Conference Coverage

End of FDIC Unlimited Insurance: Where Will Companies Stash Cash? Part of the problem, of course, is the potential counterparty risk in some short-term investment vehicles, such as certain money market funds. Many firms moved funds out of MMFs and ...

Security is never far from the lips when any new technology developments arise, and technology developments were, as always, at the heart of many a discussion a the AFP conference. It was the message of a presentation led by Aaron ...

BEYOND CONNECTIVITY   By Rebecca Brace   SWIFT continues to roll out new company-focused initiatives as its corporate user-base grows.   As SWIFT’s corporate membership figures rise—the number currently stands at around 970–the bank-owned cooperative is working on a number ...

ELEGANT, YET SIMPLE   By Paula Green   Corporates are beginning to use mobile finance solutions not only for payments but also to monitor risk and plan for contingencies.   Mobile mania is just beginning to make its way into ...

SHARING THE BURDEN   By Karen Kroll   New regulations and global uncertainty are reviving corporate focus on payment factories and in-house banks.   As companies look further outside their borders for new growth and increased regulation makes tracking cash ...

AUTOMATION, TAXATION AND RISK REDUCTION BY Denise Bedell Risk management and technology were key themes of the annual AFP conference in Boston in November.   Jegher, Celent: Only a fraction of banks now offer corporate mobile banking solutions The annual ...

Welcome To Global Finance's daily Sibos Newsletter. Each day we will report on the events of the day, major happenings at Sibos of interest to corporations and their banking partners. We will speak with attendees and get their view on ...

TECHNOLOGY— SIBOS 2011   By Anita Hawser   Banks are facing growing competition from technologically advanced nonbanks as customers seek more convenience and higher service levels.   Imagine a world where money is no longer thought of as something physical ...

SIBOS 2011— TRADE FINANCE   By Denise Bedell   Trade finance is in the midst of wrenching changes, and banks must keep pace with them or face loss of market share and a deterioration of their client base.   The ...

SIBOS 2011   Change is in the air at this year’s annual Sibos conference in Toronto. Hosted by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), the conference provides a forum for the world’s biggest corporate and investment banks to ...

SIBOS 2011— REGULATION   By Denise Bedell   Companies—and their banks—are increasingly mindful of how regulatory changes, such as the introduction of Basel III, will affect their corporate banking activities and the cost of banking services.   Wholesale banking activities—in ...

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT   By Denise Bedell   Corporates are demanding increasingly sophisticated cash and trade solutions within Asia. Those banks that want to stay competitive must step up their game.   Asia is a key growth area for transaction banking ...

CHANGE MANAGEMENT   By Denise Bedell   Banks are changing the way they look at their own transaction business to help companies see further into their working capital management processes.   The need for integrated trade and cash solutions was ...

With thousands of banks and a growing number of corporations attending each year, the Brussels-based international banking network SWIFT's annual Sibos conference has become a crucial forum for debates in transaction banking. This year's conference, to be held in Amsterdam, ...

BANKS MAKE A BID FOR A GROWING MARKET   By Anita Hawser   Technological innovations and the rapid acceleration of globalization are driving a sharp increase in banks' interest in the remittances market.   We are on the cusp of ...

UNCHARTED TERRITORY   By Anita Hawser   Banks are struggling to keep up with nonbank rivals in the race to create the next generation of payment systems.   It may have been unfettered innovation that got banks into hot water ...

Europe/Global   By Anita Hawser   Trouble ahead: Delegates failed to secure a binding treaty in Copenhagen In mid-December political leaders, environmental scientists, NGOs and lobbyists converged on Copenhagen to try to hammer out a global agreement on climate change. ...

Internet Banking Conference and Awards Ceremony Global Finance brings together leading figures from the Internet banking world to discuss the future of the market. Jorge Vargas, W3 On November 8, 2005, Global Finance presented its inaugural Internet Banking Conference. The ...