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Progressive finance for a changing world: What to expect from Sibos 2022!

FinextraTV speaks to Global Head of Sibos, Jaime Lee, in the lead up to the much anticipated hybrid event. We hear how delegates will benefit from the virtual and in-person format, the thought behind the theme of 2022, ‘Progressive finance for a changing world’, how discussions around digital transformation and navigating new risks have moved on, and how the need to drive sustainability and ethical change within the industry will be reflected in the agenda.

21 September 2022

Long read/Sibos

Retired Member 

Why businesses need regulatory support for Variable Recurring Payments

20 September 2022

News/markets

Swift runs blockchain pilot for corporate actions data

Interbank co-operative Swift is working with Symbiont and seven securities players to trial a blockchain-based corporate actions system.

14 September 2022

Research/Sibos

The Future of ESGTech 2023

12 September 2022 800 downloads

News/payments

Swift mines data flows to flag up incorrect payments

Bank-to-bank messaging network Swift has moved to eliminate payments friction by introducing a new capability to flag upfront when a payment may stall because of incorrect payee details,

31 August 2022

Long read/Sibos

Kurt Roosen Head of Innovation at Digital Agency, Isle of Man Government

Collaborating for the future of Fintech: Driving innovation on the Isle of Man

30 August 2022

Long read/Sibos

Níamh Curran Senior Reporter at Finextra

The Future of Digital Banking in the UK: Retaining top digital talent

22 August 2022

News/payments

Swift and CapGemini work on CBDC gateway to existing payment networks

Interbank messaging network Swift is working with Capgemini to explore ways to interlink the multiple domestic-based CBDC networks emerging worldwide with existing payment infrastructures for seamless cross-border payments.

25 May 2022

News/payments

Financial coalition to trial faster cross-border payments between Europe and the US

EBA Clearing, Swift and The Clearing House (TCH) are to run a pilot service for immediate cross-border payments (IXB) with the support of banks from both sides of the Atlantic.

28 April 2022

News/Sibos

Russian banks to be cut off from Swift

A select group of Russian banks are to be excluded from the Swift financial messaging system as part of a package of new financial sanctions agreed by Western allies.

28 February 2022

News/payments

UK pushes Europe to cut Russia off from Swift

As Russia moves further into Ukraine and sanctions have isolated Russian banks from the rest of the global financial system, depriving the country of vital technology, UK foreign secretary Liz Truss has revealed that the “UK is working with allies to exclude Russia from the Swift financial system.”

25 February 2022

News/payments

Paysera shuts down payments to Russia; Swift exclusion remains off the table

Baltic fintech Paysera is to halt transfers to and from Russia and close accounts of Russian clients in a show of solidarity with Ukraine as it comes under siege from Russian armed forces.

24 February 2022

News/payments

West steps back from imposing Swift ban on Russia

Western governments are no longer considering cutting Russian banks off from the Swift network, Germany's Handelsblatt newspaper reported, citing German government sources.

18 January 2022