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Sovereign Wealth Funds, Gucci and Prada

It’s morning on the second day of SIBOS 2008, and I’m thinking it’s horrible. That’s a good start to the day, but it’s horrible weather.  Non-stop rain and only 10 degrees C.  In fact, it was horrible yesterday and the day before. Actually, the whole summer has been pretty horrendous. London has had nothing but…

A momentous morning

I’m here at SIBOS, Day One.  Like last year’s SIBOS, the credit crunch dominates the news. Unlike last year’s SIBOS, the credit crunch is now a once a week affair. Last week it was Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Today, it’s Lehmans, Merrill and Bank of America. What a weekend. What a day. My first…

SIBOS Vienna – culture or chaos

Just arrived in Vienna , Austria for SIBOS, the all payments focused conference run by SWIFT. This year, there are around 7,500 people attending – not bad for a credit crisis. For those who have not been here, it’s a week of whirlwind presentations, meetings, lunches, dinners, shows, chats, ideas, coffee … and drinking. Lots…

SIBOS Vienna – culture or chaos

Just arrived in Vienna , Austria for SIBOS, the all payments focused conference run by SWIFT. This year, there are around 7,500 people attending – not bad for a credit crisis. For those who have not been here, it’s a week of whirlwind presentations, meetings, lunches, dinners, shows, chats, ideas, coffee … and drinking. Lots…

SIBOS Vienna – culture or chaos

Just arrived in Vienna , Austria for SIBOS, the all payments focused conference run by SWIFT. This year, there are around 7,500 people attending – not bad for a credit crisis. For those who have not been here, it’s a week of whirlwind presentations, meetings, lunches, dinners, shows, chats, ideas, coffee … and drinking. Lots…

SIBOS Vienna – culture or chaos

Just arrived in Vienna , Austria for SIBOS, the all payments focused conference run by SWIFT. This year, there are around 7,500 people attending – not bad for a credit crisis. For those who have not been here, it’s a week of whirlwind presentations, meetings, lunches, dinners, shows, chats, ideas, coffee … and drinking. Lots…

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Video makes the Bank Naked

I have a few regular themes I explore about future banking, such as videobanking, social finances, chip-based future payments strategies and so on.  This was something I spent most of yesterday discussing with a group of Japanese bankers who were visiting London, followed by a great debate at the Financial Services Club last night entitled:…