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Not once, not twice, but three times at Sibos, I have spoken to people who say Transaction Banking is The New Sexy. Admittedly, they did work in transaction banking, but I can see their point. Banks, ...
A report just launched by the Smart Card Alliance (SCA) suggests that stakeholders in the U.S. payments industry examining end-to-end encryption should consider the use of contactless chip cards along...
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 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...
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...
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 ...
Are you anticipating the upcoming Payments Services Directive with fear, excitement or indifference? Do you see the emergence of additional PIs in Europe as competition or as a business opportunity? T...
Extended payments - everything is the same presentation at Open Theatre Synopsis: 1. Up the value chain - new value = new revenues for banking sector 2. Four economics 3. Three neutralities 4. Twoside...
As I rode in to Hong Kong on the very efficient Airport Express train, I noticed something about this Sibos venue which differs from many of the previous locations: industry. It's impossible to escape...
This is the time of year when the financial services industry, or at least the "techie" element heads off to some exotic venue for the annual SWIFT jamboree. SWIFT as we all know is the glob...
China has shown what can be done when you are determined in many fields - from infra to business to high tech. In EU we need much more levers to get the obvious things happening. Cash is costing merch...