Swift - News, Articles & Research

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Swift extends KYC Registry to funds and custody

Banking co-operative Swift is is extending the reach of its KYC Registry utility beyond correspondent banking to support Know Your Customer compliance requirements for funds distribution and custody services.

28 May 2015

News

Swift bids to drive ISO20022 harmonisation

Financial messaging network Swift is working with a host of market infrastructure providers and banks to develop a framework for harmonisation of the ISO20022 standard, amid concerns that a proliferation of different flavours of the protocol will lead to fragmentation.

20 May 2015

Company announcement

Swift Business Forum London delegates say regulation top strategic priority

Swift held its annual Business Forum London on 23 April 2015, where more than 1,100 industry leaders gathered to discuss the latest trends and innovations in financial services.

14 May 2015

Finextra TV

A study into interbank lending

Falk Bräuning of the VU University Amsterdam and Tinbergen Institute discusses findings from his jointly-written paper on interbank lending, including the concepts of interest rate corridors and credit risk uncertainty.

12 May 2015

Finextra TV

Opportunities in funds automation

Olivier Lens, head of funds and investment management, Emea, Swift, highlights the key topics of funds automation and what challenges and opportunities exist in the sector.

06 May 2015

Finextra TV

The appetite for real-time payments

Alain Raes, Chief Executive, EMEA and Chief Executive, APAC, Swift, provides his view on real-time payments, the strategies for implementing initiatives and the role of standards.

06 May 2015

News

Innotribe selects European Startup Challenge finalists

Innotribe, the innovation arm of financial messaging network Swift, has selected five European startups who will compete for a $50,000 grand prize at Sibos Singapore in Ocober.

24 April 2015

News

Swift Business Forum London - Live blog

Returning for its fifth year, the SWIFT Business Forum London will bring together 800 plus financial services professionals to explore the theme of harnessing change in financial services.

23 April 2015

News

Finextra Future Money Day 2 - Live blog

From shells to Shekels, paper pounds to PayPal, money is forever changing. None more so than in recent years when contactless technology, mobile apps, tokens and Bitcoin mean the way we exchange value is evolving. The annual Finextra Future Money conference keeps you up-to-date with developments. With over 600 of Europe's top banks, VCs and startups gathered at the East Wintergarden in London's Canary Wharf, UK, this live blog keeps you abreast of developments.

22 April 2015

News

Finextra Future Money Day 1 - Live blog

From shells to Shekels, paper pounds to PayPal, money is forever changing. Never more so than in recent years when contactless technology, mobile apps, tokens and Bitcoin mean the way we exchange value is evolving. The annual Finextra Future Money conference keeps you up-to-date with developments. With over 600 of Europe's top banks, VCs and startups gathered at the East Wintergarden in London's Canary Wharf, UK, this live blog keeps you abreast of developments.

21 April 2015

News

Swift promises STP Holy Grail with SwiftRef APIs

Financial messaging network Swift has introduced an automated data look-up service that identifies and validates payments reference data in real-time, reducing the time spent by bank back offices in correcting errors resulting from manual repairs and investigations.

20 April 2015

Company announcement

NSD's Eddie Astanin elected as Russia’s candidate for Swift board

On 16 April 2015 Eddie Astanin, Chairman of the Executive Board of National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, has been elected as a candidate for the Board of Directors of the international SWIFT system by Russia financial institutions which are SWIFT members.

16 April 2015