Now speed is king on the trading floor, banks must optimise their systems’ engineering – or find themselves left behind. Dan Barnes reports.
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Europe plays its cards right
October 2, 2006It is often said that the Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa) is a question of debit, not credit. But TowerGroup estimates that no more than 5% of all EU debit card payments in 2005 will be outside the country of issue.
Summer of my discontent
October 2, 2006Banks have taken automation to the extreme in their bid to cut costs. Now when their customers’ problems don’t correlate to the prescribed formulae, the system breaks down – as Chris Skinner discovered recently.
Lars Gustavsson
October 2, 2006Thorough planning and active IT management are behind the smooth running of ABN AMRO’s latest outsourcing deal, chief information officer Lars Gustavsson tells Dan Barnes.
Avoiding channel double trouble
October 2, 2006Badly merged banks are often in danger of going off the rails when service channels continue to work independently. Can SOA keep them on track? Wendy Atkins investigates.
A tool for M&A success
October 2, 2006A mergers and acquisitions situation is an ideal one for SOA. Bhuvan Satwah explores these possibilities and outlines some of the benefits.
Paying the price of transparency
October 2, 2006The future of trading in the wake of regulations such as the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) means more trade reporting – and that means more data. Patrick Burton looks at how IT departments at investment firms are going to cope.
The strongest link
October 2, 2006Ray Moore of HSBC discusses the growing importance of the supply chain business to banks and explains why they now need to embrace the financial element.
A change in the landscape
October 2, 2006Ann Cairns of ABN AMRO discusses the impact of the Payment Services Directive on Europe’s payment environment and looks at its far-reaching ramifications.
Getting down to business
October 2, 2006The drive by both banks and corporates to achieve improved efficiency and best use of working capital is behind the latest technology trends such as greater employment of real-time information. Jules Stewart reports.