Mobile commerce is still an emerging market in search of itself, with both the boosters and skeptics commenting in recent weeks. The swirl of news and surveys illustrates the tensions between tradition and innovation that mark the new-technology dance of entrepreneur demand creation and consumer desire fulfillment. A Big, Fat Cloud In a study that articulates demand for mobile … [Read more...] about MOBILE PAYMENTS: Desire, Fear, and Other Commercial Conundrums
A European Perspective on Treasury and Finance: A Sibos Overview
Collin Canright's overview report on the Sibos 2010 European financial and payments conference appears in the current issue of AFP Exchange, published by the Association for Financial Professionals. The article focuses on regulatory reform. Download the Sibos Overview PDF. … [Read more...] about A European Perspective on Treasury and Finance: A Sibos Overview
Payments Standards: A Dispatch from Sibos 2010
Standards for payments and reporting tend to ignite passions and controversy, and the Single European Payment Agreement (SEPA) proved the point at the Sibos 2010 conference, held in Amsterdam in late October. European banks, companies, and other interested organizations seek and end-date on SEPA adoption, which thus far has fallen far short of expectations. While Europe … [Read more...] about Payments Standards: A Dispatch from Sibos 2010
China, India, and Japan: A Dispatch from Sibos
China and India remain high on the financial and banking agenda, with attendees at SWIFT’s Sibos 2010 conference packing the room for a session called “India and China: How Do You Choose?” The rise of China especially, in both currency and trade, played as a theme through Sibos, the annual financial and banking conference held in Amsterdam this October. Many U.S. and Europeans … [Read more...] about China, India, and Japan: A Dispatch from Sibos