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I was sent a list from the American Banker this week, who have just published their annual list of the most powerful women in banking. Number 1 is Karen Peetz, Vice Chairman of BNY Mellon Generates roughly half of BNY Mellon's pretax income Manages a third of its 52,000 employees in 115 cities around the…

So I finish my time in Toronto with a little relaxation and sight seeing. Won’t bore you with all the details … … but one of the most interesting places to visit is a place called Casa Loma, the House on the Hill. It's more like an amazing castle to be honest, that sits in the…

Reflecting on SIBOS 2011 is a mixed bag of feelings. On the one hand, I spent most of the time in the innovation stream, and that was full of life, debate, fun and energy. On the other, I spent the other half of my time on the exhibit floor and in the plenaries, which were…

Reflecting on SIBOS 2011 is a mixed bag of feelings. On the one hand, I spent most of the time in the innovation stream, and that was full of life, debate, fun and energy. On the other, I spent the other half of my time on the exhibit floor and in the plenaries, which were…

And so the end is near … but we have not faced the final curtain quite yet. There’s still the infamous SIBOS closing party to come, yay. Meanwhile, SIBOS 2011 closed with a review of the week between Gottfried Leibbrandt, Head of Marketing for SWIFT, and Stephan Zimmermann, COO Global Wealth Management & Business Banking with UBS….

The funniest moment of the week had to be the final #innotribe celebration and summary. The session began with The Drum Cafe coming out again, as they did at the start of the week, and giving us a bit of inspiration. Interestingly, we were all given drums – everyone in the room – and we…

Interesting video made by Venessa Meimis premiered today at SIBOS Future of Money session.   It looks at the future of facebook which, when you have over a billion people in a community, creates new economies and ecosystems, including new money. With contributions from a variety of leading thinkers, it's an interesting 10 minute viewing…

So here we are at the final full day of SIBOS and the tiredness bug has kicked in big time. Burning the candles at both ends is not good for health, but it’s good for networking. After the innotribe startup challenge, it was back around the exhibit hall once more, linking up with friends and…

Just at the #innotribe startup challenge. This is a competition for two prizes of $50,000 for companies that are startups in financial services related fields.  Startup being defined as less than three years old with a demonstrable product. 200 firms applied, 78 were shortlisted and just 10 were selected for the final. Two will get…