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Paul Penrose

Swift's new logo shock

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 Sep 2008
Finextra@Sibos
Paul Penrose

Sibos jetsetters go carbon neutral

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 Fi...

10 Sep 2008
Finextra@Sibos
A Finextra Member

Don't miss a trick at Sibos with our hospitality alerts

If you're an old Sibos hand you'll know there are prize draws and freebie events every day. Cocktails, wine tasting, competitions, open sessions - all sorts. So - why not sign up for our free hospital...

09 Sep 2008
Finextra@Sibos
A Finextra Member

Going to Sibos - take your camera!

If you're going to Sibos you'd be mad not to take your camera - particularly as you can now share your pictures with the world via Finextra - so here are a few tips for taking more interesting picture...

05 Sep 2008
Finextra@Sibos
Paul Penrose

Ibos and Swift at loggerheads over Alliance Lite

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 Bo

04 Sep 2008
Finextra@Sibos
Paul Penrose

Firefox flares up at swift.com

Financial messaging network Swift has been bigging up the switch over to its new corporate Web presence for the past few weeks now. The new site went live at the weekend, so I thought I'd pop over the...

30 Jun 2008
Finextra@Sibos
A Finextra Member

Oh Vienna

As you probably know, the annual Swift bash is taking place in September and as you might expect Finextra will be shipping out a crack team for on-the-spot coverage of key issues, events and the inev...

04 Jun 2008
Finextra@Sibos
Paul Penrose

Large value subject, low value research

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York yesterday published a paper that describes ten major long-range trends in the settlement of large-value payments worldwide. The trends are driven by technological ...

04 Jun 2008
Finextra@Sibos
Paul Penrose

Do you remember the first time? A Sibos virgin tells all

When was your first Sibos? It’s one those perennial questions for veterans of the international fintech circuit. Swift’s first international banking and operations seminar took place in 1978, attract...

14 Mar 2008
Finextra@Sibos

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