The roundtable discussed the strategic importance of SWIFTNet corporate access for banks and corporates. For banks, it provides an opportunity to differentiate themselves and offer additional services like payment tracking and reporting. Corporates are establishing SWIFT connectivity to centralize global treasury operations in "payment factories" and achieve standardized access to banks worldwide. SWIFT access allows corporates to streamline payments across subsidiaries, reduce technical interfaces, and gain better control and visibility for SOX compliance. Participants shared how their organizations have implemented SWIFT to realize cost savings and efficiencies.
Distributed ledger technology in payments clearing and settlement - blockchai...Ian Beckett
This document discusses distributed ledger technology (DLT) and its potential applications in payments, clearing, and settlement processes. It provides an overview of the key elements of financial transactions, including the roles that payment systems, securities settlement systems, central securities depositories, and central counterparties play in facilitating transactions. The document also describes some of the technological components of DLT, such as peer-to-peer networking, distributed data storage, and cryptography. It then discusses potential uses of DLT in areas like securities transactions, cross-border payments, financial inclusion, and information sharing. However, it notes there are also many challenges to the adoption of DLT, including issues related to costs and benefits, technology, financial design, legal considerations,
Brugu – Being a Leading DeFi Development Company in India, We offer end-to-end Decentralized Finance Development Services on DeFi Insurance, DeFi Lending and Borrowing, DeFi Yield Farming, DeFi Decentralized Exchange, DeFi Wallet, DeFi Smart Contract Development, DeFi Staking, DeFi DApp Development, DeFi Tokens Development, and many DeFi custom services.
Using Blockchain technology, CCC enables an independent, fully audible and distributed ledger that facilitates B2B payments at a nominal cost. Pre Seed pitch deck.
This document provides an overview of decentralized finance (DeFi). It defines DeFi as blockchain-based decentralized applications for financial services that generally replace traditional intermediaries. DeFi aims to reconstruct financial services using distributed ledger technology, digital assets, and smart contracts. The document outlines four key characteristics of DeFi: 1) it provides financial services/products, 2) operates with minimized trust in intermediaries through settlement on blockchain, 3) has a non-custodial design, and 4) has a programmable, open, and composable architecture. It also notes that the degree to which projects exhibit these characteristics can vary and change over time.
This document provides instructions for teachers and students to access and submit assignments online. It explains how to access the inbox and outbox folders on the network drive to find and submit assignments. Teachers can create folders for each class period and students to submit assignments, while students can copy assignments from the outbox folder to view tasks. The process allows for online assignment distribution and collection.
Financial i: Welcome to the planet SWIFTDirk Braun
The document discusses the growing adoption of SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) by corporate users for financial transactions. It describes how SWIFT provides a highly secure global network that connects banks and allows corporates to integrate their treasury and business systems. A new SWIFT access model called MM CUG (many-to-many closed user group) is proposed to simplify the process for corporates to join SWIFT and communicate directly with multiple partner banks through a single connection. Implementing SWIFT for a corporate requires defining the scope, ensuring interoperability with existing IT infrastructure, and addressing challenges around systems integration.
Music Mountain was founded in 1930 to educate through chamber music performances. When the founder approached Sears for assistance building a concert hall and housing, Sears shipped pre-cut materials for Gordon Hall, the performance center, and several homes - representing one of only a few times Sears designed a building for cultural purposes. The standardized, prefabricated construction helped realize the vision affordably and efficiently through Sears' mail-order house program, demonstrating how pre-manufactured homes could serve new applications beyond residential.
Distributed ledger technology in payments clearing and settlement - blockchai...Ian Beckett
This document discusses distributed ledger technology (DLT) and its potential applications in payments, clearing, and settlement processes. It provides an overview of the key elements of financial transactions, including the roles that payment systems, securities settlement systems, central securities depositories, and central counterparties play in facilitating transactions. The document also describes some of the technological components of DLT, such as peer-to-peer networking, distributed data storage, and cryptography. It then discusses potential uses of DLT in areas like securities transactions, cross-border payments, financial inclusion, and information sharing. However, it notes there are also many challenges to the adoption of DLT, including issues related to costs and benefits, technology, financial design, legal considerations,
Brugu – Being a Leading DeFi Development Company in India, We offer end-to-end Decentralized Finance Development Services on DeFi Insurance, DeFi Lending and Borrowing, DeFi Yield Farming, DeFi Decentralized Exchange, DeFi Wallet, DeFi Smart Contract Development, DeFi Staking, DeFi DApp Development, DeFi Tokens Development, and many DeFi custom services.
Using Blockchain technology, CCC enables an independent, fully audible and distributed ledger that facilitates B2B payments at a nominal cost. Pre Seed pitch deck.
This document provides an overview of decentralized finance (DeFi). It defines DeFi as blockchain-based decentralized applications for financial services that generally replace traditional intermediaries. DeFi aims to reconstruct financial services using distributed ledger technology, digital assets, and smart contracts. The document outlines four key characteristics of DeFi: 1) it provides financial services/products, 2) operates with minimized trust in intermediaries through settlement on blockchain, 3) has a non-custodial design, and 4) has a programmable, open, and composable architecture. It also notes that the degree to which projects exhibit these characteristics can vary and change over time.
This document provides instructions for teachers and students to access and submit assignments online. It explains how to access the inbox and outbox folders on the network drive to find and submit assignments. Teachers can create folders for each class period and students to submit assignments, while students can copy assignments from the outbox folder to view tasks. The process allows for online assignment distribution and collection.
Financial i: Welcome to the planet SWIFTDirk Braun
The document discusses the growing adoption of SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) by corporate users for financial transactions. It describes how SWIFT provides a highly secure global network that connects banks and allows corporates to integrate their treasury and business systems. A new SWIFT access model called MM CUG (many-to-many closed user group) is proposed to simplify the process for corporates to join SWIFT and communicate directly with multiple partner banks through a single connection. Implementing SWIFT for a corporate requires defining the scope, ensuring interoperability with existing IT infrastructure, and addressing challenges around systems integration.
Music Mountain was founded in 1930 to educate through chamber music performances. When the founder approached Sears for assistance building a concert hall and housing, Sears shipped pre-cut materials for Gordon Hall, the performance center, and several homes - representing one of only a few times Sears designed a building for cultural purposes. The standardized, prefabricated construction helped realize the vision affordably and efficiently through Sears' mail-order house program, demonstrating how pre-manufactured homes could serve new applications beyond residential.
The document provides instructions for teachers on how to sign into their Sturgis Site, manage their site by adding and editing calendar events, and then view the finished calendar on their teacher website. It outlines the steps to sign in, access the site manager, use the calendar tools to create, modify, and delete events, and ensure the calendar is viewable on the teacher site. The calendar tools allow teachers to organize their schedules and share important dates and activities with students and parents.
El documento proporciona información sobre Repaveca, una empresa dedicada al reciclaje de papel y cartón en Venezuela durante más de 50 años. La empresa recoge estos materiales para evitar que se conviertan en contaminantes y, en su lugar, los convierte en empleos y riqueza. También describe algunos de los problemas ambientales causados por la basura, como la contaminación de ríos, playas y mares, y los riesgos para la salud que esto puede generar.
This PowerPoint covers different weather fronts and severe weather. It includes sections on fronts like cold fronts, warm fronts, and occluded fronts. It describes different types of severe weather such as thunderstorms, lightning, tornadoes, and hurricanes. It contains activities to practice predicting weather and quizzes to test understanding of fronts and severe weather. The goal is to help students learn about these topics for an upcoming chapter test.
New York Interagency Engineering CouncilJoeMacCostEst
The New York Interagency Engineering Council (NYIEC) is a non-profit organization of Public City, State, Regional and Federal Agencies and Public Utilities
Membership is Open to all Public Agencies and Public Utilities
There are currently sixteen (16) Member Organizations and We Are Actively Seeking to Expand Our Membership in the New York City Area
Este documento descreve um edital de concurso público para preenchimento de vagas na Câmara Municipal de Caxias do Sul no Rio Grande do Sul. O concurso será realizado pela empresa Objetiva Concursos e oferece vagas para Assistente de Informática, Oficial Técnico Legislativo e Técnico em Contabilidade.
The document provides tips for conducting teleconferences and videoconferences. It discusses preparing for the meeting by booking the necessary equipment like bridge lines in advance, setting up the videoconferencing environment, and ensuring all equipment is working properly. Etiquette tips for the actual meeting are also mentioned, such as sending meeting invites and rescheduling if key participants cannot attend. The document concludes by thanking participants.
The document defines key population terms and provides context about Pakistan's population. It discusses that Pakistan has a high population growth rate of 1.6% annually and an estimated population of over 170 million as of 2010, making it the 6th most populous country. It also summarizes Pakistan's population policy which aims to reduce growth rates through family planning initiatives, but faces challenges from social and cultural factors. Historical population data is presented showing Pakistan's population has increased over fourfold since 1951.
This document defines personal media as private individuals using media technologies to create and share personal expressions through digital networks, such as mobile phones, email, and photo sharing services. It contrasts personal media with mass media, which provides generally accessible information. The document then discusses the history of personal media and how digitalization has made media more multi-functional, with the same technologies serving both personal and mass communication purposes. It also reviews some models for conceptualizing personal versus mass media, including in terms of interactional roles and network structures.
SWIFT is a secure network that allows multi-banked corporates to efficiently connect and communicate with multiple banks globally through a single channel. It addresses challenges of multi-banking like lack of visibility, manual processes, and high costs. SWIFT provides services for cash management, treasury, trade, and more. It offers benefits like global visibility, lower costs, and improved security compared to connecting with each bank individually. SWIFT is used by both large and small corporations internationally and domestically.
On May 26th and 27th, BNP Paribas hosted the 9th Cash Management University. This edition discussed several topics concerning 'innovations in cash management"
The document discusses the financial services industry. It defines financial services as services provided by organizations in the finance industry that deal with money management. These organizations include banks, credit unions, credit card companies, insurance companies, stock brokerages, and investment funds. The financial services industry represents 20% of the US market. It became a more prevalent term in the US after the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of the late 1990s allowed different financial service companies to merge. The industry relies heavily on information technology and faces a constantly changing regulatory environment.
Foundation Course - Innovation in Financial ServicesPranavShinde44
Group 12's document discusses innovation in financial services. It covers several topics including payments, market provisioning, investment management, capital raising, deposits and lending, technology, risk management and credit/equity generation. For each topic, it provides definitions and benefits, and includes one or more case studies as examples. The document is presented by group 12 members for a class or work project.
The document is the 2003 annual report for Telekurs Group. It provides an overview of Telekurs Group's products and services which include processing for credit cards like MasterCard and Visa, payment terminals, issuing and acquiring systems, market data and securities information, IT services, and payment networks. The Chairman's report indicates it was a successful year with growth despite challenges. Key events included acquiring VISA business and merging card service businesses. It thanks employees for their role in the company's success. The report also lists the management bodies and board members for Telekurs Group and its subsidiaries.
The Next 5 Years: Innovation in Treasury and Finance, "Where are the Dragons?...Innovation Enterprise
Patrick Peters-Buhler, Director of GBS at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, gave a presentation on the future of cash management over the next five years. He discussed two main trends - developments in innovation including increased use of mobile payments, straight-through processing, and decisions around centralization and outsourcing. The second trend is developments in regulation such as SEPA standardization, digital invoicing, and increased IRS oversight of cash management. Peters-Buhler said treasurers should not be intimidated by the uncharted landscape and that opportunities exist within regulations to drive efficiency and add value.
TIS is a leading cloud platform for managing corporate payments, liquidity and bank relations. It provides a single solution to connect to multiple banks through different payment formats. BearingPoint implemented TIS to modernize its treasury operations across 30 bank groups in 16 countries. The implementation involved integrating TIS with SAP and establishing connections to 117 bank accounts. It provided improved transparency, visibility and control over cash positions. Lessons learned included ensuring strong project management and flexibility during implementation.
The document provides instructions for teachers on how to sign into their Sturgis Site, manage their site by adding and editing calendar events, and then view the finished calendar on their teacher website. It outlines the steps to sign in, access the site manager, use the calendar tools to create, modify, and delete events, and ensure the calendar is viewable on the teacher site. The calendar tools allow teachers to organize their schedules and share important dates and activities with students and parents.
El documento proporciona información sobre Repaveca, una empresa dedicada al reciclaje de papel y cartón en Venezuela durante más de 50 años. La empresa recoge estos materiales para evitar que se conviertan en contaminantes y, en su lugar, los convierte en empleos y riqueza. También describe algunos de los problemas ambientales causados por la basura, como la contaminación de ríos, playas y mares, y los riesgos para la salud que esto puede generar.
This PowerPoint covers different weather fronts and severe weather. It includes sections on fronts like cold fronts, warm fronts, and occluded fronts. It describes different types of severe weather such as thunderstorms, lightning, tornadoes, and hurricanes. It contains activities to practice predicting weather and quizzes to test understanding of fronts and severe weather. The goal is to help students learn about these topics for an upcoming chapter test.
New York Interagency Engineering CouncilJoeMacCostEst
The New York Interagency Engineering Council (NYIEC) is a non-profit organization of Public City, State, Regional and Federal Agencies and Public Utilities
Membership is Open to all Public Agencies and Public Utilities
There are currently sixteen (16) Member Organizations and We Are Actively Seeking to Expand Our Membership in the New York City Area
Este documento descreve um edital de concurso público para preenchimento de vagas na Câmara Municipal de Caxias do Sul no Rio Grande do Sul. O concurso será realizado pela empresa Objetiva Concursos e oferece vagas para Assistente de Informática, Oficial Técnico Legislativo e Técnico em Contabilidade.
The document provides tips for conducting teleconferences and videoconferences. It discusses preparing for the meeting by booking the necessary equipment like bridge lines in advance, setting up the videoconferencing environment, and ensuring all equipment is working properly. Etiquette tips for the actual meeting are also mentioned, such as sending meeting invites and rescheduling if key participants cannot attend. The document concludes by thanking participants.
The document defines key population terms and provides context about Pakistan's population. It discusses that Pakistan has a high population growth rate of 1.6% annually and an estimated population of over 170 million as of 2010, making it the 6th most populous country. It also summarizes Pakistan's population policy which aims to reduce growth rates through family planning initiatives, but faces challenges from social and cultural factors. Historical population data is presented showing Pakistan's population has increased over fourfold since 1951.
This document defines personal media as private individuals using media technologies to create and share personal expressions through digital networks, such as mobile phones, email, and photo sharing services. It contrasts personal media with mass media, which provides generally accessible information. The document then discusses the history of personal media and how digitalization has made media more multi-functional, with the same technologies serving both personal and mass communication purposes. It also reviews some models for conceptualizing personal versus mass media, including in terms of interactional roles and network structures.
SWIFT is a secure network that allows multi-banked corporates to efficiently connect and communicate with multiple banks globally through a single channel. It addresses challenges of multi-banking like lack of visibility, manual processes, and high costs. SWIFT provides services for cash management, treasury, trade, and more. It offers benefits like global visibility, lower costs, and improved security compared to connecting with each bank individually. SWIFT is used by both large and small corporations internationally and domestically.
On May 26th and 27th, BNP Paribas hosted the 9th Cash Management University. This edition discussed several topics concerning 'innovations in cash management"
The document discusses the financial services industry. It defines financial services as services provided by organizations in the finance industry that deal with money management. These organizations include banks, credit unions, credit card companies, insurance companies, stock brokerages, and investment funds. The financial services industry represents 20% of the US market. It became a more prevalent term in the US after the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of the late 1990s allowed different financial service companies to merge. The industry relies heavily on information technology and faces a constantly changing regulatory environment.
Foundation Course - Innovation in Financial ServicesPranavShinde44
Group 12's document discusses innovation in financial services. It covers several topics including payments, market provisioning, investment management, capital raising, deposits and lending, technology, risk management and credit/equity generation. For each topic, it provides definitions and benefits, and includes one or more case studies as examples. The document is presented by group 12 members for a class or work project.
The document is the 2003 annual report for Telekurs Group. It provides an overview of Telekurs Group's products and services which include processing for credit cards like MasterCard and Visa, payment terminals, issuing and acquiring systems, market data and securities information, IT services, and payment networks. The Chairman's report indicates it was a successful year with growth despite challenges. Key events included acquiring VISA business and merging card service businesses. It thanks employees for their role in the company's success. The report also lists the management bodies and board members for Telekurs Group and its subsidiaries.
The Next 5 Years: Innovation in Treasury and Finance, "Where are the Dragons?...Innovation Enterprise
Patrick Peters-Buhler, Director of GBS at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, gave a presentation on the future of cash management over the next five years. He discussed two main trends - developments in innovation including increased use of mobile payments, straight-through processing, and decisions around centralization and outsourcing. The second trend is developments in regulation such as SEPA standardization, digital invoicing, and increased IRS oversight of cash management. Peters-Buhler said treasurers should not be intimidated by the uncharted landscape and that opportunities exist within regulations to drive efficiency and add value.
TIS is a leading cloud platform for managing corporate payments, liquidity and bank relations. It provides a single solution to connect to multiple banks through different payment formats. BearingPoint implemented TIS to modernize its treasury operations across 30 bank groups in 16 countries. The implementation involved integrating TIS with SAP and establishing connections to 117 bank accounts. It provided improved transparency, visibility and control over cash positions. Lessons learned included ensuring strong project management and flexibility during implementation.
TIS offers a cloud-based platform for managing corporate payments, liquidity, and bank relationships. It provides transparency into cash flows and payments, streamlines compliance, and saves time and money compared to manual processes. Key features include centralized payment execution across bank accounts, audit trails, workflow approvals, and integration with ERP systems. Customers report that TIS solves their payment challenges, improves efficiency, and was easy to implement.
The document discusses trends in retail banking and how banks need to adapt to customers' digital lifestyles. It notes that while other industries have embraced new technologies, banking has been slow to change. Banks still focus too much on products rather than customers. However, technologies like mobile and social media offer opportunities if banks make the customer experience the priority. The document provides examples of innovative services, such as Apple allowing in-store purchases with iPhones, that banks could learn from. It argues that for banking services to succeed, they must consider customers' context, convenience and digital habits.
The 2005 Annual Report summarizes the merger between Fidelity National Information Services and Certegy to form one of the largest financial institution technology processing companies. The new company, called FIS, has combined annual revenues of $4 billion and provides core banking, payments processing, and risk management services to over 60 countries. FIS is organized into two business segments: Transaction Processing Services and Lender Processing Services. The report discusses FIS' product offerings and leadership positions across various markets.
The rise of decentralized Finance (DeFi) has drastically altered the financial environment. This essay explores the disruptive capabilities of DeFi and how it is altering the conventional banking paradigm to create a more open and forward-thinking financial environment.
Understanding DeFi
Decentralized Finance, or DeFi for short, is the movement that makes use of smart contracts and blockchain technology to reimagine numerous financial services without middlemen. DeFi runs on decentralized networks, in contrast to traditional banking, giving worldwide access and financial independence.
Core Components of DeFi
There are many crucial elements at the core of DeFi:
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Decentralized Exchanges (DEXs): By enabling peer-to-peer trading of digital assets, these systems do away with the need for middlemen.
Lending and Borrowing Protocols: Users may lend their assets for interest or borrow without doing a typical credit check, introducing a new lending paradigm.
Automated Market Makers (AMMs): These protocols simplify the supply of liquidity by enabling users to add assets to liquidity pools and profit from doing so.
Advantages Over Traditional Banking
The benefits of DeFi go beyond practicality:
Global Accessibility: DeFi allows anybody with an internet connection to access banking services regardless of location.
Reduced Intermediaries: DeFi lowers costs and speeds up transactions by eliminating intermediaries.
Full Asset Control: Users retain total control over their assets, allaying worries about freezing or taking them away.
Empowering Financial Inclusion
Empowering financial inclusion within the realm of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is a pivotal step toward fostering economic participation for all. Through decentralized lending, borrowing, trading, and yield farming, individuals who were once excluded from the formal financial system can now access capital, earn passive income, and engage in global markets without relying on intermediaries. This technological shift democratizes financial opportunities, enabling individuals from diverse backgrounds to actively engage in wealth creation and management, ultimately driving more equitable economic growth. However, while DeFi’s promise is substantial, challenges such as user education, security, and regulatory alignment must be navigated to ensure that the benefits of this transformative innovation are extended to everyone.
Yield Farming and Lending Protocols
Yield farming and lending are prominent DeFi concepts:
Yield Farming: Users contribute liquidity to DeFi platforms in exchange for rewards, often in the form of additional tokens.
Decentralized Lending: Individuals can lend their digital assets and earn interest, while borrowers can access loans without intermediaries.
Fidor TecS enables disruptive banking
Fidor combines a full banking license with its own technology: a strong focus on APIs ensures meeting the demands of the 21st century digital consumer globally and profitably. Fidor serves in a unique way the digitalized banking world to “make this bank your bank” through its open banking APIs.
Be a part of reshaping the post-crisis banking industry through cutting edge technology instead of doing the minimum to be compliant. Educate and integrate your customer through your own community of loyal customers instead of preying on financial illiteracy. The Fidor Operating System fidorOS allows you to do just that - and much more.
fidorOS is designed to work seamlessly with existing core banking system. It not only provides all the basic banking functionalities but it also is expandable, thanks to its modular design.
It also bridges traditional banking products like account, payments, deposits, loans with new banking products like P2P lending, crowd lending, social trading, virtual currencies and Ripple.
A completely new technology that is not tied to any legacy code. Flexible enough to be used on nearly any core banking system and powerful enough to be used by banks as white label.
Deutsche Bank sponsored interview 2011 Treasury Perspectivesbenpoolewriter
The role of the corporate treasurer and treasury department has evolved significantly following the credit crisis. Treasurers now focus on cash flow optimization, supply chain sustainability, and efficiency to maximize working capital with restricted liquidity. This has increased the authority and responsibilities of treasury departments. Technology enhancements and process improvements continue to be priorities to streamline operations and provide customized solutions through integrated platforms. Deutsche Bank focuses on delivering high quality client services and solutions through its technology and customer-centric approach.
WNS Launches FINSIBLE to Support High-growth FinTechs Seeking Disruptor SuccessRNayak3
WNS launches FINSIBLE to support high-growth fintechs seeking disruptor success. FINSIBLE is a modular "operations-as-a-service" offering from WNS that provides back-office services like payments, lending, and compliance operations. It is purpose-built for fintechs' unique needs like rapid growth and continuous change. WNS has seen the biggest uptake of FINSIBLE in financial crimes compliance and customer experience services. FINSIBLE allows fintechs to focus on innovation by ensuring their operational excellence through specialized domain expertise and scalable technology-enabled solutions.
World wirestablecoinbusinessconsiderations v21Nitin Gaur
This document discusses IBM's Blockchain World Wire, a global payments network and asset registry built on blockchain technology. It allows for fast, low-cost cross-border payments using digital assets like stablecoins. Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies backed by real-world assets like the US dollar to maintain price stability. The World Wire expands the business value for participants by offering different settlement options using digital assets to address diverse payment needs. This attracts more clients and opportunities around lending, custody, and other adjacent businesses for participants in the network.
SIX Paymit solution - Disruptive Payment Solution for the Swiss market powere...Walter Strametz
SIX Paymit is a payment network provided by SIX. The slide deck shows details of the solution and how long it would take for a bank to integrate the new payment method to their services.
Solving Financial Constraints with Innovative Funding SolutionGilbert Tam 譚耀宗
This document discusses financial challenges facing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in obtaining funding from traditional sources like banks. It introduces fintech platforms like Velotrade that use innovative methods to connect SMEs needing funding with investors online, providing more efficient, flexible funding options. Major hurdles for trade finance include fraud prevention and lack of standardized products, but emerging technologies like blockchain may help address these issues if widely adopted. Collaboration between banks and fintech is also emphasized as a way forward.
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My "Digital Money Crystal" structures important considerations regarding various types and categories of digital money, related features as well as opportunities and challenges (dilemma)
Digitaler Euro - Überlegungen und FragenDirk Braun
Überblick, Annahmen und 20 Fragen zum digitalen Euro
Kapitel:
01: Überblick: Geldtypen, Rahmenbedingungen & das Dilemma der EZB
02: Annahmen: Funktionen & Vorurteile
03: Fragen: 20 Fragen zum Design des digitalen Euros
Dezember 2020
Bloomberg: Bundesbank concerned about payment jams on euro deadlineDirk Braun
The Bundesbank is concerned that German companies have not adapted sufficiently to new payment standards for the eurozone by a February 1st deadline, which could result in payment transactions being blocked. While other European countries have transitioned payments to the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) standards, only a small percentage of German transactions currently follow the new rules. The Bundesbank will spend 3 million euros on a campaign to increase awareness of the new SEPA requirements among German businesses. Failure of German companies to transition their payment systems fully to the new SEPA standards by the deadline could temporarily restrict liquidity in the German economy.
Euro Treasurer: Financial transaction tax hits companiesDirk Braun
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Financial Director: SEPA - welcoming the inevitableDirk Braun
The document discusses the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) initiative which aims to simplify bank payments across Europe through standardization. It notes that the deadline for migrating to the SEPA standard is February 2014. While this creates obligations for companies, the document argues that SEPA implementation should instead be seen as a strategic opportunity. SEPA allows companies to make payments across Europe using a single bank account and payment method, increasing efficiency. It also standardizes formats and processes. The document urges companies to begin preparing for SEPA now in order to reap rewards and avoid penalties for missed deadlines.
Optimizing Net Interest Margin (NIM) in the Financial Sector (With Examples).pdfshruti1menon2
NIM is calculated as the difference between interest income earned and interest expenses paid, divided by interest-earning assets.
Importance: NIM serves as a critical measure of a financial institution's profitability and operational efficiency. It reflects how effectively the institution is utilizing its interest-earning assets to generate income while managing interest costs.
[4:55 p.m.] Bryan Oates
OJPs are becoming a critical resource for policy-makers and researchers who study the labour market. LMIC continues to work with Vicinity Jobs’ data on OJPs, which can be explored in our Canadian Job Trends Dashboard. Valuable insights have been gained through our analysis of OJP data, including LMIC research lead
Suzanne Spiteri’s recent report on improving the quality and accessibility of job postings to reduce employment barriers for neurodivergent people.
Decoding job postings: Improving accessibility for neurodivergent job seekers
Improving the quality and accessibility of job postings is one way to reduce employment barriers for neurodivergent people.
The Universal Account Number (UAN) by EPFO centralizes multiple PF accounts, simplifying management for Indian employees. It streamlines PF transfers, withdrawals, and KYC updates, providing transparency and reducing employer dependency. Despite challenges like digital literacy and internet access, UAN is vital for financial empowerment and efficient provident fund management in today's digital age.
Falcon stands out as a top-tier P2P Invoice Discounting platform in India, bridging esteemed blue-chip companies and eager investors. Our goal is to transform the investment landscape in India by establishing a comprehensive destination for borrowers and investors with diverse profiles and needs, all while minimizing risk. What sets Falcon apart is the elimination of intermediaries such as commercial banks and depository institutions, allowing investors to enjoy higher yields.
OJP data from firms like Vicinity Jobs have emerged as a complement to traditional sources of labour demand data, such as the Job Vacancy and Wages Survey (JVWS). Ibrahim Abuallail, PhD Candidate, University of Ottawa, presented research relating to bias in OJPs and a proposed approach to effectively adjust OJP data to complement existing official data (such as from the JVWS) and improve the measurement of labour demand.
"Does Foreign Direct Investment Negatively Affect Preservation of Culture in the Global South? Case Studies in Thailand and Cambodia."
Do elements of globalization, such as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), negatively affect the ability of countries in the Global South to preserve their culture? This research aims to answer this question by employing a cross-sectional comparative case study analysis utilizing methods of difference. Thailand and Cambodia are compared as they are in the same region and have a similar culture. The metric of difference between Thailand and Cambodia is their ability to preserve their culture. This ability is operationalized by their respective attitudes towards FDI; Thailand imposes stringent regulations and limitations on FDI while Cambodia does not hesitate to accept most FDI and imposes fewer limitations. The evidence from this study suggests that FDI from globally influential countries with high gross domestic products (GDPs) (e.g. China, U.S.) challenges the ability of countries with lower GDPs (e.g. Cambodia) to protect their culture. Furthermore, the ability, or lack thereof, of the receiving countries to protect their culture is amplified by the existence and implementation of restrictive FDI policies imposed by their governments.
My study abroad in Bali, Indonesia, inspired this research topic as I noticed how globalization is changing the culture of its people. I learned their language and way of life which helped me understand the beauty and importance of cultural preservation. I believe we could all benefit from learning new perspectives as they could help us ideate solutions to contemporary issues and empathize with others.
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2. Roundtable
Left to right:
1 Manfred Fleckenstein,
5 6 2 Matteo Rizzi,
4 7 8 9 3 Jens Romaus
1 2 3 4 Anita Hawser
5 Chris van Tieghem
6 Andreas Elberg
10 11 7 Heiko Rode
8 Peter Schneider
9 Dirk Braun
Seated:
10 Verena Siedl
11 Berit Walter
List of participants:
Moderator: Anita Hawser, Matteo Rizzi, senior business Andreas Elberg, treasury &
managing editor, financial-i manager, corporate connectivity, relationship management, cash
Continental Europe, SWIFT management, T-Mobile
Manfred Fleckenstein, head, global International (Europe and USA),
cash management, Dresdner Bank. Jens Romaus, senior director, Bonn
customer solution & operations,
Dirk Braun, assistant vice EMEA, SAP Chris van Tieghem, group
president, global cash manage- treasurer, Wienerberger, Vienna
ment, Dresdner Bank Peter Schneider, sales team, EFiS,
SWIFT service bureau, Frankfurt Verena Siedl, product & project
Berit Walter, vice president, global manager, payment, bwin.com,
cash management, Dresdner Bank Vienna
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3. Roundtable
Corporate
SWIFT Access
On the 1 February 2007, Dresdner Bank in association with financial-i
invited corporates, ERP vendors and SWIFT to Dresdner’s boardrooms in
Frankfurt to debate the merits of corporates accessing SWIFTNet.
Anita Hawser: What is the strategic tracking, reporting, matching and so Hawser: How have corporates
importance of SWIFTNet corporate on, which can be described as established a business case for
access for the banks? ‘additional services’. implementing SWIFT connectivity?
Manfred Fleckenstein: My team and I In this context, connectivity between Andreas Elberg: SWIFT and also SEPA
are convinced of two trend-setting corporates and banks is an additional is an interesting topic for us. In
issues in terms of the re-structuring of service. For us as a commercial bank, February we went live with our
cash management. Many corporates corporate SWIFT access is an payment factory, and SWIFT is really
have already or intend to set up so- opportunity to differentiate ourselves important because we have companies
called ‘payment factories’, which from our competitors. As the market is in different European countries, and
means centralising the treasury and young and we are involved in we have many different formats and
cash management activities of their developing several projects, we can act systems, and with the high volume of
respective subsidiaries and groups, and as a ‘trend-setter’. SWIFTNet enables its payments – nearly 120 million
this is also being inspired by SEPA. participants to achieve real straight- payments per year – which is only for
Secondly, everyone in the corporate through processing of payments. It our mobile activities, we have 15
sector is looking for secure, quick, acts as a single financial window for different bank connections to maintain.
reliable and the most standardised corporates because it provides the
access to their bank. These facts and payments and the receivables. Also, It is also difficult to review all activities
the requirements of our customers lead every other financial business can be from a Sarbanes-Oxley perspective.
us to SWIFT corporate access. processed within this solution. That was one reason why we decided
Dirk Braun: Particularly in the context
of projects regarding cash and treasury
management functions, being able to The different forms of SWIFT corporate access
communicate with banks worldwide in
Since the late 1990s, SWIFT 8,000 banks and 180 corporates
a standardised fashion is a challenge
provided the treasury counterparty active on SWIFTNet. In terms of
for the corporate-to-bank-space. model, which allows corporates to the new SCORE model, around
Furthermore, because of regulations exchange treasury deal 15,000 corporates are eligible to
like SEPA, products provided by banks confirmations with any financial participate. When it comes to
institution on SWIFT. This was connectivity with SWIFT,
to their corporate customers have followed in 2001 by Member corporates can connect directly
become even more comparable, Administrated Closed User Groups using their own infrastructure
particularly in the transaction banking (MA-CUGs), and more recently, the (hardware, software,
Standardised Corporate communication) or indirectly via a
business. A payment is a payment is a Environment (SCORE) model. Member/Concentrator bank or
payment. There are possibilities of Today, there are approximately service bureau.
differentiation like speed, control,
2007 · Q1 · Financial i 3
4. Roundtable
"Everyone in the corporate sector
is looking for secure, quick,
reliable and the most
standardised access to their
bank. These facts and the
requirements of our customers
lead us to SWIFT corporate
access."
Manfred Fleckenstein,
head, global cash management,
Dresdner Bank.
to use SWIFT – to have one channel Chris van Tieghem: Wienerberger had countries that we have to implement
for T-Mobile’s whole payments a co-ordination centre in Belgium, cash management and our payment
business in Europe and, hopefully in which performed cash management factory for. This is how we arrived at
the coming years, with the USA as for Western Europe, and we also had a SWIFT connectivity. In terms of our
well. From a cost perspective, we will payment factory in those countries. payment factory, we don’t centralise
save at the beginning of our project Due to the change in regime of the all payments and send them from one
approximately EUR 1 million and just co-ordination centre in Belgium, we point. We make the payments from
two banks will handle all of our centralised everything in Vienna. the different accounts from the
European business. Once the payment different companies, but via the
factory is in place, it will give us the In Vienna, there was a long-term existing bank software.
possibility to save more money and financing operation for the companies,
reduce technical interfaces. but no cash management and so we We manage to have a view on the
were confronted with the situation of liquidity on the payments that are
Hawser: Have you built your own maintaining six different banking completed, and this information is
proprietary SWIFT infrastructure software systems, and we wanted to transferred to cash management and
in-house? extend it to Eastern Europe, so we will used for funding purposes. All file
have approximately 17 different transfers including payments and
Elberg: Yes. We have a payment
factory in place for our in-house
activities. That means all our in- Corporates on SWIFT
house payments will be handled by
our central payment factory. We are T-Mobile International, Bonn – communications concerning
The leading international mobile payments and bank statements
also looking at cash management so
phone operator, which is a with its banks in five countries. It
that we can have a total view in our strategic business unit of uses a service bureau, Atos, to
cash bank over our financial Deutsche Telekom, implemented connect to SWIFTNet. It is also
activities across Europe and the USA. an in-house payment factory, considering the new SCORE model
which has direct connectivity for accessing SWIFT, which allows
The last step is to centralise our corporates to leverage a single
with Dresdner Bank’s SWIFTNet
external payments and direct debit MA-CUG. T-Mobile is in the going MA-CUG for communicating with
activities. T-Mobile will be the first live phase to become the first multiple banks.
company with direct SWIFT company with direct SWIFT
connectivity to send more than bwin.com, Vienna – One of
connectivity and more than 120 120 million bulk payments via Europe‘s leading online gaming
million bulk payments over SWIFT. SWIFTNet. and entertainment companies,
bwin.com is in the test phase of
Wienerberger, Vienna – A leveraging its own internal SWIFT
Hawser: Chris van Tieghem of manufacturer of bricks and infrastructure to connect to MA-
Wienerberger, could you tell us roofing systems, Wienerberger is CUGs so it can replace proprietary
how your company established a currently in the design and banking solutions, fully automate
conception phase regarding its use the payment process and reduce
business case for SWIFT bank transfer times and costs.
of SWIFTNet for all
connectivity?
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5. Roundtable
“Getting rid of [proprietary
banking solutions] entailed a
cost reduction on the one hand;
on the other it made handling
the business easier.”
Verena Siedl,
product & project manager, payment,
bwin.com, Vienna
direct debits are done via the bank collect different bank statements and extended and it is a kind of
software, and all this will be taken have an overview of our bank investment in the future.
over in the new payment factory and accounts and cash details.
with SWIFT management. Elberg: We have, since 2001,
Hawser: Did you want to see focused on centralising activities. So
Hawser: Verena Siedl of bwin, can other corporates go live on we started with internal payments,
you tell us how you arrived at SWIFTNet first before you took internal cash management and the
SWIFT corporate connectivity? the plunge? third part, SWIFT, was not difficult
for us. Our early idea was to have
Verena Siedl: Bwin is an online Siedl: SWIFT was always in the only one channel, and we thought
entertainment company. Focusing loop, so as soon as it was possible, SWIFT was a possibility for that.
on Continental Europe, we support we said: ‘Yes, okay, now we will do From the beginning we said it was
over 20 core markets, including it.’ only one more channel to transfer
Canada and Mexico. The most payment activities, but all
important thing is to enable van Tieghem: It [SWIFT] is a brand participants quickly learned that it
customers to be able to pay in and new world we are coming to. It was was more than that. Now we have a
pay out to their gaming accounts. not easy to sell the idea of SWIFT solution in place that will handle all
One of the most important payment connectivity into the group. I have our business in Europe in a
methods is bank transfer. We have a sold it more as a concept, as a new convenient way.
self-developed payment service and communication platform. For the
we are working with very different moment, we are using SWIFT for Hawser: What are SWIFT’s
files and exchanging files in cash management and for the ambitions in terms of getting
different ways. In our banking payment factory, but it can be more companies on SWIFTNet?
services team, there are many
manual tasks necessary to upload
and download files from the “SAP generates all the formats
different banking online service and it has tremendous
tools. flexibility. However, when you
come up with the file that is
We use SWIFT connectivity to sent to SWIFT, it has to be
automate the whole bank transfer adapted. We need to
process. Another major issue for us have that middleware.”
is to have single window access to
all of our banks. Having one
connection to all of them will be a Chris van Tieghem,
big advantage for us. Secondly, we group treasurer,
hope that with SWIFT and good Wienerberger, Vienna
partner banks, we will be able to
2007 · Q1 · Financial i 5
6. Roundtable
“When they [corporates] have
implemented two, three or
four MA-CUGs, it becomes easier to
manage. But if they are at the
beginning, it is more difficult.”
Berit Walter,
vice president,
global cash management,
Dresdner Bank
Matteo Rizzi: At the end of 2006, to join this new model. That is why For the first time in corporate-to-
the number of corporates registered we selected only listed corporates in bank connectivity, we now have
to use SWIFTNet was 181. Among Financial Action Taskforce countries. rule books.
them, approximately 120 are live Our members, the banks, had to
already. The reason for that is that define some criteria and scope for Before, in the MA-CUG, the bank
once corporates are registered on eligibility of corporates. was in charge of defining the
the network, it takes some months service to be offered to the
before they start exchanging the first Hawser: Why did SWIFT develop corporates. In SCORE it is entirely
message. We also say that, ‘It takes SCORE? different. SWIFT manages that
six months to connect the first bank process. There are rule books for
and six minutes to connect the Rizzi: The first advantage of SCORE the different SWIFT messaging
second one’. Once companies are is that we are simplifying the services to standardise the way we
live on the network, they can reach complexity of subscribing to several offer it to corporates. This is a very
their banking landscape in a much MA-CUGs with probably several tangible advantage of using SCORE.
easier way. different contracts, depending on We are not cannibalising MA-CUG
the financial institution, and also or even the treasury counterparty
Among the 180 corporates, 60% more within the MA-CUG concept we did model. These three are
or less are in Continental Europe and not really have a common approach. complementary.
the rest are divided between 30% to The real advantage of SCORE will
40% in the US and the rest of the come in the next months, first Hawser: What about SWIFT
world. The reason for that is that because the take-up of the number connectivity from a service
there is a European market maturity of financial institutions to SCORE bureau’s perspective?
for corporate treasury culture. We only commenced on 9 January.
have been able to start faster here Today there are many more banks Peter Schneider: EFiS was the first
than in other parts of the world, offering MA-CUG rather than private German SWIFT service
although several large American SCORE, but it is only a matter of bureau, founded in 1998. Our first
corporates like General Electric, time before this changes. customer was a small Volksbank on
contributed a great deal to what the the border of Germany. We learned
solution is like today. SCORE does not add further with it and decided to be a major
expense to a corporate that joins. SWIFT service bureau. In 2001, MA-
Corporates are a high priority in our We kept the pricing in the same CUG arrived. Also that year I arrived
strategy for 2010. Our ambition is to place as before, but we intend to from Hoechst AG to EFiS. My first
connect around 100 corporates a standardise as much as possible order was: ‘Please bring us customers
year over the next five years. That is everything concerning the contract, from the industry.’ We needed more
why the new model SCORE was the kind of messages and the way than four years to achieve that as,
introduced on 9 January. Our aim is to exchange messages between initially, it was prohibited for
to select the corporates that are able corporates and banks within SCORE. industrial customers to use SWIFT.
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7. Roundtable
“In the SCORE model it is not
possible to buy shares of
SWIFT. If you don’t have a share,
you are not a member of a
board.”
Peter Schneider, sales team,
EFiS, SWIFT service bureau, Frankfurt
SWIFT was bank-owned, and we saw within the SWIFT community. companies have the same issues that
that B2B was not business-to- Today, the SWIFT Board and global companies have as business is
business, but bank-to-bank. That is working groups comprise only global. A small privately owned
precisely our problem today, but in bankers. If more and more company may not have 15
the meantime, because of changing corporates join SWIFT, however, proprietary banking channels, but it
currencies, Europe had only one perhaps we will see some still faces the same problems. We are
currency, the euro, and this meant corporates on the Board and working on this issue, together with
that corporates began questioning represented in these groups. SWIFT, and we are working for both
how many banks they needed in the the large and the small market.
different countries. The same idea Schneider: In the SCORE model it Corporates are using several
came about with SEPA, and you is not possible to buy shares of communication channels into the
know the definition of SEPA could SWIFT. If you don’t have a share, bank, or at least into the SWIFT
be ‘Single Euro Payment Access’. you are not a member of a board. environment. We found that for each
That is exactly what SWIFT offers. channel, they need to budget
Braun: Of course, but there will approximately USD 50,000 per year.
Hawser: Was there an initial definitely be a corporate voice If they have eight, nine or 10
perception among companies that within the SWIFT community within channels, this is a lot of money to
SWIFT was only for the big multi- the next few years. pay. Our customers asked us to
nationals that were multi- reduce this complex environment.
banked? Rizzi: Corporates today already have
a voice within SWIFT. In France, for Elberg: For us, it is really important
Schneider: Yes, I think so. At first instance, corporates are participating to have a company like SAP on
it was for the big companies. in the SWIFT user group which was board. All our companies in Europe
SCORE is very good, but in not an easy step because the banks are using SAP, and that is a great
Germany, it is not accessible for were quite cautious. At Sibos last advantage for us because it was
companies like Bosch because they year in Sydney, we had a plenary very easy for us to get connectivity
are not listed on a stock exchange. session just for corporates on between the different SAP systems
These companies have tended to corporate connectivity. in Austria, the Netherlands and so
establish multiple MA-CUGs, which on. I am happy to hear that SAP is
is not the best idea in my opinion. Hawser: What role can ERP also working on middleware,
vendors like SAP play in making because SAP already has a treasury
Hawser: To what extent is SWIFT connectivity not just system module in place.
volume of corporate users on something for big companies but
SWIFT important? for mid-tier and perhaps lower But for a global company like T-
level companies as well? Mobile it has not been convenient
Braun: If there are more corporates enough during the last few years.
on SWIFTNet, they will get a voice Jens Romaus: Mid-market SAP hasn’t offered any middleware
2007 · Q1 · Financial i 7
8. Roundtable
“Corporates are using several
communication channels into
the bank, or at least into the
SWIFT environment.
We found that for each channel,
they need to budget
approximately USD 50,000 per
year.”
Jens Romaus,
senior director, customer solution &
operations, EMEA, SAP
for SWIFT connectivity so far. The why we bought it externally. SAP Rizzi: In SCORE there are guidelines
problem is we have the information generates all the formats and it has for mandatory and non-mandatory
in SAP and we are not able to send tremendous flexibility. However, fields. It is up to banks and
it out of SAP directly to a bank or when you come up with the file corporates to decide how to use
directly over SWIFT to a bank. I that is sent to SWIFT, it has to be them.
also see that problem with other adapted. We need to have that
customers. It would be good if SAP middleware. Could I ask a question Berit Walter: Dresdner Bank has a
could give us a convenient solution of SWIFT? Matteo Rizzi said it takes long history of working with standards
on the middleware side. six months to join a new MA-CUG. in handling formats and connectivity.
But then the problems happen, We always try to adapt to market
Romaus: We are developing this problems in the way that a simple standards, and this is why we have
integration package, reducing the Request for Transfer (SWIFT format always used SWIFT formats. And when
channels, and we are developing a MT101 for credit transfers) can have we use single format fields in a
bank relationship management tool. different variants if you want to different way, this is just to make them
We have begun the pilot phase, send it to different banks. We have useful for local clearing requirements
which is called ‘Ramp Up’ at SAP. to test it every time. Will the abroad where we also work with these
Every company has a unique SCORE model bring us some relief formats. This underlines that there is
environment, and so it is not a case in that? definitely a need for standardisation.
of simply selling software, plug and SEPA will act as a catalyst for
play and everything is good. We are Rizzi: What the FIN rule book will standardisation.
learning, and it is necessary to work set up first is the classes of messages
together with a handful of pilots. that all the banks will have or have From a bank’s perspective it is always
Our goal is to make this bank the possibility to offer within SCORE. a temptation to develop your own
relationship management In the rule book you will read that systems, because it gives you a feeling
enhancement software solution MT101 is the method for payments of binding your client closer to your
available at the end of 2007 for all which is strongly recommended. institution. On the other hand, it is a
companies, and it is based on mySAP Concerning the way in which a bank risk because there is definitely a
ERP 2005. today is processing the payments, it requirement for standardisation in the
is true that especially for non- market.
Hawser: How do other corporates mandatory fields there are some
perceive SAP’s involvement? banks which are shaping the Rizzi: One of the strongest value adds
messages in different ways. of FIN is the semantical and
van Tieghem: Without SAP we syntactical validation of the message,
would not have a SWIFT project. van Tieghem: Within SCORE, which means that once the message
SAP standardises a lot of procedures will it come to a kind of arrives at the SWIFT interface, there is
and I agree that there is some standardisation or will each bank a commitment to deliver to the
middleware missing, and so that is still have its mandatory fields? destination. When corporates say the
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9. Roundtable
“Today, the SWIFT Board and
working groups comprise only
bankers. If more and more
corporates join SWIFT, however,
perhaps we will see some
corporates on the Board and
represented in these groups.”
Dirk Braun,
assistant vice president, global cash
management, Dresdner Bank
MT101 is different from one bank to Walter: It depends at what stage of postings we needed to get to Tier
another, it will still be validated, the the project companies are in. When 2, and we were not able to reach
message will be processed, but some they have implemented two, three that. Maybe a company like T-
information which is not mandatory or four MA-CUGs, it becomes easier Mobile or other big players in
can be different. to manage. But if they are at the Europe are not able to reach Tier 2
beginning, it is more difficult. or Tier 3 pricing. On the other hand,
Elberg: It is necessary that we attain a I do not think it is right to give
higher standard in managing financing Hawser: What are the challenges companies the same pricing as a
activities. SEPA will be the next step for a major company like T- bank, because it is very different.
for us, and hopefully it will give us Mobile in terms of having to set
the possibilities to not only have ‘one up multiple MA-CUGs? Hawser: How should companies
cash format’, as the euro provided, measure the return on
but also to have ‘one technical Elberg: As we discussed with investment (ROI) of SWIFT
format’. It would be good if we could SWIFT about MA-CUG, it said that in corporate access?
have only one channel, SWIFT, and the middle of 2006 it would have a
only one format in Europe. I do not new solution. Unfortunately, we van Tieghem: It depends on how
think it will happen in the next year, were not able to use this new creative you are. In our case, we
but we are on the right path to solution called SCORE. I think found out that there are a lot of
achieving it in the next three to five SCORE will have a lot of benefits hidden costs. Running the software
years. for us. It has the possibility to send of a bank, you have to keep it up
messages to different banks that and running, you have different
Hawser: To what extent is having to participate in SCORE, but there is security systems. You have to
implement multiple MA-CUGs an also the question of pricing. That maintain all these things, and these
issue for corporates? was the main reason why we costs are not obvious.
decided to use the old MA-CUG and
van Tieghem: Regarding MA-CUGs, not the new SCORE model. Siedl: We also had proprietary
we already have a kind of banking solutions. Getting rid of
standardisation with the banks. We With SCORE we are not able to use them entailed a cost reduction on
are not confronted with totally the pricing tier of our house bank. the one hand; on the other it made
different cultures. We will end up We have more than 120 million handling the business easier.
with the SCORE model, but as we payments, and when we discussed it
have quite strict implementation with the bank, we were one of the Rizzi: In terms of ROI, I agree that
dates, we will evolve to SCORE. We biggest SWIFT customers. I thought the most difficult part when you
were told that the contracts with okay, we could go to SWIFT and we handle a SWIFT project is to
MA-CUGs would be a tremendous could say: ‘We have 120 million calculate the quantitative return on
thing to handle, but it turned out postings, we can use Tier 1.’ And investment. I will give you an
to be reasonable. then I wondered how many example from one of SWIFT’s
2007 · Q1 · Financial i 9
10. Roundtable
“SAP hasn’t offered any
middleware for SWIFT
connectivity so far. The problem
is we have the information in
SAP and we are not able to send
it out of SAP directly to a bank or
directly over SWIFT to a bank.”
Andreas Elberg,
treasury & relationship management,
cash management, T-Mobile
International (Europe and USA), Bonn
customers which is already live. Hawser: Looking ahead, will SWIFT pays close attention to their
Arcelor declared that once it was on corporates have more say requirements.
SWIFT, the average of the money it within SWIFT?
borrowed decreased by USD 10 Hawser: What about corporate-to-
million per bank. Why? Because it Rizzi: Since 2001, when MA-CUGs corporate connectivity on SWIFT?
had a much better view of where its first came to the market, corporates
cash was. Every corporate will have have been a priority for SWIFT. The Rizzi: Corporate-to-corporate traffic is
the creativity to evaluate the ROI of reason is simple. SWIFT is a co- not allowed over the SWIFT network.
SWIFT according to its environment. operative. That means the more the I think that rather than corporate-to-
network is used, the less it will cost. corporate, what is going to be very
It depends on the number of For SWIFT it is more a matter of useful for SWIFT is to explore new
countries you run operations in and reach, rather than of revenues. landscapes in corporate-to-bank, let’s
how automated you are. Certain say financial flows like trade services,
corporates for instance can establish We have governance structures at the for instance. This is where corporates
the quantitative benefit of joining national level in order to ensure that will really benefit from new solutions.
SWIFT because they have an each user, including corporates, can We do want to focus our resources
enormous number of daily treasury, provide feedback and influence the on the corporate-to-bank field where
currency and FX deals that need to SWIFT strategy. Today we have a a lot of value can be created for both
be confirmed. limited number of corporates yet corporates and banks. / /
“We intend to standardise as
much as possible everything
concerning the contract, the kind
of messages and the way to
exchange messages between
corporates and banks within
SCORE.”
Matteo Rizzi,
senior business manager, corporate
connectivity, Continental Europe,
SWIFT
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