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Swift delivers Iban to BIC conversion service to Payments UK

SWIFTRef, SWIFT’s global reference data utility, has successfully designed, built and delivered the IBAN/BIC reference platform for the UK community under the guidance of Payments UK.

22 March 2016

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Ukraine endorses Swift's ISO20022 harminsation initiative

The Ukrainian National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC), the financial authority in the Ukraine, has formally endorsed the ‘ISO 20022 Harmonisation Charter’.

16 March 2016

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Bank of Philippine Islands awarded Swift’s bank-readiness certificate

Swift announces that Bank of Philippine Islands (BPI) has recently been awarded the bank-readiness certification from Swift.

11 March 2016

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Cross-industry initiative establishes standard definitions for supply chain finance

A new set of definitions launched today will help address the global need for a common understanding of terminology, nomenclature and techniques related to supply chain finance.

09 March 2016

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Swift India goes live

SWIFT India Domestic Services Pvt Ltd (“SWIFT India”) celebrates today its go-live ceremony.

03 March 2016

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Volante Technologies supports Swift Standards Release 2016

Volante Technologies Inc., a global leader in the provision of software for the integration, processing and orchestration of financial messages, today announced support for the latest SWIFT Standards 2016 update.

29 February 2016

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HSBC Germany chooses Swift to connect to Target2-Securities

Swift announces today that HSBC in Germany will use Swift’s Value Added Network (VAN) solution to connect to Target2-Securities (T2S).

24 February 2016

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Iranian banks re-connect to Swift

Following the historic event of implementation of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreed by the 5+1 countries on January 16th 2016, the Central Bank of the I.R. of Iran started the plan of SWIFT rejoining process for all Iranian banks whose sanctions were lifted on that day.

17 February 2016

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Invoice discounting gaining ground in corporate treasury

The majority (71%) of corporate treasurers believe invoice discounting can act as a means for the Treasury to provide tangible value add, according to research from C2FO, the world’s market for working capital.

10 February 2016

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Innotribe opens applications for Africa startup challenge

SWIFT announces today that the Innotribe Startup Challenge for Africa is open for applications.

26 January 2016

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Collateral mangement vendor CloudMargin connects to Swift

CloudMargin, the multi award-winning provider of innovative web-based collateral and margin management workflow, has announced it has become the first cloud-based collateral management solution to become a member of SWIFT, providing CloudMargin clients with direct market connectivity through SWIFT - consolidating multiple collateral pools, margin messaging, automating collateral deliveries, receipts and substitutions and monitoring settlements.

26 January 2016

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Swift kicks off corporate-to-bank initiative in the Philippines

SWIFT announces the Philippines Corporate-To-Bank (C2B) Initiative to improve financial operations for corporates in the Philippines.

21 January 2016

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