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Redburn rolls out Itiviti pre-trade risk framework

Itiviti, the leading global provider of multi-asset trading technology and financial infrastructure, today announced that Redburn, Europe’s largest independent equities broker, has successfully implemented UL Bridge, Itiviti’s modular and scalable connectivity and order routing platform, together with UL Iris, a comprehensive pre-trade risk management solution.

17 September 2018

Company update/Financial messaging

ACI looks to help banks with Swift gpi service

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced the launch of two new capabilities to support banks to fully enable SWIFT’s global payments innovation (gpi) service.

12 September 2018

News/Financial messaging

Swift Business Forum New York - live blog

Welcome to Finextra's live coverage of the Swift Business Forum New York 2018. This event will focus on important issues affecting the financial industry, exploring how far and how fast the transformation of financial services will take place in the US and how firms can win in a digital-first world.

12 September 2018

News/Financial messaging

First fintech goes live on Swift's cross-border payments scheme

UK-based Ebury has become the first fintech to be a full and active participant on gpi, Swift's cross-border payments scheme.

30 August 2018

Company update/Financial messaging

Ex-Barclays exec to head up Swift's North America operations

SWIFT has appointed Dave Scola as its Head of North America.

28 August 2018

News/Financial messaging

Swift to test real-time cross border payments in Asia Pacific

Financial messaging network Swift is to undertake pilot tests of gpi-enabled real-time cross border payment inflows into Australia, plugging in to the country's domestic New Payments Platform.

23 August 2018

News/Financial messaging

Merkel cool on EU Swift alternative to keep Iran deal alive

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has poured cold water on her foreign minister's suggestion that Europe should build its own alternative to Swift as a way of salvaging the Iran nuclear deal.

22 August 2018

News/Financial messaging

Cambodia establishes fintech association

Cambodia has become the latest country to launch a national body designed to foster more fintech collaboration with the launch of the Cambodia Fintech Association (CFA).

17 August 2018

Company update/Financial messaging

Charles River partners Broadridge for better Swift integration

Charles River Development and Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), have formalized a business alliance to enable better integration with the SWIFT network in the Charles River Investment Management Solution (Charles River IMS).

14 August 2018

Company update/Financial messaging

Onpex moves into banking-as-a-service space

ONPEX a leading provider of multi-currency IBAN solutions, has launched its cloud-based Banking-as-a-Service.

13 August 2018

Company update/Financial messaging

Swift passes Tips compliance tests

SWIFT announced today that it has been certified by the Eurosystem to provide connectivity to TIPS - TARGET Instant Payment Settlement – as from its go live date on 30 November 2018.

07 August 2018

News/Financial messaging

Corporates begin trials of multi-bank payments tracking across Swift gpi

Financial messaging network Swift has begun pilot trials of a multi-bank payments tracking service with 12 member institutions and 10 multi-national corporates.

25 July 2018

Company update/Financial messaging

Fed calls for feedback on adopting ISO 20022 for Fedwire Funds Service

The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday invited public comment on a proposal to adopt the ISO®20022 message format for the Fedwire® Funds Service. If approved, the proposed action would replace the Fedwire Funds Service's current, proprietary message format.

05 July 2018

Company update/Financial messaging

SEC adopts inline XBRL for tagged data

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to adopt amendments to eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) requirements for operating companies and funds. The amendments are intended to improve the quality and accessibility of XBRL data.

28 June 2018

News/Financial messaging

Swift moves to universal adoption of gpi

Banking co-operative Swift is to extend its global payments innovation (gpi) scheme to all 10,000 member banks on the network as it faces up to competition from the likes of Ripple and a growing disenchantment with old-school correspondent banking models.

25 June 2018

News/Financial messaging

Ripple exec says DLT not ready for banks...yet

A lack of scalability and privacy issues are preventing banks from using distributed ledger technology (DLT) to process cross-border payments, says a senior executive at one of the most prominent startups in the DLT space.

14 June 2018

News/Financial messaging

BofE leads consultation on UK's switch to ISO 20022

The UK's switch to ISO 20022 is closing in, with the Bank of England leading a six week consultation on adoption of the global payments messaging standard.

06 June 2018

News/Financial messaging

Live: Swift Latin American Regional Conference - day one

Welcome to Finextra's live coverage of the Swift Latin American Regional Conference 2018, in Miami. This event will focus on important issues affecting the financial industry in the region, and how the financial community can seize the opportunities that are emerging.

05 June 2018

Company update/Financial messaging

Efis turns to Swift for instant payments

SWIFT announced today that EFiS, the longest serving SWIFT Service Bureau in the EU, has selected SWIFT to provide connectivity to the Eurosystem’s TIPS and EBA Clearing’s RT1 for instant payments within the euro-area.

22 May 2018

News/Financial messaging

NextGen Banking London - live blog

Welcome to Finextra's live coverage of NextGen Banking London. The event promises to explore what the AI revolution means for banks - and what financial institutions need to do to benefit from AI, and ensure their customers do so as well.

17 May 2018