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In The News At Sibos 2014
Inside Sibos | Review<br />
As the dust settles from Sibos 2014, delegates may be asking if they missed anything essential. Here are some of the key announcements to emerge during the event:
News
Sibos 2014: It’s A Wrap
Inside Sibos | Review<br />
At this year's event held in Boston, there seemed to be a greater sense of urgency among the banks about the need for change.
Features
Trade Documentation Solutions To Drive EM Trade Growth
Inside Sibos | Review<br />
From a product perspective, a key area of commitment is related to trade documentation: “We have been active in this area for many years and it is undergoing transformation. I am convinced that BPO [bank payment obligations] will have success..."
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Asian Treasurers Match Strategy To Action
Inside Sibos | Day 3<br />
The increasing sophistication of Asian corporate treasuries to buoy the rapid development of Asian companies is a message that has been growing in resonance in recent years, and it is once again a topic of discussion at this year’s Sibos conference.<br />
Features
Seeing Opportunity In Obstacles
Inside Sibos | Day 3<br />
“Global Transaction Banking is the fastest growing unit in Société Générale,” says Christian Behaghel, head of GTB at Societe Generale. “It is a very stable business, and while we generate something like 6% of the total revenue of the bank, we are experiencing growth of our revenue of 10-15% a year.” This compares, he says to some areas of retail banking that have 0-2% growth a year.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Trade Finance Goes Digital
Inside Sibos | Day 3<br />
This year’s Sibos event is set to see a greater focus on the use of technology to support trade. Since the launch of the Bank Payment Obligation (BPO), and the publication last year of the Uniform Rules for Bank Payment Obligation (URBPO) by the International Chamber of Commerce, adoption of the new instrument has been gradual—but across the industry there is increasing focus on how technology can be deployed in an area traditionally dominated by paper.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Disruptors: Mobile Money And Digital Currencies
Inside Sibos | Day 2<br />
The Future of Money is once again a key theme of SWIFT’s annual Innotribe startup competition at this year’s Sibos conference in Boston. It dominated a number of discussions on the first day of the conference, and cryptocurrencies were in the spotlight.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
The Future Of Banking—Italian Style
Inside Sibos | Day 2<br />
“Honestly I am here more to learn than for any other reason. And to understand what the banking system can become,” notes Antonio Patuelli, president of the Italian Banking Association, discussing SWIFT’s Sibos conference in Boston.<br />
Economics, Policy & Regulation
What Corporates Want
Inside Sibos | Day 2
As this year’s corporate forum at Sibos gets underway, what topics are corporations particularly focusing on? This year’s line-up includes a discussion around corporate-to-bank connectivity and the associated challenges.
Features
5 Minutes w/ Joy Cave, VP & Treasurer, FM Global
Inside Sibos | Day 1<br />
Global Finance spoke with Joy Cave, vice president and treasurer of international property insurer FM Global, about how the firm measures and manages relationships with its transaction banking partners and how that has changed in light of market and regulatory developments in recent years—both key topics of discussion for corporate treasurers attending SWIFT’s Sibos conference in Boston this week.
Features
Counterparty Risk In The Spotlight
Inside Sibos | Day 1<br />
What has really changed since the global financial crisis first hit? Four years after the Dodd Frank Act was enacted in the US to help stem another bank crisis, one of the primary causes of the meltdown remains a serious concern.