Payments

The end of SIBOS 2008 or almost. The party is to come and I think folks a finally cheering up a bit. The weather is clear and sunny, the work is done, the markets are still turbulent but more stable and we are beginning to relax. Not with complacency, but with relief. After running around…

Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Lehmans, AIG, HBOS, Lloyds TSB … and the week ain’t over yet. Add in a few other names: Bear Stearns, Northern Rock, Dresdner, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, Postbank, RBOS, Fortis, Santander, ABN AMRO … and more, and we can see a massive restructuring taking place in European and American banking. Some…

Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Lehmans, AIG, HBOS, Lloyds TSB … and the week ain’t over yet. Add in a few other names: Bear Stearns, Northern Rock, Dresdner, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, Postbank, RBOS, Fortis, Santander, ABN AMRO … and more, and we can see a massive restructuring taking place in European and American banking. Some…

I finish the day and my feet are tired and my head is buzzing. I feel like I’ve walked about 20 miles and been awake since 2007. SIBOS days take their toll. The breaking news about Lloyds TSB and HBOS fuels the rumour mill and gossip columns, and the stands and exhibitors are more interested in the…

I finish the day and my feet are tired and my head is buzzing. I feel like I’ve walked about 20 miles and been awake since 2007. SIBOS days take their toll. The breaking news about Lloyds TSB and HBOS fuels the rumour mill and gossip columns, and the stands and exhibitors are more interested in the…

I finish the day and my feet are tired and my head is buzzing. I feel like I’ve walked about 20 miles and been awake since 2007. SIBOS days take their toll. The breaking news about Lloyds TSB and HBOS fuels the rumour mill and gossip columns, and the stands and exhibitors are more interested in the…

I finish the day and my feet are tired and my head is buzzing. I feel like I’ve walked about 20 miles and been awake since 2007. SIBOS days take their toll. The breaking news about Lloyds TSB and HBOS fuels the rumour mill and gossip columns, and the stands and exhibitors are more interested in the…

Waking up on day three of SIBOS, I feel a little more positive than I did yesterday.  After all, it’s not raining, just cloudy, and the bus to the convention centre was a short 20 minute ride, unlike yesterday’s 45 minute jam. Last night was strange though.  After a nice dinner, I went to a…

Waking up on day three of SIBOS, I feel a little more positive than I did yesterday.  After all, it’s not raining, just cloudy, and the bus to the convention centre was a short 20 minute ride, unlike yesterday’s 45 minute jam. Last night was strange though.  After a nice dinner, I went to a…

Running around the conference and exhibition hall madly today and it’s no wonder that SIBOS already feels like a week, even though it’s only been a day.  A hard day’s night as they say. After meeting a few folks, chatting and networking, I dropped into the "CSDs and Custodians – Adapt or Die" session.  This…