Interview
The main draw of the Sibos 2012 conference for Johnson Controls’ director of finance engineering, Wolfgang Ratheiser, is its focus on standardisation he told gtnews at the show in Osaka, Japan.
Interview
While no one single thing will revolutionise transaction banking, Standard Chartered Bank’s global head of client access, Gautam Jain, told gtnews at Sibos 2012, there are many areas where technology is helping. To figure out how to use technology most effectively, he says, it’s important to start with the problem you’re trying to solve.
Interview
As he prepares to add an Asia-Pacific remit to his role as chief executive officer (CEO) for SWIFT in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Alain Raes took time out at Sibos 2012 to speak to gtnews about the opportunities he sees for SWIFT to expand its business in the East.
Interview
Using innovation to gain competitive advantage is important for many companies, so gtnews sat down with Unicredit’s head of global innovative trade products, Sebastian Hölker, at Sibos 2012 to hear how he implements the solutions that his team develops.
Blog
As participants headed home after full schedules at the Sibos conference in Osaka, it was time for them to reflect on the key themes, trends and opportunities that were evident over four busy days.
Blog
The final day of Sibos 2012 was marked by a mix of topics, from doing good in banking to using technology better to gain competitive advantage. It was also Japan Day, and a variety of speakers gave updates on the financial services landscape in Japan.
Blog
Sibos powered into its third day and the Corporate Forum its second, with discussions and presentations on how corporates can improve efficiency and risk management in particular. Late-day sessions looked at opportunities for business in Myanmar and the future of mobile payments. gtnews focused on finding the nuggets that will enable corporates to improve their performance.
Blog
The Corporate Forum has opened on the second day of Sibos 2012 in Osaka, Japan. The forum provided a multitude of insights and ideas for corporates on how to increase efficiency and leverage new technology tools. It also looked at how transaction banking can improve its operations as well.
Blog
According to SWIFT, it was on target to have 6,000 attendees descend on Osaka, Japan for the first day of its annual user conference, Sibos, on Monday 29 October, for opening formalities and lively rounds of discussion in the sessions and at exhibitors’ booths. The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) took this opportunity to explain how bank payment obligations (BPOs), a new initiative jointly with SWIFT, offer an alternative to letters of credit (L/Cs) and open finance.
Commentary
The EuroFinance Asia conference, held in Singapore, has attracted more than 500 participants to disucss international cash, treasury and risk. The first session tried to gauge the confidence in the room in terms of the global economic outlook.
Commentary
The eurozone crisis is never far from the headlines these days, and the topic was one that was much debated at EBAday 2012 in Edinburgh. The eurozone, however, is not the only thing on shaky ground: the single euro payments area (SEPA) faces a number of hurdles before the implementation date of 1 February 2014.