Swift tackles major friction in securities industry with first end-to-end view of post-trade processing
Cooperative piloted first phase of new capability, called Swift Securities View, with leading financial institutions as part of push towards ‘zero-touch’ processing
Leverages the power of a Unique Transaction Identifier to make the complex flow of a securities trade as simple as tracking a package
New Swift Go service transforms low-value cross-border payments
Seven leading banks are now live with Swift Go, our new service enabling small businesses and consumers to send fast, predictable, cost-effective and secure low-value cross-border payments directly from their bank accounts. The service is another key building block in our strategy to enable instant and frictionless transactions.
ISO 20022: Standards
ISO 20022 is an open global standard for financial information. It provides consistent, rich and structured data that can be used for every kind of financial business transaction. Understand the benefits of the standard, how it differs from MT, and learn more about market practices and better processes.
New high value payments systems task force is a key enabler of ISO 20022 harmonisation
Swift, along with major global banks and market infrastructures, has formed HVPS+ - an ISO 20022 market practice task force that will address evolving market needs in the high value payments systems space
Swift standardises payments end-to-end and gives banks ready-to-use tracking services to enhance corporate experience
Extension of ISO 20022 across payment chain will capture rich data at source, enhancing speed and transparency and marking significant point on journey to instant and frictionless transactions
Banks given ready-to-go, white-labelled tracking services to enhance corporates’ treasury management
Plan developed in collaboration with leading cash management banks and twenty sector-leading corporates, including Roche and Saudi Aramco
UniCredit’s Wohlgeschaffen to join Swift’s Corporate Advisory Group
The Global Head of Trade Products at UniCredit shares his views on Swift's role in the corporate market.
Compliance executives to increase investment in RegTech as geopolitical risks heighten
Global AML survey shows RegTech improves organisations’ abilities to tackle financial crime
The future of payments: instant, accessible, ubiquitous
Our bold vision for the future of payments and the path to get there.
Compliance and standards top the agenda at biggest ever Moscow Business Forum
The sixth Swift Business Forum in Moscow took place at the Lotte Hotel on 16 April 2015. Organised for the second year running in conjunction with the ROSSwift (Russian national Swift member and user group) AGM, the event pulled a record 420 plus delegates, making it Swift’s second largest business forum after London, a ranking in perfect keeping with Russia being Swift’s second largest user community.