905 results about this entity
Period: 22 Jul 2008 - 17 Apr 2025
News
European parliamentarians are demanding limitations on bank data transfers to the US and the right of legal redress for EU citizens under a new deal hatched between Brussels and US authorities over Swift data sharing arrangements.
08 April 2010
The European Commission is considering setting up a system to track terrorist financing which would require the US to hand over citizen bank transaction data. The move comes as the EC prepares to reopen negotiations with the US on access to EU bank accounts after previous arrangements were torpedoed by the European Parliament.
26 March 2010
A group of 21 banks, clearing houses and associated payment service providers have launched the International Payments Framework Association (IPFA).
08 March 2010
The European Parliament has voted to scrap a controversial agreement to allow US authorities access to EU banking data transmitted over the international Swift network.
11 February 2010
Liberal party leaders in the European Parliament are threatening to over-turn an interim agreement granting US authorities access to European banking transactions transmitted over the Swift messaging network.
19 January 2010
International banking network Swift is imposing substantial price hikes on delegates and exhibitors attending its annual Sibos event in 2010, in a move it says will align the pricing "with the event's market position and value".
15 December 2009
European Union ministers have approved an interim deal to continue letting US anti-terror investigators access bank data sent over the Swift network.
30 November 2009
Bank-owned payments network Swift has launched a purpose-built microsite for investment managers in a bid to get more traction with buy-side institutions.
27 November 2009
Banking network Swift is working with a consortium of major financial institutions, corporations and technology vendors to develop a set of common standards for the implementation of ISO20022 messages in the corporate-to-bank space.
09 November 2009
BNY Mellon Treasury Services and Pegasystems have completed a "successful" pilot programme for Swift's new electronic bank account management scheme (Ebam).
25 September 2009
Financial messaging outfit Swift has dismissed reports that 300 jobs are on the line at its headquarters in La Hulpe, Belgium, as it acts to cut costs amid a decline in traffic volumes over the inter-bank network.
22 September 2009
Members of the European Parliament have claimed victory in their power struggle with the EC over negotiations on giving US authorities transaction information sent over the interbank Swift network.
17 September 2009
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