SwiftNet Registration Authority (RA)
A Swift-registered body that identifies and authenticates an institution and the initial users of the SwiftNet Public Key Infrastructure (for example, an institution's security officer).
Putting the brake on securities settlement fails
Major improvements have been made to the securities services operating model over the last decade, but inefficiencies in the trade settlement process continue to be a recurrent challenge – and it requires a speedy resolution.
Shaping the future of finance, together.
Swift is an example of what the financial industry can achieve when it comes together.
Exceeding 7 billion message mark, just one of the highlights of a successful 2017 at Swift
Swift’s FIN traffic rose to an all-time high of 7.1 billion messages in 2017, fuelled by double-digit growth in global payments
Growth in payments drives Swift annual traffic to exceed 7 billion message mark
Operational performance evidence Swift’s capacity to meet market needs
Instant – the new normal
Carlo Palmers, Head of Market Infrastructures at Swift, talks to Daily News at Sibos editor Heather McKenzie about Instant Payments
Swift completes landmark DLT PoC
• PoC successfully delivers business functionalities
• DLT instance meets governance, security and data privacy requirements
• ISO 20022 data model and UETR pivotal to improving Nostro processes
• DLT a strategic priority for Swift
Settlement fails: Getting to the root of the problem
Securities settlement fails create both added costs and operational risks for trading counterparties. These challenges are only going to intensify under CSDR’s Settlement Discipline Regime and the decision by certain markets to adopt T+1. Better transparency on securities transactions will be essential if we are to reduce settlement fails moving forward.