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DBS named best managed bank in Singapore and Asia Pacific
Date: Apr 29, 2013
Author: Timothy Shim
Categories: Consumer Credit, Customer Centricity, Operational Risk & Security, Retail Banking, Technology & Operations
Keywords: DBS, Piyush Gupta, Asian Banker Summit 2013, OJK, Muliaman Hadad, William Isaac, FDIC, Cesar Virata, RCBC, Ian Johnston, SWIFT, Paul Chow, Alain Chevalier
The bank achieved 12 quarters of consistently strong performances since 2010, while CEO Piyush Gupta managed to achieve the main goals outlined in his nine-point strategic roadmap.
VIDEO: “The real strength here is the diversity of the board and its expertise”
Date: Dec 06, 2012
Author: The Banking Conversation
Categories: Regulation, Risk and Regulation, Trade Finance, Transaction Banking
Keywords: Yawar Shah, SWIFT, Payments Messaging, CLS, Lazaro Campos, Gottfried Leibbrandt, National Bank of Belgium, SIBOS, FATCA
Yawar Shah, SWIFT Chairman, discusses SWIFT’s governance structure, bringing the world together through SIBOS and keeping SWIFT's cost structure low.
Interview transcript: Yawar Shah, Chairman, SWIFT
Date: Dec 04, 2012
Author: Editorial
Categories: Regulation, Risk and Regulation, Trade Finance, Transaction Banking
Keywords: Yawar Shah, SWIFT, Payments Messaging, CLS, Lazaro Campos, Gottfried Leibbrandt, National Bank of Belgium, SIBOS, FATCA
Yawar Shah, SWIFT Chairman, discusses developing SWIFT’s core strengths, fostering closer ties with China and India, and strategies for the road ahead.
Positive momentum expected to pave road ahead for Rmb internationalisation
Date: Nov 27, 2012
Author: Magessan Raj
Categories: China, Rmb, Singapore, Transaction Banking
Keywords: SWIFT, Standard Chartered Bank, RGI, China International Payment Platform, China Construction Bank, Marios Maratheftis, London
According to SWIFT data, the UK continued to expand its renminbi payments capabilities, whilst other countries, including Singapore, showed signs of decline.
VIDEO: “Community is the hardest thing to build in financial services today”
Date: Nov 26, 2012
Author: The Banking Conversation
Categories: Innovation, Payments, Regulation, Risk and Regulation, Technology & Operations, Transaction Banking
Keywords: Gottfried Leibbrandt, SWIFT, McKinsey, Lazaro Campos, Sentient Screening, Telex, Visa, MasterCard, FATCA, Cloud Technology, Alliance Lite 2
Gottfried Leibbrandt, CEO of SWIFT discusses SWIFT’s architecture and upcoming strategies, facilitating global interconnectivity and dealing with increased regulatory pressure.
Interview transcript: Gottfried Leibbrandt, CEO, SWIFT
Date: Nov 19, 2012
Author: Editorial
Categories: Innovation, Payments, Regulation, Risk and Regulation, Technology & Operations, Transaction Banking
Keywords: Gottfried Leibbrandt, SWIFT, McKinsey, Lazaro Campos, Sentient Screening, Telex, Visa, MasterCard, FATCA, Cloud Technology, Alliance Lite 2
Gottfried Leibbrandt, SWIFT CEO, discusses becoming the organisation's CEO, surviving the competition, as well as the challenges and opportunities involved amidst increased regulatory pressure.
SIBOS 2012 emphasises community theme
Date: Nov 09, 2012
Author: Foo Boon Ping
Categories: Innovation, Operational Risk & Security, Regulation, Risk and Regulation, Technology & Operations, Trade Finance, Transaction Banking
Keywords: SIBOS 2012, SWIFT, RBS, JPMorgan, Kasikornbank, Deutsche Bank, ANZ, TS2, Omgeo, DTCC, SAP, Misys, SunGard, Fiserv, Logica
Bankers from around the world gather to discuss the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow at SIBOS 2012.
“There are increasing signs of rapid changes in trade flows within Asia”
Date: Oct 31, 2012
Author: Takeshi Kunibe
Categories: Japan, Payments, Rmb, Trade Finance, Transaction Banking
Keywords: Takeshi Kunibe, SMBC, Lazaro Campos, SWIFT, SIBOS 2012, World Bank
Takeshi Kunibe, President and CEO of SMBC discusses change in financial institutions, global economic order, technology, response to change, the commercial business model of banking, and future challenges.
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