Press Releases
These links below are the most recent press releases.
2010/06/22
Cooperation Between FERNBACH-Software and BIAN Bears Fruit
Luxembourg and Frankfurt. Since international software provider FERNBACH-Software joined the independent industrial association BIAN (Banking Industry Architecture Network) in 2008, their work has come a long way. FERNBACH is not only the Chairman of the Lending working group but has also worked with SAP and other working group members to prepare the first set of deliverables.
Together, FERNBACH and BIAN aim to simplify implementation of SOA (service-oriented architecture) and to strengthen interoperability between individual software modules. Existing standard technologies and specifications will be used to create a comprehensive framework for specialised semantically defined services for the banking industry. This framework will in turn directly influence FERNBACH’s FlexFinance® Lending solution. read on...
2010/05/11
UNICREDIT GROUP Joins BIAN
Frankfurt am Main, Germany – May 11, 2010. In support of the vision that setting industry standards will enable banks to minimize IT risk and integration costs, focus on their strategic priorities and allow a much closer alignment between the business and IT sides, UniCredit Group has joined the Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN). With its various members from the banking, software vendor and system integrator industries, BIAN is proud to announce the addition of UniCredit and is looking forward to closely working with UniCredit to continue further collaborative efforts in defining and implementing standardized specifications of enterprise services interfaces. The joint deliverables are expected to reduce integration efforts and support banking services produced both in-house as well as commercially. read on...
2009/12/09
IFX FORUM AND BIAN SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA – Dec. 9, 2009 – The Interactive Financial eXchange (IFX; http://www.ifxforum.org) Forum and the Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN; http://www.bian.org) announced today that the two organizations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlining plans to collaborate in developing and furthering the adoption of standards that enhance interoperability within the banking read on...
2009/09/15
Banks See BIAN on Their SOA Roadmaps
As the banking industry transitions to a service-oriented architecture (SOA) for its IT systems, the Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN) is working with other major standards bodies in the financial services sector, to lead the way.
Hong Kong, September 15, 2009 -- On occasion of the Sibos 2009 international financial services conference, the Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN) has produced a white paper that outlines the roles of BIAN and other important standards organizations within the financial services industry in supporting service-oriented architecture (SOA). This paper highlights the benefits of each organization’s efforts and offers insight into the great potential for their mutual collaboration. BIAN is currently in the initial stages of collaborating with the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), the Object Management Group (OMG), and the International Financial eXchange (IFX) Forum, among others.↵
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