Swift

887 results about this entity

Period: 22 Jul 2008 - 17 Oct 2024

JPMorgan signs for Swift's MyStandards tool

JPMorgan has become the first global bank to sign up to the new Web-based standards management package developed by interbank network Swift.

Chinese banks withdraw from Sibos as territorial dispute with Japan escalates

Three of the biggest Chinese banks have pulled their participation from the annual Swift banking conference, Sibos, which is scheduled to take place in Osaka at the end of the month, as relations between China and Japan sour.

Swift goes on hiring spree for new Apac corporate hub

Interbank messaging network Swift is establishing a corporate hub in Asia Pacific, at sites in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, employing 100 people.

DTCC and Swift launch CFTC LEI portal

A Web portal for assigning Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) identifiers to firms involved in OTC derivatives trading has gone live.

Standard Chartered shares tumble on Iran allegations

Shares in Standard Chartered fell more than 20% in morning trading after a US regulator accused the bank of falsifying thousands of Swift wire payment directions to help hide $250 billion in transactions linked to Iran.

What opportunities does T2S offer?

Harry Newman, T2S programme director at Swift looks at the upcoming Target 2 Securities settlement platform.

Campos quits Swift

Lazaro Campos is to step down as chief executive officer of interbank messaging network Swift after five years at the helm, making way for former McKinsey man and current head of marketing Gottfried Leibbrandt.

Swift calls on banking industry to build new mobile payment rails

Interbank messaging network Swift says banks should collaborate to build a global service for international mobile P2P money transfers.

Swift faces lock-out from LEI roll-out

The Financial Stability Board has abandoned plans for a global registration authority for Legal Entity Identifiers in favour of a federated network, dealing a hammer blow to the ambitions of interbank messaging network Swift to play a central role in the roll out of the new standards.

In 'unprecedented' step, Swift cuts off Iranian banks

Under orders from the EU, Swift has taken the unprecedented step of cutting off its financial messaging network to Iranian banks subject to European sanctions.

Swift introduces cloud-based connectivity

Financial messaging network Swift is preparing to upgrade its Alliance Lite system, bringing the option of cloud-based connectivity to most customers.

US lawmakers bid to shut Iranian banks out of Swift network

US politicians have proposed a bill that would block Iranian banks from using the Swift network for sending and receiving payment messages.