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IFX Press Release Archive
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2010
November 16, 2010
ENHANCEMENT TO IFX VERSION 2 RELEASED
May 20, 2010
IFX FORUM ADDS REPRESENTATIVES OF CITIGROUP AND TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO BOARD
March 16, 2010
IFX FORUM ANNUAL MEETING SET FOR APRIL 19-22 IN TEXAS; UPDATE TO IFX VERSION 2 TO BE RELEASED
2009
December 9, 2009
IFX FORUM AND BIAN SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
September 14, 2009
IFX FORUM PASSES MILESTONE OF 500 REGISTRANTS TO ITS BUSINESS MESSAGE SPECIFICATION
April 14, 2009
IFX FORUM RE-ELECTS DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS AT 2009 ANNUAL MEETING IN REDMOND, WASHINGTON, USA
2008
November 18, 2008
IFX FORUM LAUNCHES VERSION 2.0 FOR PUBLIC COMMENT; CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY
November 13, 2008
IFX FORUM SIGNS NEW MEMBERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE: FUNDTECH, INTERBLOCKS, NAUTILUS HYOSUNG AND NETINFO
November 12, 2008
IFX FORUM OFFERS SUBSCRIPTIONS TO IFX BUSINESS MESSAGE SPECIFICATION
October 20, 2008
PROGRAM DETAILS SET FOR IFX 2.0 LAUNCH IN ORLANDO, NOVEMBER 17
October 6, 2008
IFX FORUM LAUNCHES NEW WORKING GROUP FOR CARD MANAGEMENT & SERVICING
September 11, 2008
IFX FORUM TO LAUNCH IFX VERSION 2.0 AND MARK ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY IN ORLANDO, NOVEMBER 17
August 5, 2008
IFX FORUM PRESIDENT RICHARD URBAN PROMOTES "SERVICE-ORIENTED STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT" AT ANSI MEETING
May 20, 2008
IFX FORUM ELECTS DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS AT 2008 ANNUAL MEETING IN SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, USA
February 26, 2008
IFX FORUM ATTAINS STATUS AS LIAISON A ORGANIZATION TO ISO TC 68, SC7
January 15, 2008
IFX FORUM WELCOMES MORE NEW MEMBERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
2007
October 31, 2007
IFX FORUM ISSUES NEW VERSION OF SPECIFICATION, IFX VERSION 1.8
October 3, 2007
SCOTIABANK JOINS THE IFX FORUM
October 1, 2007
IFX FORUM PRESIDENT PRESENTS AT SIBOS EVENT IN BOSTON, OCTOBER 3 AND 4
September 26, 2007
IFX FORUM WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS FROM FOUR COUNTRIES, THREE CONTINENTS: ANZ; CASH SYSTEMS, INC.; INFOSYS, AND PASCHI DEVELOPMENT
June 26, 2007
IFX FORUM ADDS MICROSOFT TO BOARD, ELECTS OFFICERS AT 2007 ANNUAL MEETING IN PADERBORN, GERMANY
January 30, 2007
CELENT RESEARCH PREDICTING 60% GLOBAL ADOPTION OF IFX BY 2009 NOW AVAILABLE FROM IFX FORUM WEB SITE
January 25, 2007
IFX FORUM PREVIEWS DIRECTION OF VERSION 2.0
2006
November 8, 2006
FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES AND THE IFX FORUM ANNOUNCE IFX REFERENCE SITE
October 31, 2006
MISYS BANKING SYSTEMS AND LINK INTERCHANGE NETWORK JOIN THE IFX FORUM
October 25, 2006
IFX FORUM PUBLISHES WEB SERVICES MATERIAL FOR PUBLIC USE
June 14, 2006
IFX FORUM NAMES WINCOR-NIXDORF TO BOARD, ELECTS OFFICERS AT ANNUAL MEETING IN MINNEAPOLIS
May 8, 2006
SUMMIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS JOINS THE IFX FORUM
March 21, 2006
IFX FORUM ACCEPTED BY ISO AS LIAISON ORGANIZATION
2005
December 19, 2005
IFX FORUM REPORTS PRODUCTIVE OUTREACH TO TAIWAN BANKS
November 8, 2005
SUCCESSFUL UPTAKE OF IFX IN EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS SENDS IFX FORUM LEADERS ON OUTREACH TO ASIA
July 19, 2005
IFX Forum expected to unveil Web services work
July 18, 2005
UK'S Nationwide Building Society and Mexico's Grupo PISA Join the IFX Forum as Members
May 23, 2005
IFX FORUM NAMES FIDELITY TO BOARD, ELECTS NEW OFFICERS AT ANNUAL MEETING IN TORONTO
April 6, 2005
IFX SPECIFICATION DRAFT VERSION 1.7 POSTED FOR PUBLIC REVIEW
March 14, 2005
IFX FORUM ANNUAL MEETING SET FOR APRIL 25-29 IN TORONTO; PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS INVITED
February 22, 2005
IFX FORUM RECAPS PRODUCTIVE 2004, LOOKS AHEAD TO NEW WEB SERVICES AND BRANCH BANKING DELIVERABLES
2004
December 14, 2004
SIX IFX FORUM MEMBERS SHOWCASE INTEROPERATING ATM SYSTEM WITH NEW IFX MESSAGING FORMAT
October 5, 2004
IFX DELIVERS SUPPORT OF ISTH PAYMENT KERNEL IN VERSION 1.6
September 28, 2004
IFX FORUM LAUNCHES NEW WORKING GROUP FOR BRANCH BANKING TRANSACTIONS
August 24, 2004
IFX FORUM VOTES AT JULY MEETING TO DEVELOP VERSION 1.6 OF IFX STANDARD, INCLUDING ISTH CORE PAYMENT KERNEL
June 16, 2004
IFX FORUM TO INCORPORATE NEW ISTH CORE PAYMENT KERNEL IN NEXT RELEASE OF IFX STANDARD
June 1, 2004
IFX FORUM NAMES NEW OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS AT PRODUCTIVE ANNUAL MEETING IN LONDON
April 20, 2004
IFX FORUM ISSUES EXTENSIVE ATM/POS IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE
March 17, 2004
IFX FORUM ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD IN LONDON, APRIL 26-30
January 11, 2004
IFX FORUM MEMBERS MEETING RATIFIES VERSION 1.5 OF IFX STANDARD, ISSUES WEB SERVICES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IFX
January 5, 2004
IFX FORUM WELCOMES BRIXLOGIC AS NEWEST CORPORATE MEMBER
2003
December 16, 2003
IFX FORUM MEETING, JAN. 12-15, TO FEATURE IFX STANDARD UPDATES, WEB SERVICES, ATM/POS IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE; CURRENT AND
November 24, 2003
IFX FORUM POSTS VERSION 1.5 OF IFX SPECIFICATION FOR PUBLIC REVIEW
November 10, 2003
IFX FORUM TO DEVELOP STANDARDIZED XML PAYMENT MESSAGING WITH LEADING BANKS, OTHER STANDARDS GROUPS
October 14, 2003
IFX FORUM BROADENS MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES, LOWERS DUES TO EXPAND PARTICIPATION
April 29, 2003
Group 1 Software Executive Tapped as New President to Head up the IFX Forum
April 8, 2003
Bestning Commits $1,000,000 USD for the Development of Financial Web Services Based on IFX Standards
March 17, 2003
IFX Forum to Review Web Services Opportunities
February 24, 2003
ACI and NCR Partner to Provide Advanced ATM Solutions
February 19, 2003
Financial Industry Leaders Commit to Implementing IFX Specifications into their E-Business Architectures
February 14, 2003
IFX Forum, ASC X12 collaborate on data standards development for the financial services industries
January 17, 2003
The Interactive Financial Exchange (IFX) Forum Releases for Public Review Version 1.4 of its Specification
2002
June 11, 2002
The Interactive Financial Exchange (IFX) Forum Publishes XML Specification Version 1.3
May 14, 2002
IFX Forum Elects at its Annual Meeting Representatives from ALLTEL, e-Bank & Group 1 Software to Serve on Board
March 14, 2002
The IFX Forum's New ATM/POS Working Group Creates XML Specifications to Support Financial Devices
March 6, 2002
New IFX Forum Architecture Chair Drives Adoption of its XML Specifications for the Financial Services Industry
2001
December 11, 2001
Clarke American First in Industry to Implement IFX XML Standard
November 27, 2001
IFX Forum Experiences Significant Membership Growth in 2001
September 20, 2001
IFX Forum Announces Availability of IFX Specification Version 1.2 for Public Review
April 11, 2001
IFX Forum Releases Enhanced XML Specification for Consumer Banking Community
February 28, 2001
Mastercard International Delivers Breakthrough Solution for IFX Messaging
2000
November 28, 2000
Leading Financial Institutions & Standards Bodies Endorse IFX Specification
September 27, 2000
IFX Expands Working Groups to Include Loan Applications
June 2, 2000
IFX Specification Offers XML Framework for Global Financial Exchange
March 23, 2000
IFX Forum's Global Initiative Creates XML Architecture for Online Financial Transactions
1999
September 22, 1999
FINANCIAL SERVICES EXECUTIVES AND TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS VOICE
January 21, 1999
BITS announces publication of business message
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