Swift

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Period: 22 Jul 2008 - 29 Sep 2025

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Big banks back new international blockchain alliance

Big banks back new international blockchain alliance

Barclays, BBVA, Deutsche Boerse and Swift are among the financial services sector names to join a new collective promoting the development of a global framework for the development and adoption of distributed ledger technology.

DLT ready to drive widespread disruption in cross-border payments

DLT ready to drive widespread disruption in cross-border payments

The cross-border payments industry is "ripe for disruption", with distributed ledger technologies leading the charge, according to a blog post published by the World Bank.

Swift Business Forum Nordics 2019 - live blog

Swift Business Forum Nordics 2019 - live blog

Welcome to Finextra's coverage of the Swift Business Forum Nordics 2019, live from Copenhagen. This event has a focus on accelerating digital transformation, and will look at how the financial community in the region is harnessing technological change to deliver a digital customer experience.

Russia pushes its Swift alternative

Russia pushes its Swift alternative

Russian authorities are promoting the international use of an alternative financial messaging system to the global Swift network in order to mitigate the risk of sanctions.

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Broadridge integrates Swift gpi

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a global Fintech leader and part of the S&P 500® Index, has integrated Swift global payments innovation (gpi) for its corporate clients and is now on-boarding users.

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Spanish banks embrace Swift gpi

Six Spanish banks, accounting for 85% of Spain’s cross-border payments, have adopted the Swift global payments innovation (Swift gpi), the new standard for cross-border payments.

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SocGen extends Swift gpi coverage to nine new countries

Societe Generale today launched SWIFT gpi in nine new countries: Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom and Switzerland in Europe, as well as Hong Kong and Singapore in Asia.

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Swift makes space for 100 startups at Sibos 2019

Applications for fintechs to exhibit in the Discover Zone at Sibos 2019 London are now open. This year the Discover Zone will be the largest ever, with space for 100 leading fintechs operating in areas such as regtech, cyber security, AI, machine learning, big data and blockchain, along with those involved in cash management and supply chain management.

National Settlement Depository first CSD to sign up for SWIFT gpi

National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository (CSD) has become the first CSD to sign up for SWIFT’s gpi service – a rapid cross-border payments service that provides real-time payments tracking and transparency on bank fees and foreign exchange rates.

RBI fines Indian banks over Swift compliance failures

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RBI fines Indian banks over Swift compliance failures

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has fined at least 19 banks, including ICICI, State Bank of India and Yes Bank, for failing to comply with rules on using the Swift network.

Swift combines with Asia Pacific institutions on DLT for proxy voting

Swift combines with Asia Pacific institutions on DLT for proxy voting

Interbank payments network Swift is to run proof-of-concept trials of the use of distributed ledger technology for proxy voting in the Asia Pacific region.

CBA meets demanding Swift changeover schedule

Norwegian software vendor Commercial Banking Applications (CBA), today announced that the latest release of its IBAS GTF – Global Trade Finance Factory – went live at all CBA’s user banks in November 2018, in full compliance with SWIFT Release 2018.

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