ISO 20022 adoption: Moving towards a common language
Sibos panellists discuss key elements of the transition to the new industry standard.
Swift and ICC collaborate to drive sustainability in trade finance
Swift’s KYC Registry will become the first global utility to integrate the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) Sustainable Trade Finance Guidelines, making it easier for financial institutions to identify environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks in their supply chains.
Swift Hackathon 2022: Let’s collaborate and innovate on digital assets
The Swift Hackathon is back! Find out more about the challenges and how you can take part.
Connecting digital islands: Paving the way for global use of CBDCs and tokenised assets
Our ground-breaking new innovation lays a path for digital currencies and tokenised assets to integrate seamlessly with the world’s existing financial ecosystem.
CBDCs interoperability: 5 key takeaways from our ground-breaking experiments
We’re laying the foundations for global payments using Central Bank Digital Currencies. Find out how.
More speed, less friction in securities settlement
The securities industry has made big leaps in efficiency over past decades, yet there are areas where the settlement journey still faces friction. In the first of three articles, Swift’s Head of Securities Strategy, Vikesh Patel, sets out a vision for the future of frictionless post-trade settlement.
Swift Users of South Africa (SUSA) celebrates its 35th Anniversary
6 September 1982 the first live Swift messages were exchanged within South Africa
ISO 20022 in bytes: Adoption and how to prepare
Over 14 high value payment systems have confirmed dates to adopt ISO 20022 in the next 4 years. With cross-border payments starting coexistence with ISO 20022 and Swift MT in November 2022 payments are converging on a consistent and rich data standard. Better quality data in payments will significantly improve customer experience, with faster processing, fewer manual interventions and costs, better remittance information and improved compliance.
This is the second edition of “ISO 20022 in…
Build the future
1,200 people join the Swift Business Forum London to shape the future of financial services
Africa payment series – a view from Standard Chartered Bank
Renminbi: Africa’s long-term trading currency?