SWISS INTERBANK CLEARING EVENTS 2002

Events organized by or with the participation of SIX Interbank Clearing:

Swiss Banks and the Payment Traffic Systems

A seminar of the Swiss Bankers Association and Telekurs Holding Ltd., 12 April in Zurich. This Seminar will be held in French on 31 May in Lausanne.

Topics / Speakers
Introduction Victor Füglister, Deputy Head of the Executive Board of the SBA, Bale
The role of the SNB in payment traffic systems Dr. Daniel Heller, Head of the Payment System Subsection, Swiss National Bank, Zurich
European development: The pressure of the European Commission Germain Hennet, Member of the Executive Board of the SBA, Bale
SWIFT: On the move to a more succesful standardization Fritz Klein, Member of the Executive Board, SIS SegaInterSettle AG, Zurich
Consequences of the mounting integration of payment traffic systems (only in German , zip, 1248 kb) André Bamat, Director, Swiss Interbank Clearing AG, Zurich
CLS, an up-date: The development of global infrastructures Jörg Auer, Director, UBS AG, Zurich
Payments with cards: Benefits for issuing banks Dr. Jacques Bischoff, President of the Executive Board, Europay (Switzerland) AG, Wallisellen
Innovative cross-selling financial products for payment traffic Dr. Christian Kronseder, Member of the Executive Board of Credit Suisse First Boston, Zurich
Conclusions Dr. Georg Kramer, President of the Executive Board, Telekurs Holding Ltd., Zurich

European Payment Traffic 2002

A IIR Deutschland GmbH conference, 24-26 June in Wiesbaden (program)

Topics / Speakers
Internationalizing Swiss clearing (only in German , zip, 1192 kb) André Bamat, Director, Swiss Interbank Clearing AG, Zurich

Swiss Banks and the Payment Traffic Systems

A seminar of the Swiss Bankers Association and Swiss Interbank Clearing AG, 30 August in Vezia/Lugano

Topics / Speakers
The role of the SNB in payment traffic systems Stéphane Fumeaux, Payment System Subsection, Swiss National Bank, Zurich
European development: The pressure of the European Commission Germain Hennet, Member of the Executive Board of the SBA, Bale
SWIFT: On the move to a more succesful standardization Ekkehard Starck, Senior Relationship Manager, SWIFT, B-La Hulpe
Consequences of the mounting integration of payment traffic systems André Bamat, Director, Swiss Interbank Clearing AG, Zurich
CLS, an up-date: The development of global infrastructures Jörg Auer, Director, UBS AG, Zurich
Payments with cards: Benefits for issuing banks Reto Guidicetti, Public Relations, Europay (Switzerland) SA, Wallisellen
Panel discussion Moderator: Prof. René Chopard, Direktor, Centro di Studi Bancari, Vezia
Conclusions Germain Hennet, Member of the Executive Board of the SBA, Bale