EBF 2012 - Networking Event for Banking Professionals across the EMEA Region

Capgemini Financial Services - Consulting, Technology and Outsourcing

OpenText - Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Solutions

SiNSYS - Incorporated in 2003, SiNSYS is now empowered by two main players in Europe as shareholders: SIA SSB and Atos Worldline.

CREALOGIX - Since 15 years CREALOGIX E-Banking AG has been realizing integrated E-Banking Solutions

Discuss the Latest Issues Affecting the Banking Industry at EBF 2012
EBF 2012 will take place at the five-star Royal Garden Hotel in London on 8-10 May 2012.

Scotwest and Capital Credit Unions, UK select TCS BaNCS Core Banking to transform IT
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation, announced today that Scotwest and Capital Credit Unions chose TCS BaNCS Core Banking as their IT platform to transform their infrastructure to address emerging opportunities in community banking in the United Kingdom.

Deutsche Bank Implements TCS BaNCS as the Core Banking System for Its Global Transaction Banking Business
Deutsche Bank and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today announced that Deutsche Bank will implement TCS BaNCS Core Banking as its new core banking platform for Global Transaction Banking (GTB).

CUA Appoints TCS BaNCS for Online Banking Platform Transformation
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation, announced today that CUA, Australia's largest customer-owned financial institution, has selected TCS BaNCS Online Banking Platform to revitalise and transform its online banking system.

Standard Chartered and TCS Win Best Trading Back Office Project Award
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation, announced today that its client, Standard Chartered Bank, a leading international bank, and TCS BaNCS have won The Asian Banker's prestigious Best Trading Back Office Project Award.

Working Capital Management
In November 2011, RBS and Greenwich Associates launched a new study on working capital management among large companies around the world. In conducting the research, the firms interviewed...

World Retail Banking Report 2012
Capgemini and Efma are pleased to present the 2012 World Retail Banking...

The World Payments Report 2011
The World Payments Report 2011 explores the key industry and regulatory initiatives which are propelling a basic transformation in...

The Satisfaction Factor
In today’s multichannel, multi-product environment, general customer satisfaction measures are no longer sufficient for capturing the complex dynamics of the bank-customer relationship....

Shaken Consumer confidence alters investor behavior
World Wealth Report 2010 reveals as the World Wealth is recovering, shaken confidence is changing investor behavior and Wealth Management Firms are adopting behavioral finance to rebuild...

Joining the dots
The days when relationship banking consisted solely of basic checking and savings accounts are long gone. With regulators calling for stricter compliance and clients requiring ever more sophisticated products and services, IT integration is a top priority for financial institutions – but how do banks balance these demands? Ross Davies asks SEB’s Pia Warnerman.

SEPA marches on
With the eurozone debt crisis dominating the headlines, it’s easy to forget that life in the EU goes on. Gerard Hartsink, chairman of the European Payments Council, discusses with Rod James continuing SEPA implementation, the difficulties of getting all finance ministers to sing from the same hymn sheet and how the recent push for greater integration could work to SEPA’s advantage.

Luxembourg: a test bed for change
Luxembourg may be small but, with an active banking sector that depends heavily on cross-border transactions, it is embracing market changes such as SEPA. Marc Hemmerling of the Luxembourg Bankers’ Association tells Jim Banks how the country could also be a proving ground for new technologies such as cloud computing, e-money and mobile banking.

In contact with the consumer
Credit and debit cards capable of contactless payments for low-value transactions are becoming commonplace, and a growing number of retailers have the electronic readers to handle these transactions. Richard Armstrong of Barclaycard explains to Jim Banks how contactless payments are no longer driven by financial institutions, but by consumers and merchants.

Trading places
The Trade Facilitation Programme aims to promote foreign trade to, from and within south-east Europe and the CIS. Rudolf Putz, deputy director of financial institutions at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, describes the impact it has had on the region.

Capgemini: Produce or deliver - the payments evolution – Jean Lassignardie and Simon Newstead
According to the ‘World Payments Report 2011’, the dawn of a new technological, economic and regulatory era is fast approaching. Capgemini’s Jean Lassignardie, global head of sales and marketing, global financial services, and Simon Newstead, MD of market & business strategy, financial institutions, global transaction services at RBS, explain how this could change the make-up of the payments industry forever.

BTR Services: Experts in innovation – Herwig Evenepoel
The global economic crisis has resulted in banks seeking to drive growth through technical innovation that does not necessarily demand extensive capital investment. Herwig Evenepoel, infrastructure services division manager at BTR Services, explains why knowledge and experience are more important than ever when it comes to choosing a solutions provider.

Clearstream Banking: Clear flexibility in collateral management – Philip Brown
Wide-ranging regulatory reform is having a major impact on Europe’s financial markets. Philip Brown, Clearstream Banking’s head of client relations, Europe & Americas, discusses the challenges that banks are facing – and how the right collateral management tools can help.

Crossing-Tech: Integration made easy – James Nauffray
When integrating their IT applications, financial institutions have long grappled with the problem of data inconsistency caused by incompatiblesystems. In response to this, as CEO James Nauffray tells Ross Davies, Crossing-Tech has developed an innovative interoperability solution thatnot only reconciles these systems but also saves banks time and money.

Equinix and Fixnetix: Beyond collocation – Robin Manicom and Al Moore
As an algorithmic trader, access to a multitude of financial market participants and proximity to key trading venues bring multiple benefits, from reduced costs to rapid responsiveness. Al Moore of Fixnetix and Robin Manicom of Equinix explain how a close partnership with your data centre provider can provide a solid platform for growth and keep institutions at the top end of the latency curve.