Swift

876 results about this entity

Period: 22 Jul 2008 - 16 Aug 2024

Swift goes deeper into the blockchain

Interbank payments network Swift is stepping up its exploration of the blockchain, launching a new proof of concept test to determine if distributed ledger technology could help banks reconcile their nostro databases in real time.

Nepalese banks sign up for Swift's sanction screening service

10 Nepalese banks will utilise SWIFT's Sanctions Screening service to support their sanctions compliance.

Everybody has a role in tackling cyber threat

Stephen Gilderdale, Managing Director, UK, Ireland and Nordics SWIFT, speaks about the perception of cyber threat, the impact it’s having on the financial community and where SWIFT’s Customer Security Programme fits in.

Your system must be ready to react

Marcel Bronmans, COO, SWIFT, defines the role of operational resilience and how Swift ensures it is carried out.

Turkey's Akbank facing $4m liability after hack

One of Turkey's largest banks could be liable for up to £4 million after suffering a cyber attack on the SWIFT global money transfer system, according to Reuters.

Efama talks up automation rates of fund orders

The European Fund and Asset Management Association (Efama), in cooperation with Swift, published a new report about the evolution of automation and standardisation rates of fund orders received by transfer agents (TAs) in the cross-border fund centres of Luxembourg and Ireland during the first half of 2016.

Caribbean CSDs sign Swift’s ISO 20022 Harmonisation Charter

SWIFT announces today that the Barbados Central Securities Depository Inc. (BCSDI) and the Jamaican Central Securities Depository (JCSD) have signed up to the SWIFT ‘ISO 20022 Harmonisation Charter’, a framework of principles for the harmonised adoption of the ISO 20022 messaging standard.

Russian central bank hit by $31m hacks

Russia's central bank says that hackers stole more than two billion rubles (around $31 million) from correspondent accounts this year.

Swift and Fox-IT sign MoU on cyber sercurity

SWIFT and Fox-IT announce the signing of a memorandum of understanding to reconfirm their cooperation to combat cyber security challenges affecting the global financial community.

Swift Institute issues cyber challenge to Canadian students

The SWIFT Institute announces the launch of the 2017 Student Challenge, open to students of recognised universities and colleges across Canada.

SOFE Berlin: Cyber security worries dominate closing debate

Swift's European operations forum in Berlin ended where it began, with a high-powered debate on the ability of the world's banks to combat an escalating cyber threat.

SOFE Berlin: Van der Kleij plots blockchain startup network

Former Level39 head honcho Eric van der Kleij is seeking the support of financial heavyweights like Swift and big international banks for the creation of a global network of blockchain labs and accelerators for tech startups.