New academic research from the Swift Institute reviews the impact and potential for blockchain in securities settlement

150 Participants joined Swift in Accra, Ghana on 17 June 2019 for the first Africa-China Summit

Agreement combines the reach, scale and security of Swift, and Singapore’s commitment to trade digitisation and international legal harmonisation.

As the true impact of the pandemic only begins to be realised, digital customer due diligence is helping financial institutions adapt to new working practices and maintain high quality services.

COVID-19 has created a new normal in more ways than one. Fraudsters have been quick to exploit the opportunities presented by changes to working processes including application fraud attacks, where stolen identities are used to apply for financial products, along with a plethora of phishing and mule recruitment efforts.

We’re looking for the most forward-thinking teams in finance to show how innovation can be harnessed to advance ESG goals. Are you up for the challenge?

There’s no question technology plays a powerful role in enabling the movement of payments around the world. With access to a smartphone, individuals can purchase goods, pay bills, communicate with friends and family who are miles away, and more. Businesses can easily pay remote teams and partners and securely accept payments from virtually anywhere in the world. The efficiencies and problem-solving possibilities seem endless.

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.

New Swift Institute research papers examine the cyber threat in financial services and how information can be disseminated via common platforms and a common terminology