Protecting against cyber-threats requires increased collaboration between IT and Operations functions, both within Swift and across the Swift community

Brussels, 2 April 2014 – Sibos, the world’s premier financial services event, announces this year’s opening and closing plenary speakers: Jamie Forese, Co-President of Citi, and Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will open and close Sibos 2014 Boston respectively.

Co-operative highlights significant momentum in 2021 as it delivers at pace to make instant, frictionless transactions a reality Global financial community demonstrates strong support for strategy adoption Industry set for accelerated transformation next year with ISO 20022 migration and the activation of Swift’s evolving platform

As an early adopter of the ISO standard, Citi has been a collaborative innovator across its network of internal personnel, governing bodies and corporate clients since 2012.

With customers demanding instant and frictionless financial interactions, the emphasis is on the banking world to utilise cutting edge technologies to enhance their services.

1,200 people join the Swift Business Forum London to shape the future of financial services

Forty years ago, Swift went live in Singapore. Since then, we have continued to be a trusted partner for the Singapore and global financial communities, as we work to continuously drive innovation that helps our users move value securely, reliably and seamlessly across borders around the world. We recognise that none of this would have been possible without the strong support of our community in Singapore.

Swift MyStandards introduces the innovative Responder feature, driving faster, more efficient corporate-to-bank onboarding. Here’s what MyStandards users had to say about their experience with the new tool.

PagoFX is an international money transfer app that lets users send money abroad quickly, easily and at low cost, yet with all the trust and security of a regulated bank. PagoFX has chosen Swift’s infrastructure to connect and send payments seamlessly. The ambitious next step is instant cross-border payments, account to account, anywhere in the world.

World banking experts will meet the most promising fintech companies selected during the 2014 Regional Showcases.