[FinTech Asia 2008 Update]: Don't miss our Early Bird Promotion

Dear Industry Colleague, The region's most important financial technology event — FINTECH ASIA 2008 — is here again and as many as 100 CXOs have already confirmed their participation at this year's MUST-ATTEND meeting. With the theme "Globalization, Regulation, Innovation and Personalisation — The New Business Frontiers for Financial Institutions", this year's Congress will include comprehensive tracks on corporate, wholesale and enterprise payments, retail distribution, business operations, as well as compliance and risk management. In addition to thought-provoking industry panels and best-practice case studies, Financial Insights' own team of global analysts will present cutting-edge research and offer insightful analyses. Some of our distinguished speakers include: Bernardo Nicoletti, CIO, GE Infrastructure, Oil and Gas Roman Scott, Managing Director, The Calamander Group, and Economic Spokesman for the British Chamber of Commerce Dr Hubert Neiss, Senior Adviser, Global Markets Asia, Deutsche Bank Axel Winter, Chief Architect, GE Money Poh Mui Hoon, Chief Executive Officer, NETS Singapore Ameet Patel, Partner and CTO, Acartha Group (former Managing Executive, LabMorgan) John Ahearn, Global Head of Trade Services, Citigroup Asif Raza, Head, Asia Treasury Services, Asia Trade & Logistics Management, JPMorgan Chase Bank Stephen You Wei Chang, VP, Head of Card Product Development and Management Asia Pacific, JPMorgan Treasury Services, Asia Pacific* Sahba Saint-Claire, Chief Information Officer, Wholesale Bank, Standard Chartered Bank Ian Marsh, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Western Union Financial Services Kerry Kiyohara, Chief Marketing Officer, New City Mortgage, Japan Helen Kan, Group Head, Distribution and Service Excellence, Standard Chartered Bank, Hong Kong Linda McLaughlin-Moore, Senior Vice President, Product Management and Delivery - Asia Pacific, JPMorgan Treasury Services, Asia Pacific* Vadim Kosin, Director, Strategic Procurement Consultancy, Purchasing Services, American Express* Mailu Mizumoto, Regulatory Compliance Leader, GE Money Indrajit Lahiri, Head, Customer Service, Emerging Markets, Barclays Bank (former Chief Risk Officer, Hyundai Capital-GE Joint Venture, South Korea) Venkat Sarma, Global Head of Consumer and Programme Lending, Retail Portfolio Risk Management, ABN AMRO, The Netherlands Phyllis Stimac, Vice President, Compliance LACA and APAC, Western Union *Speakers and panelists to be confirmed FINTECH ASIA 2008, the ONLY research-led financial technology congress in Asia Pacific, will be held in Singapore, the financial hub of the region. FINTECH ASIA 2008 will showcase world-leading financial technology firms in thought-leadership sessions with their financial services clients, detailing the ins and outs of specific projects and implementations. REGISTER NOW to take advantage of our EARLY BIRD PROMOTION, which ends this Friday on January 18, 2008. To register yourself or for group enquiries, you may contact Ivy Tan at +65 9695 3625 or e-mail apfit01@idc.com. For sponsorship and other enquiries, please contact Annie Wong at +603 2169 7541 or e-mail anniewong@financial-insights.com. For more information, visit www.fintech-asia.com. All delegates of FINTECH ASIA 2008 will be presented with a Certificate of Attendance. Financial Insights (an IDC company) is the world's leading provider of independent research, custom consulting, and advisory services focusing on the business, technology and operational issues, in the financial services community. We are the preferred research partners for 250 of the world's largest financial institutions and technology companies. For the past 5 years we have been helping our clients understand and manage the challenges they face from a rapidly changing business, operational and technological environment. We proudly employ the industry�s most talented minds, which equip our clients with insights that they rely on and advice they trust. Furthermore, we are the only research firm that has a significant physical presence worldwide, with analyst based in America, Asia Pacific and Europe. A special thanks to our Valued Partners: Principal Partners Premier Partner Thought-leader Partners

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