SWIFT is a member-owned cooperative that provides the communications platform, products and services to connect more than 9,500 banking organisations, securities institutions and corporate customers in 209 countries. SWIFT enables its users to exchange automated, standardised financial information securely and reliably, thereby lowering costs, reducing operational risk and eliminating operational inefficiencies. SWIFT also brings the financial community together to work collaboratively to shape market practice, define standards and debate issues of mutual interest.

Established in 1981 as the statutory industry association representing the licensed banks in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) is active in promoting the interests of its members and contributing to Hong Kong’s position as a leading financial centre.  As of 31 March 2011, HKAB has 147 members, which include a large number of international banks from the globe. 

Since 1996, the chairmanship of HKAB alternates every year among the three note-issuing banks in Hong Kong, namely Bank of China (Hong Kong) Ltd, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is one of the world’s largest financial institutions, providing a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial products and services. It is a leading global bank and wealth management franchise and a premier corporate and investment banking and capital market business, providing innovative services in M&A, equity and debt capital raising, lending, trading, risk management, research, and liquidity and payments management. Clients and customers can expect access to a comprehensive suite of world class products, services, and expertise from an organization that serves clients in more than 150 countries and has relationships with 99 percent of the U.S. Fortune 1,000 companies and 85 percent of the Fortune Global 500.

FIS is one of the world’s largest global providers dedicated to banking and payments technologies. With a long history deeply rooted in the financial services sector, FIS serves over 14,000 institutions in more than 100 countries.  FIS employs 30,000 people worldwide and holds leadership positions in payment processing and banking solutions, providing software, services and outsourcing solutions to our bank clients. During the conference visit the FIS All Channel Experience in the Queensway room – a live demonstration of how the FIS banking solutions integrate to help you deliver a consistent customer experience across all your banking channels. For more information visit www.fisglobal.com

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), taking a leading market position in China, currently is the most profitable and the largest market value bank in the world. As for cash management field, ICBC has now delivered a wide variety of cash management services to over 500,000 clients and is steadily expanding its comprehensive business overseas relied on the global framework, advanced IT platform, one-stop solution and professional service.

As one of the world’s largest and most trusted full-service providers, J.P. Morgan’s Treasury Services delivers cash management, trade, liquidity, commercial card and escrow services that resolve the working capital and efficiency challenges treasury professionals face today. We are committed to making it as easy as possible for clients to do business with us by providing streamlined documentation, fast-track implementations, online service tools and continuing to invest in the seamless global operating model that differentiates us in the market. More than 135,000 corporations, financial institutions, governments and municipalities in over 180 countries and territories entrust their cash business to J.P. Morgan.

Oracle Financial Services Software is a world leader in providing products and services to the financial services industry and is a majority owned subsidiary of Oracle. With the experience of delivering value-based IT solutions to over 900 financial institutions across 135 countries, Oracle Financial Services Software understands the specific challenges that financial institutions face.

We offer the combined benefits of interoperability, extensibility, and standardization along with best-of-breed functionality for institutions that need to operate flexibly and respond rapidly to market dynamics in a fiercely challenging business environment. Our award winning portfolio encompasses retail, corporate, and investment banking, funds, cash management, trade, treasury, payments, lending, private wealth management, asset management, compliance, enterprise risk and business analytics, among others.

As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE: SAP) helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable more than 105,000 customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit www.sap.com.

About TCS Financial Solutions

TCS Financial Solutions is a strategic business unit of Tata Consultancy Services. Dedicated to providing business application solutions to financial institutions globally, TCS Financial Solutions has compiled a comprehensive product portfolio under the brand name of TCS BaNCS. Our mission is to provide best-of-breed solutions that drive growth, reduce costs, mitigate risk and offer a faster speed-to-market for our customers. TCS Financial Solutions deliver state-of-the-art software solutions for the banking, insurance and capital markets industries worldwide. For more information, please visit www.tcs.com/bancs

About Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS)

Tata Consultancy Services is an IT services, business solutions and outsourcing organization that delivers real results to global businesses, ensuring a level of certainty no other firm can match. TCS offers a consulting-led, integrated portfolio of IT and IT-enabled services delivered through its unique Global Network Delivery Model™ (GNDM™), recognized as the benchmark of excellence in software development. A part of the Tata group, India’s largest industrial conglomerate, TCS has over 186,500 of the world’s best-trained IT consultants in 42 countries. The company generated consolidated revenues of over US $6.3 billion for fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 and is listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange in India. For more information, please visit www.tcs.com

Algorithmics is the world's leading provider of enterprise risk management solutions. Algorithmics’ software, analytics, and advisory services enable financial institutions to make risk-aware business decisions, maximize shareholder value, and meet regulatory requirements. Supported by a global team of risk experts based in all major financial centers, Algorithmics offers proven, award-winning solutions for market, credit, liquidity, and operational risk, as well as collateral and capital management. Algorithmics is a member of the Fitch Group.

Deutsche Bank is a leading global investment bank with a strong private client franchise, offering unparalleled financial services in more than 72 countries worldwide. Global reach, combined with financial strength and a commitment to service and innovation enables Deutsche Bank to rank among the leaders in transaction banking. Deutsche Bank provides integrated transaction banking solutions to a diverse client base in Asia, Europe and Americas. As a frontrunner in cash management and the dominant Euro clearer and a top five clearer in US dollars, Deutsche Bank offers clients a distinct advantage as a gateway to the world’s clearing systems.

At HP we believe technology can create new possibilities for people around the world—from high school students and soccer moms to budding entrepreneurs, government officials, and business executives. Our healthcare solutions are helping hospitals reduce errors and insurers bring down costs. Our TouchSmart products are helping individuals with autism communicate for the very first time. And our digital printing solutions are revolutionizing the publishing industry by allowing publishers to print individual books on demand. And that’s just the beginning. Where others see challenges, we see opportunities. So we never stop exploring. We never stop at impossible. And we can’t wait to show you what we think of next. 

ACI Worldwide powers electronic payments for financial institutions, retailers and processors around the world with the broadest, most integrated suite of electronic payment software in the market.

More than 75 billion times each year, ACI’s solutions process consumer payments. On an average day, ACI software manages more than US$9 trillion in wholesale payments. And for more than 150 payments organizations worldwide, ACI software ensures people and businesses don’t fall victim to financial crime.

We are trusted globally based on our unrivalled understanding of payments and related processes. We have a definitive vision of how electronic payment systems will look in the future and we have the knowledge, scale and resources to deliver it.

Visit www.aciworldwide.com for more information.

Around the world, every second of every day, First Data makes payment transactions secure, fast and easy for Financial Institutions, Merchants and their Customers. First Data leverages its unparalleled product portfolio and expertise to drive customer revenue and profitability. Whatever the payment choice, First Data takes every opportunity to go beyond the transaction.

We are a major independent payments processor in the Asia Pacific region with significant presence in ASEAN, Greater China, Australia, Korea, India and New Zealand. With the ability to tailor solutions for regional and local requirements, First Data offers a comprehensive range of payment services to meet clients’ business needs in Asia Pacific.

Our solutions includes

• Issuing and Consumer Finance Processing for Banksand Retailers
• Merchant Acquiring Services
• ATM Services
• Mobile Payment Services
• Switching Services
  
  

HCL is a $5.7 billion leading global technology and IT enterprise comprising two companies listed in India - HCL Technologies and HCL Infosystems. Founded in 1976, HCL is one of India's original IT garage start-ups. A pioneer of modern computing, HCL is a global transformational enterprise today. Its range of offerings includes product engineering, custom & package applications, BPO, IT infrastructure services, IT hardware, systems integration, and distribution of information and communications technology (ICT) products across a wide range of focused industry verticals. The HCL team consists of over 79,000 professionals of diverse nationalities, who operate from 31 countries including over 500 points of presence in India. HCL has partnerships with several leading Global 1000 firms, including leading IT and Technology firms. For more information, please visit www.hcl.com

HID Global is the trusted, worldwide leader in providing solutions for the delivery of Secure Identity. The company is focused on creating customer value with product, service and know-how solutions for access and identification-related applications. Headquartered in Irvine, California, HID Global has over 1,900 employees worldwide supporting customers in more than 100 countries. HID Global is an ASSA ABLOY Group brand.

Quantitative Risk Management is the world’s leading enterprise risk management consulting firm.  QRM develops industry-leading risk management principles, practices, and models, and provides clients with the advice, knowledge, and tools necessary to adopt those innovations, thus increasing their risk-adjusted returns.  For over 20 years, QRM has partnered with clients to enhance their ability to measure risk, identify profitable opportunities, and make sound financial decisions.    With offices in Chicago, London, and Singapore, QRM has established over 250 long-term engagements with top financial institutions from the banking, finance, and insurance industries worldwide.

SunTec (www.suntecgroup.com) is a leading provider of Relationship-based Pricing and Centralized Billing solutions for Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI), and convergent charging and billing solutions for Communication, Media & Entertainment (CME) and other industries. Our products and solutions provide a comprehensive platform for measuring and monitoring end-to-end transaction value and profitability at various levels. Our pricing and billing platform for the BFSI vertical - the TBMS-F suite - has been deployed for global leaders in the transaction banking realm, such as DBS, ICICI, HSBC, ING, Lloyds Banking Group and Axis Bank.

Symantec is a global leader in providing security, storage and systems management solutions to help consumers and organizations secure and manage their information-driven world. Our software and services protect against more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently, enabling confidence wherever information is used or stored. More information is available at www.symantec.com.

Welcome Real-time is the global leader in innovative loyalty solutions to Fortune 500 banks, retailers and other organisations worldwide. Through its proven Welcome XLS solution, Welcome helps organisations run real-time loyalty and marketing programmes that drive a change in the behaviour of their customers, ultimately driving long-term growth and profitability. Established in 1996, Welcome has implemented its enterprise loyalty software in over 30 countries, across 5 continents, proving its ability to meet diverse business needs.

Asia Business Connections (ABC) is a Singapore based company that was founded by financial services industry veterans. ABC's mission is to bring innovative and proven software solutions to the Asian Financial Services Sector directly and via a network of trusted domestic partners. ABC has an intimate and current working knowledge of these culturally diverse markets which is underpinned by decades of hands-on experience working for some of the world's leading IT vendors.

Andrew Davidson & Co., Inc. is the leading provider of risk analytics and consulting for the mortgage (MBS) and asset-backed securities (ABS) industry. We develop and license prepayment and credit models as well as risk measurement tools that are the benchmark analytics used by top mortgage and commercial banks, insurers, credit unions, broker-dealers and money management firms. With our unique blend of investment expertise and cutting edge quantitative methods, we produce highly advanced models and the most innovative solutions to mortgage investment challenges.

Bankers' Almanac is a leading provider of global banking information. In existence for over 160 years, we set the global standard for intelligent reference data, offering solutions for payments, compliance and risk assessment. Partnering some of the most influential financial associations worldwide, we pride ourselves on delivering up-to-date, verified data.

Bankers' Almanac Credit Risk brings you vital data and tools for effective counterparty credit risk analysis in one single location. Providing detailed spread financials on global banks, ownership and subsidiary visualisations, credit ratings and a powerful peer comparison tool, Credit Risk enables you to assess new counterparties and review existing agreements, using accurate data.

BNY Mellon is a global financial services company focused on helping clients manage and service their financial assets, operating in 36 countries and serving more than 100 markets. BNY Mellon is a leading provider of financial services for institutions, corporations and high-net-worth individuals, providing superior asset management and wealth management, asset servicing, issuer services, clearing services and treasury services through a worldwide client-focused team. It has $25.0 trillion in assets under custody and administration and $1.17 trillion in assets under management, services $12.0 trillion in outstanding debt and processes global payments averaging $1.6 trillion per day. BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. Additional information is available at www.bnymellon.com.

In the summer of 2010, Broadridge Financial Solutions acquired City Networks (now rebranded as Broadridge City Networks), a leading software and services provider of reconciliation, multi-asset process automation and operational risk management solutions.  The Broadridge City Networks solution range now also includes a new solution to manage brokerage fees and commissions, improve the terms of trading relationships and ensure accurate internal allocation.

For more information please visit www.broadridgecitynetworks.com.

Callidus Software (NASDAQ: CALD) is the market and technology leader in sales performance management and channel management solutions for the financial service industry.  Our solutions are used to manage onboarding, compensation and performance for over 2 million sales people, agents, and channel partners in 140 countries.   These award-winning solutions enable organizations to align their sales force and channels with their key business objectives to consistently and reliably execute on sales targets.  To serve our customers and partners in Asia Pacific, Callidus has offices in Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Singapore, and Sydney.

Calypso Technology is the premier global capital markets platform provider for financial institutions of all types. The Calypso platform incorporates a full range of seamless front-to-back office functions for OTC derivatives and treasury products - including pricing, trading, risk, processing, clearing, margining, securities financing, collateral, cash management, liquidity, reporting and accounting. It is the emergent global standard for all capital markets businesses and the ideal foundation for innovation and future growth.

Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services. A Fortune 1000 company, with over 50 global delivery centers and more than 100,000 employees, Cognizant helps financial services organisations globally to develop business solutions that drive efficiency, effectiveness, innovation and virtualization.

Fundtech is a market leader in Transaction Banking solutions to banks of all sizes around the world. Products include: global payments and payment hubs, cash management, Swift messaging for banks and corporates, liquidity management, e-invoicing, CLS, and the financial supply chain.  We are the leading developer of SOA-based solutions in the industry.  We operate the world’s largest SWIFT service bureau. The company was founded in 1993 and currently has 16 offices around the world, over 1,000 employees, and supports more than 1,000 clients.

Global 360 helps organisations to better manage processes today and make improvements for tomorrow. With a specific focus on Persona-based BPM, our process and document management solutions improve business performance by maximising the productivity of all participants in a process. Building on our strength in financial services, government, insurance, manufacturing, telecommunications and the retail sector, Global 360 has helped more than 2,000 customers in 70 countries reduce paper, automate processes, and empower individuals to truly change how work gets done.

Global 360 is headquartered in Texas with operations in North America, Europe, and the Pacific Rim. For more information about Global 360’s process and document management solutions, please call +65 6720 8032 or visit the company web site at www.global360.com.

Informatica is the world’s number one independent leader in data integration software. With Informatica, thousands of organizations around the world gain a competitive advantage in today’s global information economy with timely, relevant and trustworthy data for their top business imperatives. With Informatica, enterprises gain a competitive advantage from all their information assets to grow revenues, increase profitability, further regulatory compliance and foster customer loyalty. The Informatica Platform provides corporations with a comprehensive, unified, open and economical approach to lower IT costs and gain competitive advantage from their information assets held in the traditional enterprise and in the internet cloud.

KIVA has deployed the first fully operational, truly unified, multi-channel delivery platform for banks.

KIVA's Respect 7 addresses the need for a unified multi-channel approach to transaction processing and service delivery. A true single view of the customer, and of the relationship.

KIVA's platform integrates with your core and legacy systems to provide a single view of customer, and eliminates the barriers commonly faced in delivering consistent personalised service across all channels - teller, face-to-face agents, self-service, web, IVR, email, phone, back-office and new channels.

Banks can operate more efficiently and blend customer service with personalised selling to drive sales and build stronger relationships at each and every interaction.

Misys provides integrated, comprehensive solutions that deliver significant results to financial services organizations.  Misys is a market leader capital markets and banking, maximizing value for more than 1,300 customers throughout the world.  Misys employs around 4,000 people who serve customers in more than 120 countries. Contact us today, visit: www.misys.com

Polaris Software Lab (POLS.BO) is a leading global Financial Technology company with a comprehensive portfolio of products, smart legacy modernization services and consulting. The company owns the largest set of Intellectual Properties for the Banking and Insurance sectors branded under IntellectTM. Polaris is the chosen partner for 9 of the top 10 global banks and 7 of the 10 top global insurance companies. Headquartered in Chennai with 29 offices in 20 countries and 11 Business Solution Centres in India, Polaris has a team of over 10,000 solution architects, domain & technology experts.

SmartStream Technologies is a recognised leader in financial transaction management software that enables firms to overcome critical transaction processing issues through increased automation.

SmartStream’s industry-leading automated match rates create more proactive, exceptions-based processes that lower the cost per transaction while enabling firms to reduce operational risk, strengthen compliance and controls, and improve customer service.

As a result, more than 1,000 clients, including 75 of the world’s top 100 banks, 8 of the top 10 asset managers, and 8 of the top 10 custodians rely on SmartStream Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM) solutions to deliver greater efficiency to their trading operations.

Software AG is the global leader in Business Process Excellence. Our 40 years of innovation include the invention of the first high-performance transactional database, Adabas; the first business process analysis platform, ARIS; and the first B2B server and SOA-based integration platform, webMethods.
We are unique in offering the world’s only end-to-end – and easiest to use – business process management (BPM)  solutions, with the lowest Total-Cost-of-Ownership. Our industry-leading brands, ARIS, webMethods, Adabas, Natural and IDS Scheer Consulting, represent a unique portfolio for: process strategy, design, integration and control; SOA-based integration and data management; process-driven SAP implementation; and strategic process consulting and services.

Top Image Systems (TIS™), founded in 1991, dual-listed on NASDAQ and TASE is the leading innovator of Enterprise Content Management solutions for managing and validating content entering organizations. TIS's eFLOW Banking Platform™ accelerates business processes by integrating information from multiple sources, allowing organizations to utilize incoming data to the fullest while minimizing errors and optimizing efficiency. eFLOW Banking Platform™ is used by financial institutions including Citibank, Standard Chartered Bank and Deutsche Bank.

Trusted by more than 4 500 institutions in over 160 countries, including 49 of the world’s top 50 banks, World-Check is the world authority on regulatory and reputational risk identification and remediation.

World-Check’s global database of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and heightened risk individuals and entities, due diligence reports, passport verification and country risk assessment tools provide the means to address the full spectrum of risk across all markets and industries. Represented across five continents, World-Check’s international research team monitors emerging risks in more than 60 languages, covering over 240 countries and territories worldwide.

The Singapore Management University (SMU) is a premier university internationally recognised for research and education centred on “The World of Business, Organisations and Markets”. The School of Information Systems (SIS) extends SMU’s mission into the realm of business-focused IT, to be recognised internationally for its innovative research and education focused on five strategic areas including Information Security & Trust, Data Management & Analytics, Software Systems, Intelligent Systems & Interaction, and Information Systems & Management. We were the first iSchool outside of North America accepted into the iSchools caucus. SIS offers undergraduate, masters and PhD programmes.

CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, provides fast, accurate, actionable and unbiased business news and analysis to 370 millions households worldwide.  CNBC in Asia Pacific is uniquely positioned to speak to viewers from across the region. Headquartered in Singapore, the network provides nine hours of live Asia-produced programming every weekday, which is complemented with coverage of live market action from Europe and the US. CNBC Asia Pacific's channels, which include CNBC Asia, CNBC-TV18 (India), CNBC Pakistan, Nikkei-CNBC (Japan) and  SBS-CNBC (South Korea) are available in more than 21 countries across the Asia Pacific region. CNBC also has a strategic alliance with Shanghai Media Group, which wholly owns a subsidiary, China Business Network and a collaboration with China Central Television (CCTV). The channels are distributed via satellite, cable and terrestrial broadcast networks, as well as broadband. CNBC content is also distributed on the 3G telecommunication platforms throughout various markets.

Agility Fairs & Events Logistics offers a convenient “single point of contact” service tailored to our clients.  We specialize in moving equipment and exhibits, and provide logistics solutions to companies covering a broad spectrum of industries. Whether it is trade fairs, sports, visual & fine arts or performing events, we could tailor to the clients’ specific logistics needs. Our experienced and trained staff understand and anticipate customers’ special needs and would strive to ensure that the event is logistically smooth and hassle free.