Finextra@Sibos 2011: Sibos news, analysis, features, videos and pictures

14 Feb, 2012

Financial firms agree Renminbi messaging standards As international use of the Chinese currency grew exponentially over the past eighteen months, financial institutions around the world identified important issues around efficient processing of payments, treasury and securities transactions using the renminbi (RMB).

10 Feb, 2012

P2P Cash Technology and Gust win NY Innotribe startup challenge SWIFT, the financial messaging provider for more than 10,000 financial institutions and corporations in 210 countries, announced that P2P Cash Technology and Gust have been awarded "Top Startup" and "Top Innovator", respectively, from the inaugural Innotribe Startup Challenge Regional Showcase held on February 8, 2012 in New York City.

09 Feb, 2012

Arkelis ports Swift messaging system to Linux Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, and Arkelis NV, a fully owned subsidiary of Swift, the global provider of secure financial messaging services, today announced that financial institutions can deploy Arkelis' Advanced Messaging Hub (AMH) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux to manage significant volumes of incoming and outgoing messaging traffic more effectively.

30 Jan, 2012

JPMorgan completes eBAM pilot J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) Treasury Services, a full-service provider of cash management, trade finance and treasury solutions, today announced the completion of its Electronic Bank Management (eBAM) central utility pilot (E-CU).

26 Jan, 2012

Legal & General Investment Management live on Swift ETC service SWIFT, the financial messaging provider for more than 10,000 financial institutions and corporations in 210 countries, has announced that Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has gone live on SWIFT's securities Global Electronic Trade Confirmation (GETC) messaging solution with two global brokers.

09 Nov, 2011

Swift signs 900th corporate SWIFT, the financial messaging provider for more than 9,700 financial institutions and corporations in 209 countries, announced today its corporate treasury user community now spans 900 corporations.

20 Oct, 2011

BNP Paribas and Bottomline combine for Swift Service Bureau BNP Paribas will be providing their corporate clients efficient, reliable and secure SWIFT connectivity via Bottomline's Service Bureau solution.

03 Oct, 2011

Swift launches global remittance platform SWIFT, the financial messaging provider for more than 9,700 financial institutions and corporations in 209 countries, is launching SWIFTRemit to address the needs of the global remittance market.

22 Sep, 2011

XSP deploys intra-day corporate actions data from ASX XSP, the global leader in automated end-to-end Corporate Actions solutions, together with its partner Decillion Group announced today that it is deploying intra-day Corporate Actions data directly from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).

22 Sep, 2011

Swissrisk extends ASP-offering Swissrisk Financial Systems GmbH, an international market leader providing software and solutions for the financial industry, announces the extension of its unique ASP-offering to allow financial institutions to reducing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) when connecting to SWIFT, FIX, stock-exchanges or clearing-houses.

22 Sep, 2011

Bottomline taps Swift network for cross-border e-invoicing Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ:EPAY) today announced it has gone live with a secure, real-time solution for sending and receiving invoices electronically via the global Swift network.

22 Sep, 2011

Citi GTS unveils connectivity service Citi's Global Transaction Services today announced the launch of its integrated enterprise connectivity solution, CitiConnect.

21 Sep, 2011

Raiffeisenbank Bosnia-Herzegovina goes live with Swissrisk FinTrace Raiffeisenbank Bosnia-Herzegovina, a subsidiary of Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI), is the fifth network bank within the RBI group to go-live with the FinTRACE application from Swissrisk Financial Systems GmbH.

21 Sep, 2011

Citi preps WorldLink for exotic currency growth Citi today announced that its Global Transaction Services unit has continued to make enhancements to its WorldLink(R) Payment Services capabilities for making payments in exotic currencies, such as the Chinese Renminbi (RMB) and Iraqi Dinar (IQD).

21 Sep, 2011

Outsourcing to the fore as Asian brokers automate to differentiate Asia's brokers have highlighted the paramount need to differentiate themselves to clients, and automate their operations in a survey commissioned by BNP Paribas Securities Services and SWIFT in April and May 2011.

21 Sep, 2011

HSBC extends cash management reach in the Nordics HSBC has expanded its cash management coverage in Europe with the formation of partnerships with domestic banks in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.

21 Sep, 2011

Arkelis bags Commerzbank messaging deal Arkelis, a fully owned subsidiary of financial messaging provider SWIFT, announced today that it has been selected to provide the SWIFT messaging technology for Commerzbank.

21 Sep, 2011

TCS upgrades core banking platform Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), (BSE: 523540, NSE: TCS) a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, today, announced the launch of TCS BaNCS Core Banking Release 12.0 at the annual flagship event for banking and capital markets, SIBOS 2011, in Toronto.

21 Sep, 2011

Citi launches information portal for correspondent bank clients Citi today announced the launch of the eSource Center for Banks, the first on-line information portal that harnesses the collective knowledge of its global and local market experts to deliver valuable market and product information to its correspondent bank clients.

21 Sep, 2011

Commercial Banking Applications receives SwiftReady payments label Commercial Banking Applications AS (CBA), a global provider of banking IT solutions and services, today announced that its IBAS GPF - Global Payments Factory has been awarded the SwiftReady Payments Label 2011.