Local Registration Application (LRA)
The application that the security officer uses to register an organisation's users and manage an organisation's certificate.
CIPS membership information now published on SwiftRef
Easy access to CIPS data will facilitate transactions between China and the rest of the world
ISO 20022 in focus with HSBC
HSBC processes 4.4 billion payments every year – or 139 every second. The bank has offered ISO 20022 XML based products and solutions since 2003, and has seen a continuous growth in customer demand and transaction volume. Recently, HSBC partnered with Swift to define a common industry standard for APIs in Hong Kong, based on ISO 20022.
US dollar remains widely used for payments between China and US
Swift’s RMB Tracker shows that only 2.4% of all payments by value between the United States and China/Hong Kong are exchanged in RMB
Swift Africa Advisory Group to hold inaugral meeting at the African Regional Conference 2016 in Mauritius
Swift’s Africa Advisory Group, founded to provide senior industry insight into Africa’s financial markets, will hold its first meeting in Mauritius in advance of ARC 2016
Bolivia’s banking community adopts Swift’s KYC
A move that further strengthens compliance programs across the Latin America region
University of Warwick wins the Swift Institute Challenge
The ‘HADU’ Student team from the Warwick Business School named winners of the inaugural Swift Institute Challenge on ‘Remittances via Banks’
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to participate in the Swift African Regional Conference
Gates Foundation to join Swift in Mauritius to discuss how digital financial services and technologies can promote financial inclusion in Africa
Australian banks to deliver enhanced cross-border payments experience to their customers
Business and technical innovation provides a new world for customers
Swift kicks off pilot for global payments innovation initiative
21 banks piloting Swift’s new initiative to improve cross-border payments