately in the global power game of market caps. The persistent record volumes on the LSE and others are just the beginning but market value is headed south. For global banks and tech stocks in particular it is really remarkable (see table). I hope investors can hold on to their smile for the dura...
05 September 2008 /wholesale Innovation in Financial Services
Swift chairman Yawar Shah opened an unexpected can of worms when he approached shareholders for feedback on how the bank-owned co-operative could add more value to its members. Obligingly, Ibos MD Bob Lyddon has responded with a long list of complaints about Swift’s new Alliance Lite interface, which is being showcased at Sibos as a cheap and che
04 September 2008 /payments /wholesale Finextra@Sibos
Adult Entertainment Capital claims it will be the first BDC ever to focus purely on the "Adult Industry" which has been largely shut out by Wall Street firms. The company expects to announce more than 6 new portfolio investments before the end of September, ranging from credit card processing for the "Adult Business" to real est...
02 September 2008 /wholesale Whatever...
An obituary of Apple chief executive Steve Jobs - who is still alive - hit the Internet last week after someone at Bloomberg hit the wrong button and acccidentally released it to subscribers. It is not unusual for news organisations to prepare obituaries for high-profile figures before they actually die. However the Bloomberg obituary comes four ye...
02 September 2008 /retail /wholesale
Despite incurring massive losses from the credit crunch and its rogue trading scandal, French banking group Société Générale is bucking industry trends by launching a campaign to recruit around 20,000 new staff worldwide this year. SocGen says it has tripled its headcount over the past 10 years and now has 151,000 staff worldwide. The bank is now l...
27 August 2008 /retail /wholesale
Elton Cane Digital product delivery at News Corp Australia
Further to my recent post -- It's not all doom and gloom for financial technology -- I've been reading a few predictions for IT spending in 2009. Some choose to focus on the positive -- for e.g. spending on risk management systems is growing. While others look at the state of software and IT services more broadly, and are much more pessimistic....
20 August 2008 /retail /wholesale Finextra50 fintech index
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