Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
A security infrastructure, based on public key cryptography, that provides digital signatures and the supporting certification services.
SwiftNet Public Key Infrastructure (SwiftNet PKI)
A pervasive security infrastructure based on public-key cryptography, which provides digital signatures and supporting certification services. SwiftNet Public Key Infrastructure comprises the SwiftNet Certification Authority, the SwiftNet Registration Authority, and the SwiftNet Directory. These authorities provide the customer with online certificate management capabilities.
MA-CUG
The customer must always notify Swift in advance of its intention to terminate Swift services and products (typically, three months or, in case of termination of a service administration agreement, 12 months). The termination rules are detailed in the Pricing and Invoicing terms and conditions.
Swift data shows intra-Africa payments clearing and trade is increasing
Use of US dollar declining while West African franc and South African rand increasing
CCB Brazil enhances its compliance program with Swift Sanctions Screening
A quick and easy way to check bank transactions against sanctions lists
How better payments will change our lives
Swift’s Harry Newman, Head of Banking, and Stephen Lindsay, Head of Standards, look at the significant changes taking place within the structures that enable payments across the world.
Cybersecurity and Fraud Detection in the COVID-19 Age
With work practices transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the finance industry has an urgent need to address the associated rise in cyber vulnerabilities. At a recent Swift webinar, industry experts from Wells Fargo, Kaspersky, and BAE Systems explored the need for organisations to turn towards technology, cooperation, and build a cyber-aware internal culture to manage and defend against institutional payments fraud in the new normal.
Cracking the case: how we’re simplifying payment exceptions and investigations
Our case resolution service enables banking operations teams to solve cross-border payment enquiries and investigations faster and easier than ever before.
Fraud targeting banks’ customers
Find out how Payment Controls enables you to leverage account insights from the entire Swift community to fight fraud.
Smarter Securities: Transformation through collaboration
Shorter settlement timetables mean the securities services industry must shift from exchanging structured data messages to sharing transactional data. That requires an openness to collaboration. At Swift's recent Smarter Securities events, in Asia, Europe and North America, bankers, brokers and asset managers explained why and how collaboration needs to work.
Payment operational issues
From business practices to process management, operational issues represent one of the largest sources of financial loss and operational costs in the financial industry.
Financial crime compliance in a real-time world
Shaken up by waves of regulation and compliance requirements, financial crime obligations are more complex than ever. Swift has responded by developing a broad portfolio of sanctions, KYC, AML and fraud prevention solutions.