Yesterday i attended the SWIFT Business Forum, at Tobacco Dock, in London. It was a gloriously sunny day but really hectic with lots of really interesting sessions and discussions around SWIFT, fintech, blockchain, payments and even a ‘lively’ debate on Brexit. In fact there were so many parallel sessions that you had to make some difficult choices, which meant missing out on some topics. So with that in mind, i turned to Twitter to see what people were saying about those other sessions that i was unable to attend. What i found were a collection of really interesting tweets from the SWIFT Business Forum – which i thought you maybe interested in.
For in-depth details check out the Finextra and BankingTech overview. For a quick flavour, check out the following…
1. SWIFT Business Forum – Opening Keynote:
“Within 10 years, we won’t be talking about digital as its own sector. And #FinTech won’t be a separate focus.” – @eileentso at #BFLondon
— SWIFT (@swiftcommunity) April 20, 2016
2. SWIFT Business Forum – On Fintech Start-Ups…:
Dispatch from #BFLondon this morning— @bankofengland‘s Andrew Hauser says: “Central banks can’t afford to be Uber’d” https://t.co/t1zk1RpZeR — Oscar Williams-Grut (@OscarWGrut) April 20, 2016
3. SWIFT Business Forum – What will happen to Payments:
What’s going to change next 5 years in payments? transparency, speed, adoption, convenience #BFLondon — Peter Vander Auwera (@petervan) April 20, 2016
4. SWIFT Business Forum – The Elephant in the Room – APIs:
#BFLondon APIs / open banking panel. “When you use the word open, they get nervous about security.” A challenge to overcome. — Antony Peyton (@TonyBankingTech) April 20, 2016
5. SWIFT Business Forum – SWIFT Distributed Ledger Paper
SWIFT position paper on Distributed Ledger technology > here is the link #BFLondon https://t.co/kAUQHZ6lbR
— Peter Vander Auwera (@petervan) April 20, 2016
6. SWIFT Business Forum – Blockchain:
“Blockchain is a revolution in reconciliation not in payments” @sytaylor #BFLondon — Peter Vander Auwera (@petervan) April 20, 2016
7. SWIFT Business Forum – Another Blockchain Tweet
“It’s not THE #blockchain. We are not there yet. Right now it is many chains.” – Good point from @sytaylor @Barclays #BFLondon — Innotribe (@Innotribe) April 20, 2016
8. SWIFT Business Forum – There were others, but this is my last one
The industry could reduce costs by merely consolidating back offices. #blockchain isn’t integral to that. Emperor’s new clothes. #bflondon — Virginie O’Shea (@virginieoshea) April 20, 2016
9. SWIFT Business Forum – Global Payments Innovation Initiative
SWIFT:”Swift global payments innovation initiative is about business rules for better collaboration” #BFLondon pic.twitter.com/eqjHBX10Cq
— Deutsche Bank GTB (@TalkGTB) April 20, 2016
10. SWIFT Business Forum – The Irony, Fintech Innovation Award by the SWIFT Institute
#BFLondon Cannot believe the prize for FINTECH innovation competition in the UK is a CHEQUE https://t.co/zyx9IPPydT — liz oakes (@OakesLiz) April 20, 2016
11. SWIFT Business Forum – Microphone & Drink Issues
Was the person in charge of microphones also handling the organisation of closing drinks? Great event otherwise. #BFLondon
— Jim Bee (@SwanageClimber) April 20, 2016