China has dominated the production of rare earth metals – the vital inputs in the clean energy transition as well as military equipment. But this could be all set to change as Western economies seek greater control and to reduce their dependence.

The first Standards Forum Indonesia gathers more than 160 participants.

The rapid acceleration in the digitisation of financial services over the past year has thrust innovation into focus for the financial industry. At Swift's recent Inside Innovation event, thought leaders from around the world highlighted the challenges that this presents firms with, and ways they can look to innovate for a successful future.

FATF Recommendation 16 highlights the end-to-end data quality challenge of financial crime compliance

Cross-border payments have already become quick and transparent, with far less friction preventing them from arriving at their destination on time – but there’s still room for improvement. We look at what a brighter payments future could look like, and how the financial community can build it together.

Due to the start of the go-live and the coexistence period for ISO 20022 for CBPR+ changing to 20 March 2023 some of the information in the content is out of date. For more information on the migration to ISO 20022 in payments please visit our readiness page.  With the completion of the FINplus RMA bootstrap and the start of early adoption, it’s been a busy last few weeks in the CBPR+ world for our community. In particular, there has been further progress on messaging interface…

Due to the start of the go-live and the coexistence period for ISO 20022 for CBPR+ changing to 20 March 2023 some of the information in the content is out of date. For more information on the migration to ISO 20022 in payments please visit our readiness page.  Welcome to the 10th edition of ISO 20022 in bytes for payments. With less than six months till CBPR+ general go-live, we’re seeing increased readiness activities from the community, with interface upgrades accelerating and…

New article series from the Swift Institute in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania’s Knowledge@Wharton explores today’s industry challenges

Following a turbulent year, financial institutions face intense customer expectations for seamless digital services. To meet these expectations, banks need to engage with new and emerging technologies, and with innovative partners in the market to thrive.

In recent years, firms across the financial industry have been working intensively to embed emerging technologies into their customer offerings and back-office operations. But nascent trials are today fast being replaced by scalable, production-ready solutions. We sat down with our Innovation team to get their insights on the technologies and trends set to shape the financial services of the future.