Sibos 2009

Trade Finance: Letters of Credit versus Open Account - 17 Sep 2009
The global recession has severely affected trade finance. Tan Kah Chye, global head of trade finance, transaction banking, Standard Chartered, explores the question of whether the shortage of trade credit reverses globalisation. He also debunks the myth that letters of credit are ousting open account as a product of choice for corporate treasurers.

Transaction Banking Takes Centre Stage at Sibos - 17 Sep 2009
Brian Stevenson, chief executive, RBS Global Transaction Services, discusses how the perception of transaction banking has changed over the past year and also what currently is keeping chief executives awake at night.

Payment Developments and Market Standards in Asia - 14 Sep 2009
Patrick de Courcy, head, markets & solutions, Asia Pacific at SWIFT, discusses market developments in the Asia region, with an eye on harmonisation, ISO 20022 take-up and SWIFT's expanding role in the region.

How Corporate Treasurers Can Protect Themselves from the Crisis - 14 Sep 2009
Rajesh Mehta, managing director, regional head EMEA, Treasury and Trade Solutions, Global Transaction Services, Citi, examines the effects of the global financial crisis on treasury and trade and what corporate treasurers can do to protect themselves.

More Collaborative Efforts Needed to Go Forward - 17 Sep 2009
John Laurens, head of global payments and cash management, HSBC, highlights the challenges facing corporate treasury, as well as the banks' responses to corporates' collaborative banking needs.

Inflation: A Key Concern for Corporate Treasurers - 17 Sep 2009
Kathleen Gowin, senior vice president, Global Financial Institutions Treasury, Bank of America, looks at how investment and funding has changed for corporate treasurers.

What are the Roadblocks to Payment Systems Convergence? - 14 Sep 2009
Payments infrastructure convergence is a hot topic today. Jerry Norton, Director, Strategy, Global Financial Services, Logica, examines initiatives in different regions and identifies the roadblocks the industry is facing to make this ideal a reality.

Sibos: Focus on Back-to-basics - 16 Sep 2009
Marilyn Spearing, chairperson of the SWIFT corporate access group and global head of trade finance & cash management corporates, Deutsche Bank, looks at the main topics on the conference floor, the back-to-basics approach being taken by many corporate treasurers and banks to be able to gain advantage in the recovery phase, and SWIFT's role in helping the recovery process.

How Can SWIFT Attract More Corporates? - 14 Sep 2009
Christina Easton, senior manager, global cash operations at Microsoft Treasury, talks about SWIFT's connectivity offering for corporates and what needs to be done in order to attract more corporates to the network.