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US FS giants explore multi-asset settlement using share ledger tech

A host of major US financial services firms - including Citi, JP Morgan, and Visa - are taking part in a Regulated Settlement Network (RSN) proof-of-concept that will explore multi-asset settlement using shared ledger technology.

09 May 2024

Company announcement/payments

Veritran joins Swift partner programme

Veritran today announces a collaboration with Swift, the world’s leading provider of financial messaging services, that will enable financial institutions to offer an enhanced and streamlined cross-border payments experience to their customers.

24 April 2024

Company announcement/payments

UniCredit expands Swift GPI to retail clients

UniCredit is now the first and only bank across its core markets to offer Swift GPI on international payments across each of its client segments - from retail clients up to SMEs and multinational corporates - following its recent roll-out of the free service in Austria, Italy and Germany.

18 April 2024

News/payments

Swift hails results of CBDC connector testing

Swift says a new round of sandbox testing has found that its central bank digital currency interlinking technology can enable financial institutions to carry out a wide range of transactions using CBDCs and other forms of digital tokens, easily incorporating them into their business practices.

26 March 2024

News/security

Swift selected to build national confirmation of payee service in Australia

Financial messaging co-operative Swift has been enlisted by Australian Payments Plus (AP+) to build a confirmation of payee service to reduce the risk of misdirected payments and increase defences against payment fraud.

20 March 2024

Company announcement/payments

Numeral offers Swift as payment option

Numeral, the payment technology provider, today announces the support of Swift payments, enabling companies and financial institutions to automate cross-border payments with their partner banks to more than 200 countries, in addition to local European SEPA as well as UK Bacs, FPS, and CHAPS payments, from a single platform.

22 February 2024

News/payments

NextGen Nordics 2024: What to expect from this year's conference

Finextra is returning to Stockholm for the annual NextGen Nordics event. Attendees can expect in-depth conversations on a variety of topics, and much more.

16 February 2024

News/payments

NextGen Nordics 2024: Payments is ready for a refresh

Finextra is heading back to Stockholm to delve into the most important topics in the Nordic banking world at our NextGen Nordics 2024 conference on the 23rd of April.

06 February 2024

Company announcement/payments

StoneX adopts Swift’s Payment Pre-validation service

StoneX has announced that it is one of the first financial organizations to enable Swift’s new leading-edge solution for cross-border payments.

02 January 2024

News/wholesale

Swift trials electronic bill of lading interoperability model

Swift has partnered with BNY Mellon and Deutsche Bank to test an API-based interoperability model for electronic Bills of Lading (eBL) that it says could help digitise global trade.

19 December 2023

News/payments

Swift connects instant payment systems to bring 24/7 processing across borders

Swift has connected domestic payment schemes across Europe to provide full transparency and end-to-end tracking for instant cross-border transfers destined for the EU.

30 November 2023

Company announcement/payments

Fiserv joins Swift Partner Programme

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, has expanded its longstanding relationship with Swift by joining the Swift Partner Programme as a Platform Partner.

04 October 2023