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High value cash netting utility under scrutiny by eight global banks

A new payments netting initiative for high value payments is being assessed by eight leading global banks. Cash Netting Services (CNS) will help banks to reduce daily interbank payment flows significantly - and associated liquidity and capital management obligations.

14 December 2017

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ACI Worldwide certified for Swift gpi

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, announced today that it is the first provider globally to receive SWIFT gpi certification for the Universal Payments (UP) Real-Time Payments solution—the industry’s only solution that allows financial institutions (FIs) to address their Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS), SWIFT messaging and real-time payments needs with a single, universal offering.

13 December 2017

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The long life of AI

Kyle Thomas, Head of Worldwide Sales, Saffron Technology, Intel, talks at Sibos 2017 about why financial institutions should invest in artificial intelligence to stay in business, how it has transformed the industry, and whether it will become mainstream in banks in order to meet regulatory requirements.

05 December 2017

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Swift Operations Forum Europe 2017, Amsterdam - Day 3 report

The final day of SOFE 2017 was dominated by the topic of cyber security. The closing plenary covered three key elements to this challenge: the evolution of the threat landscape, new technology and the evolution of Swift's Customer Security Programme (CSP), and the regulatory perspective.

04 December 2017

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Swift Operations Forum Europe 2017, Amsterdam - Day 2 report

The innovation agenda has been top of mind for bankers attending Swift's operations forum in Amsterdam, with delegates sharing their experience of agile development practices, distributed ledger technology and IoT and AI deployment.

01 December 2017

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Swift Operations Forum Europe 2017, Amsterdam - Day 1 report

The future of money, how we use data and the dizzying advances in digital technologies dominated the opening discussions at the annual Swift Operations Forum Europe (SOFE) convention in Amsterdam.

30 November 2017

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Swift warns of growing cyber-crook sophistication

Cyber-crooks have significantly upped their game in the last 18 months, developing sophisticated new tools and techniques to hack into bank systems, warns a new report from Swift.

29 November 2017

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Cloud for banks

Jonathan Charley, General Manager, FSI EMEA North, SAP, talks at Sibos 2017 about whether the banking industry has been slow to understand the benefit of migrating processing to the cloud, what the barriers and benefits of moving to cloud based solutions are and how this area of the industry will evolve in the future.

27 November 2017

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Building platforms through partnerships

Rob Hetherington, Global General Manager for Financial Services Industries, SAP and Steve Everett, Managing Director, Head of Product & Propositions, Global Transaction Banking, Lloyds Banking Group, talk at Sibos 2017 about the drivers behind the influx of digital transformation within the industry, which of the technologies are having the most impact and why partnerships are so important for banks to keep up with the pace of developing technologies.

24 November 2017

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High expectations in the corporate market

Falk Rieker, Global Head of Banking IBU, SAP and Oliver Bussmann, Founder and Managing Partner, Bussmann Advisory, talk at Sibos 2017 about the need for change in the world of corporate banking, what corporates can expect from their banks in the future, what will disrupt this sector and whether banks are doing enough to improve the services they offer.

24 November 2017

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Collaboration between custodians

Cian Burke, Global Head, HSBC Securities Services, and Stu Taylor, CEO, Algomi, talk at Sibos 2017 about the importance of improving liquidity in corporate bonds, how collaboration between leading custodians increases value for clients, and how this market is likely to develop in the future.

24 November 2017

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The needs of fintech hubs are changing

Fabian Vandenreydt, Executive Chairman at B-Hive, talks at Sibos 2017 about the areas of effective collaboration within the industry between startups and established firms, what current “talent” trends he sees in the market and how the challenges between startups and scaleups differ.

24 November 2017

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Creating standards in preparation for PSD2

Sailesh Panchal, CTO, ipagoo, Orwell Group, talks at Sibos 2017 about how the industry is preparing for PSD2 and how the standards are evolving, how these developments are impacting banks’ business model approaches and how fintechs still have a way to go in terms of security, liability and compliance to match the legacy of banks.

23 November 2017

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Identifying the Triple A model

Vincent Brennan, Chairman, EBA Open Banking Working Group, talks at Sibos 2017 about a new research paper focused on data opportunities for corporate customers, what the highlights of the paper are such as the Triple A model involving data analytics, accessibility and availability, and what banks can take away from the research.

23 November 2017

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Taking baby steps towards trade digitalisation

Farooq Siddiqi, Global Head Trade Finance, Standard Chartered Bank, talks at Sibos 2017 about the current state of play around digitalisation within trade, what barriers are stopping banks moving forward and how we can address these challenges, and what progress the industry is expected to make in this area.

23 November 2017

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No silver bullet solution to regulation

John Colthart, Vice President, Growth, MindBridge Analytics Inc, talks at Sibos 2017 about what the next big thing in fintech is likely to be including creating data cyborgs - and how regulators need to allow for an open dialogue with fintech’s to keep up with the pace of innovation.

23 November 2017

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Focusing on real-time opportunities

Jerry Norton, VP, Financial Services, CGI, talks at Sibos 2017 about the main themes discussed at the event from real-time gross settlement renewal to the implementation of real-time payments, and what the challenges are around these developments, as well as the opportunities bank’s expect to reap in the near future.

23 November 2017

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Ericsson to use Swift MT 798 as financial messaging standard

The global leader in delivering ICT solutions, Ericsson Group, announced it will use SWIFT MT 798 messages for standardisation and automation of its communication with all its financial institutions.

23 November 2017

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Axis Bank uses Ripple to open new payment corridors between the UAE and Singapore

Standard Chartered, Axis Bank and Rakbank have begun to use RippleNet to send live cross-border payments on behalf of corporate clients and migrant workers.

22 November 2017

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Future investment in Latin America

Roberto Gonzalez Barrera, CEO, Indeval, talks at Sibos 2017 about the challenges facing the Latin America financial community such as falling behind other regions in terms of technology and investment and what trends are shaping the region for the future.

21 November 2017