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STP e-invoicing feature: Europe gets wired for e-invoicing
As part of a drive towards straight through processing (STP) in trade finance, e-invoicing’s time may finally have come. Justin Quillinan looks at the various EU and European initiatives underway to provide standards and encourage uptake. Will Europe finally get wired and forge the way forward? |
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SOA feature: Making connections
In order to be successful a service orientated architecture (SOA) needs a shared web services framework and common protocols to enable financial institutions to expose proprietary systems and share applications across their network. Tony Dennis investigates how close we are to this and if the ‘shared chain’ is anywhere near |
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Show Preview: Sibos 2009 – Setting sail
Some of the world’s leading financial professionals will be meeting at the Sibos 2009 show in the port city of Hong Kong on 14-18 September to discuss the most important issues facing the industry today, not the least of which of course is how to prevent another crunch and understand the global shift in power eastwards. The financial supply chain, Single Euro Payments Area, and how to enhance standards-based interoperability and efficiency will also be debated. Neil Ainger previews the event |
