Welcome

On behalf of the European Banking Forum (EBF), we are delighted to be sending you our latest EBF newsletter. This newsletter is designed to keep you up to speed with the latest developments at EBF.

EBF 2010 will be held on the 18-21 March at the deluxe Marriott Hotel in London. The event will include a series of one-to-one business development meetings between C-level banking delegates and leading suppliers. A comprehensive conference programme led by top industry experts will run alongside the meetings. The programme will include keynote presentations, workshops, panel discussions, interactive seminars, as well as the opportunity to network with peers and colleagues alike.

EBF 2010 will cover two separate streams; Customer Acquisition & Retention Stream and Operations, Risk & Security Stream where there will be a separate programme for each.

Please find below news from just a few of the companies attending EBF. We welcome all feedback from our readers and if you have any news you’d like to submit for inclusion in the next newsletter please do not hesitate to contact us.

If you haven’t yet secured your place contact us now and ensure you don’t miss the chance to be part of THE event for the European banking industry.

Supplier Delegate News:

Alacra Pulse - Looking for things that matter? read more...

BT - Expecting the unexpected. read more...

Capgemini - Three Under-Appreciated Mandates for Enterprise Risk Management in the Next Decade. read more...

Amplify Invest in Econiq’s Frontline Sales Effectiveness Solution to drive Revenue and Operational Efficiencies. read more...

Work with InterSystems for Connected Finance IT. read more...

Mors Software - The stress test reporting of the banks in the EU is based on ad-hoc and non-standardized routines – standardization is needed. read more...

SAS in Leaders quadrant for operational risk management. read more...

SonicWall - Keeping data and voice networks secure should not grind performance to a halt and many so-called “best-of-breed” security solutions may compromise throughput for security. read more...

At Test Direct, we are constantly aware of the challenges our clients face in balancing budgetary constraints with IT quality – hence the trend towards outsourcing and in particular the use of offshore solutions. read more...

Tripwire, Inc - Integrating virtual and physical infrastructure. read more...

VeriSign - New Capability Enables Companies and Government Agencies Experiencing Possible DDoS Attacks to Immediately Mitigate through On-Demand Services. read more...

Credit Europe Bank - H1 2009 net profit to €28 million, improving significantly after difficult H2 2008. read more...

In 2007, Barclays commenced a national refurbishment programme for it’s branch network with the purpose of recapturing current account market share together witqh delivering an iconic first ever ‘Brand Concept’ flagship in a world famous location - Piccadilly Circus. read more...

Citi Opens Its New Global Research, Development, Innovation and Learning Centre in Dublin, Ireland. read more...

Juan Asúa: “The restructuring of Spain’s financial system represents an excellent opportunity for BBVA to increase its market share”. read more...

Credit Suisse: Global Trends - Financial Industry After the Crisis. read more...

AXA selects Deutsche Bank as a key partner to process mass payments and collections in Europe as well as to support its migration to SEPA. read more...

Commerzbank with new brand. read more...

Fortis Bank Nederland and Fortis Bank Global Clearing celebrate the opening of the Singapore Branches. read more...

ING to separate banking and insurance operations. read more...

Mashreq expands Middle East operations to Kuwait. read more...

Russia's Raiffeisenbank to offer life insurance products in cooperation with UNIQA. read more...

UniCredit and Consumer Associations working together to increase customer financial education. read more...

At EBF 2010 you will be able to take part in our cutting edge conference programme including a series of interactive presentations, workshops and seminars that bring you solutions to all your challenges in the industry. The programme will cover the two streams of Customer Acquisition & Retention and Operations, Risk & Security.

We are delighted to announce the following speakers at EBF 2010:

• Bhaskar Dasgupta, Global Head Programmes, HSBC
• Angela Knight, CEO, British Bankers Association
• Sean Ghilchrist, Director Digital Banking, Barclays
• Chris Skinner, Chairman, Financial Services Club
• Frank Schwab, Director Innovation, Deutsche Bank
• Mark Huybrechts, COO, Dexia
• Roy Vella, Director Mobile Banking, RBS
• Jurgen Egberink, COO Compliance, ABN Amro
• Juan Rio Salvador, VP Quality, Compliance & Fraud, Citibank
• Phil Genge, Head of Information Security, Nationwide
• Fernando Ventosa, CIO Retail Banking, Santander

Banking Delegates include: