Future-proofing the financial ecosystem
We’ve made great strides towards our vision for an instant and frictionless future. To ensure the financial ecosystem continues to thrive, we’ve laid out our strategy for 2024 and beyond. Thierry Chilosi, Chief Business Officer at Swift, unpacks what it means for the Swift community and the benefits it will bring for the global economy.
Payments standards changes for 2020 and why you should act now
Swift Standards MT Release 2020 prepares the community for a more systematic approach to compliance. But there’s a lot to do to prepare so organisations should act now to meet the challenging timetable.
Innotribe announces semi-finalists for Startup Challenge Belfast
Brussels, 6 June - Innotribe, Swift's initiative to enable collaborative innovation in financial services, is holding the European leg of its annual Startup Challenge in Belfast on 14th June. The competition will bring Belfast's most promising entrepreneurs together to win the opportunity to successfully grow their business with consultation and funding from Swift, Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication. Semi-finalists of the Belfast Innotribe Startup Challenge will pitch…
Swift Institute launches competition for university students
New Swift Institute Challenge creates opportunities for university students in the UK to contribute new ideas to banking and financial services
Joining forces with international experts to support ISO 20022 migration
Swift brings together payments industry leaders to drive the transition of cross-border transactions to the ISO 20022 messaging standard
Fighting friction in securities post-trade – together
How far can we go in eliminating friction from post-trade settlement? In this third and final article in the series, Vikesh Patel, Swift’s Head of Securities Strategy explains why the answer to this question depends on fresh thinking and industry-wide collaboration.
Swift announces Daily Validation Reports to strengthen customer fraud controls
A new measure as part of Swift’s Customer Security Programme
Swift launches gpi payment analytics
Advanced analytics allow banks to optimise payment routes for cost and speed
Quick, easy, predictable: Delivering the payments experience customers expect
We’re working with 25 financial institutions and business application providers to show how Swift capabilities can benefit end customers. It’s part of our commitment to help our community meet customers’ rising expectations and support the G20’s goals for enhanced cross-border payments.
Banks’ leading role turns to supporting cast
The word lending is entrenched within the definition of a bank. After all, what’s the point of a bank if it doesn’t lend? But with recent economic and regulatory changes buffeting financial institutions, this particular area of business has taken a blow.