Latest Sibos News: Finextra Research

EastNets adopts AI to monitor Swift traffic for fraudulent messages

Payments processor EastNets is to apply machine learning technology to detect fraudulent payments transactions passing over the Swift network.

14 June 2017

Company update/Sibos

Australia's big four to implement Swift gpi

SWIFT announces today that the 4 major Australian banks, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank and Westpac are part of over 70 banks around the globe which are now live or planning to implement SWIFT’s Global Payments Innovation (gpi).

08 June 2017

Company update/Sibos

INTL FCStone joins Swift gpi

INTL FCStone Inc. (NASDAQ: INTL) today announced that its London-based subsidiary, INTL FCStone Ltd's Global Payments Division ("GPD" or "the Company") has joined the SWIFT global payments innovation (gpi) initiative.

07 June 2017

News/Sibos

Fifteen startups selected for EBAday Fintech Pavillion

Finextra and the Euro Banking Association have selected 15 of Europe's most promising startups to present their ideas to banking delegates attending EBAday 2017, the continent's leading payments and transaction banking event.

02 June 2017

Company update/Sibos

RBC chief McKay to keynote Sibos

Dave McKay, who leads RBC, Canada’s largest bank based on market capitalisation, will deliver the opening address at Sibos 2017 Toronto, as the country celebrates its 150th anniversary.

01 June 2017

Company update/Sibos

Swift offers FX performance insight tool to wider financial community

Since announcing the new Business Intelligence FX Performance Insights tool at Sibos 2016, SWIFT has extended the offering beyond G16 broker-dealers to now provide this service to the wider financial community.

31 May 2017

Company update/Sibos

Ebury joins Swift gpi community

Ebury, one of the fastest growing fintechs for corporate cross-border payments and growth lending, today announced its collaboration with SWIFT gpi, which allows corporations to monitor and view payments globally in real-time.

31 May 2017

Company update/Sibos

Swift launches real-time payments tracker

SWIFT announces today the availability of its new cross-border payments Tracker that enables international payments to be traced in real-time.

23 May 2017

Company update/Sibos

EBA analyses role of distributed ledgers in international payments

The Euro Banking Association today issued a new information paper looking into potential benefits and use cases of cryptotechnologies in the context of international payments and more specifically correspondent banking practices.

22 May 2017

Company update/Sibos

Swift publishes policy guidance for self-administered customer security controls

Through our Customer Security Programme, SWIFT is setting global customer security standards and increasing the overall level of transparency on cybersecurity among users of the SWIFT network.

22 May 2017

Company update/Sibos

Iberclear adopts Swift's MyStandards

The Spanish Central Securities Depository (CSD) and BME subsidiary, Iberclear, has adopted SWIFT’s MyStandards service.

18 May 2017

Company update/Sibos

Compliance execs to raise RegTech spending as geopolitic risks heighten

A large majority (75%) of anti-money laundering (AML) professionals believe the current geopolitical landscape presents new risks and challenges for preventing financial crime at their organisations, according to a joint survey by SWIFT and Dow Jones Risk & Compliance.

17 May 2017

News/Sibos

Swift launches cyber-threat intelligence service

Interbank co-operative Swift has launched an 'Information Sharing and Analysis Centre' to provide member banks with timely intelligence on the latest trends in cyber-security.

15 May 2017

Company update/Sibos

EBRD joins Swift KYC Registry

In a move to facilitate global and local financial flows and ensure their transparency, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has signed up to use SWIFT’s Know Your Customer (KYC) Registry and is encouraging partner banks in countries where it invests to follow suit.

09 May 2017

News/Sibos

Swift Business Forum, Nordics - live blog

Welcome to Finextra's live coverage of the Swift Business Forum in Stockholm. This event will explore how banks can think in new and innovative ways as different business models impact the majority of existing banking revenues.

09 May 2017

News/Sibos

Correspondent banking wilts under weight of compliance red-tape

The correspondent banking model governing bank-to-bank relationships is being eviscerated under the increasing weight of compliance challenges, experiencing a 25% drop in global connections over the past eight years, according to research from financial crime vendor Accuity.

08 May 2017

Company update/Sibos

Innotribe names ten companies to compete in the Startup Challenge Africa

Working in close collaboration with Innotribe, over one hundred judges from across the financial, technology, and investment communities evaluated close to 100 applications received for the third edition of the Startup Challenge in Africa.

02 May 2017

News/Sibos

Six global banks join Swift DLT trials

Interbank messaging network Swift has rounded up an initial group of six leading correspondent banks to participate in proof-of-concept trials to determine if distributed ledger technology could help banks reconcile their nostro databases in real time.

25 April 2017

News/Sibos

Swift Business Forum, London - live blog

Welcome to Finextra's live coverage of the Swift Business Forum in London. This year’s conference will focus on the key issues affecting the financial industry, particularly as they impact UK and global markets. In an ever-increasing ‘instant’ world, the agenda will look at how financial institutions can stay resilient and secure, while continuing to innovate and navigate change.

25 April 2017

Company update/Sibos

Swift updates reference data service

SWIFT announces the launch of a significant information architecture and visual redesign for its online reference data tool, Bankers World Online.

19 April 2017