Banking Vision 2.0: Innovation Post-Crisis
Crisis hasn't quashed innovation; it's accelerated it. It is no time to adopt a bunker mentality. In the midst of an evolving new economic landscape, Citi innovation keeps moving forward.
Analytics. Streaming media. New delivery channels. Digital identity. We've been working on these and other next-gen solutions, so that despite limited resources, you can offer customers new products to help them do business better.
Speakers: Gary Greenwald, Chief Innovation Officer, Global Transaction Services Bharat Sarpeshkar, Global Head of Bank Services, Global Transaction Services
Navigating Through The Evolving Trading and Post-Trade Landscape
The trading and post-trade landscape is evolving faster than ever before. Deregulation. Evolving technologies. The global credit crunch. It's a playing field that is upending market infrastructures and industry fundamentals. How do you adjust to this phenomenon? How can you apply what we've learned from Europe? Is Asia next? What pre- and post-trade strategies and solutions will best position your business for the future?
Speakers: Curt Brill, Global Head of Electronic Markets, Global Transaction Services Satvinder Singh, Head of Direct Custody and Clearing, EMEA, Global Transaction Services
Jeff Williams, Head of Direct Custody and Clearing, Asia, Global Transaction Services
Impact of the Credit Crisis on Global Trade: The Way Forward for Banks
Global trade is under siege. Liquidity is at historic lows. It's time for a worldwide, collaborative effort to revitalize the supply chain.
Amid the global credit crisis, the banking industry is playing a major role in revitalizing corporate supply chains. Transaction services banks, export credit agencies, government development agencies and credit insurers are teaming up to provide solutions to unprecedented industry challenges.
This session provided an overview of the current trade environment, and innovative approaches that banks and other players are taking to address it.
Speaker: John Ahearn, Head of Global Trade, Global Transaction Service
Payments Innovation: Revamping the Value Proposition
After five decades of relationships based on rebates, is it finally time for correspondent banking to revamp its value proposition?
Rapidly changing markets, increased regulatory and risk concerns, and tough budget realities are causing a dramatic change in the way banks look at their payments business – and whether their current correspondent network can deliver for them.
This session examined new trends and innovations in payments, and discussed why banks need to revamp their value proposition or risk losing out to non-traditional players.
Speakers: Carl Stocking, Global Head of Market Management, Bank Services, Global Transaction Services Jack Jared, Head of Bank Services, Central Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Global Transaction Services
For Corporates: Innovation in Electronic Channels
Electronic channels are key components to how corporates operate and do business with their banking partners. As the global business landscape evolves, newer technologies and connectivity standards are helping clients realize greater efficiency, control and visibility so that they can make more timely and accurate business decisions, whether at the local or global level.
