Deutsche Bank continued its global training programme for "Swift for Corporates" in 2015, with certification achieved in five locations across three continents. More than 300 employees worldwide have now been certified.

Direct access to TIPS with SwiftNet Instant will offer Natixis Payments customers the ability to execute instant payments anywhere within the Single European Payments Area

Three central banks and monetary authorities currently beta testing Swift’s breakthrough CBDC connector as interest in interoperability solution grows More than 30 financial institutions across the world are taking part in the second phase of sandbox experiments to explore further use cases

Hong Kong, 5 March 2014 - Swift, the financial messaging provider for more than 10,000 banking organisations, securities institutions and corporate customers in 212 countries and territories, today announced that the Japan Securities Depository Center (JASDEC) has successfully gone live with ISO 20022 on SwiftNet on 6 January, the first major securities market infrastructure (SMI) to use the international standard for end-to-end settlement.

Hong Kong, 15 October 2013 - Swift, the financial messaging provider for more than 10,000 banking organisations, securities institutions and corporate customers in 212 countries and territories, today announced that the Papua New Guinea Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system has gone live on SwiftNet.

Brussels, 14 January 2014 - Following the European Securities and Markets Authority's (ESMA's) approval of six trade repositories, there is a start-date of 12 February 2014 for derivatives trade reporting under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). From 12 February, entities affected by the EMIR reporting obligations will need to report their trades to one of the newly-authorised repositories.

As the ASEAN region moves towards financial integration, the adoption of common standards has never been so pressing. With a strong focus on harmonisation and automation, Swift is committed to support the community with regional standards integration. As the registration authority for ISO 20022, Swift plays an active role in various market practice groups and initiatives to promote best practices and facilitate standards integration.

New academic research from the Swift Institute shows that conflicts between information sharing and data privacy can lead to information breakdowns across jurisdictions

Swift will reinforce its connectivity to Norway’s central securities depository

Brussels, 24 June 2015 - Swift announces that its Value Added Network (VAN) Solution for T2S went live as planned on 22 June, supporting the launch of the new pan-European securities settlement platform.