Swift

902 results about this entity

Period: 22 Jul 2008 - 18 Feb 2025

Team Pulse OS from the University of Toronto wins Swift Institute university challenge

Team Pulse OS from the University of Toronto were announced as the winners of the SWIFT Institute Student Challenge 2017 at the closing plenary session of Sibos in Toronto.

Swift and VPS build closer links

SWIFT will reinforce its connectivity to Verdipapirsentralen ASA (VPS), Norway’s central securities depository (CSD), which could make a shift in transaction volume to SwiftNet from other networks.

Sibos 2017: How to profit from the data goldrush

The billion dollar question at today's Sibos Future of Money session: Who is going to be able to successfully extract the gold from the data mine and become the Amazon of the financial services world?

Sberbank and Swift ink MoU

During Sibos 2017, Sberbank and Swift signed a memorandum of cooperation regarding the development and piloting of high-tech products created and promoted by Swift.

Swift expands Name Screening to support small firms and emerging markets

SWIFT has expanded its Name Screening service to enable smaller firms and institutions in emerging markets to screen customer databases against sanctions and Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) lists to prevent financial crime.

Swift unveils ISO20022 message translation service

SWIFT is launching a message translation offering that will allow users to define and validate messages from any format to ISO 20022, streamlining the process of migrating to a new standard.

Sibos 2017: API or the highway

As PSD2 looms into view, open banking and APIs have been central to discussions at this year’s Sibos, with banks grappling with the threats and opportunities presented by the opening up of data.

SWIFT harmonises bank connectivity to VP Securities using ISO 20022 standards

SWIFT has enhanced its connection to Denmark’s central securities depository (CSD) VP SECURITIES using ISO 20022 standards, reducing costs for banks by enabling them to leverage the same network and standards they use to connect with other securities market infrastructures across the globe.

Swift launches cloud-based correspondent banking suite

SWIFT has launched a Correspondent Banking Suite that provides a single solution for banks seeking cost-effective access to SWIFT while increasing the efficiency and security of their correspondent banking activities.

BAE links Taiwanese bank attack to North Korea

Cybersecurity researchers at BAE System believe that a hacking crew operating out of North Korea were behind a recent malware and money-moving attack on Far Eastern International Bank in Taiwan.

Swift gpi surpasses two million messages

SWIFT announced today that its global payments innovation (gpi) service is growing at a rapid rate, surpassing two million payments in September this year.

Sibos 2017: Swift CEO claims cyberthreats becoming 'manageable nuisance'

In recognition of two of the central threats facing his organisation - hackers and upstart rivals - Swift CEO Gottfried Leibbrandt used his opening remarks at this year's Sibos in Toronto to talk up his gpi and cybersecurity programmes.