Latest Sibos News: Finextra Research

Top tier banks unite in support for fifth annual EBAday

Registration has opened for EBAday, the pre-eminent annual event for the European payments industry, with headline sponsorship from four leading global banks - JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank HSBC and ING - plus host sponsor Dexia and local support from Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat.

19 February 2010

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Parliament votes to scrap EU-US Swift data transfer deal

The European Parliament has voted to scrap a controversial agreement to allow US authorities access to EU banking data transmitted over the international Swift network.

11 February 2010

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Liberal leaders threaten to derail EU-US Swift data deal

Liberal party leaders in the European Parliament are threatening to over-turn an interim agreement granting US authorities access to European banking transactions transmitted over the Swift messaging network.

19 January 2010

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ECB to set back T2S timetable to beyond 2013

The European Central Bank has been forced to set back the deadline for the introduction of a new pan-European securities settlement system by up to a year as negotiations over pricing and governance drag on, according to a report in the Financial Times.

15 January 2010

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Finextra signs off for Christmas and New Year break

The Finextra office will be closed after Tuesday 22 December, re-opening Monday 4 January.

22 December 2009

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Swift puts the squeeze on Sibos-goers with steep price hikes for 2010

International banking network Swift is imposing substantial price hikes on delegates and exhibitors attending its annual Sibos event in 2010, in a move it says will align the pricing "with the event's market position and value".

15 December 2009

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Swift bids to woo investment managers with new microsite

Bank-owned payments network Swift has launched a purpose-built microsite for investment managers in a bid to get more traction with buy-side institutions.

27 November 2009

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Sterci to take 25% equity stake in Simplex

Swiss-based STP vendor Sterci is to acquire a 25% equity stake in back office software house and Swift Service Bureau operator Simplex Consulting.

23 November 2009

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Payments stakeholders push for XML clarity in the corporate-to-bank space

Banking network Swift is working with a consortium of major financial institutions, corporations and technology vendors to develop a set of common standards for the implementation of ISO20022 messages in the corporate-to-bank space.

09 November 2009

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SunGard positions as bank-to-corporate messaging hub

SunGard is positioning itself as a central communications hub between banks, corporations and other trading partners with the launch of a technology 'ecosystem' linking users of its AvantGard treasury management system.

05 October 2009

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BNY Mellon and Pegasystems pilot Swift Ebam

BNY Mellon Treasury Services and Pegasystems have completed a "successful" pilot programme for Swift's new electronic bank account management scheme (Ebam).

25 September 2009

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Swift hits back at job loss claims

Financial messaging outfit Swift has dismissed reports that 300 jobs are on the line at its headquarters in La Hulpe, Belgium, as it acts to cut costs amid a decline in traffic volumes over the inter-bank network.

22 September 2009

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