Brussels, 2 May 2014 - The Innotribe Startup Challenge attendees selected the five finalists from the European leg of its annual Startup Challenge to compete at Sibos Boston in October. Ten early-stage startups and five growth-stage innovators delivered compelling pitches to an audience of global innovators and investors, venture capitalists and industry experts. The showcase was held at Level39 in Canary Wharf on 1 May, in partnership with the Finextra Future Money conference.

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.

Brussels, 2 September 2013 – Swift, the financial messaging provider for more than 10,000 financial institutions and corporations in 212 countries and territories, announced today that its Affirmations application supports compliance with EMIR by making multi-asset class electronic confirmation matching accessible to players of all sizes.

Swift's reliability, long-term commitment and competitive pricing for T2S drive INTERBOLSA's choice.

What role can third-party solutions such as ‘RegTech’ and industry utilities play in helping banks tackle regulatory compliance reporting challenges?

Hong Kong, 28 May 2013 - Swift, the financial messaging provider for more than 10,000 banking organisations, securities institutions and corporate customers in 212 countries and territories, today announced that CLSA has become the first Asian broker to go live on Swift's Global Electronic Trade Confirmation ("GETC") solution for the automation of allocation and confirmation processes.

The Central Bank’s real-time gross settlement system is now live on Swift

Taipei, 7 January 2014 - Swift, the financial messaging provider for more than 10,000 banking organisations, securities institutions and corporate customers in 212 countries and territories, today announced that KGI Securities Co. Ltd. has become the first Taiwan-based securities firm to go live on the Swift network.

As the requirements for customer due diligence across the world become more complex, Bart Claeys, Head of KYC at Swift explains how banks can ease the burden on their customers by adopting the latest Know Your Customer (KYC) technologies, and can reduce costs and free up resource in the process.

Experts from Societe Generale, Roche, ACI Worldwide and Swift came together at Sibos in London to explore how universal payment confirmations will benefit global trade.