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It’s that time of year when predictions on what will be the biggest trends for the New Year start rolling in. In the spirit of the holiday season, leading analyst firm Ovum has revealed a new study th...
Were you at SIBOS in September? If so, did you get a chance to see how new products, services and technologies are being rolled out in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region? During my last tr...
Final day. I realize that this is a week late, but I feel I must complete the set, so here goes. Sibos was discernably quiet. Perhaps Thursday is the new Friday. However, no such tail-off at the S...
Today, SWIFT and treasury systems vendor Bellin announced that they will implement a direct connection between SWIFT and Bellin’s tm5. Treasury intelligence management systems (TiMSs), a term coined b...
As you can imagine, Sibos is a showcase for the dark suit (no matter the weather). You can see some fight against the greys, blacks and blues - the sharp tie, the custom made lining, the Day-Glo nail...
Big Trade - Big Data At SIBOS this week people were shouting about “Big Data, Big Data" https://www.finextra.com/blogs/fullblog.aspx?blogid=8175 It made me think what about trade? – What about B...
PaySwarm has the potential to fundamentally change the way payments are made online. But why is this one different from the umpteen other funky web based payment innovations? Firstly, it is free. O...
Wednesday. Sibos fatigue is setting in for most normal people but the Standards Forum is still going strong. Andrew Muir, still basking in the glory of his triumphant rendition of Happy Birthday, mi...
Last day. Are you still in one piece? Ask me again tomorrow. The standards forum wraps up Sibos 2013 with another full agenda. Prof. Poppe, who has really put a shift in this week, gets the day off ...
Customer Care, YES! - Customer Service, NO! Yes, you heard me right, Customer Care, if you are not doing this then you are falling behind. The old view of Customer Service, which was difficult to get ...
An efficient and effective trade finance market is vital to a country's prosperity and to the survival of thousands of individual companies in the supply chain, but it is an incredibly clunky, paper-b...
The Standards Forum celebrated its 10th birthday in style including a rousing rendition of “Happy Birthday” led by Andrew Muir, who looked like he was enjoying just a bit too much! The Standards team...