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The International Banking Systems (IBS) Market Report, 14th Edition – 2009 How are systems suppliers and banks themselves coping in a rapidly changing financial environment? This timely, updated 14th Edition maintains its presence as the leading independent, in-depth and unbiased source of information for anyone in the treasury/capital markets space. ...more

The Core Banking Systems 30 Case Studies from volume two are now available individually. Each case study details the experience of a bank which has recently changed or installed a new core system. Each case study also explores the project, and draws a conclusion as to what made each project successful and the pitfalls encountered. ...more

22/12/08: Egyptian bank selects Misys' Equation

Cairo-based Islamic institution, Egyptian Saudi Finance Bank, has selected Misys' Equation ahead of Infosys' Finacle to support its domestic operations.

18/12/08: End of Year Review

2008 was the year that the financial world changed. So much that was unthinkable at the start of the year was commonplace at the end, and the year closed with a semi-nationalised financial system hoping to avoid a deep recession. The reality hit home at the biggest fin-tech jamboree of the year, Sibos.

11/12/08: Revised Temenos project draws to a close at Dunfermline

Dunfermline Building Society stepped into the unknown by selecting Temenos following a strategic review in 2002. Following a change of strategy, the system has gone live, though not with the functionality originally intended.

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First live site for Bankfusion

Misys’ new universal banking system, Bankfusion, has gone live in its first site, at Standard Bank in Zimbabwe.

Euroclear buys ICMA’s Xtrakter

International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) has signed an agreement with Euroclear to sell its subsidiary, Xtrakter Ltd, which specialises in trade matching and regulatory reporting systems, and information services.

First corporate live on Misys’ multi-bank trade portal

Agribusiness, Bunge, has become the first corporate to go live on the multi-bank version of Misys’ Trade Portal. Bunge had already piloted the solution and it seems clear that it was an influence on the recruitment of the first two banks for the Portal, ING and KBC.

Temenos sets out route for Financial Objects users

Temenos has been setting out its strategy for the Financial Objects business that it acquired a few months ago.

Temenos snaps up BI specialist, Lydian Associates

Temenos has acquired a small UK-based provider of Business Intelligence (BI) software, Lydian Associates.

Raiffeisen takes Infosys’ Finacle, retains Midas

Raiffeisen has decided to implement Infosys’ Finacle for its retail banking requirements and retain Misys’ Midas for wholesale banking.

Santander to move all payments to Clear2Pay’s OPF

Within a multi-year project, Santander has decided to move all of its international and domestic payments across the globe to Clear2Pay’s Open Payment Framework (OPF).