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An interesting working paper from the Federal Reserve Board of Philadelphia which suggests that disputes over Intellectual Property rights pose a risk to the development of the Single Euro Payments ...
Shares in core banking vendor Financial Objects slipped four per cent after the company reported a 21% decline in revenues from its banking division. The group has appointed a new head of banking in a...
It's the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, which means that for us here in London in a few days time the nights will be drawing in - and of course it also means we're getting closer to Sibos...
Registration for Swift's annual conference and exhibition, Sibos 2007, officially opens today. Taking place in Boston, US, from 1 to 5 October 2007, the theme of this year's event is 'Gaining momentu...
3am London time, and the final whistle has been blown in Sydney as the Exhibition closed here at noon on Friday. What of the week ? Swift goes from strength to strength, interesting that the big gro...
Interesting discussion with our Asian colleagues. It is evident that the nature of these markets will require a different approach. Harmonisation is not practical, but some degree of integration and ...
Another day - another breakfast meeting after a late night. They definitely get harder and I shall be glad of the lie in tomorrow. I have gained the feeling that many people are feelinga little more ...
Jet lag has finally receded. And I did make the boat trip last night - most enjoyable, with good company, lively discusssion and just the right amount of liquid refreshment. Work began again with a b...
Jet lag has started to kick in! Or perhaps its the number of SEPA sessions I have attend today where the same problems are being reiterated. The encouraging signs are that at least some banks have st...
It's the end of the first day. The key message I have heard throughout the day has been around raising our ambitions and transforming the industry. Heady stuff. But the real question is are we really...
Interesting to note LogicaCMG's survey about planning and readiness for SEPA. Can't help wondering which banks have full SEPA migration plans in place - some 30% claim to have such advanced thinking. ...
At lsst I have found an opportunity to record some of my views of this year's SIBOS. The journey was longer than usual, but gave chance to catch up on the reading and think about what to expect from t...