For a global company whose clients include 600 banks in 32 countries21 of the worlds 30 largest banks among them SAP doesnt get much respect in North American banking circles. Long considered too old world in its business practices and unskilled with the regulatory environment, especially in the U.S., SAP now may be on the verge of a major breakthrough, thanks in part to the ambitious plans of one Canadian institution. Ken Casey, svp of Canadas ATB Financial, has chosen SAP to swap out the institutions core banking platform to the tune of $100 million. With so many banks mulling replacement of their decades-old core systems, Casey says IT executives from around the industry ...