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Are we seeing the up-and-up?
After having survived the typhoon, the real business of Sibos has started: debating the key issues facing banks and their corporate customers. SEPA migration is still a key topic with its implications...
Day two and yet again talk about ‘hubs’ has been circulating through the conference. This is a perennial topic with barely a presentation or talk going by when the word ‘hub’ is not applied to yet ano...
As dawn broke on the second day of Sibos, delegates across Hong Kong woke up confused. Was Hong Kong being battered by a force 8 typhoon, or not? Conflicting emails and stories flew around the city – ...
As the typhoon raged over us here at Sibos last night, I couldn’t help but think of the new storm that is brewing over the western banks as we speak. The reason I thought this was that ironically the...
Following the collapse of the sub-prime mortgage market in 2007, various government authorities and corporate organisations across Europe have reported losses from investment in derivatives products a...
I started out trying to improve consumer processes and interactions. This entailed connecting the dots between what was already out there in a consumer friendly and easy to adopt manner. It was pointl...
Payment Systems in Nepal - Vision 2009-2012 Submitted to: Nepal Rastra Bank Mission Statement: To develop an effective, efficient, reliable, accessible and secure payment system that is relevant to Ne...
The BBC have put a priceless collection of items from Tomorrow's World online. If you've not heard of it, this used to be essential viewing on BBC1. It was a weekly look at science and technology whic...
I'm hoping that we're not starting a new tradition of "crisis Monday" at Sibos. Last year, it was fears of banking system collapse and this year it's the imminent typhoon threat to the over ...
That’s the question that Joseph Yam, CEO of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, asked the Sibos audience in this afternoon’s welcome address. Specifically, why did it take so long for Sibos to come back...
The global financial crisis has brought the importance of complete and efficient cash management processes to the fore with the continued liquidity crisis enhancing the focus on cash visibility and us...