The Filipino community comes together to celebrate 30 years of collaboration with Swift
What better time to hold our first-ever Philippines business forum than on the occasion of our 30th anniversary of being in the country.
25% of all cross-border payments now over gpi
More than 165 banks signed up, with 100 currencies and 350 country corridors in operation as service quickly gains traction
Broker/dealers
With us, you can extend your reach across more than 200 countries and streamline your front- to back-office operations
Innotribe and Innovate Finance launch Global FinTech Hubs Federation initiative
FinTech associations and network providers from more than 20 countries join Innotribe and Innovate Finance to form the Global FinTech Hubs Federation
Bank of America Merrill Lynch joins Swift’s JASDEC Early Adopter Programme
Sibos, Dubai, 16 September 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 at Sibos that Bank of America Merrill Lynch has joined its Early Adopter Programme for the Japan Securities Depository Centre (JASDEC), the country’s central securities depository.
Facilitating business sustainability
Swift develops partnerships with organisations supporting education and financial inclusion in emerging countries where we develop business, reinforcing our links with local communities in line with Swift’s strategy and business priorities.
ISO 9362:2014 BIC Implementation - Changes and impacts
The Business Identifier Code (BIC) is a standard established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The standard is defined in ISO 9362:2014.
Swift adds daily updates to the SwiftRef platform
Brussels, 13 May 2013 - Swift, the financial messaging provider for more than 10,000 financial institutions and corporations in 212 countries, today added daily updates to its reference data directories to further reduce industry costs associated with payments processing. As part of the SwiftRef data platform, the new service will replace monthly updates and will help financial institutions and corporates respond to market developments and the evolving regulatory landscape.
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan communities join more than 3,500 financial institutions using Swift’s KYC Registry
Both financial communities will use industry-owned utility to help address growing KYC compliance challenges. Many of each countries’ banks are already users of Swift’s Sanctions Screening service.
Africa white paper highlights transaction banking trends
Brussels, 10 September 2013 - Swift, the financial messaging provider for more than 10,000 banks, securities institutions and corporate customers in 212 countries and territories, today published a white paper, "Africa Payments: Insights into African transaction flows. Based on analysis of Swift traffic, it offers unique insights into transaction flows between African countries, and between Africa and other regions. The paper identifies environmental factors that may drive change in cross…